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This defense just isn't good enough. I don't care what Brady does, the defense is not playoff caliber.
I'm a big Pats fan but realistically once they lost all those players on D (and O for that matter) they have a very, very slim chance of making it far in the playoffs...even if they get a first round bye.
They shouldn't have to struggle against teams like the Browns and Texans. Eventually, they'll go up against a team that will run on their just awful run defense and their now severely depleted offense won't be able to cover for.
Earlier in the year, the D was able cover for an Gronk (and Hernandez)-less offense with rookie WR's dropping balls left and right. But now that both sides of the ball have suffered major injuries, I don't see them stopping Denver on the road or something like that. I know it's the NFL and any given Sunday and all that but yeah Super Bowl bound, this team is not.
You don't win because of the history, you win because the reasons for the history are still in place. They are.
BTW, saying agree to disagree then making an argument is not good form.
If you think this team is peaking like all those past december teams were then I dont agree with it. This team is getting decimated game by game with injuries and dotting double digit leads and coming and winning them.
Not like those past december teams in most cases. Past december teams didnt have all these players out this late in the season with lack of continuity. We were 60s away from losing a home game to the browns.
This team will win or lose it because of its own existence and entity. Nothing because of any historical greatness especially with very few leftovers on the active roster from those teams.
Sorry about the "agree to disagree comment" I just didnt want get into continue into a heated argument for this. Just each his own opinion thats all.
If the defense hadn't lost Mayo, Wilfork, Kelly and if Talib was the same player he was at the start of the year I would have a vastly different opinion on losing Gronk. But they just gave up 494 yards to the Browns of which Campbell threw for 391 and a 116 rating. It would be one thing if it was one of the top QBs or even next tier like Flacco but come on. The only hope is that Talib's hip rebounds and he returns to form.
Again it is what it is so we might as well talk about solutions instead of spilt milk.
If the defense hadn't lost Mayo, Wilfork, Kelly and if Talib was the same player he was at the start of the year I would have a vastly different opinion on losing Gronk. But they just gave up 494 yards to the Browns of which Campbell threw for 391 and a 116 rating. It would be one thing if it was one of the top QBs or even next tier like Flacco but come on. The only hope is that Talib's hip rebounds and he returns to form.
Again it is what it is so we might as well talk about solutions instead of spilt milk.
I think you are missing the larger point, which is the way the organization is run that produces those results. Its not luck, its design.If you think this team is peaking like all those past december teams were then I dont agree with it. This team is getting decimated game by game with injuries and dotting double digit leads and coming and winning them.
Not like those past december teams in most cases. Past december teams didnt have all these players out this late in the season with lack of continuity. We were 60s away from losing a home game to the browns.
This team will win or lose it because of its own existence and entity. Nothing because of any historical greatness especially with very few leftovers on the active roster from those teams.
Sorry about the "agree to disagree comment" I just didnt want get into continue into a heated argument for this. Just each his own opinion thats all.
If you think this team is peaking like all those past december teams were then I dont agree with it. This team is getting decimated game by game with injuries and dotting double digit leads and coming and winning them.
Not like those past december teams in most cases. Past december teams didnt have all these players out this late in the season with lack of continuity. We were 60s away from losing a home game to the browns.
This team will win or lose it because of its own existence and entity. Nothing because of any historical greatness especially with very few leftovers on the active roster from those teams.
Sorry about the "agree to disagree comment" I just didnt want get into continue into a heated argument for this. Just each his own opinion thats all.
This is the best wide receiver corps the patriots have ever had for brady.
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This team is as flawed as they come, how they win is miraculous, but they're not going to be able to beat stiff competition come playoffs. Just too many injuries and not enough talent to replace them.
it wouldn't surprise me in the least to see the Patriots lose the remaining 3 games and lose the 2 seed all together.
Agreed. No chance this Patriots team could ever beat a team like the Broncos.
On the road in Denver (where the Pats haven't had much success) with the D we have now and no Gronk? No.
After handing them 17 of the easiest points ever scored on our 1st 3 possessions, we dominated them. Totally dominated them. We are clearly a better team head up. Who is home is not going to change that.On the road in Denver (where the Pats haven't had much success) with the D we have now and no Gronk? No.