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Man, do I wish we had prime Bruce Smith playing for us right now. We don't have that kind of player on the defensive side of the ball (obviously, he's one of the best of all time, so it's unrealistic to expect that - but it would be nice to just have someone who was consistently disruptive).

I know what you mean - but I'm pretty sure we wouldn't find out until after that game. Isn't it right before the SB when they announce it?

That would have been infuriating if the game was still up in the air. As it was, I felt pretty sure we were going to win at that point.

Jackson probably deserves MVP more this year than the other 2x he won. But he has 2 already. Pretty sure voters take that into account. Should he have 3 & Allen none? That would seem pretty off.

Yesterday looked like a preseason game. If they weren't full vanilla - they were at least partially vanilla. I think that's a good call. Do enough to win these last few games, and hopefully get some real strategy & some wrinkles going in the playoffs.

That's the ideal, right there.

That was a ridiculous throw. Maye has had some "wow" throws this year, but that was probably his best. I was worried more about Maye after that throw than I was at the end of the game. He looked kind of average after that, but that one play was jaw-dropping.

Really, after a month of high-profile games and playing at a high level, they just had a flat day. Probably Allen's worst game of the year, but he still made plays when we needed 'em. The only thing that kind of bums me out is how this likely set the MVP quest back. He needs to rebound and have a great game this week, or it could slip away.

My take is that we're a more flawed team than I'd like us to be heading into the playoffs. But that's just me as a fan wanting more guarantees - I think we have the kind of talent on defense that CAN rise up and play above themselves for key games, but it's impossible to say if they will when they need to. Crazy to think that I was much more concerned about the O heading into the season.

I hate being the spoiled guy who thinks the win was too ugly. But man - I just wish we'd have better games against the Patriots in general. It seems like we have some of our worst games against that team. After the Brady years, I was definitely hoping for more. It was a moral victory for them - which doesn't mean much in the scheme of things, but it's annoying nonetheless.

I didn't see as much as some here saw, or are seeing. But maybe I'm just trying to convince myself. That 1st drive was somethin'. The throw to Boutte made me wonder if we'd even win the game. But then not much happened. I know he doesn't have much to work with - but he just didn't do much after that. Most of the games they've had that I've paid attention to were the same - 1 or 2 really good drives, and not much aside from that.

I like to think that, especially today. As a fan - after KC won yesterday, I was kind of like "what is there to play for?" Team probably feels the same.

I'm not sure what to make of him yet. Pats fans are over the moon w/ him. His throw to Boutte was probably one of the best throws of the season from any QB. But outside of that 1st drive - he was just kind of okay. Threw a bad pick in the EZ, and then shouldn't have thrown that backwards pass to the RB. Still not really seeing it - but curious what the rest of you think.

That's all I was saying on this thread. I knew I'd get some ridicule, but man - too much.

Absolutely no reason for this kind of response.