Predict the rest of the season, knuckleheads.

[mcmurtry86]

4 straight losses, 3 to each inferior division rival, 2 at home and out of playoffs? That’s 100% on the coach. So yeah it probably would imo.

I’m not saying the team would fire him outright. There are other more graceful ways to make a change and he’s certainly earned that. But a collapse like that plus the Malcolm Butler benching? Yeah his job will no longer be a sure thing and rightfully so no matter who you are.

The guy has been to 3 of the past 4 Super Bowls and won 2. His seat ain’t getting warm over missing the playoffs at 9-7

Even had the Pats gone 1-15, I doubt his seat would be warm. He’s the GOAT and still putting together championship teams. One or even two awful years isn’t enough to get his seat warm.

It’s pure insanity to think otherwise. Or an exercise in trolling.

The Pats are having a “down” year by their standards because last offseason was a total flop. Draft, trades, veteran free agency...very little worked out (Trent Brown was about it). It happens. Over almost 20 years you’re going to have dud offseasons. It’s not the first he’s had that was a total disaster. Were it not for Brady’s career winding down, this would just be a 2009 or 2005 type speed bump in the road

The frustration from the fans is largely due to the super bowl loss still leaving a bad taste in some people’s mouths and the fact that the team looks like it needs a 2-3 year retooling and Brady doesn’t have that kind of time left. It seems likely that the Bracy era will end with a few “down” years of 10-6 or 11-5 and early playoff exits. Unfortunate but it was almost always going to end badly and this isn’t that bad of an end. Disappointing to be sure, but they’re still competitive and Belichick’s coaching prowess should keep them in contention for the duration of Brady’s career. Even if they’re more like a top 7-10 team instead of top 3.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Why not? If NE beats PIT that drops PIT to 7-6-1. There are a whole bunch of teams at 7-6 and some of them will move to 8-6. If BAL overtakes PIT for the AFCN crown I think there's a great chance PIT misses the playoffs.

IMO LAC or KC will get the 5 seed and Miami/Tennessee the 6th seed.

 

[Uncle Rico]

Patriots, 36-17



Thanks Alamo!

 

[sb1]

The guy has been to 3 of the past 4 Super Bowls and won 2. His seat ain’t getting warm over missing the playoffs at 9-7

Even had the Pats gone 1-15, I doubt his seat would be warm. He’s the GOAT and still putting together championship teams. One or even two awful years isn’t enough to get his seat warm.

It’s pure insanity to think otherwise. Or an exercise in trolling.

The Pats are having a “down” year by their standards because last offseason was a total flop. Draft, trades, veteran free agency...very little worked out (Trent Brown was about it). It happens. Over almost 20 years you’re going to have dud offseasons. It’s not the first he’s had that was a total disaster. Were it not for Brady’s career winding down, this would just be a 2009 or 2005 type speed bump in the road

The frustration from the fans is largely due to the super bowl loss still leaving a bad taste in some people’s mouths and the fact that the team looks like it needs a 2-3 year retooling and Brady doesn’t have that kind of time left. It seems likely that the Bracy era will end with a few “down” years of 10-6 or 11-5 and early playoff exits. Unfortunate but it was almost always going to end badly and this isn’t that bad of an end. Disappointing to be sure, but they’re still competitive and Belichick’s coaching prowess should keep them in contention for the duration of Brady’s career. Even if they’re more like a top 7-10 team instead of top 3.

It’s one thing to be up and down mediocre all year and finish 9-7... or even have a true down year at say 6-10. It’s another to be in contention for the top seed then lose 4 in a row and out to finish the season including losing your last 3 to the Dolphins, Jets and Bills with the latter two at home. Barring a catastrophic injury or two a collapse like that would be one of the biggest in recent memory in this league and that is 100% on the coach.

Shula was shown the door in Miami, Walsh in SF and Levy in Buffalo. Legendary coaches are not untouchable.

Anyway it’s extremely unlikely that we will lose 4 in a row and be out but if it does there will be talk. I guarantee it.

