Game Day Thread Official Post Game Thread- Pats beat the Falcons

[DaBruinz]

I think he’s a guy who is discovering his ceiling is lower than the Patriots’ locker room floor. Saw some rumors he’s not learned the playbook, which would put him out of step on the field and cause other problems, loss of confidence, etc.

Please cite these rumors about Jonnu Smith not having learned the playbook.

 

[Bill Lee]

The love fest is in full swing now...

 

[n6249c]

“I’ve seen it before…”

 

[Wax Frog]

Pretty much any reply to an opinion about football that starts with "wrong" is worth discarding for no other reason than the poster is unnecessarily being a jerk.

Unless you're discussing something objectively defined - like roster regulations, IR rules, penalties, etc - then no can really be "wrong" because we're mostly amateurs sharing opinions. Even if someone is objectively wrong about something clearly defined, there's a better way to communicate that than a flat, "wrong".

If you think someone's opinion/perspective/information is wrong, try on the following for size:

"I disagree, and here's why ... "

"I have a different analysis on this one ... "

"Actually, the NFL rule in this regard says otherwise ... "

This post should be a sticky.

 

[50-yard-line]

Please cite these rumors about Jonnu Smith not having learned the playbook.

We have half a spoiled fanbase that isn't satisfied unless they have someone to hate, whether because of draft number or contract.

This is by talk radio design.

 

[TomPatriot]

He didn't do sh-t in this crappy clip and I am just so glad they have been able to mask his crappiness because Steve Belichick is the real deal. Bentley is a waste of space (but fast after the fact, Monty Beisel and Gary Guyton 3.0)

He took the underneath pass away from Ryan so he couldn’t throw to Pitts.

 

[TomPatriot]

I think he’s a guy who is discovering his ceiling is lower than the Patriots’ locker room floor. Saw some rumors he’s not learned the playbook, which would put him out of step on the field and cause other problems, loss of confidence, etc.

They need to run variants of the shovel option, receiver screens, wheel routes out of the backfield, etc. He needs to get healthy and get the ball in space.

 

[RobertWeathers]

He took the underneath pass away from Ryan so he couldn’t throw to Pitts.

Someone would need to know football to make that kind of observation.

 

[DaBruinz]

This post should be a sticky.

Sure. As long as you teach people the difference between opinion and fact and how both can exist in a post. As well as to how to tell the difference between the two.. that kinda got missed by the person you were responding to.

 

[Wax Frog]

Sure. As long as you teach people the difference between opinion and fact and how both can exist in a post. As well as to how to tell the difference between the two.. that kinda got missed by the person you were responding to.

I just liked it as good general tips on civility. If I missed anything context-wise, I plead Saturday morning laziness

 

[WaterfallJumper]

This post should be a sticky.

I largely agree with the sentiment, but sometimes an idiot needs to be called an idiot. We're all amateurs on here. I get that. Some of us are just nuts, though.

 

[Wax Frog]

I largely agree with the sentiment, but sometimes an idiot needs to be called an idiot. We're all amateurs on here. I get that. Some of us are just nuts, though.

I agree about the nuts part but maybe I'm just too much a diplomat. I prefer calm reasoned conversation to heated arguments in general*, and just quietly 'ignore' the extreme cases.

*I actually do very little of either here, but that's because I'm not as knowledgeable about the technical aspects of football as I'd wish to be in order to adequately hold up my end.

 

[PP2]

This game was one of the best zone defense performances I've seen from this team in quite some time. A far cry from a few years ago when we would lose people in space all the time- under Patricia.

 

[oldrover]

Pretty much any reply to an opinion about football that starts with "wrong" is worth discarding for no other reason than the poster is unnecessarily being a jerk.

(sorry... the devil made me do it )

 

[ashley1992]

He didn't do sh-t in this crappy clip and I am just so glad they have been able to mask his crappiness because Steve Belichick is the real deal. Bentley is a waste of space (but fast after the fact, Monty Beisel and Gary Guyton 3.0)

I'm glad your finally on the train...it took you a while, but welcome!!!!

 

[Bill Lee]

 

[Wax Frog]

I'm glad your finally on the crazy train...it took you a while, but welcome!!!!

Ozzy FIFY

 

[MAC10]

 

[JMC00]

Last time Falcons got shutout at home this game happened the same day

Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers - October 9th, 1988 | Pro-Football-Reference.com

Denver Broncos 16 at San Francisco 49ers 13 on October 9th, 1988 - Full team and player stats and box score

www.pro-football-reference.com

 

[captain stone]

This game was one of the best zone defense performances I've seen from this team in quite some time. A far cry from a few years ago when we would lose people in space all the time- under Patricia.

Yep, and those zone defenses from 2008-11 weren't pretty to look at either.