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Jaguar Mac Jones is about to embarrass the genius BB and his all star coaching staff [mod edit: he didn’t]

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“Twisted” thems fightin words That would be like me complaining about a Brady int and then being called a Brady hater. Lmao
You do hate Brady too you never agree with the things he says. You usually laugh at the quotes of his that I post. I wouldn't expect anything different from a Jets fan.
 
Probably because BB gets blamed for ruining Mac. After all, it was Bill who allowed Patricia and Judge to mentor the GOAT Mac Jones.

Everybody knows that QBs that win the National Championship are NFL HOF bound.
I think it's evident that Bill was right about Mac, but he sabotaged himself by installing Patricia as the OC. It was too easy to point at Patricia as the problem even if Bill was right that Mac was regressing, teams were figuring him out and he was not elevating his own game, and he had some slight attitude issues. Additionally, Bill's poor drafting and hit-or-miss free agency decisions made it such that the problems on the team were myriad and hard to point to one single thing. If the team was fairly well-built, with a fairly respectable OC, and the QB play was bad, it would have been an easy sell. Bringing in Bill O'Brien at least somewhat solved the second issue, which to an extent proved that the QB was not good, but the team overall also got even worse, so it was really too late anyway.

I think the critical failure here was Bill's ego hiring his friends in 2022. If he could have put that aside and allowed himself to bring in and work with someone he didn't know well as his OC (and I can't imagine he would have had a hard time finding some good options, he's the GOAT), even despite the roster struggles he probably would have more successfully sold the idea that Mac isn't actually good and they need to move on while also not losing his own job. I guess maybe that's what happened in some alternate universe.
 
You do hate Brady too you never agree with the things he says. You usually laugh at the quotes of his that I post. I wouldn't expect anything different from a Jets fan.
I’m laughing at your defensiveness.
 
Brady kind of sucked in the Falcons game? 466 passing a SB record only broken by himself, 95 rating is “sucked”? Say what?

Brady was 15-25 for 179 yds with one pick-6 & no TDs in the first half of the Pats/Falcons Super Bowl, which led to a 21-3 Falcons lead at halftime. Their 6 drives were punt, punt, lost fumble, punt, pick-6 & a field goal. I am pretty sure the Pats fans were booing the team when they left the field. That's pretty much a sucky first half.

To give Brady all the credit for what happened in the second half is doing a disservice to James White, Julian Edelman and the incredible defense.
 
The Pats could’ve won more Super Bowls or could’ve won a lot less.

In 2001, I think they would’ve been ran off the field by Oakland with clear skies.

In 2003, Tennessee gave them a massive scare in the Divisional Round and were a dropped pass away from a potential game tying field or even worse a last second go ahead TD.

John Kasey kicks it out bounds.

In 2007, in the grasp should’ve been called or holding on the entire Giants O-line. It would’ve made 4th down very difficult.

They probably win in 2011 with a healthy Gronk.

While the defense saved the day in 2014, they sure tried their hardest to lose the game. Gave up a TD in seconds right before the 1st half and were down 24-14 before Brady woke up. Allowed the Seahawks to march right down field with ease in the final minutes up 28-24.

2016 defense got off to a bad start, but so did Brady. Had the defense not held, it would’ve been out of reach for Brady heroics.

They probably win in the shootout had Butler played in 2017. His replacement Eric Rowe was responsible for 10 points on 2 consecutive drives to open the game.

Had the defense struggled against the Rams, they don’t win.

There were many other non Super Bowl seasons where it could’ve gone in the Pats favor as well.
 
The Pats could’ve won more Super Bowls or could’ve won a lot less.

In 2001, I think they would’ve been ran off the field by Oakland with clear skies.

In 2003, Tennessee gave them a massive scare in the Divisional Round and were a dropped pass away from a potential game tying field or even worse a last second go ahead TD.

John Kasey kicks it out bounds.

In 2007, in the grasp should’ve been called or holding on the entire Giants O-line. It would’ve made 4th down very difficult.

They probably win in 2011 with a healthy Gronk.

While the defense saved the day in 2014, they sure tried their hardest to lose the game. Gave up a TD in seconds right before the 1st half and were down 24-14 before Brady woke up. Allowed the Seahawks to march right down field with ease in the final minutes up 28-24.

2016 defense got off to a bad start, but so did Brady. Had the defense not held, it would’ve been out of reach for Brady heroics.

They probably win in the shootout had Butler played in 2017. His replacement Eric Rowe was responsible for 10 points on 2 consecutive drives to open the game.

Had the defense struggled against the Rams, they don’t win.

There were many other non Super Bowl seasons where it could’ve gone in the Pats favor as well.
Absolutely. 06, 07, 11, 15 come to mind. 10 was a juggernaut ended by a stupid loss to the Jets still scratching my head over that one
 
I think it's evident that Bill was right about Mac, but he sabotaged himself by installing Patricia as the OC. It was too easy to point at Patricia as the problem even if Bill was right that Mac was regressing, teams were figuring him out and he was not elevating his own game, and he had some slight attitude issues. Additionally, Bill's poor drafting and hit-or-miss free agency decisions made it such that the problems on the team were myriad and hard to point to one single thing. If the team was fairly well-built, with a fairly respectable OC, and the QB play was bad, it would have been an easy sell. Bringing in Bill O'Brien at least somewhat solved the second issue, which to an extent proved that the QB was not good, but the team overall also got even worse, so it was really too late anyway.