 

[Tunescribe]

Alright bozos. I'm tired of the bipolar, kneejerk reactions where we are either a top 3 team or guaranteed to get a 2009 playoffs treatment.

Lay it on the line like a man, assbutts. Predict the rest of the season if you're so smart.

@ Steelers - Win. Cause we're the goddamn Patriots.
Bills - Win. Cause we're the goddamn Patriots.
Jets - Win. Cause we're the goddamn PATRIOTS.

AFC WC Weekend:
Tenn (10-6) @ Houston (12-4). Tenn loses.
LAC (12-4) @ Pittsburg (8-7-1). Pittsburgh loses.

Divisional Round:
LAC @ KC. KC loses cause of course they'll be 1 and done in the playoffs.
Houston @ NE. We uh, win, but this is a very different Houston team than early in the season.

AFCCG:
LAC @ NE. We win because Rivers has too many children.

SB:

NE vs. New Orleans. If I take off my fan hat for a moment I think we lose this, tbh. We should definitely not be favored. I don't think the Rams get past the Saints with the SB on the line.

Being neither knucklehead nor assbutt, am I disqualified from this?

 

[goheels22002]

Alright bozos. I'm tired of the bipolar, kneejerk reactions where we are either a top 3 team or guaranteed to get a 2009 playoffs treatment.

Lay it on the line like a man, assbutts. Predict the rest of the season if you're so smart.

@ Steelers - Win. Cause we're the goddamn Patriots.
Bills - Win. Cause we're the goddamn Patriots.
Jets - Win. Cause we're the goddamn PATRIOTS.

AFC WC Weekend:
Tenn (10-6) @ Houston (12-4). Tenn loses.
LAC (12-4) @ Pittsburg (8-7-1). Pittsburgh loses.

Divisional Round:
LAC @ KC. KC loses cause of course they'll be 1 and done in the playoffs.
Houston @ NE. We uh, win, but this is a very different Houston team than early in the season.

AFCCG:
LAC @ NE. We win because Rivers has too many children.

SB:

NE vs. New Orleans. If I take off my fan hat for a moment I think we lose this, tbh. We should definitely not be favored. I don't think the Rams get past the Saints with the SB on the line.

Pats win out - 12-4. Enjoy bye in first round.

Ravens beat Chargers. Colts beat Texans. (It's genetic.)

Pats Beat Ravens (who win the AFC North ) in Foxboro 17-16 on fumble recovery returned for a TD as time runs out. Harbaugh loses his mind, calls Andy Reid who calls Roger Goodell who orders the referees to confiscate Adam Gostkowski's shoes whereupon they find a foreign substance and allege the Patriots kicker doctored the footballs. @Tunescribe coins the phrase "Cleatgate."

Chiefs squeak by Colts 63-62.

AFCC: Patriots smoke Chiefs in Kansas City 44-10. Fullback James Develin rushes for three TDs and 205 yards.

Patriots meet Cowboys in Super Bowl. Jerry Jones makes Bob Kraft an offer to buy the Patriots so he can own the winning team no matter what. Kraft tells Jones to blow it out his glory hole. Patriots crush Cowboys 55-10. Boston holds duckboat parade.

Gronk retires. Brady retires. Belichick retires. Kraft retires. @Ian retires. Gostkowski is suspended by Goodell for four games.

Dan Shaughnessy writes that "the Cowboys are a tomato can." Globe fires Shaughnessy because Cowboys is plural. Boston holds second duckboat parade.

Jonathan Kraft takes over and names safeties coach Steve Belichick as Head Coach and GM. Belichick the Younger names Willie McGinest Defensive Coordinator. Josh McDaniels accepts HC job with Packers and backs out at the last minute to return to the Patriots. Belichick the Younger signs LeVeon Bell and trades for Nick Foles. @Deus Irae complains that the Patriots have no one to take the top off the defense (whatever the hell that means.)

All this comes true and @fnordcircle agrees to never call us "bozos" or "assbutts" ever again.

 

[supafly]

Patriots, 36-17



Thanks Alamo!

