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Go listen to BB's interview on weei this afternoon at 4, then tell us what you think.
BB said something meaningful?
that would be a first
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UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE STYLE POINTS......
BOTH RAVENS (+7) and SQUEELERS (+21) made up ground on the SOV tiebreaker on Pats last night. Houston maintained being IN FRONT OF PATS on SOV tiebreaker.
We dont have enough common games and everybody who can tie with Pats is going to have the same # of AFC wins. SOV is going to be the dealbreaker (except for a 2-way H-H w/ Pitt).
BB said something meaningful?
that would be a first
Yeah, what was Belichick going to do? Say the Colts aren't that good and he was going to experiment with a bunch of back up with some of them never having played the position they played today? Curran make a far bigger deal that Belichick talked the Colts up too much (he talks up every team they face), but it seems pretty clear that Belichick used this game as a trial run for some players. It is good because now we know that Slater can play safety. We now know McDonald can play center. We know Nate Jones can be a reserve CB.
While no one knows what's going on in Belichick's head, I think everyone can see a wide discrepancy between what he said and what he did - treating the game like a pre-season game in some respects.
My interpretation of this is that Belichick's actions were openly mocking the Colts and telling the NFL that he believes the Colts were purposefully tanking the season.
In a way this is also mocking Goodell who is turning a blind eye to the actions of the Colts to use the "opportunity" of being without Manning to grab the next franchise QB
I still don't expect that Belichick is happy with the 4th Q performance of the offense or the defense in letting the game get that close - but Belichick can also tell the guys in the locker room that he's preparing them for the playoff stretch by giving backups time with starters
So ultimately, as far as the players should be concerned, the answer is yes - Belichick WAS mocking the Colts and Goodell - AND trying to give his team the best chance to win in the long-term as well.
I'm sorry but early on i did. I don't think BB felt that the Colts were much of a threat, after all they haven't won a game all year. Therefore he could take chances with personel he wouldn't normally take.I read he gave several starters an extra week of rest. But in the end it almost came back to bit him. The colts gained some confidence and got into a zone in the fourth quarter after the pats built a Very comfortable lead.....It happens.
The Patriots didn’t take the Indianapolis Colts seriously.
In fact, they were so amused by the 0-11 Colts ineptitude that they stuck a wide receiver/kick coverage guy at safety for the day