OT: Official 2020 Tompa Bay Gronkaneers Thread

[Tottie]

The thing is the chasm between Brady and every other Qb is so enormous that they have to come up with this angle of the most talented. They did it with Montana and Marino forever despite Marino never having won anything.

They also did it with Peyton and Brady too. Then once he retired it became Rodgers and then it will be Mahomes. The media is very predictable but history and accomplishments are set in stone. Everything is just to drive interest.

The business of football media is so lucrative they are just keeping the machine rolling by talking. No one is close and there's no such thing as more 'talented'. Massive pressure on Rodgers on Sunday. If they don't build up a lead we will see what happens.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

I wonder what the GB DC will do in terms of coverage. He'll have to mix it up but everything he's done against Brady the last decade has not worked. Can they even play man like alot of teams have done the last 2 years? Looking at the other side of things GB seems to be like 80% in the red zone for the season which sounds ridiculous. This could go any which way but if TB can avoid starting slow I see it as another 10 point win.

I love when the opponent has outlier stats like that going into the most competitve postseason games. Lol.

 

[XLIX]

Take way is that home teams in cold weather are in the 55%-60% win rate. Home teams in general are about 56% since 2003. Green Bay at home itself is about 69% in that time period (as you stated). Seems like a small advantage against warm weather teams historically

disclaimer: I have money on Tampa

If Green Bay is 69% at home overall and 72% at home against warm weather teams, then I guess maybe that's a small advantage but not what I would consider to be statistically significant.

 

[carmelo15]

I hope Brady targets Miller more now that Brown is out. That guys is money on the deep throws.

Yup that deep ball connection is real also grate and Gronk need to be big in play action cause I think Tampa will run all over them

 

[Guts]

Bucs cannot afford their usual 3 and outs in the beginning. They need at least 3 pts their first drive because as much of a choker Rodgers is, when he has a lead he's pretty much unstoppable.

 

[carmelo15]

Big deal. This means much more than AB missing the game, IMO.

Even 60% of Vea is better than what they had this is amazing news

 

[amfootball]

Bucs cannot afford their usual 3 and outs in the beginning. They need at least 3 pts their first drive because as much of a choker Rodgers is, when he has a lead he's pretty much unstoppable.

He was up 10-0 last game.

But you're right. Get up early and Rodgers will turtle.

 

[Guts]

He was up 10-0 last game.

But you're right. Get up early and Rodgers will turtle.

yeah but he's 71-1-1 at Lambeau Field with a lead at halftime

 

[oldrover]

yeah but he's 71-1-1 at Lambeau Field with a lead at halftime

 

[carmelo15]

yeah but he's 71-1-1 at Lambeau Field with a lead at halftime

these stats always make me laugh

 

[PP2]

Please win Bucs. We're going to be hearing a lot of this silliness if you don't.

He's never won anything, never even played professional sports, so why do you even listen to him?

 

[RIpats88]

Tom Brady Explains How Bucs Are Different From Previous Patriots Teams - NESN.com

Feels like apples and oranges to me. The road game this season is not exactly what it was in past years.

With no crowds it's not really a road game

 

[LightSkinSmurf]

Green bay will have to win by a pretty good margin to win IMO. If it's close brady will find a way to win over rodgers.

 

[NYCPATS4LIFE]

Green bay will have to win by a pretty good margin to win IMO. If it's close brady will find a way to win over rodgers.

Rodgers is a good front-runner. If you’re tampa you want a good start and not fall behind.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

If Green Bay is 69% at home overall and 72% at home against warm weather teams, then I guess maybe that's a small advantage but not what I would consider to be statistically significant.

100% of the games they won in the cold, fans claimed it was due to the cold.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

He was up 10-0 last game.

But you're right. Get up early and Rodgers will turtle.

Same idea though. Adversity makes him whither.

The INTs weren’t even that bad, and the Packers were still in the game, but for the depressed, shattered soul sulking on the bench, horrified about what another INT would do to his stats.

 

[Tottie]

EVERYONE is picking GB and I just don't get it. Of course they can and may win but I'm a bit surprised. We will see what happens when they can't run the ball, or if Adams is bracketed and removed from the game, or if it's a battle in the 4th quarter. The guy can't get passed the NFC usually, throws a bunch of INTs in this game usually, and got blown out by this very team earlier this year. Again, they can and may win but I don't get it the picks it must be 80% packers. More people are picking Buffalo to win which is insane.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

EVERYONE is picking GB and I just don't get it. Of course they can and may win but I'm a bit surprised. We will see what happens when they can't run the ball, or if Adams is bracketed and removed from the game, or if it's a battle in the 4th quarter. The guy can't get passed the NFC usually, throws a bunch of INTs in this game usually, and got blown out by this very team earlier this year. Again, they can and may win but I don't get it the picks it must be 80% packers. More people are picking Buffalo to win which is insane.

Buffalo? Really? That’s an easy game to pick IMO.

I love that everyone is picking Green Bay. Aaaaron must be hyperventilating into a bag tonight.

 

[BobDigital]

I've been wondering where this game ranks in against recent AFC/NFCCGs as far as pure hype

The only ones that come to mind in the past 20 years that seem in the same ball park of hype are...

2018 AFC Pats @ KC
2014 NFC Packers @ Seahawks
2006 AFC Pats @ Indy
2004 AFC Indy @ Pats

Pats@Denver 2015 had 2 legends, but Peyton wasn't the same so it didn't have the same gravitas as the one before it.

Pats @ KC deserves to be up there, cause even though at that point Mahomes was young, everyone already knew if he stayed healthy he was a lock to win SBs and make the HOF. It had that young potential all timer vs the old all timer angle which made it juicy. In retrospect the NFCCG has been fairly weak the past 15 years considering the conference had Rodgers, Brees and Wilson.

 

[venecol]

EVERYONE is picking GB and I just don't get it. Of course they can and may win but I'm a bit surprised. We will see what happens when they can't run the ball, or if Adams is bracketed and removed from the game, or if it's a battle in the 4th quarter. The guy can't get passed the NFC usually, throws a bunch of INTs in this game usually, and got blown out by this very team earlier this year. Again, they can and may win but I don't get it the picks it must be 80% packers. More people are picking Buffalo to win which is insane.

That's great. Brady feeds off this stuff, everyone writing him off. He's too old stuff. I think he Gorilla glued a chip on his shoulder.