I'll go one step further. We beat Atlanta by at least 20 points. Book it. Then Baltimore comes to town with an undefeated record, its the game of the week with Nantz and Simms, and we punch them in the mouth, winning 20-10.
You are saying there normally weak offense is strong because they played well in 2 games, and their normally strong defense is strong because you are ignoring that they played poorly in their first 2 games?
I may be in denial (please don't try to cure me) but I am with you bro. It is a marathon not a sprint. The team gels and gels and learns from these tough games, by the time they play the Jets again they will be 7-1 or 6-2 and Mayo will be back, that game is for the division.
You do mean Belichick's kryptonite. Belichick took one of the best sets of offensive talent in the history of football and made them look like a rookie quarterback with a bunch of inexperienced talented players. Wristbands for everyone! Have the plays on whiteboards! No huddle all game! One formation all game!
Hopefully, Belichick will be back to normal and will re-assess his approach before the next jets game.
i know youre being optimistic but i dont think, besides two drives against a team thats theoretically nowhere near the patriots' equal, that theyve shown anything to make anyone think this is a super bowl team
on paper, sure, but games arent played on paper. then again the steelers lost a pretty bad game this week too and havent looked special at all
i know youre being optimistic but i dont think, besides two drives against a team thats theoretically nowhere near the patriots' equal, that theyve shown anything to make anyone think this is a super bowl team
on paper, sure, but games arent played on paper. then again the steelers lost a pretty bad game this week too and havent looked special at all
At this point, we can go 0-2 just as easily as we can go 2-0. Me personally? I'm a "glass is half full" kind of guy. If we can get our act together, we can take down Atlanta and Baltimore is more than beatable. That defense isn't what it used to be. Rivers torched them and the Chargers would have won without boneheaded mistakes.
I agree that there's been too much worry over the ATL game. Then again, I said the same about the Jets. But ATL's defense obviously cannot compare to the Jets', and another week of practice will do wonders for QB12. The Falcons have a powerful attack and there's really no way around surrendering 20-24 points, but the defense will contain them sufficiently. Brady still won't be in top form, but he and BB absolutely will exploit the lack of a pass rush / general mediocrity of Atlanta's defense for their fair share of touchdowns.
Baltimore I was more concerned about, but their defense is really on the downswing, and I hate to break it to the skeptics, but by game four Brady & Co. will have left precious Flacco in the dust. Still, the Ravens' D has a lot of talent, and their running backs will produce enough to stay in the game. I'm expecting a tight, lowish score—19-10 or thereabouts—disguising methodical clock control on offense and utter defensive dominance, particularly in the red zone. Yeah, I'll go on record as saying that if the Baltimore game isn't our defense's coming of age, I'll eat my hat.
I'd realistically take a split. I think this week is more winnable than next week. The Ravens are capable of doing what the Jets did. The Falcons could be a shoot-out, and if Brady is even somewhat accurate like in the first game, we should win.
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