Patriot Missile
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.What do you mean by "failed?"
One could argue that they failed with the top seed in 2007 as well as 2011 by losing in the postseason. As you mentioned, it also happened in 2010. The loss in the AFCCG to Baltimore in 2012 is certainly considered as a failure as well, so there are 4 examples.
All 4 happened at different levels:
2010--divisional round
2012--conference championship
2011--super bowl
2007--super bowl
That's 4 times in 5 years. Having the #1 seed helps, but it's far from a sure thing.
They've only played one road playoff game since 2006, so it's been tough to beef up that win column
All three questionable. Chandler Jones, Vollmer, Edelman and Hightower are out.Any word on Amendola, Chung and McCourty?
I'm more relieved than anything. With Jones and High also not making the trip I'm guessing this is BB deciding that health for the POs is much more important than the win in Miami. I'm guessing(hoping) that anyone who can use extra recuperation was told to stay in Foxboro. This, also hopefully, means DA and McCourty making the trip is a sign they are more than sufficiently healthy. I'd expect they will play with their snap count directly affected by how the game progresses.
And that would be the one road playoff game since 2006 that I'm referring toWe played in Denver in 2013.
so many players out.
dolphins should roll over for us
Well i don't see it like that. 2010 was the first time i believe they where a one and doned as the top overral seed. Now i remember the 2013-14 season when they where the second seed and had to travel once again to denver. At home is where they make a run usually. Alot of funny things happen in denver.
All three questionable. Chandler Jones, Vollmer, Edelman and Hightower are out.
Patriots - Dolphins Injury Report
Oh FFS this is not BB deciding that health is more important than beating Miami. This is BB rightly recognizing that he doesn't need to risk the health of injured players to beat Miami anyway. We are going to have our cake and eat it too.
Ninkovich did not travel with the team either, so he's obviously out as well.
I'm hoping that Amendola can at least play sparingly in the first half, and we can score a couple of TDs to go into the half 17-10, or 20-10. Hopefully, the running game gets going and carries us.
I'd like to see some of Chung, but I think they'll take things more cautiously with McCourty. Just a hunch, however.
Ninkovich did not travel with the team either, so he's obviously out as well.
I'm hoping that Amendola can at least play sparingly in the first half, and we can score a couple of TDs to go into the half 17-10, or 20-10. Hopefully, the running game gets going and carries us.
I'd like to see some of Chung, but I think they'll take things more cautiously with McCourty. Just a hunch, however.
Wow. Both starting DEs out. Both starting safeties questionable. Hightower out at LB. The Dolphins have a genuine opportunity to end their season on an up note and mess with the Patriots' playoff position.
A game that I was thinking about taking a pass on looks to me like much more of a brawl than it should be. On the other hand, I like that the Patriots are getting the players ready for a three-game stretch run in the playoffs.