Game Day Thread Official Pats at Bills Playoff Pregame Discussion Thread

[gitgronked82]

I'd wait until Saturday... Everybody in the world knows this is going to be Non-competitive, so the prices will be even lower by game time.

The game is going to be non-competitive?

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Wow, this makes it sound like barmore will play! Dugger and wynn absent though we really need dugger imo

Christian Barmore Among 11 Patriots Limited At Wednesday's Outdoor Practice

Christian Barmore was on the field Wednesday as the Patriots practice inside Gillette Stadium.

boston.cbslocal.com

 

[captain stone]

The game is going to be non-competitive?

'Fraid so... We all know it, really.

 

[Ring 6]

SloJuan Willies ****ing sucks.

Period.

End.

Of.

****ing.

Story.

Well since teams don’t seem to take advantage of it, I guess we are good playing him. Results are all that matters, right?

 

[gitgronked82]

Wow, this makes it sound like barmore will play! Dugger and wynn absent though we really need dugger imo

Christian Barmore Among 11 Patriots Limited At Wednesday's Outdoor Practice

Christian Barmore was on the field Wednesday as the Patriots practice inside Gillette Stadium.

boston.cbslocal.com

I am now officially really concerned about Dugger. That would be awful if we did not have him Saturday.

Same actually goes for Wynn, unless they're willing to just let Onwenu and Brown start at tackle. Then we're fine.

 

[Rob0729]

Someone might want to remind Stephon that he had four catches for 26 yards and Teddy Bridgewater was 17 for 24 for 146 yards and no TDs or INTs while Russell Wilson was 13 for 26 for 142 yards, 1 TD, and 1 INT in that game in the one of coldest games in NFL history that he played in. And the final score was 10-9.

If neither team passes for more than 150 yards on Saturday night, I like the Patriots' chances.



EDIT: For reference for that season, Russell Wilson threw for 4024 yard, 34 TDs, and 8 INTs. So this game was well below his average. Bridegewater wasn't nearly as good with 3231 yards, 14 TDs, and 9 INTs.

 

[captain stone]

Well since teams don’t seem to take advantage of it, I guess we are good playing him. Results are all that matters, right?

Oh we'll see the results on Saturday night, don't you worry about that.

 

[Nunchucks]

I dont understand why they don't throw a cast on Duggars hand and have at it

 

[Ring 6]

Oh we'll see the results on Saturday night, don't you worry about that.

We’ve seen the results all season too. They have not been bad by any stretch. 18 targets 10 catches and 129 yards in 254 snaps is good.

 

[gitgronked82]

'Fraid so... We all know it, really.

Wow, if you know that to be true, you can choose to make a whole bunch of money this weekend

 

[captain stone]

Wow, if you know that to be true, you can choose to make a whole bunch of money this weekend

Yep...Don't know anyone directly, but an out-of-state friend does and he's gonna put down 1K on my behalf... Yay money!

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Wow, if you know that to be true, you can choose to make a whole bunch of money this weekend

Yes agreed.

And can make a whole lot of money any weekend being prescient. Or totally wrong being arrogant.

 

[gitgronked82]

Yep...Don't know anyone directly, but an out-of-state friend does and he's gonna put down 1K on my behalf... Yay money!

With all due respect, I hope you have a miserable weekend from a financial standpoint.

 

[Ring 6]

'Fraid so... We all know it, really.

It amazes me that you spend so much time on this board and deep down root for the team to fail so you can complain.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

I am now officially really concerned about Dugger. That would be awful if we did not have him Saturday.

Same actually goes for Wynn, unless they're willing to just let Onwenu and Brown start at tackle. Then we're fine.

i know with dugger I thought they were being cautious last week but this is a big concern now. Wynn i can do without though itd be nice to have him

 

[captain stone]

With all due respect, I hope you have a miserable weekend from a financial standpoint.

As do I, but only if the Patsies win outright.

 

[FCB02062]

not feeling confident about this one. usually trends don't suddenly stop and the pats are trending the wrong way bigly. I wanted to believe the W in Buffalo all guts and glory and the weather wasn't a huge factor, but now I realize without the tremendous winds that inhibited Allen's throwing the Pats probably lose in Buffalo. Don't forget, they were a few feet away of an open receiver catching a game winning touchdown. I have to believe the wind killed Allen's throw and allowed Bryant to deflect the ball.
I'm a huge let Mac throw guy, but now I've been talked into supporting the "control the game and run" theory because I have lost a bit of faith in the offense. The only issue with that is I truly believe the defense sucks and Buffalo will put up high 20s/30s. Lets not forget the offense has scored 17, 21, and 24 vs teams not named Jacksonville - 20 ppg. Is 20 points going to win a playoff game on the road? In 24 playoff games including the SB in 2019 and 2020, the winning club scored less than 21 points only FOUR TIMES! The Patriots defense is not good enough to hold buffalo to 17 points, and it kills me that I think Coach Bill and Captain Conservative seem so intent to win games 20-17....I repeat, in TWENTY FOUR PLAYOFF GAMES the last TWO seasons, the winning team has scored less than 21 points ONLY FOR TIMES - that's 17%...

 

[Patsgofor4]

I don't know about that. There were a couple, but McNair only threw for 210 yards on 26 passes. I can't remember a lot of the specifics about this game. But I remember that neither team did a great job moving the ball in the air (Brady had 201 yards on 41 passes).

Here are the highlights of game.

Nice tackle attempt, Assante, you p*ssy! JC looks like Ronnie Lott in comparison. Should have known after play that he wouldn’t come through when it counted the most.

 

[Rob0729]

not feeling confident about this one. usually trends don't suddenly stop and the pats are trending the wrong way bigly. I wanted to believe the W in Buffalo all guts and glory and the weather wasn't a huge factor, but now I realize without the tremendous winds that inhibited Allen's throwing the Pats probably lose in Buffalo. Don't forget, they were a few feet away of an open receiver catching a game winning touchdown. I have to believe the wind killed Allen's throw and allowed Bryant to deflect the ball.
I'm a huge let Mac throw guy, but now I've been talked into supporting the "control the game and run" theory because I have lost a bit of faith in the offense. The only issue with that is I truly believe the defense sucks and Buffalo will put up high 20s/30s. Lets not forget the offense has scored 17, 21, and 24 vs teams not named Jacksonville - 20 ppg. Is 20 points going to win a playoff game on the road? In 24 playoff games including the SB in 2019 and 2020, the winning club scored less than 21 points only FOUR TIMES! The Patriots defense is not good enough to hold buffalo to 17 points, and it kills me that I think Coach Bill and Captain Conservative seem so intent to win games 20-17....I repeat, in TWENTY FOUR PLAYOFF GAMES the last TWO seasons, the winning team has scored less than 21 points ONLY FOR TIMES - that's 17%...

The more I look at how the extreme cold has affected the passing game in the past, I feel better about the Pats' chances. I think the frigid weather may hinder Allen more than the wind did a month ago. If Allen is grounded, the Pats get the edge because they have the superior running game.

 

[patsinthesnow]