Patriots Pregame Thread Week 16: Pats @ Bills. Only 3 games left of this dumpster fire

[dliverey44]

AVP couldn't hold a candle to Josh in Playcalling.

Josh with Cam was almost equally as painful and predictable

 

[Tunescribe]

Temper, temper! @mike_usagisan @Tunescribe@Pape @Steve102

Entertaining scenario. Not sure what the message is, but you'd think all those folks in the stands would be more interested.

 

[mike_usagisan]

Well is he wrong Mike??

Feels like the pride bar has gotten a lot lower. But players coaches have different bars, I guess.

 

[PatsFan2]

Josh with Cam was almost equally as painful and predictable

It was Cam I mean he's no longer in the League.

 

[Uptown]

 

[sb1]

Seems Bills fans don’t hate us anymore

Are the Patriots still the NFL team you dislike the most?

It's a couple years removed from Belichick and Brady both being with the Patriots. And now they are having a 3-11 season without either one of them. So it seems Bills fans got their wish during the drought years that the Patriots would go back to being irrelevant again. However, for obvious reaso...

www.twobillsdrive.com

Not much love there for the chiefs. Can’t say I blame them lol

They also seem to think Trubisky is playing in the finale in Gillette Stadium. We’ll probably get clobbered Sunday but I think we get a W in a couple weeks

 

[Mike the Brit]

Josh with Cam was almost equally as painful and predictable

I strongly disagree.

McDaniels did absolutely everything NOT to have to have Cam throw the ball -- Jakobi passing the ball (throwing it better than Cam), faking handoffs, sweeps, you name it. It was an absolute masterclass in disguising the fact that your quarterback couldn't hit a barn door.

 

[Ross12]

Seems Bills fans don’t hate us anymore

Are the Patriots still the NFL team you dislike the most?

It's a couple years removed from Belichick and Brady both being with the Patriots. And now they are having a 3-11 season without either one of them. So it seems Bills fans got their wish during the drought years that the Patriots would go back to being irrelevant again. However, for obvious reaso...

www.twobillsdrive.com

Not much love there for the chiefs. Can’t say I blame them lol

They also seem to think Trubisky is playing in the finale in Gillette Stadium. We’ll probably get clobbered Sunday but I think we get a W in a couple weeks

I used to mock them but it’s hard to hate the Bills and their fans. They used to have a couple douchey players but they’re not there anymore; the roster is fairly young and well built, and Allen is a machine. McDermott used to get confused by Belichick at times but obviously that was a long time ago.

Their fans are probably the most enthusiastic out there with the crazy folding table ****. I went to a Bills vs 49ers game a few years ago in Buffalo with my dad (he was born and raised in the Bay Area and watched their dynasty, so is naturally a fan) and their fans were pretty cool to him even in his 49ers gear.

 

[Mike the Brit]

I used to mock them but it’s hard to hate the Bills and their fans. They used to have a couple douchey players but they’re not there anymore; the roster is fairly young and well built, and Allen is a machine. McDermott used to get confused by Belichick at times but obviously that was a long time ago.

Their fans are probably the most enthusiastic out there with the crazy folding table ****. I went to a Bills vs 49ers game a few years ago in Buffalo with my dad (he was born and raised in the Bay Area and watched their dynasty, so is naturally a fan) and their fans were pretty cool to him even in his 49ers gear.

McDermott, though, is a douche -- whining at the refs like a spoiled teenager, even when the calls are as clear as they could be.

Otherwise, I'm with you.

I somehow liked Allen even going into the draft and I had Khalil Shakir as my draft binkie in 2022, so it's bitter to see him playing well now and to think about all of the guys the Pats drafted ahead of him that year (Thornton, Jack Jones, Zappe, Strong, Kevin Harris) who aren't even on the team any more.

 

[Ross12]

McDermott, though, is a douche -- whining at the refs like a spoiled teenager, even when the calls are as clear as they could be.

Otherwise, I'm with you.

I somehow liked Allen even going into the draft and I had Khalil Shakir as my draft binkie in 2022, so it's bitter to see him playing well now and to think about all of the guys the Pats drafted ahead of him that year (Thornton, Jack Jones, Zappe, Strong, Kevin Harris) who aren't even on the team any more.

McDermott is definitely a little douchey but there are several worse HCs at that than him, and he’s grown to be an OK coach otherwise. Doesn’t crack my top 5 most hated HCs lol.

 

[KCSVEN]

Don't they want to know where Strange is at heading into the off season? Is he just not ready to play center? Does he need to practice hiking the ball into his own butt before he plays? Hope he gets to play this week, need to see where he is at.
Also, play Baker over Polk. If Baker is lost, so what, let him try, Polk is completely lost every week, can't be worse.
Play Pettus over Dugger, Dugger clearly not 100% or he just stinks this year.
LET THE YOUNG GUYS PLAY!

 

[Sciz]

Don't they want to know where Strange is at heading into the off season? Is he just not ready to play center? Does he need to practice hiking the ball into his own butt before he plays? Hope he gets to play this week, need to see where he is at.
Also, play Baker over Polk. If Baker is lost, so what, let him try, Polk is completely lost every week, can't be worse.
Play Pettus over Dugger, Dugger clearly not 100% or he just stinks this year.
LET THE YOUNG GUYS PLAY!

Strange talked to Reiss a couple days ago and sounded questionable for this week but more confident in being ready next week

 

[Nunchucks]

Don't they want to know where Strange is at heading into the off season? Is he just not ready to play center? Does he need to practice hiking the ball into his own butt before he plays? Hope he gets to play this week, need to see where he is at.
Also, play Baker over Polk. If Baker is lost, so what, let him try, Polk is completely lost every week, can't be worse.
Play Pettus over Dugger, Dugger clearly not 100% or he just stinks this year.
LET THE YOUNG GUYS PLAY!

Lol, he feels good about those guys? What a frigging joke

 

[Ross12]

Strange talked to Reiss a couple days ago and sounded questionable for this week but more confident in being ready next week

So he’s gonna play 2 total games? Lol

 

[Mack Herron]

Hard to see how they can be competitive Sunday. If not, fans will be out with torches and pitchforks.

 

[A Defiant Goose]

Hard to see how they can be competitive Sunday. If not, fans will be out with torches and pitchforks.

Lol it'd be funny if we managed to get 2 completely out of left field well-coached games just to stick us with this guy for another 2 years

 

[Jim Beankie]

I strongly disagree.

McDaniels did absolutely everything NOT to have to have Cam throw the ball -- Jakobi passing the ball (throwing it better than Cam), faking handoffs, sweeps, you name it. It was an absolute masterclass in disguising the fact that your quarterback couldn't hit a barn door.

He had some really excellent throws in that Seattle 397yd game, especially 4 to Edelman. Unfortunately, his shoulder had an expiration date, and Covid messed with his brain.

 

[Ross12]

Lol it'd be funny if we managed to get 2 completely out of left field well-coached games just to stick us with this guy for another 2 years

I have a hard time seeing it considering the canceled meetings this week, Barmore out, Marcus Jones out

 

[Mack Herron]

Lol it'd be funny if we managed to get 2 completely out of left field well-coached games just to stick us with this guy for another 2 years

The probability isn’t zero, but if he were capable of that, why haven’t we seen it?

 

[TheRainMaker]

There is a chance Buffalo doesn't take the Pats seriously like the Pats didn't take the 2004 Dolphins seriously at Miami on MNF chasing the Steelers. In the end, a win wouldn't have mattered as the Steelers refused to lose that year.