The Pats will go 19-0 this year if healthy

[BobDigital]

The team building process for the most part is done. Maybe 1 guy surprises and steps up and maybe 1 more role player is signed but generally the 46 game day roster is in place.

They improved on both offense and defense on a team that was 14-1 under Brady last year with that loss coming against a good team on a very off night for the D.

Honestly I like this team more than 2007 on both sides of the ball. While this O probably won't set the same records they did in 07 it is more diverse and match up proof. It really can attack you however it wants and do so effectively. On defense this team has a beastly pass D and an improved pass rush and run defense. The only thing you can hope to do it attack the LBs but that is easier said than down particularly if Hightower is healthy and you can't sustain several drives just throwing against LBs all day. This D will adjust to it.

Also the OL will improve. I expect Thuney to make a good 2nd year jump. That will hopefully help the interior OL issues and the OTs have a bit more depth this year in case something crazy happens for a game or 2. Not to mention if Brady goes down for a few games JG installs confidence he can hold down the fort vs most of what the NFL has to offer.

If this team stays healthy I would argue they will go 19-0 and frankly this team is more stacked and balanced than 07' and has that vet savvy from being in game games with big come backs before.

I know 19-0 is a subject some don't want to bring up or even want to happen. Some fans believe the pressure it puts on a team going into the playoffs is not worth it and would rather loss one in the regular season than try for perfection. I want 19-0. I want the perfect season we thought he were going to get 10 years ago. I think will all Brady/BB have accomplished there is little left to push their legacy much further. I think 19-0 would be the cherry on top of everything and stuff it up the tail pipe of the haters and nay sayers.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

You just had to do it.

 

[qbno12]

 

[RobertWeathers]

Dude...

 

[oldrover]

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Too soon.

 

[BobDigital]

You just had to do it.

Someone was going to. Free agency frenzy is over and so is the draft. Time to look towards the season. Lets be honest nothing we do or say on this board effects the results. We can only hope and predict and theorize.

Saying it won't make it more or less likely. It will either happen or won't in due course. I think it will. I am going to cheer for it to and not worry about all the BS. I don't see why anyone should cheer against it or be afraid to talk about it on here.

Also this year you need to talk about it early. If the Pats go 10-0 for instance 16-0 is nearly a formality. Dolphins 2 times, Jets, Bills 2 times, Pitt. None of those should even be competitive particularly in the 2nd half of the year when the Pats tend to play their better ball. Also watch the Steelers play zone blitz yet again vs Brady. They are the charlie browns of the NFL. Hoping for a different result trying the same thing over and over.

 

[Tony2046]

Someone was going to. Free agency frenzy is over and so is the draft. Time to look towards the season. Lets be honest nothing we do or say on this board effects the results we can only hope and predict and theorize.

Saying it won't make it more or less likely. It will either happen or won't in due course. I think it will. I am going to cheer for it to and not worry about all the BS. I don't see why anyone should cheer against it or be afraid to talk about it on here.

Also this year you need to talk about it early. If the Pats go 10-0 for instance 16-0 is nearly a formality. Dolphins 2 times, Jets, Bills 2 times, Pitt. None of those should even be competitive. Also watch the Steelers play zone blitz yet again vs Brady. They are the charlie browns of the NFL. Hoping for a different result trying the same thing over and over.

I agree. But could you please knock on some wood just in case? I'll throw the salt.

 

[RelocatedPatFan]

I expect the Patriots (given a relatively healthy team) to win every game. Doesn't mean it happens, but I wouldn't complain if it did.

Few tams have a legitimate chance to pull it off and if you had to pick a team from the 32 this year, odds on it would be the Patriots.

This team looks to be superb on coaching, offense, special teams and should be good (at a minimum) on defense (if not superb).

 

[patsfaninpa]

We're on to Kansas City.

 

[Nikolai]

Gronk...don't forget him. If he's healthy, it's a different team. I love how other teams were talking about how we had some huge advantage because they were missing a player (Texans:Watt, Steelers:Bell, etc) but we were without a potential GOAT TE.

But 19-0 talk is a bit crazy...there's always one inexplicable loss.

 

[primetime]

Probably not. Remember how close some of those games in 2007 were? They probably should have lost to the Ravens, and would have were it not for Rex calling a timeout for some unfathomable reason, and the Eagles had given them a tough time the week before, driving deep into Patriots territory late in the fourth quarter down by only a field goal, only for AJ Feeley to throw a pick.

At least two and likely four regular season games will come down to a coinflip, including at least one against a team they have no business losing to, and it's unlikely it will come up Flying Elvis every time. And that's before the playoffs.

 

[ivanvamp]

Gronk...don't forget him. If he's healthy, it's a different team. I love how other teams were talking about how we had some huge advantage because they were missing a player (Texans:Watt, Steelers:Bell, etc) but we were without a potential GOAT TE.

