MRW
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The issue I have with this post is I don't think simply replacing Bledsoe put the Patriots over the top, it was replacing Bledsoe with Brady. I hope Losman pans out as much as the next guy, but even if he is a successful NFL QB it will be along the lines of Brett Favre rather than Brady. Meaning - I don't think the Patriots blueprint is one for us to closely emulate.
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In private, most all players say the same thing. Milloy could have used better judgement but decided to speak up anyhow. Dumb but hardly surprising.
The Pats do spread the wealth but many players would not do as well without Belechick, thus , they sign on for a little less. Brady won't accept peanuts when his next contract is up.
Once Milloy returned to the lineup this year, the Defense improved significantly. Hardly a coincidence. This reminds me of when Sam Adams has a sideline blowup earlier in the year. The next day, I read a thread where dozens of people want to cut him. Brilliant !
These guys won't be performing surgery on you in the near future. They're athletes. Sticks and stones. Get over it.
Yeah, I do understand the emotional part of being a fan, you want the players to play for love of the game, but I have to wonder if those calling Milloy "overrated" and "trash" watched the games early in the year with Milloy out.
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Wow, what a ridiculous article. They only "showed flex" this year? Yeah, I guess going 17-2 last year was just a fluke too.
I hate the Pats and I found that article infuriating.
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I would agree with that statement, but first we would have to discount a few things:
-7 years of NFL experience
-50 NFL TD passes
-4 years as a relatively effective NFL starter with little or no help from his teammates or staff
-Nearly 10,000 yards passing
-52 games as a pro, 47 of them as a starter.
I guess if you ignore those things, then yeah, he's done about as much as Losman.
Oh wait, I found a similarity. In those 7 years he's lost a grand total of 1 fumble. That's pretty close to what JP's done in 7 series.
Cya
I think by Bachelor he meant Jesse Palmer. Wasn't he on that show? From what I've seen of Palmer, I see no reason to want him as a backup.
Batch is intriguing.
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Vick is limited. Look at how Tampa Bay shuts him down every time they play. Yeah, if you let him play the way he wants or your defense is poor, he will torch you. But he's not going to get you a championship unless he becomes a passer.
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And you're basing this on what exactly? I wish people wouldn't make arguments like this, it's hard to distinguish the rational football analysts who are ready to move on from the actual Drew haters.
If you think we couldn't do worse than Drew, you must not watch much NFL football.
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You have to look at the percentage increase. 27.6%! If Drew maintains this rate of increase year over year, he will run for over 2300 yards in 2021.
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Well I understand that we will give the patriots props for their winning, I also hope I can count on an ever-living hatred of them.
Since they are getting all the media coverage, and winning, etc, I was wondering if your hate for them has outgrown your hate for the dolphins.
Oh, and I know - I shouldn't hate.
DAMN! Title should read OUR HATRED
There's plenty of hate to go around, isn't there? I have a limitless supply of anger, why try to quantify it?
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BTW, I don't think it is right to put Brady in the top three, ten or whatever, nor should you discount him now. I think you should evaluate careers when they are over. He has the opportunity to win championships like no other QB before him because of his age and accomplishments thus far, but let's see how it plays out first (starting with the game 13 days from now).
Yeah, you can't make a firm judgment without a little bit of distance.
It is interesting to ask though, if Brady were to retire after the Super Bowl, assuming the Pats win, how would he be ranked in NFL history?
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What I want to know is what exactly people think Brady's weaknesses are. He doesn't have the strongest arm in the league, but as his TD to Branch showed, he can put the deep ball on the money. He's not mobile, but he can move around well in the pocket. And of course, the short- to medium-range passing game is his forte.
So what exactly are people basing it on when they say he wouldn't succeed in a different system? Maybe he wouldn't, and I'm overlooking something, but I wish there were a better argument than "Brady sucks. Look how much better Manning's stats are!"
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Yeah, very true. When you have good players things go your way. What is luck is things like Givens' fumble bouncing right back to him yesterday, but most of what gets described as "luck" is players making plays.
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I personally think this is their greatest strength. You can envy the players all you want, but unless you bring all of those players to your team, it is impossible to emulate the way they play the game.
However, this past year the one thing I noticed about our new coaches is that they tend to emulate the way the Patriots approach each game. It was at the very least a departure from what we saw from Killdrive.
That is what gives me hope for the future. If we can get an adaptable coaching staff we have a shot. Obviously they are not at the Patriots' level at this point, but as the season went on I got more and more comfortable with Mularkey's handling of the team.
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But the Pats organization under Carroll is not the same as the Pats organization under Belicheck. It would be one thing if people were saying that the Pats, in their history, have never run up the score, but that wasn't what people were saying.
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The thing about "luck" as it is brought up in regard to the Patriots and Brady is that I think they make their own luck. That is, it seems like most times after a team loses to them, they can point at a couple of plays that cost them the game, and maybe if a bounce had gone the other way....
But I think the Patriots are one of the most adaptable teams I have ever seen. They change the way they play week to week and maximize their opportunities for breaks to come their way. Most times, if they do get a bad bounce, they just step up and counter it with a good play, and the other team is left scratching their heads.
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Good thing I wasn't drinking anything, or I would've spit it out all over my monitor.
They don't run the score up? So when they score a TD with no time left on the clock and the defense walks off the field in protest of two TERRIBLE calls that give them the game, they don't go for 2-points instead of the PAT? Sorry, the Pats aren't classy. They may be good, but they're not classy and they DO run up the score.
Pete Carroll is classless, I'll agree on that. But I don't see how you can use that as evidence that BB was running up the score.
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But the "maintenance" QBs have liabilities too, just not the same ones Bledsoe has. What if we bring someone in with a weak arm and lose the threat of the deep ball? I think the end result might be that our offense might struggle even more.
I was quite frustrated with Bledsoe's play too (especially in the Pittsburgh game). However, he's a known commodity, he's been with the team, and I don't see anyone available who makes me think "Yes! Definitely an upgrade over Bledsoe."