#2 Seed at bye

[BradysBunch12]

OT: I'm back.

Some of you probably won't remember me because I didn't post that much to begin with, but some of you probably remember my famous meltdown/nervous breakdown after we lost Super Bowl 42. Without getting into too much personal info, I suffer from depression, and losing to the Giants again at the last second set me off. I was drinking down bottles of Smithwicks like it was going out of style for almost a week. Then I realized "It's just a game that I have no part of and am just watching on tv."

Am in love with this year's team because they remind me of the 03-04 teams, especially if the offense starts clicking. I think Belichick got rid of Welker because 1.)Welker himself said that there was tension between him and Belichick and the coaches/owners 2.)Belichick realized we had become a slightly better version of the Colts and wanted to start from scratch even if it meant taking a step backward offensively.

Mayo loss hurts A LOT, teams are running right up the gut on us now, but the defense still has playmakers in the secondary, not just Talib, but McCourty and Dennard too, and they have the best pass defense I remember since the dynasty days.

I just hope Brady and the receivers get it together even a little. He should have better than a 70 something passer rating and 55 completion percentage and 9 TDs. If he can get it up in the 80s with a 57/58 completion percentage and finish the year with 3,800-4,000 yards, 24 TDs, 12 INT that's fine with me and means we are where we should be come playoff time.

Go Pats! And can't wait to see another Manning face in November and in the playoffs in January.

 

[QB12]

With Cincinatti's loss to Miami last night, we beat the Steelers and we have the #2 seed at the bye . . .

 

[dannydyn]

With Cincinatti's loss to Miami last night, we beat the Steelers and we have the #2 seed at the bye . . .

I'd wait with this thread until AFTER the Steelers game (assuming we win of course )

 

[bigballas]

What about the other 7 games?

 

[Bartmac36]

Why do we always insist on jumping the gun? It is rather foolish to assume we will roll past the Steelers. Why dont we focus on our own task for now, which is beating Pittsburgh, before we start celebrating something that hasnt happened yet?

Let's leave those type of celebrations to the Jets.

 

[dales804]

Why do we always insist on jumping the gun? It is rather foolish to assume we will roll past the Steelers. Why dont we focus on our own task for now, which is beating Pittsburgh, before we start celebrating something that hasnt happened yet?

Let's leave those type of celebrations to the Jets.

We don't play for the Patriots. I don't think fans on a message board looking at playoff seeding more than 1/2 way through the season is going to affect how NE plays on Sunday against PIT. The OP's topic is one of the first things I thought of when seeing MIA defeated CIN yesterday and I don't think, as fans, it's a problem to have a discussion about it now.

But as QB12 said, if NE beats the Steelers, they would be the #2 seed after week 9.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Why do we always insist on jumping the gun? It is rather foolish to assume we will roll past the Steelers. Why dont we focus on our own task for now, which is beating Pittsburgh, before we start celebrating something that hasnt happened yet?

Let's leave those type of celebrations to the Jets.

Jets usually like to limit their celebrations to preseason.

 

[FCB02062]

With Cincinatti's loss to Miami last night, we beat the Steelers and we have the #2 seed at the bye . . .

What are you playing, cornerback? Safety???

 

[QB12]

We don't play for the Patriots. I don't think fans on a message board looking at playoff seeding more than 1/2 way through the season is going to affect how NE plays on Sunday against PIT. The OP's topic is one of the first things I thought of when seeing MIA defeated CIN yesterday and I don't think, as fans, it's a problem to have a discussion about it now.

But as QB12 said, if NE beats the Steelers, they would be the #2 seed after week 9.

Thank you.

 

[JR4]

There are some fans here that seem to be so self righteous .. we don think ahead, were just week to week, don't talk about play offs in middle of season,
only jets do that..... blah blah blah.

Some of you need to stop nit picking and offer something of substance instead of critical crap. Anyone can be a putz these days if they have a keyboard and one finger.

Guess what nit pickers, NFL dot com has an article "
Path to the playoffs

guess QB12 wasn't so absurd was he? I mean according to some of you they shouldn't be talking about this stuff at the half way mark ... Right?

 

[Dingleberry]

Why do we always insist on jumping the gun? It is rather foolish to assume we will roll past the Steelers. Why dont we focus on our own task for now, which is beating Pittsburgh, before we start celebrating something that hasnt happened yet?

Focus on beating the Steelers? Right now, I'm focused on getting to the weekend, paying the mortgage which is due today, and maybe getting some action from the wife tonight if the baby will sleep through the night for once.

I am going to let the Patriots focus on beating the Steelers. And IF they beat the Steelers, as OP mentioned, the Pats are in the #2 seed position. I like it!

And for all of you jinx believers.......Patriots 78 Steelers -6

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

I won't make my playoff plan until December,i might be the only here who thinks the Steelers could pull the upset.

 

[MossWelkowski]

Is the AFC Road open for the Patriots Again?

Huge loss to cincy last night they are currently sitting a 6-3.

Cincy still has to play the ravens twice chargers and most
Importantly the colts left.

Arguably the two best teams in the conference are in the same
Division and they both have to play eachother twice.

Patriots still have that matchup vs the broncos in a month.

The patriots have a perfectly timed bye at week 10.

It just seems like for the 3rd straight year, the afc is shaping up for the patriots to get a bye and be one game away from the afc championship

 

[Froob]

Doesn't mean much. Remember when Houston and Baltimore were locks for #1 & #2 last year?

 

[RIpats88]

but but, I thought the patriots were the worst 6-2 team in history and Brady is in decline? :bricks:

it's pretty amazing the team has put themselves in this position...if the Offense can finally start to find some rhythm this should be a scary team.

 

[fnordcircle]

I don't mind seeing posts but I'll care about the #2 seeding when the team is in control of their own destiny in terms of whether or not we keep it. Right now we aren't.

 

[patsinthesnow]

Regardless, the Patriots are a better football team than the Colts without Wayne and the Bengals without Atkins. 12-4 should get the #2 seed this year, and I think we'll do that.

It's pretty awesome that three really good teams are clustered in 1 division. We might end up as the 4th best team in the AFC but still have a bye.

 

[fnordcircle]

Regardless, the Patriots are a better football team than the Colts without Wayne and the Bengals without Atkins. 12-4 should get the #2 seed this year, and I think we'll do that.

It's pretty awesome that three really good teams are clustered in 1 division. We might end up as the 4th best team in the AFC but still have a bye.

You don't take the Chiefs seriously?

We'll have to see, but even if they drop both to Denver I don't see them losing too many games.