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I'm basically saying I think only two AFC teams can best NE: Pitt and Kc. So I am rooting for the possibility where we only have to play one of those teams as that is most logical. The way it looks now Pats will likely play winner of Oakland vs Houston I.e. A rookie QB or Tom Savage. It'll be...

No way. We want KC at 2 so Pitt is @ KC ROUND 2. Otherwise they likely end up having to play both. Would much prefer Oakland, Houston or Miami round 2

This thus far is the Play of the Year for me. Just a championship caliber football play. The exact type of outstanding individual play that a defense needs to make in January.

They are never getting the draft pick back. The NFL would rather piss off one team than 31 teams. Kraft & TB could get money back and certainly a massive cornerstone of any potential Brady defamation suit. But I don't think in the history of the big four sports any team that has lost a draft...

I was thinking the other day BB should just do this. Would really put the league in a tough spot. I don't think he wants the distraction though.

Even if they had lost this game on another fluke play, I would have walked away thinking Pats were the team to beat. As you said, they were three dumb plays from this being a 40-6 type of game. Ravens were non-competitive outside of gift NE turnovers. D looks more than good enough. Passing game...

Unless Back-Man is a super hero who heals the back's of NFL tight ends, I don't think he'll have much of an impact.

Fixed that for you. ;)

This x10. At least you didn't have to stay up until 130am like me to watch that product. :D

That play pretty much epitomizes White as a player.

I think White has improved, but that's only because the past two years he literally would get tackled by the heel. Though it is still at the point when he lowers his shoulder like yesterday or even breaks an arm tackle it is the exception, not the rule. I've definitely come around more on him...

He *used* to be a terrible actor. But like with everything else he has gotten better through practice. He had a great presence and delivery in some lame 007 themed mattress commercial from a few years ago, and he is great in this one. Would not surprise me at all to see him get into acting.

I'm with you with the concern over no real #2 big back behind Blount. We'd be counting on Gaffney. Not good. You'd think after having to resurrect the corpse of Steven Jackson for the playoffs because they had no plan behind Blount that BB would not put the team in the same position twice. For...

Huh interesting. I've been watching football for 30+ years and can't ever remember thinking about it, hearing about it or seeing it. Kudos to game threaders for actually thinking of this strategy live. First productive thought to ever come out of a game thread that I'm aware of. :)

Not sure if this has come up in this forum, but I saw this this other week and filed it away. Given how BB has swiped other obscure strategies from teams like the Lions (leading to Harbaugh cryfests) my guess is he did too. (Especially considering they play SF this week so you know they reviewed...

Yup. Without looking at expected win probability I'd guess at that point in the game with like 3 min left or whatever it is something like when you are up 7 = 65% 8= 72% 9=95% So you gamble to jump 30% points vs only jumping maybe 10% by taking the XP (which btw this does not factor in 10% of...

He would be an upgrade at RB, but so would literally 98% of other NFL RB FAs. Bolden is here for his ST like it or not. Personally I would take a 50% increase at backup RB for a 25% dip at gunner (not saying Michael would provide that but many RBs out there would) but what do I know? I also...

What? You don't like sacrificing current real talent that can help your 39 yo HOF QB win in 2016 for future speculative talent that may never amount to anything beyond Tavon Wilson?

My point is that is when the team loses: when the O can't do anything, usually because the OL lays an egg. Those same bend-but-don't-break defenses did enough to win just about all those games.

I'm not overly concerned by the D. People are always concerned by the D, but the reality is big game losses like this (31-24) are abnormal for the Patriots. They usually win shootouts. Where they are screwed is in 21-17 type losses where the offense cannot do enough. Just look at their...