"What if" scenarios during the last 24 years

[TheRainMaker]

What if Drew never got wrecked by Mo Lewis? Is drew still the QB in 2002?

Posters and media that attended camp saw Brady was outplayed Drew, so the cord would've eventually been pulled on Drew.

After watching the Dynasty, we may have actually seen a pre Jimmy G situation played out. Kraft wanted Bledsoe to play since he paid him $100M and brought in Bill to make it work. Brady may have been cut or traded for peanuts.

 

[TheRainMaker]

1). What if Edelman doesn’t get IR’d in that 2017 preseason game against DET?

The group of him, Cooks, Hogan and Amendola would've been tough to stop. What if Cooks didn't get injured in Super Bowl?

2). What if Brady doesn’t get injured during the 2001 playoff game in PIT? (Remember, he was struggling mightily vs LeBeau’s fire zone blitzes all game up to that point.)

LeBeau wasn't there yet. Brady was moving the ball fine until the injury.

4). What would be the result of the 2015 season had we not suffered sooooooo many major injuries? That offense would be the no lower than the number #2 all time NE offense IMHO. Definitely most versatile.

They run the table going undefeated. The beat Denver at Gillette and nobody is talking about their defense.

6). What if BB kept Milloy and hadn’t traded for Harrison?

Milloy was cut because he wouldn't take a pay cut. The original plan was having them both on the field.

8). What if NE hadn’t played NYG in Week 17 during the ‘07 season?

Spagnolo mentioned that he had to drastically change things up because NE already knew their defense from that matchup. Brady's ankle was a major factor which still goes pretty much unnoticed.

10). What if Roosevelt Colvin didn’t get injured in ‘07?

An underrated injury. Adalius Thomas stays mostly defending TE's and Kevin Boss's large gain in the Super Bowl probably doesn't happen.

14). What if the run defense wasn’t a disaster in ‘02?

Their secondary was also pretty bad that year.

15). What if we didn’t play DEN in the ‘05 playoffs?

They go to the Super Bowl.

23). What if Corey Clement’s “catch” was ruled incomplete?

It should've.

24). What if Jacoby Jones doesn’t have that miraculous catch in the 2012 AFCDR?

They go to Denver. They beat them badly at Gillette, but now the game is in Denver where they struggled. I rooted for Denver to choke, that worked out well.

25). What if Flores was DC instead of Patricia in SB 52?

They are probably more aggressive against the RPO.

 

[Uptown]

The group of him, Cooks, Hogan and Amendola would've been tough to stop. What if Cooks didn't get injured in Super Bowl?

LeBeau wasn't there yet. Brady was moving the ball fine until the injury.

They run the table going undefeated. The beat Denver at Gillette and nobody is talking about their defense.

Milloy was cut because he wouldn't take a pay cut. The original plan was having them both on the field.

Spagnolo mentioned that he had to drastically change things up because NE already knew their defense from that matchup. Brady's ankle was a major factor which still goes pretty much unnoticed.

An underrated injury. Adalius Thomas stays mostly defending TE's and Kevin Boss's large gain in the Super Bowl probably doesn't happen.

Their secondary was also pretty bad that year.

They go to the Super Bowl.

It should've.

They go to Denver. They beat them badly at Gillette, but now the game is in Denver where they struggled. I rooted for Denver to choke, that worked out well.

They are probably more aggressive against the RPO.

Thanks! You’re correct; I forgot it was Tim Lewis who was their DC in 2001. Also, Brady did get better as the game went on; but he initially was confused as to where the blitzes were coming from.

 

[Real fan 02]

Big play Willie never failed when it mattered. He would have rallied the troops and willed that defense to a win.

Don't leave Chad brown out if either...