Patriots-Lolphins Postgame Analysis Thread

Nothing like watching the Pats tear that @$$ up on national television.

Everyone has posted all the superlatives that needed to be posted.

So I'll just add that we had a Mayo and Bostic sighting!

Phil Simms is a fu(king idiot.

This Dolphins fan put it best

This is what happens when you play a quality team, that doesn't allow a screen pass to be turned into a 50 yard td. Or a 10 yard pass turn into a 60 yard td, with guys missing tackles like it's a midget league game. Or a running back gain 170 yards, that usually trips over a blade of grass.

We played two bad teams and won which is great, but no Oklahoma drill, rah rah coach is going to make up for a bad team against team like the Patriots.

That's the class of the league, playing against the half *** of the league.

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My absolute favorite series of the night for the D came after that uncharacteristic special teams error with the big Dolphin return. The D aggressively made them move backwards in one of the most dominating 3 and outs I have ever seen. It was awesome. The tam may make a mistake here and there but they sure as heck aren't going to give you a chance to build on it.

I don't understand the angst here about an undefeated season. Now, I don't see the point of talking about it much, because there isn't much to say--it'll happen or it won't, and odds are it won't.

But do I want it to happen? Um....yeah. Hell yeah.

aluminum seats said:

I don't understand the angst here about an undefeated season. Now, I don't much see the point of talking about it much, because there isn't much to say--it'll happen or it won't, and odds are it won't.

But do I want it to happen? Um....yeah. Hell yeah.

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Me thinks some people are superstitious due to how the last one ended.

For one reason or another, something that stands out to me is the the team speed of the Patriots. To me, the team appears to be much faster this season than in recent seasons. Has anyone else noticed this?

Two quick thoughts:
- I take it Dave DeGuglielmo no longer sucks? Don't see his name here so much anymore. Obviously Brady is a lineman's dream, the way he works the pocket, but some credit is due.
- Heckuva block by LaFell on the Gronk TD. Starting with the fact he a) thought about blocking, b) knew where to look for someone to block and c) made the block well.

aluminum seats said:

I don't understand the angst here about an undefeated season. Now, I don't much see the point of talking about it much, because there isn't much to say--it'll happen or it won't, and odds are it won't.

But do I want it to happen? Um....yeah. Hell yeah.

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I want it too - it wouldn't be THAT big of a deal other than right now all it's doing is keeping up with other AFC undefeateds. It would be great but keeping up with the #1 seed requires being undefeated right now.

Prediction for SB 50 - Undefeated NE vs. Undefeated GB.

Miami cries all offseason.

I'm generally not into talking about going undefeated this early in the season, but everyone complaining about others posting about it at this point should really lay off. The Pats generally play better later in the season and only have 3 games left against teams with winning records. Given how well Brady is playing, even when he's getting knocked around, makes it an even more legit conversation. This offense will be much improved once Stork, Mason and Cannon return.

The comparisons with the fatigue and pressure between this season and 07 are not valid. BB rode the 07 team really hard every week to achieve the perfect season, but he's not this year. The 07 team started out red hot, but teams started figuring out how to stop it before the playoffs. This years offense has yet to peak and it's versatility make it much harder to stop than 07. Brady's line in 07 was unreal until Neal got hurt. This year the line's health is in shambles early, but will likely be more healthy by playoff time.

The Pats might be on to Washington, but this year, it's Superbowl or bust. Brady is on a mission.

PatsFanInLondon said:

Not any more they don't - many are open to 2.00am these days. Unfortunately, my local isn't one of them.

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I used to love going down to the Pubs and chatting with the locals. Used to drink a "snake bite" which was a pint of Harp (Stay Sharp to the bottom of the glass) with a shot of apple cider mixed in.

Good times.

Uncle Rico said:

- Heckuva block by LaFell on the Gronk TD. Starting with the fact he a) thought about blocking, b) knew where to look for someone to block and c) made the block well.

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When Belichick sits down with the team and plays the highlight reel, this block will be #1. It was perfectly executed and allowed Gronk to walk in untouched. No block there and that TD is no guarantee.

ViperGTS said:

I'm playing you this week. You can bench Sanders too if you want.

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Thing is, Patriots rarely loose second half of season. (Packers last year was an anomaly. But beating the Packers in Green Bay is always going to be very difficult).

ausbacker said:

For one reason or another, something that stands out to me is the the team speed of the Patriots. To me, the team appears to be much faster this season than in recent seasons. Has anyone else noticed this?

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Faster play with quicker guys. Lewis, Edelman and Amendola are some seriously quick juking dudes. That move Lewis made on that screen pass was off the chart insane.

What really strikes me about the offense of this team is its relentlessness--it gets its 30-plus points even in games where the unit's not really clicking (the way we know it can) at all.

With other teams, there will be drives that are essentially wasted--through sloppy play, missed connections, turnovers, whatever. As we saw last week, the Pats aren't perfect, they'll have their dropped passes, etc., too. But there's so little of that compared to other teams. They get the ball, and here they come. They won't beat themselves. And over the course of the game, the points come. And we'll look at the end of a half, or a game, and think, "well, the Pats' offense played OK. Not bad...left some points out there, should have been better, but it'll do." And they'll have scored 40 points.

Scary stuff. Oh, and the defense is pretty good too. And the kicker. Oh, and the coach...

aluminum seats said:

What really strikes me about the offense of this team is its relentlessness--it gets its 30-plus points even in games where the unit's not really clicking (the way we know it can) at all.

With other teams, there will be drives that are essentially wasted--through sloppy play, missed connections, turnovers, whatever. As we saw last week, the Pats aren't perfect, they'll have their dropped passes, etc., too. But there's so little of that compared to other teams. They get the ball, and here they come. They won't beat themselves. And over the course of the game, the points come. And we'll look at the end of a half, or a game, and think, "well, the Pats' offense played OK. Not bad...left some points out there, should have been better, but it'll do." And they'll have scored 40 points.

Scary stuff. Oh, and the defense is pretty good too. And the kicker. Oh, and the coach...

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My son went to bed at halftime but he wanted to stay up "because they only have 19 points"

I guess he was still worried.

Don't want to dig too far in the undefeated talk but Giants, Jets, and Broncos and....not much else. I think Denver is being sold a bit short here but should be able to win that one.

BobDigital said:

Once we beat the Giants then I will get on the undefeated train. 9-0 and one of our harder games behind us. I will not get into it till then.

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i'm waiting until week 14 to think about this. Too much can happen in the meantime. Even then, we'll have two division opponents loaded for bear in their own houses. Let's just enjoy this win and a mini-bye!

When you wake up to another Pats win....

aluminum seats said:

I don't understand the angst here about an undefeated season. Now, I don't much see the point of talking about it much, because there isn't much to say--it'll happen or it won't, and odds are it won't.

But do I want it to happen? Um....yeah. Hell yeah.

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I really don't give a **** if they go undefeated or not, to be honest. I just want them to repeat.