You’re stealing my superstitious moves, Uncle Rico. I refuse to deviate from my boilerplate response every week!

 

[Jangles]

probably luck into the super bowl and get blown off the field

 

[1960Pats]

I expect @Ice_Ice_Brady to complain about another thread on playoff seeding.

I can never get enough of it myself.

I'm pulling for Miami to knock out both Tennessee and Indy. Even if they lose to Minny this week it's possible if they beat the Jags and Bills.

I'm also not too thrilled that Pitt and the Ratbirds could possibly both make the playoffs.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

I expect @Ice_Ice_Brady to complain about another thread on playoff seeding.

I can never get enough of it myself.

I'm pulling for Miami to knock out both Tennessee and Indy. Even if they lose to Minny this week it's possible if they beat the Jags and Bills.

I'm also not too thrilled that Pitt and the Ratbirds could possibly both make the playoffs.

I'm here to officially complain about this thread's existence.

 

[ScottishPatriots]

Pats go 3-0

Wildcard

Colts @ Texans
Chargers @ Ravens

Div

Colts @ Chiefs (Upset Special)
Chargers @ Patriots

AFCCG

Colts @ Patriots

Super Bowl

Saints over Pats

 

[PatsFanSince74]

All I'll say for now is that the Pats will win out because they have to win out. Simple as that.

Otherwise, I'm not smart enough to start predicting the post season. Still way too many moving pieces.

PS: glad to see that the thread title is channeling its inner Michael Wilbon.

 

[Observer]

Steelers Win
Bills Win
Jets Win

Then lose the first away game that we play.

There goes my prediction. Only my last sentence was right.

 

[TB_Helmet]

Houston loses next week.

We win the last 2. One close, one blowout.

Beat Houston by 10 in round 1.

Mahomes gets banged up at some point, keeps playing but is at 70%. We end up beating the Chiefs on the road in the conference finals. Josh Gordon has 150 receiving yards.

Head on to the Super Bowl against the Bears. You finish the story. Mine is already bordering on science fiction.

 

[captain stone]

Patsies win next 2 games, then lose first game of POs.

 

[Soliel]

They take the hardest path to the super bowl ever and win it over the rams and finish the way they started. It’s just like that

 

[obgod3]

AFC:
Pats win out 11-5 #2 Seed
LAC win out #1 seed
KC Loses against the Seahawks #5 Seed
Texans lose to Philly #3 Seed
Steelers lose to New Orleans and are the #4 Seed
Indy wins out and is the #6 seed
Ravens lose to LAC and are out.

Indy over Texans
KC over Steelers

NE over Indy
LAC over KC

LAC over NE in the AFCCG....

NFC:
NO #1
LA #2
CHI #3
DAL #4
Seattle #5
Vikes #6

CHI over Vikes
DAL over Seattle

CHI over LA
NO over DAL

CHI over NO in the NFCCG

SB: CHI over LAC.....Sports media goes crazy over the fact that Defense wins the SB!


Ha ha ha ha ha....and this doesnt mean squat....

 

[Mack Herron]

It's over. This one is for Joker.


Barstool Sports

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Gonna win out the regular season is my BOLD prediction.
Get the 2 seed.
Bye week.
Crystal ball gets hazy thereafter.

 

[Tb12goesinya]

I think the Super Bowl hangover finally hit the Patriots. Most teams miss playoffs, NE goes a mediocre 11-5.. After all the playoff drama and exhilaration over the past 4 years, 'adrenal' fatigue set in after a kick to the stomach vs Philly. Even the steady BB couldn't get them fired up on all cylanders. Newcomers 'infected' with the lack of spark and subtly disappointed, expecting a tad more from the dynasty. A week before first playoff game a switch of raw emotion and passion flips on(the vets wanted to make it happen in September, but it just wasn't there and couldn't be faked) The juices begin to pump in a way not felt since last year. The newcomers immediatly sense what is happening and a tidal wave of focus and adrenaline spreads throughout the locker room. They get it now. When they see the look from Brady, Mccourty etc it feels real. Boom.