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PatsFan2 · Feb 4, 2026

I would Double JSN no disrespect Gonzo and see how Darnold work with the alternatives. IF Darnold gets' flustered he will throw some picks.

Diffs4 · Feb 4, 2026

You would be wrong, did you not see the turnout for the send off rally. You might not be excited, fully understand that but do not project your own feeling onto others.

Sam Bam Cunningham said:
This is NE's 10th SB appearance in 25 years...unbelievable.
It is Seattle's 4th.

I just do not get the sense that Pats fans are very hyped up about this one.
Possible reasons:

1) SB fatigue
2) Big underdog status
3) Lack of marketable stars on O or D
4) Experts lack of confidence in Pats ability to pull this one off
5) A perception by media that Pats are here on a fluke and that it was gifted to them by easy schedule and Bo Nix's injury
6) No Brady. Brady made fans feel that anything was possible anytime
7) Offense has lacked scoring ability during playoffs

Does anyone else feel a general lack of excitement about this SB appearance?
I hope I am wrong, but it does not feel like any of the Brady era SB's.

You would be wrong, did you not see the turnout for the send off rally. You might not be excited, fully understand that but do not project your own feelings onto others.

PatsFan2 · Feb 4, 2026

Diffs4 said:
Funny how that Blueprint works. Since the Bills game, the Pats are five and oh, quite the blueprint there on how to beat the Pats and Drake Maye. Oh and the Bills game, they scored 31 points.

Maye can hit those hole shots to Boutte: Maye can make that throw.

patchick · Feb 4, 2026

Triumph said:
The reason why people clamor for old rock and roll is because there is not 1 artist today that will be relevant 10 years from now with the exception of Rappers. The rest are flash in the pan hacks and wannabes. Swift appeals to females like Hannah Montana did.

Oh man, this is an amazing two sentence work of art! It packs in so much. There's the timeless "music stopped being good when it stopped sounding like it did when I was young" bit. ("These 'Beatles' and 'Rolling Stones" are just passing fads, give me Benny Goodman any day!!") There's the dismissal of a performer with 20 straight years at the top of the industry as a flash in the pan and indistinguishable from an old Disney Channel kids' sitcom because they both appeal to "females" instead of "people." Solid gold, thank you.

But yeah, guitar rock bands are something of a dying breed, the radio plays a lot of the same stuff as decades ago. Though some of the young "females" in pop are actually recording rock songs that don't get acknowledged as such, e.g. Brutal by Olivia Rodrigo.

Gumby · Feb 4, 2026

DaBruinz said:
Ross Tucker's only claim to fame is having been on the Patriots roster at one point. He's only of them "Anal-ysts".

I looked close (zoomed) at all the football gameballs on his shelf….ALL JILLs Logos.

RobertWeathers · Feb 4, 2026

NFL Mystique said:
Seahawks fans did? Not sure why. That was a pickem and the game was about as even as it gets. I think the predictions were literally the same amount for both teams.

Sure they won the 2013 SB and were set up to go back to back...until us.

NFL Mystique · Feb 4, 2026

Will this game impact Maye's future contract. Or will it be based on next year?

RobertWeathers · Feb 4, 2026

NFL Mystique said:
Will this game impact Maye's future contract. Or will it be based on next year?

Maye can't be extended until after next year.

jal · Feb 4, 2026

PATSYLICIOUS said:
Still early but the trend is moving towards a dryer evening. A few days back it was at 58% chance of rain and mostly afternoon. Went down to around 40%, now 30%. We’ll see in the coming days which way it moves.

Interesting - the reports I see show some chance of rain in San Francisco but not in Santa Clara (<10% precipitation chance on Sunday).

If anyone is familiar with the Bay Area you'll know that San Francisco basically has its own climate separate from rest of the Bay Area.

NFL Mystique · Feb 4, 2026

RobertWeathers said:
Maye can't be extended until after next year.

What I mean is: will a great performance on Sunday get him an extension no matter how he plays next year. Or, will next year's performance be the determining factor in whether they extend him or not?

Re-thinking it, next year will likely determine how much he makes on an extension.

