Triumph
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I wish that it wasnt so, but you know whats coming too.I see this thread's already drawn in the Tampa fans.
If I was glad Id had made plans to go to the game for a birdseye view of Massachusetts melting down.We already knew you’d be happy.
Don't just bookmark it. Put it in your sig.If we can see Mac open it up and lead his offense to scores against that Bucs defense.. Pats are winning the SB soon.
And by soon I mean in a few months. Bookmarking this post.
I wish that it wasnt so, but you know whats coming too.
You mean the Massachusetts media. You pretty much are clueless about the Pats fans.If I was glad Id had made plans to go to the game for a birdseye view of Massachusetts melting down.
Throw in the fact that Brady will likely pass 80,000 yards this week and pass Brees as the all time passing leader in game 4 in Foxboro....Yes, and the hype will be unreal. Tom vs Bill is a heavyweight matchup which may be their only one.
However, I'm cringing at the thought of a Bucs blowout as the media will rip Bill apart. Tom, Gronk and AB will want to embarrass Bill/Kraft what Curtis Martin did to the Pats from 1998-2000.
He’s gonna have to hit these to beat the Bucs.
My sister works in Mass for a big outfit and shares the general mood of the fans regarding Boston sports.You mean the Massachusetts media. You pretty much are clueless about the Pats fans.
I really enjoyed watching Patriots football before Brady and I have equally enjoyed watching Patriots football since his departure. For me, it is all about the laundry, I appreciate all Brady did, but I really have no rooting interest towards the Bucs (except if their win helps the Patriots playoff chances). If the Bucs beat the Patriots it will feel like a Patriot loss like all the other regular season non-crucial losses.My sister works in Mass for a big outfit and shares the general mood of the fans regarding Boston sports.
Only someone ignorant would try to spin positives about Brady leaving. Do go on though.
Here’s how it will go on here: a poster who joined in 2015 will tell a poster who joined in 2004 that they’re a Bucs fan.The lead up to the game should be wild and interesting.
“I live my life one quarter mile at a time.”No, I am more than "just a fan"....I live and breath Patriot football 25/7/365....
And I'll be here LONG after all players, coaches, and owners have come and gone...
I take it seriously. My mentality is day by day...just do your job...try to get better every day...
We definitely don’t match up well with them. Not a lot of teams in the league do. When you’re highly dependent on an attack that features two TEs and running the ball and you’re up against a defense that has two LBs that can go man-to-man with both TEs and is traditionally good against the run, it’s a bad match-up. Mistakes/turnovers would most definitely compound the game into a potential blowout. I can see why people wouldn’t think we’d have a chance.I don’t really understand this “Patriots don’t have a chance” stuff.
The Bucs needed a last second field goal to beat Dallas then saw a big deficit shrink to 3 in the fourth quarter against Atlanta. Both were home games against non-contenders where Brady was almost perfect.
Historically, if you have a projected 12 win team on the road against a projected 9 win team, the spread is only about 3-4 points…a margin that’s likely covered by a +1 turnover edge.
The challenge I see for the Patriots is they’ll need some big plays against the Bucs secondary. They’re not going to consistently win those 3rd and 2 / 4th and 1 scenarios. And with the Bucs linebackers, screen passes and quick passes aren’t usually so effective.
Jones will need to take some shots…the Bucs secondary isn’t great, and the Patriots are capable of reeling off some chunk yardage. Trying to beat the Bucs with 15-play drives just doesn’t work. Their run defense is too dominant, and they’re bound to create negative plays with that front 7.