Patriots Pregame Thread We're on to Cincinnati

[Ring 6]

Bengals will still score. Flacco won't miss those open receivers like Fields did. And neither will Taylor when the Pats play the Jete again.

Because the patriots don’t know the difference between QBs and defend them all the same way.

 

[Borg140]

The amount of games Burrow has missed so far in his young career is crazy. Feels like he’s on track for an Andrew Luck early retirement. He was drafted 6 years ago and he’s already missed 25 games. Missing damn near a quarter of every season. And he’s not going to become less injury prone or recover faster as he ages into his 30s next year.

They need to smarten up and put some of Mike Brown’s money into the oline or you’ll be right.

 

[captain stone]

Jalopy was terrible Thursday night. He can't shed for **** once the play goes outside.

They unceremoniously dump David Andrews & Lt Joe Cardona, among others, but keep this mother****er? Never understood that one.

 

[Zuma]

All-time favorite Bengals player: Ickey Woods

I don't think of Corey Dillon, Anthony Munoz or Cris Collinsworth....IDKY

 

[captain stone]

...This Defense even without Uncle Milt should get to Flacco: wouldn't shock me if he threw three picks.

3 picks, 3 TDs... He's gonna do multiples of something tomorrow...

 

[captain stone]

All-time favorite Bengals player: Ickey Woods

I don't think of Corey Dillon, Anthony Munoz or Cris Collinsworth....IDKY

 

[scott99]

I just want to see the Pats play a 60 minute game. If they can do that, they’ll win. They are better than Cincy, just play like that. Cincy has a bad defense, take advantage of that, and I hope they get after Flacco. He’s still effective if you give him too much time.

 

[Joey007]

That actually could be the logic but the other way around.

Either both or neither.

If you think he's gonna be ready Thursday why not rush him Sunday it's not a big difference. They can't afford to lose another game the rest of the year basically.

Guess it wasn’t both or neither after all.

 

[Uptown]

@TommyD4207 alluded to this earlier..

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Truthfully, the #s don’t even begin to tell how bad cincy’s d is. They shouldn’t be any match for maye and mcdaniels unless we just get super careless with the ball or something

 

[ViperGTS]

Truthfully, the #s don’t even begin to tell how bad cincy’s d is. They shouldn’t be any match for maye and mcdaniels unless we just get super careless with the ball or something

An elite QB should destroy that defense. Maye is an elite QB.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Even the regular bye doesn’t feel this long..

Wait for two weeks when we have the regular Bye. You will change your opinion. Regular Byes didnt seem so long the last few years because we were ass.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Happens to me all the time. We go through a lot of ice because my brain keeps thinking my body is a lot younger

Your big brain or your little brain? I noticed you left out that detail.

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

They unceremoniously dump David Andrews & Lt Joe Cardona, among others, but keep this mother****er? Never understood that one.

Andrews failed his physical. He was done.

The Cardona thing I never understood. J Andrews was released, was picked up by the Texans, and has been a starter for all 10 games in 2025. Dugger was traded and has been a starter. All of Vrable's moves are not easily understood.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

The Cardona thing I never understood. J Andrews was released, was picked up by the Texans, and has been a starter for all 10 games in 2025. Dugger was traded and has been a starter. All of Vrable's moves are not easily understood.

Not all players fit in all schemes. (See Kyle Van Noy, for example.)

 

[TommyD4207]

Andrews failed his physical. He was done.

The Cardona thing I never understood. J Andrews was released, was picked up by the Texans, and has been a starter for all 10 games in 2025. Dugger was traded and has been a starter. All of Vrable's moves are not easily understood.

He's a starter because Pittsburgh traded Fitzpatrick, and are down their first 4 safeties. Their safeties in the last game were Dugger and Jalen Ramsey (not a safety).

 

[mike_usagisan]

Andrews failed his physical. He was done.

The Cardona thing I never understood. J Andrews was released, was picked up by the Texans, and has been a starter for all 10 games in 2025. Dugger was traded and has been a starter. All of Vrable's moves are not easily understood.

I didn’t like the Joe Cardona thing. I wanted them to keep J. Andrews through camp, but maybe he wasn’t deemed as good as Bradbury, Wilson or Brown anyway. Duggar is a liability in coverage, so I don’t mind that one.

 

[DaBruinz]

They unceremoniously dump David Andrews & Lt Joe Cardona, among others, but keep this mother****er? Never understood that one.

I see you're hitting the crack pipe again. You don't understand the game of football, so it's no surprise your and that buffoon Rainmaker, who also doesn't understand the game, are blathering stupidity about Tavai.

Dave Andrews was TOAST.
Cardona was replaced by a guy 10 years younger.

Those transactions have no bearing on Tavai.

 

[Zuma]

Dave Andrews was TOAST.

Fact

Cardona was replaced by a guy 10 years younger.

Fact

 

[Triumph]

The 2025 Pats OL is much improved. So, is Andrewa really missed? Bradbury has done fine and goes unnoticed which is exactly what you want.

The 2025 Pats D is top tier. Dugger hasn't been missed IMO. I got the impression that Dugger wasn't happy in NE. Vrabel wants to put his stamp on the roster and the results have been excellent.