NFL Mystique · Feb 4, 2026

jal said:
Interesting - the reports I see show some chance of rain in San Francisco but not in Santa Clara (<10% precipitation chance on Sunday)

And would rain impact the Patriots or Seahawks offense more.

It would definitely make a difference regardless.

RobertWeathers · Feb 4, 2026

NFL Mystique said:
What I mean is: will a great performance on Sunday get him an extension no matter how he plays next year. Or, will next year's performance be the determining factor in whether they extend him or not?

Three answers

1) If he has another MVP year then he will make $$$$$.
2) If he wins the SB but then bombs in 2026 then the contract structure changes and money goes down.
3) If he wins the SB and has another MVP year, then we are talking $$$$$$$$$$$$$

Grogan14 · Feb 4, 2026

NFL Mystique said:
And would rain impact the Patriots or Seahawks offense more.

It would definitely make a difference regardless.

I think rain would help the pats as it might minimize JSN impact

jal · Feb 4, 2026

Sam Bam Cunningham said:
I think rain would help the pats as it might minimize JSN impact

Rain would muck the game up more. As underdogs that's in our favor but certainly won't help Drake Maye either.

But again - there's little chance of rain in the forecast right now in Santa Clara where the game will be played. Santa Clara is an hour south of San Francisco, and San Francisco has its own micro-climate that's usually separate from rest of the Bay Area.

NFL Mystique · Feb 4, 2026

RobertWeathers said:
Three answers

1) If he has another MVP year then he will make $$$$$.
2) If he wins the SB but then bombs in 2026 then the contract structure changes and money goes down.
3) If he wins the SB and has another MVP year, then we are talking $$$$$$$$$$$$$

I forgot: If he bombs in the SB and in 2026, it will really cost him. To the point where the team could just pick up his 5th year option.

This is least likeliest scenario. As is #2.

RobertWeathers · Feb 4, 2026

NFL Mystique said:
I forgot: If he bombs in the SB and in 2026, it will really cost him. To the point where the team could just pick up his 5th year option.

This is least likeliest scenario. As is #2.

#2 happens if he gets hurt, the o- line regresses, WRs and TEs crater, and Josh leaves.

If he wins the SB and has another MVP year in 2026 hes getting 10 years $600m

SVN · Feb 4, 2026

Mack Herron · Feb 4, 2026

100%? Not bad.

Real fan 02 · Feb 4, 2026

Rob0729 said:
This video is talking about Drake Maye vs. the cover 6. Nothing about the Patriots defense.

I think this is a little misleading though. The sample size of when Maye struggled against the cover 6 is coincidental to when the offense was missing key pieces like Boutte, Hollins, Campbell, and/or Wilson. Not sure if Maye would struggle against cover 6 with all his receiving weapons.

One of the advantages of cover 6 is that they have a lot of bodies in the secondary to cover all the receivers. Being down just one receiving option can really factor into how successful the Patriots are.

And the funny thing is they bring up the Baltimore game where Maye threw for 380 yards, 2 TDs, and 1 INT for a 102.5 QB rating.

Great points. Drake is a QB who can Crack the cover 6.. his abilities to Run and get yards that no defensive scheme can account for is such a problem for defenses.. look what he did in Denver..

I've personally said the offense will look much better than they have all postseason.. everything about the patiots is being overlooked and Seattle is being propped up. I mentioned the defense personally because the defense is largely the reason we are in the superbowl and I'd expect that to continue..

Betterthanmost · Feb 4, 2026

patchick said:
Oh man, this is an amazing two sentence work of art! It packs in so much. There's the timeless "music stopped being good when it stopped sounding like it did when I was young" bit. ("These 'Beatles' and 'Rolling Stones" are just passing fads, give me Benny Goodman any day!!") There's the dismissal of a performer with 20 straight years at the top of the industry as a flash in the pan and indistinguishable from an old Disney Channel kids' sitcom because they both appeal to "females" instead of "people." Solid gold, thank you.

But yeah, guitar rock bands are something of a dying breed, the radio plays a lot of the same stuff as decades ago. Though some of the young "females" in pop are actually recording rock songs that don't get acknowledged as such, e.g. Brutal by Olivia Rodrigo.

Wait, are you implying females are people?

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