TonyTucker
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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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.So they lost by about the closest margin possible on the road to what will be a playoff team, likely a 10-6 one and we must wonder whether they have much of a chance in the playoffs. Therefore:
The Broncos lost at home by 10 to a .500 team so I wonder if they even have a chance in the playoffs.
The Bengals are losing by 10 to a bad Steelers team and were almost blown out.
The Colts lost by 14 and 29 to the last 2 teams they played with winning records within the last month, and by 30 to the lowly Rams.
Miami lost to in Foxboro and we suck.
No one else can even win a division so the have no chance in the playoffs.
I guess either the AFC won't have a representative in the SB this year or we are overreacting to a close loss on the road to a good team.
Waking up to read that the Bengals lost makes this loss much for bearable for me now, dunno if anybody else feels this way.
Brady didn't choke. Brady to minitron was one of the few bright spots of the afternoon. I don't even think Amendola choked. I think it was a good defensive play on a perfect pass.
The out of bounds kick off was the real choke.
I really hate when the Patriots try to get a little too cute. Just kick the ball out of the freaking endzone.
And that 3rd and and 2 near the goal line after a big Blount run, not using Blount to finish it was a play call I didn't like at all. That was also trying to be cute.
Our offensive line is so overrated. Brady makes them 5 times better than they are.
I don't think they're overrated. People have been bagging on them all season long, and for good reason. They perform anywhere from mediocre to absolutely terrible. That's a unit that very badly needs to be retooled. The worst thing to watch was Mankins outplay Solder yesterday and for the C and RG positions to continue to be a weakness.
That exact thought actually crossed my mind late in the fourth quarter yesterday. Thank you for at least somewhat relieving me of the possibilty that I've lost my ******* mind...Since the defense loves giving up late TDs to put the Pats in a position where they need a TD themselves, I suggest with 5 minutes or less, to just let the other team score and give Brady the ball back, and let him win it, since the D can't be bothered to even hold the other team to a FG.
You could tell Brady was letting the ball fly early. I'm amazed they completed as many passes as they did. That was a product of Miami's absolutely horrific DBackfield. Things will get tougher unless Dante comes up with some magic.
The Patriots' margin for error is incredibly thin.
Sad to see one of Brady's better years wasted. He has been magnificent this year. 99% of the other QBs in the league would have turtled by now.
I have a great deal of respect for Brady and how he carries himself, but we don't need to disparage the rest of the QBs in the league on his account. I think the number of QBs who'd be out there battling week in and out is far greater than the number that'd be turting.
Kind of a ridiculous claim, given the crap Welker has gotten around here, and the relatively unanimous defense of Amendola due to his injury. Amendola should have had the catch. He blew it. It happens. It's not as if he was the only receiver to drop passes he shouldn't have,
Kind of a ridiculous claim, given the crap Welker has gotten around here, and the relatively unanimous defense of Amendola due to his injury. Amendola should have had the catch. He blew it. It happens.
It's not as if he was the only receiver to drop passes he shouldn't have, and it's not as if only the receivers made mistakes. We can acknowledge Amendola's failure on that play without that meaning we all think he's Satan's son walking the Earth.
That o line....it needs some work and soon. Tom is not comfortable in that pocket.
The pass was high and he was in the process of catching it -- bringing it down to his body for full possession with both hands on it -- when the defender knocked it out of his possession. He did not "blow it" or "drop" that pass. It simply was a good play by Thomas. Not even your sweet binky Welker would've come down with that ball.
Your picture makes me wish that Amendola pulled off a Tyree.
On that last drive Amendola, who had an otherwise fine day, had a chance to make at least one and maybe two plays that would have changed the outcome; unfortunately, on the second the Defender (some guy who joined the team on Tuesday) made the play and he didn't.
The last play was to Collie, not Amendola.
It should have been to Amendola. He broke open out of his slant and had a clear path to the end zone. Unfortunately, the pass blocking didn't hold up and Brady couldn't get to that point in his progression.
Since the defense loves giving up late TDs to put the Pats in a position where they need a TD themselves, I suggest with 5 minutes or less, to just let the other team score and give Brady the ball back, and let him win it, since the D can't be bothered to even hold the other team to a FG.
It should have been to Amendola. He broke open out of his slant and had a clear path to the end zone. Unfortunately, the pass blocking didn't hold up and Brady couldn't get to that point in his progression.