Official Game Day Thread -AFC Championship Steelers @ Pats

[meatface]

With many many fewer touches

one is still one even on 36 carries

 

[AtomicDawg]

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Brady2Gronk]

Wish he followed Pats medical staff recommendation instead of Gords and was strolling around in uniform on the field

Lol

 

[RobertWeathers]

one is still one even on 36 carries

Players fumble. It happens.

In Phi he fumbled once in 39 reg season touches.

In NE its 55. Same a KFaulk

He fumbles less in NE

 

[ashley]

Doug Kyed ?@DougKyed 35s35 seconds ago
Patriots starting D in warmups DL: Nink, Branch, Brown, Flowers, DB: Butler, Ryan, Chung, McCourty LB: Hightower, McClellin, Roberts

 

[AtomicDawg]

Trying to act tough. GFY Steelers.

 

[WinstonSmith]

IMHO, The Patriots have been trending upwards on defense since bottoming out against Seattle as the tweaked roster started to gel and peaked within the last 2 games.

The post Gronk offense is about to spike and peak on over the championship game and the super bowl.

The Texans game can be interpreted as a setback and reason to be concerned for the non believers but most likely it's a sign of a delayed peak:

1. While looking out of sync and unable to deal with inside pressure they still scored 27 points.

2. Brady had solid production with Edelman and Hogan and struggled when he went elsewhere. Having Mitchell take Floyd's reps and having Amendola able to shake his rust off now gives Brady 4 receivers that he can mind meld with (also white). This will take some heat off of a limited Bennett and allow him to be more productive.

3. Lewis has finally been fully assimilated into the offense. He showed how truly special that he can be against the Texans while having some ball security issues.This was his final dress rehearsal and he'll get that cleaned up.

4. Offensive line was exposed but there isn't another Clowney left and the Patriots have time to scheme adjust.

5. Having all of the pieces back will allow for more creativity and production.

In short Pats 77 Steelers 2 and wine is good.

 

[AtomicDawg]

Nice. He went in. I love it.

 

[supafly]

Wish he followed Pats medical staff recommendation instead of Gords and was strolling around in uniform on the field

Not sure what the heck this is supposed to mean, but anyone who's ever had this surgery knows damn well that you aren't coming back within 6-8 weeks. That is downright laughable. Seriously, it's completely laughable.

The fact that this is now his THIRD back surgery at a young age drives this point home even more. They've said that they're hoping for him to have a chance at full offseason workouts in the spring, which is basically 3 more full months away. Even that isn't written in stone.

 

[PatriotsPimp136]

Let's hope for the best. Go pats!!!!!

 

[PatriotsPimp136]

I am scared

 

[FalconHeavy]

Is there a freaking blackhole passing near by that nasa forgot to tell us about? Damn, the clock is crawling...

 

[AtomicDawg]

Me too.

 

[ANGR89]

How are you guys all so calm? Lol

 

[fightingirish595]

15 min to go

 

[BradytoMosstoGronk]

LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Yes, Tom!

I'm ready! (Outstretched arms)

 

[woolster22]

Ive been looking forward to this all week. The reports of steelers fans representing well disgusts me though. #ONEMORE. Those folks in the stadium better be LOUD!

 

[irishfanatic]

Ok, not going to be posting during game. I wish the Good Guys all the best from all Irish Patriots fans over here. Enjoy the game all. GO PATS.

 

[FourierSeries]

I expect Hogan and Mitchell to have good games against that mediocre Steelers secondary.

 

[mosi]

Players fumble. It happens.

In Phi he fumbled once in 39 reg season touches.

In NE its 55. Same a KFaulk

He fumbles less in NE

Thanks for the update. I think some of the games I am thinking of are when he played in pre-season as well. Not nearly as bad as I thought.