But 19-0 talk is a bit crazy...there's always one inexplicable loss.

The jinx stuff is stupid. Fans posting on the internet have NOTHING to do with how professional athletes perform on the field. It's soooooooo dumb.

But you're right, Nikolai. There's always one inexplicable loss. In 2007, it just happened to be in the Super Bowl. Ugh.

They have a tough schedule, and they'll deal with a bunch of injuries, as always, and on one day someone will have a great game and the Pats will lose a close game, and pundits will say "there's the blueprint!" And the Pats will just keep on rolling.

But 19-0? Very, very, very unlikely, for obvious reasons.

That said, this is the most talented, and deepest, team I've ever seen in New England.

 

[Nehalem]

Probably not. Remember how close some of those games in 2007 were? They probably should have lost to the Ravens, and would have were it not for Rex calling a timeout for some unfathomable reason, and the Eagles had given them a tough time the week before, driving deep into Patriots territory late in the fourth quarter down by only a field goal, only for AJ Feeley to throw a pick.

At least two and likely four regular season games will come down to a coinflip, including at least one against a team they have no business losing to, and it's unlikely it will come up Flying Elvis every time. And that's before the playoffs.

And on the other hand. If the Pats move the ball 1 more yard the Seattle game goes to overtime. And if they had a QB with a non-busted throwing hand they win the Bills game; let alone if Brady is not suspended.

Really given all the time wasted on getting JG ready its more probable than not that if Brady is not suspended the Pats go 19-0 last year.

And if the Patriots don't lose half the offense in 2015 they had a legit shot at 19-0 then.

And the Pats are a better, more experienced, deeper team this year.

 

[fxmallon]

When I look at the schedule, I say no to 19-0. I think all teams need to make week-to-week adjustments in relation to injuries, strategies, and team intensity. A loss here and there is not only predictable, but perhaps preferable.

And am I going out on the limb when I expect we will have key injuries this season. I can still picture Brady getting crushed by 330 pound linemen and blind-sided by superior edge rushers... and wonder, how the hell did he escape injury? how the next time will he?

The same is true for our slot receivers who play such a huge role... how in god's name do they take those hits? over and over and then return punts? One of these times...

Nah, it's the best record in the conference, and three wins after that is really enough on my table. I need not stuff myself with more.

 

[PatsDeb]

Please get back to me at about Week 15 of the season...

 

[YOUGOTMOSSED]

The team building process for the most part is done. Maybe 1 guy surprises and steps up and maybe 1 more role player is signed but generally the 46 game day roster is in place.

They improved on both offense and defense on a team that was 14-1 under Brady last year with that loss coming against a good team on a very off night for the D.

Honestly I like this team more than 2007 on both sides of the ball. While this O probably won't set the same records they did in 07 it is more diverse and match up proof. It really can attack you however it wants and do so effectively. On defense this team has a beastly pass D and an improved pass rush and run defense. The only thing you can hope to do it attack the LBs but that is easier said than down particularly if Hightower is healthy and you can't sustain several drives just throwing against LBs all day. This D will adjust to it.

Also the OL will improve. I expect Thuney to make a good 2nd year jump. That will hopefully help the interior OL issues and the OTs have a bit more depth this year in case something crazy happens for a game or 2. Not to mention if Brady goes down for a few games JG installs confidence he can hold down the fort vs most of what the NFL has to offer.

If this team stays healthy I would argue they will go 19-0 and frankly this team is more stacked and balanced than 07' and has that vet savvy from being in game games with big come backs before.

I know 19-0 is a subject some don't want to bring up or even want to happen. Some fans believe the pressure it puts on a team going into the playoffs is not worth it and would rather loss one in the regular season than try for perfection. I want 19-0. I want the perfect season we thought he were going to get 10 years ago. I think will all Brady/BB have accomplished there is little left to push their legacy much further. I think 19-0 would be the cherry on top of everything and stuff it up the tail pipe of the haters and nay sayers.

Let's say, hypothetically, the Pats are 13-0 on 12/17 heading into Pittsburgh and the #1 seed is in the bag. Are we risking injury/exhaustion to the starters for perfect season "style points"? Is our JV squad good enough to beat the Steelers on the road?

 

[I.M. Fletcher]

We are going to play 3 teams that were in the last two superbowls, 6 of the top 7 teams in our conference, plus end the season with a slew of potentially very meaningful or very meaningless games against our division.

I have said before that this is the best roster we have ever had, but this schedule doesn't stack up well with the goal to finish with a perfect record.

That's without discussing some poorly timed injuries, or the elevation issues in back to back weeks.

But, if they DID do it.........

 

[TB_Helmet]

I like this thread, but it's soooo tough to pull that off.

Even if you suppose that they have a 90% chance to win each individual game, that means over the course of the season there's only a 13% chance they go undefeated.

 

[Patstopia]

I would be just fine with 11-5 and a super bowl. I could care less about trying for 19-0!