Patriots Pregame Thread Pre-Game - Divisional Round Texans at Patriots

[A Defiant Goose]

Buffalo Bills radio announcers say that the Bills will need to go through the 3 toughest defenses in the NFL to get to the Super Bowl, and a 4th to win it likely with Seattle.

It'll be the hardest road in NFL history, but they can do it.

Jax, then Denver, then Houston, then Seattle likely.

Across the nation, New England is an afterthought in these discussions.

They're right. New England's defense at full strength is one of the 3 toughest defenses

 

[yukon cornelius]

do the pats take a page out of the texans book and go jumbo a lot......two TE's, tonga who is projecting to play, jumbo packages......and just pound straight at that defense......negate the edge advantage, use the extra blocking, their young lineman are much better run blockers who struggle with line stunts on the pass rush - stunts are much easier to handle run blocking.....and then run play action off that?

they will still take their deep shots, but this feels like a game where they will pound the run, and take away the run, daring stroud to beat them without his #1


then again, josh has attacked defenses like this with up tempo and tired them out, so who the **** knows

 

[UrbanCowboy]

He does have Schultz at TE but I’d take my chances on him not popping off for 150 yards and 2 TDs.

Schultz has had some big games. He's more of a wide receiver than TE (doesn't like to block) and I think if you blast him a few times, he might get timid ... but he can catch.

 

[DaBruinz]

Your post and this discussion only point out the myriads of reasons why it is so hard to point the blame to a specific OLman or DB in a specific failed play, yet we do it so readily and so often. It's why PFF is at best just an indication of play and not an accurate score. It does have value, but only if you keep it in context and are aware of its limitations.

BTW- I don't have the all-22 (I wish I had).

Oh. I don't use PFF grades at all.

I thought you had the ALL-22 from you saying you re-watched. Guess you have the game taped. I'm still curious at to your breakdown of the sack I'm talking about.

@KCSVEN - Can you chime in on the play I'm talking about above?

 

[Tunescribe]

 

[The Gr8est]

They're right. New England's defense at full strength is one of the 3 toughest defenses

Do the Bills really think they are that good?

They shouldn’t be disrespecting anyone.

 

[The Gr8est]

Yeah there is always one guy…

The king doesn’t look like he is in check.

That’s a stalemate Mike.

Fortunately Mike is much better at coaching and NFL team than playing meme chess.

 

[SlowGettingUp]

 

[Tunescribe]

Yeah there is always one guy…

The king doesn’t look like he is in check.

That’s a stalemate Mike.

Fortunately Mike is much better at coaching and NFL team than playing meme chess.

But you must acknowledge how Drake Maye has matured.

 

[Rob0729]

 

[patchick]

Yeah there is always one guy…

The king doesn’t look like he is in check.

That’s a stalemate Mike.

Fortunately Mike is much better at coaching and NFL team than playing meme chess.

It's important to understand that the chess set is all bishops, and the New England Patriots' opponents are the Nwoo Lengndan Pituitaries.

That is some seriously incomprehensible AI slop.

 

[patfanken]

Oh. I don't use PFF grades at all.

I thought you had the ALL-22 from you saying you re-watched. Guess you have the game taped. I'm still curious at to your breakdown of the sack I'm talking about.

@KCSVEN - Can you chime in on the play I'm talking about above?

I'm working off a regular old broadcast recording like most of us.

 

[SVN]

Do the Bills really think they are that good?

They shouldn’t be disrespecting anyone.

After our D gave up 5 straight TDs to them , they can assume its not in the class of the rest. Only wy to disprove is on the field.

 

[DaBruinz]

I'm working off a regular old broadcast recording like most of us.

I figured that once you said you didn't have the All-22..

That's probably the only thing I miss not having NFL+ from the NFL.com website.

 

[SVN]

Wouldve preferred cleaner weather for our passing game. Weather is always and equalizer.

 

[DaBruinz]

After our D gave up 5 straight TDs to them , they can assume its not in the class of the rest. Only wy to disprove is on the field.

The only reason we gave up 5 straight TDs is because the Refs handed Buffalo 3 of them with bogus calls and so many non-calls. Let's stop pretending that the Buffalo offense earned them.

 

[A Defiant Goose]

Yeah there is always one guy…

The king doesn’t look like he is in check.

That’s a stalemate Mike.

Fortunately Mike is much better at coaching and NFL team than playing meme chess.

Nerd!!!

 

[A Defiant Goose]

Wouldve preferred cleaner weather for our passing game. Weather is always and equalizer.

Weather still shows just 0-3inches over gametime. It may be picking up later at night

 

[PatsFan2]

Dome Teams and snow are like oil and water.

 

[mike_usagisan]

According to Brady, one of the great things about snow games is that it slows down the pass rush.