Quarter Pole Poll

[UGAPatsfan]

Thought this could be an interesting poll as your current vibe toward the team would heavily depend upon your expectations going in.

I had them 2-3, they are 3-2.

I did NOT have them beating the Bills, Steelers, Dolphins.

I did have them beating Vegas, and Carolina.

That Bills W significantly changed my view of where the team is in the rebuild.

I still expect some hiccups (talent), but AT NO POINT last year did I feel like the team was remotely competent.

 

[sb1]

Thought this could be an interesting poll as your current vibe toward the team would heavily depend upon your expectations going in.

I had them 2-3, they are 3-2.

I did NOT have them beating the Bills, Steelers, Dolphins.

I did have them beating Vegas, and Carolina.

Same here. Had them 2-3 at best

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

Same here. Had them 2-3 at best

I had them at 3-2, but the Ws/Ls are different games than I would have thought.

 

[UGAPatsfan]

I am still confounded by the Raiders loss. That team is ass.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

I am still confounded by the Raiders loss. That team is ass.

Agreed, had that as a W.
Made Geno look like prime Brady.
Middle of the field is still open from that game!

 

[Thunderhead]

I was expecting 1-4 after the Raiders game. Underestimated the players & coaches in that locker room.

 

[stinkypete]

I had wins vs. Vegas and Pittsburgh, losses against Miami and Buffalo.

Same difference.

 

[UGAPatsfan]

I had wins vs. Vegas and Pittsburgh, losses against Miami and Buffalo.

Same difference.

It’s kind of insane to realize this team could absolutely have been undefeated at this point had they had a non-assinine defensive gameplan for Vegas, and not turned it over FIVE TIMES vs Pitt.

Crazy.

 

[BUSTAMOVE]

I had them 3-2 except I had them beating LV and losing to the Bills
Difference is I thought the defense would dominate but the offense would be coming around slowly and we would win a lot of low scoring games
The defense has been good but not dominating
The Offense has been surprisingly efficient and fun to watch

 

[p8ryts]

They beat two teams I thought they would lose to but lost to two teams I thought they should have beaten.

 

[TommyD4207]

Thought this could be an interesting poll as your current vibe toward the team would heavily depend upon your expectations going in.

I had them 2-3, they are 3-2.

I did NOT have them beating the Bills, Steelers, Dolphins.

I did have them beating Vegas, and Carolina.

That Bills W significantly changed my view of where the team is in the rebuild.

I still expect some hiccups (talent), but AT NO POINT last year did I feel like the team was remotely competent.

Beyond the actual w/l record (I figured they'd be 2-3 as well), they look like an NFL football team now.

To me, that was step one of the rebuild. It's been amateur hour here for 6 years. Even when Mac Jones was winning games, the offense still looked like a high school offense.

 

[Ring 6]

I am still confounded by the Raiders loss. That team is ass.

0 handoffs to RB1 or RB2 in the 2nd half. That is ass.

 

[TommyD4207]

0 handoffs to RB1 or RB2 in the 2nd half. That is ass.

McDaniels did not cover himself in glory in that game.
Needless to say, he's gotten better as the season's gone on.

 

[Ring 6]

McDaniels did not cover himself in glory in that game.
Needless to say, he's gotten better as the season's gone on.

Everyone has a bad day

 

[sturmrider]

I figured 3-2 but definitely had the wrong teams for the wins and losses.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

McDaniels did not cover himself in glory in that game.
Needless to say, he's gotten better as the season's gone on.

Nor did the D, whoever was calling plays that game (I've lost track of when Williams was in/out as DC).
Blitz all day and leave the middle of the field open. Either terrible plan or execution, or a little of both.

 

[n1997y]

Beyond the actual w/l record (I figured they'd be 2-3 as well), they look like an NFL football team now.

To me, that was step one of the rebuild. It's been amateur hour here for 6 years. Even when Mac Jones was winning games, the offense still looked like a high school offense.

I’d say it’s a bit better than that. Sunday they looked like a competitive NFL team that was the equal of their opponent.

 

[Triumph]

Thought NE would beat Oakland and Pittsburgh and lose to Miami and Buffalo.

 

[maust]

 

[ausbacker]

It's hard to say as in their two unexpected losses, we saw the bones of what the team could become. In their three wins, we saw the blueprint of what the Pats future may look like.

I have no idea about where to put them on the win-loss scale, personal expectation ladder but, if the Bills game is anything to go by, I'm ecstatic with their competitiveness. It'll be execution that determines how far this team goes but damn, it's nice to have hope.