I think the critical failure here was Bill's ego hiring his friends in 2022. If he could have put that aside and allowed himself to bring in and work with someone he didn't know well as his OC (and I can't imagine he would have had a hard time finding some good options, he's the GOAT), even despite the roster struggles he probably would have more successfully sold the idea that Mac isn't actually good and they need to move on while also not losing his own job. I guess maybe that's what happened in some alternate universe.
You are on the money on MP being the straw that broke the camels back. When you make a decision that everyone else thinks is crazy, it is destined to fail under the best of circumstances. Anything that went wrong was automatically blamed on the situation, starting with the players not respecting and challenging the coaching. BB lost the benefit of the doubt which directly impacted his ability to lead the team.
 
You are on the money on MP being the straw that broke the camels back. When you make a decision that everyone else thinks is crazy, it is destined to fail under the best of circumstances. Anything that went wrong was automatically blamed on the situation, starting with the players not respecting and challenging the coaching. BB lost the benefit of the doubt which directly impacted his ability to lead the team.
Yep. Those hires were absolutely ridiculous. Said many times he lost me right there. Ego and arrogance over team.
 
I think it's evident that Bill was right about Mac, but he sabotaged himself by installing Patricia as the OC. It was too easy to point at Patricia as the problem even if Bill was right that Mac was regressing, teams were figuring him out and he was not elevating his own game, and he had some slight attitude issues. Additionally, Bill's poor drafting and hit-or-miss free agency decisions made it such that the problems on the team were myriad and hard to point to one single thing. If the team was fairly well-built, with a fairly respectable OC, and the QB play was bad, it would have been an easy sell. Bringing in Bill O'Brien at least somewhat solved the second issue, which to an extent proved that the QB was not good, but the team overall also got even worse, so it was really too late anyway.

I think the critical failure here was Bill's ego hiring his friends in 2022. If he could have put that aside and allowed himself to bring in and work with someone he didn't know well as his OC (and I can't imagine he would have had a hard time finding some good options, he's the GOAT), even despite the roster struggles he probably would have more successfully sold the idea that Mac isn't actually good and they need to move on while also not losing his own job. I guess maybe that's what happened in some alternate universe.
If you go back and watch the videos of the plays that were called early in that season, the TDs were there to be made. For instance, @ Miami, Parker was open for a bomb TD deep, but the ball was thrown too slow and short resulting in a INT. Playcall = good and Execution = bad. The first games were riddled with INTs and near INTs that the defense dropped. Vs Pittsburgh, another deep pass should have been an INT, but I believe it was Agahlor who tool it away from the Pitt DB.

These plays may have worked in practice wearing shorts and shoes, but I can't blame Patricia and Judge for calling plays that would have been successful with a real NFL QB.
 
Yep. Those hires were absolutely ridiculous. Said many times he lost me right there. Ego and arrogance over team.
Seems like 20 years of success, or at least perspective, was also lost at that time.
 
Absolutely. 06, 07, 11, 15 come to mind. 10 was a juggernaut ended by a stupid loss to the Jets still scratching my head over that one
In 2006, they should've lost to SD after Brady threw a game clinching INT. Troy Brown backed him up and stripped Marlon McCree who was ordered by his HC to fall to the ground after any late game INT.

They had no business losing to the Jets at home in 2010. They annihilate Pittsburgh a week later at home and beat Rodgers in a shootout in the Super Bowl.

Injuries derailed 2015, but the approach to the last two games of the season was some of the worst management I'd ever seen from Bill.

2012 was another missed opportunity. The Ravens were one of the worst Super Bowl winners in the last 20 years.
 
Also RLKAG
That would be an interesting hypothetical. If Ray Lewis went to jail, do they win in 2000 and are they still known for their defense for all those years?

I'm going to say no.
 
This take is BS. Brady didn't win those last 3 Super Bowls. The defense did. If not for Butler's INT, the D stopping the Falcons at 28 & the D holding the Rams to 3 (!) points, Brady would've been 3-5 in Patriots Super Bowls.

Add to that the fact that Brady caused both of the large deficits in the Seahawks & Falcons games with some terrible throws.

You mean the same defense that allowed a late - a very, Very late - first-half TD when the SeaHags were one play away from walking into halftime down 7?
 
The Pats could’ve won more Super Bowls or could’ve won a lot less.

In 2001, I think they would’ve been ran off the field by Oakland with clear skies.

In 2003, Tennessee gave them a massive scare in the Divisional Round and were a dropped pass away from a potential game tying field or even worse a last second go ahead TD.

John Kasey kicks it out bounds.

In 2007, in the grasp should’ve been called or holding on the entire Giants O-line. It would’ve made 4th down very difficult.

They probably win in 2011 with a healthy Gronk.

While the defense saved the day in 2014, they sure tried their hardest to lose the game. Gave up a TD in seconds right before the 1st half and were down 24-14 before Brady woke up. Allowed the Seahawks to march right down field with ease in the final minutes up 28-24.

2016 defense got off to a bad start, but so did Brady. Had the defense not held, it would’ve been out of reach for Brady heroics.

They probably win in the shootout had Butler played in 2017. His replacement Eric Rowe was responsible for 10 points on 2 consecutive drives to open the game.

Had the defense struggled against the Rams, they don’t win.

There were many other non Super Bowl seasons where it could’ve gone in the Pats favor as well.

I deserve to see TEN banners hanging when I enter the Razor tomorrow. Fact.
 
Yep. Those hires were absolutely ridiculous. Said many times he lost me right there. Ego and arrogance over team.

Bill lost me - Brady & Gronkowski, among others, I imagine as well - after SB52, the ultimate "I'd rather lose my way than win your way" game.
 
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That would be an interesting hypothetical. If Ray Lewis went to jail, do they win in 2000 and are they still known for their defense for all those years?

I'm going to say no.

Paul Tagliabue's worst decision as commissioner in an otherwise laudable career was not suspending the Murderer for the ENTIRE 2000 season. Bye-bye Super Bowl.
 
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