OT: Official 2020 Tompa Bay Gronkaneers Thread

[Nehalem]

embarrassed in 2 of them. the Falcons game was 24-0 at half and the 49ers game was 27-0 at half

well i guess you could say they were embarrassed in all 3 since the green bay defense got Rodgers 5 turnovers against the Seahawks and he managed to put up only 22 points (including having to settle for an 18 yard and 19 yard field goal since he couldn’t even get them in the end zone after great field position off a turnover)

Is Aaron Rodgers the only QB to lose when the other team had 5 TOs?

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Antonio Brown and Gronk may be the only ones used to catching balls in the cold

I see we’re heading down a road steeped in superstition and (for some) wishful thinking. These are professional athletes. They wear gloves. They practice. Windy or slick conditions can effect a game, for sure, but the idea that one team has an advantage in doing fundamental tasks like catching a football...no basis in reality.

The Bucs should worry about Fournette and Jones dropping passes in any conditions, and Godwin has developed stone hands too.

 

[skinnydog]

Shannon Sharpe asks the same question I've been asking this for years, "Where has all the money gone"? There have been many years where they were "pressed against the cap", yet had hardly any big contracts, especially with their GOAT QB taking below market deals.

Skip taking shots as he's Team Tom.

I think a lot of the Pats money has gone to mid level guys and special team only players more that other teams. Their depth as a result is probably better than most teams and losing a starter or two has generally not doomed them like it does other teams. But all of that was with TB at QB.

 

[skinnydog]

I see we’re heading down a road steeped in superstition and (for some) wishful thinking. These are professional athletes. They wear gloves. They practice. Windy or slick conditions can effect a game, for sure, but the idea that one team has an advantage in doing fundamental tasks like catching a football...no basis in reality.

The Bucs should worry about Fournette and Jones dropping passes in any conditions, and Godwin has developed stone hands too.

So BB making sure to have the practice outdoors in all conditions was just for the hell of it? coming from up North and playin the heat an humidity of Miami in December meas nothing? That said, the weather does not look terrible this Sunday in GB. Temps in the 20s and snow showers. Really not that bad.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

So BB making sure to have the practice outdoors in all conditions was just for the hell of it? coming from up North and playin the heat an humidity of Miami in December meas nothing? That said, the weather does not look terrible this Sunday in GB. Temps in the 20s and snow showers. Really not that bad.

It‘s good to prepare for it, and I did say it can effect games. I also said that’s why players practice and adjust to the conditions.

Seems like you’re really looking to attack here...why is everything perceived as an attack on Belichick? Anyway, the preparation for games in Miami (humidity) and Denver (altitude) aren’t really strong points.

 

[TheRainMaker]

Is Aaron Rodgers the only QB to lose when the other team had 5 TOs?

That was an absolute pathetic performance by Rodgers. Seahawks had no business winning that game and should've been over at halftime.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

I see we’re heading down a road steeped in superstition and (for some) wishful thinking. These are professional athletes. They wear gloves. They practice. Windy or slick conditions can effect a game, for sure, but the idea that one team has an advantage in doing fundamental tasks like catching a football...no basis in reality.

The Bucs should worry about Fournette and Jones dropping passes in any conditions, and Godwin has developed stone hands too.

If the temperatures are too cold, it's going to have an effect for sure. Have you ever tried breathing outdoors when it's incredibly cold or stifling hot? Try running routes in those kinds of conditions. There's a reason why the Pats have played like crap at times in Florida in September/October.

 

[PatsWSB47]

If the temperatures are too cold, it's going to have an effect for sure. Have you ever tried breathing outdoors when it's incredibly cold or stifling hot? Try running routes in those kinds of conditions.

I heard it effects the pressure in footballs....cant remember where I heard that

 

[RicoG]

So Rodgers is a lock for MVP. When was the last time the MVP won a SB? Manning had 5 MVP and Brady had 3, and neither could break the Madden curse. The curse is saying GB and MVP Rodgers are toast in the NFCCG.

 

[JMC00]

When was the last time the MVP won a SB?

Kurt Warner in '99

 

[venecol]

What can I say. I was wrong.

You sure were. Lol

 

[JarOfMayo51]

Looks like some of the Colts fans are taking it well

 

[SHOWTIME15]

You sure were. Lol

Why don't you check the regular season standings, dip wad...

 

[BradytoMosstoGronk]

Looks like some of the Colts fans are taking it well

And if that franchise never wins another super bowl I'd be delighted. Fan base is a bunch of salty morons.

 

[venecol]

Why don't you check the regular season standings, dip wad...

Playoffs are what matter around here, pendejo.

 

[carmelo15]

Antonio Brown and Gronk may be the only ones used to catching balls in the cold

Godwin played college ball in Pennsylvania

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

There’s arguments you can always make regarding weather, but oddsmakers almost never move lines more than a point due to conditions because, over a large sample size, it doesn’t effect the actual strength of a team.

But if the wind/slick field is effecting the passing game, it makes 3rd and longs a lot tougher to complete. I’m not saying it will be a factor, as it rarely actually is. But I know which team is more likely to shut down the run on early downs, particularly if Vita is playing. The Packers run defense isn’t very good.

I’m just spinning this, admittedly, but point being that potential weather advantages can often go either way.

I’ve never subscribed to the idea that humidity effected the Patriots in Miami. Moronic coaching decisions and bad quarterback play were the problem. When players can’t run well or the ball is slipping off their hands, that would be one thing. Running Steven Jackson 12 times in a row, putting Gronk in as the (impossible to reach on a pass) hail mary safety over McCourty, Brady’s typical failures against those defenses...those were reasons for losing. Similar story with the Denver altitude. Unless you think the Patriots are different from the other 30 teams that also play in those cities.

 

[Redman443]

 

[TB12TheGoat]

probably will hear something on AB today. ugh i have a bad feeling

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

probably will hear something on AB today. ugh i have a bad feeling

Ehhh...maybe he’s fine. Arians probably would have called you personally to tell you if AB has a bad injury, as part of his campaign to tell everyone in the country.