Official Pre- Game Thread- Bucs @ Pats

[Tottie]

Flu game time!!

I heard Gronk is still out so at best his ribs are very sore and one hit could take him out of the game. AB might not clear with these bizzaro protocols. The defense is in shambles. This game is not over.

 

[Pats1971]

Flu game time!!

I heard Gronk is still out so at best his ribs are very sore and one hit could take him out of the game. AB might not clear with these bizzaro protocols. The defense is in shambles. This game is not over.

AB already cleared and is back at practice. Gronk is resting, nothing was broke. Ribs unless they are broke are managed by pain meds and players play. I saw Brady play 6 games with actual broke ribs. If for some unknown reason Gronk does not play, they have two other TE's that are great and used quite a bit on the team.

 

[bigballas]

oh sh*t...what'd we do him? where is Ernie currently?

 

[SVN]

 

[Tottie]

AB already cleared and is back at practice. Gronk is resting, nothing was broke. Ribs unless they are broke are managed by pain meds and players play. I saw Brady play 6 games with actual broke ribs. If for some unknown reason Gronk does not play, they have two other TE's that are great and used quite a bit on the team.

I'm wondering what happens if he fails on Sunday because by the looks of this donkey protocol, and the fact that he's symptom free, he hasn't cleared 2 tests within 24 hours OR they simply didn't bother and waited the 10 days full stop if that's even allowed. So either they allowed him to miss Wednesday practice on purpose (if protocols allows it) and just waited for the 10 days or he has been failing tests and unable to pass the 2 within 24 hours. If that is the case what if he fails sunday before the game?

 

[Give Kraft A Hand]

September 30th 2001 everyone expected a blow out win for the Colts. We all know what happened and it can happen again.

Tom Brady isn't coming through that door...wait....

Yeah Pats are screwed. Mac Jones is not Brady.

 

[StockingAnarchyNumber12]

Tom Brady isn't coming through that door...wait....

Yeah Pats are screwed. Mac Jones is not Brady.

I think an upset is possible. Unlikely, but possible.

 

[Tottie]

Mac Jones is starting to be a bit of a dink with his apparent refusal to even say Brady's name in press conferences, his crying on the bench after the loss and a few weeks ago saying his predecessor did a 'good job'. I know all these athletes have to be confident but better not go out there and throw 3 more INTs.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

If he ate potato chips, steaks and drank beer he'd be fine.

Hopefully, Bill will turn the heat up in the visitors' locker room on Sunday...

 

[StockingAnarchyNumber12]

Mac Jones is starting to be a bit of a dink with his apparent refusal to even say Brady's name in press conferences, his crying on the bench after the loss and a few weeks ago saying his predecessor did a 'good job'. I know all these athletes have to be confident but better not go out there and throw 3 more INTs.

He probably wants to make his own legacy and not be compared to Brady

 

[Tottie]

He probably wants to make his own legacy and not be compared to Brady

Understood but he's acting like some hot shot. He's a rookie. Better show up acting like that.

 

[Pats1971]

I think an upset is possible. Unlikely, but possible.

When you guys say this, do you have anything besides any give sunday to add to it? I can say the sun is going to explode tomorrow, does not mean its going to happen.

 

[StockingAnarchyNumber12]

When you guys say this, do you have anything besides any give sunday to add to it? I can say the sun is going to explode tomorrow, does not mean its going to happen.

I am just being positive.

 

[Pats1971]

I'm wondering what happens if he fails on Sunday because by the looks of this donkey protocol, and the fact that he's symptom free, he hasn't cleared 2 tests within 24 hours OR they simply didn't bother and waited the 10 days full stop if that's even allowed. So either they allowed him to miss Wednesday practice on purpose (if protocols allows it) and just waited for the 10 days or he has been failing tests and unable to pass the 2 within 24 hours. If that is the case what if he fails sunday before the game?

it doesnt matter its been 10 days, he does not even have to test. There is no fail, after 10 days you are good. He is literally back at practice which means regardless the last test he took he passed. Its not all of the sudden going to test positive Sunday, thats not how it works.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

Hopefully, Bill will turn the heat up in the visitors' locker room on Sunday...

That would be a nice gesture to a team trying to stay warm because they have a cold/flu. That way they don’t need to bundle up and make it worse. Do you think he should also provide them with chamomile tea and throat lozenges?

 

[DropKickFlutie]

Mac Jones is starting to be a bit of a dink with his apparent refusal to even say Brady's name in press conferences, his crying on the bench after the loss and a few weeks ago saying his predecessor did a 'good job'. I know all these athletes have to be confident but better not go out there and throw 3 more INTs.

Very weird, why are you so anti Mac ?

 

[Tottie]

When you guys say this, do you have anything besides any give sunday to add to it? I can say the sun is going to explode tomorrow, does not mean its going to happen.

I think we can win. Score on the first drive and then have TB run it up the middle on 1st down for 0 yards like they always do and get a 3 and short. Fournette will drop the pass because Bernard is out and then somehow score again. Play from this point and maybe we have some shot? The guys on both lines have to play perfect. I have a feeling TB will play well but his teammates will be flat.

 

[Pats1971]

I think we can win. Score on the first drive and then have TB run it up the middle on 1st down for 0 yards like they always do and get a 3 and short. Fournette will drop the pass because Bernard is out and then somehow score again. Play from this point and maybe we have some shot? The guys on both lines have to play perfect. I have a feeling TB will play well but his teammates will be flat.

That is sure a lot of scoring for a team who has not been able to score.

 

[Tottie]

Very weird, why are you so anti Mac ?

I'm not at all I thought it was funny last week when he said that the previous QB all these years was "did a good job". Then I thought it was a bit lame that BB had to drag him off the bench after the latest loss. Now I check the interviews and he's again just refusing to even use Brady's name. Nothing major I Just don't like the passive aggressive way he's dealing with it. Just be quiet and take care of business.

 

[Sicilian]

Understood but he's acting like some hot shot. He's a rookie. Better show up acting like that.

I don't read it as "hot shot" talk at all. I think it's a young kid who's being coached on how they want players to address the media in New England, and he's not very good at being subtle about it yet. Cut the kid some slack.