The Pats! - piece reads like a Bills postmortem written by the better posters here

[dave mcbride]

Enjoy their suffering while you can! This is great: https://www.patspulpit.com/2018/9/24/17896876/chief-thoughts-analyzing-new-england-patriots-week-3-loss-detroit-lions-matt-patricia-tom-brady

 

"RECEIVER WOES: You never want to feel that a season’s success hinges on a alcoholic drug addict and a 32-year old coming back from a season-ending injury and a performance enhancing drug bust. But that is exactly what the case may be."

Edited September 24, 2018 by dave mcbride

[wiskibreth]

wow, that wasn't an article, that was an essay.  Sheesh!  Dude must have been up all night writing that.

[wppete]

I hate the Pats.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

1 minute ago, wppete said:

I hate the Pats.

 

Same, and any amount of pain their mass-hole fans suffer is ok with me.

 

[BuffaloBillyG]

He sounded like that Vikings fan forecasting from his car so his parents wouldn't kick him out. 

[BuffaloBill]

Love to hear NE* fans and media whine.  However, they have a way of bouncing back.  They have owned the Bills for a decade plus and until the Bills take matters into their own hands and win both games against them in a year it will be hard to undo this disgusting history.  The Bills remain an enigma, are they the team that blew out the Vikes or are they the team that got trampled the first two games.  The answer is probably not really either.  This will have to sort itself out and the path to respect goes through the Patsies*.

[Bob in STL]

I cant wait to beat the crap out of them on Monday Night. 

[PromoTheRobot]

You know how Pats fans react to adversity?

 

"Hey, the Red Sox are on."

[co_springs_billsfan]

Let me summarize:  Waaaahh!!!!  We have so many glaring holes!!!  We were in the Super Bowl the last 2 years, and 3 of the last 4!!!!   Waaahhh!!  ???

[Wayne Arnold]

We all know that the Pats will still win 12-13 games this season.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

4 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

You know how Pats fans react to adversity?

 

"Hey, the Red Sox are on."

 

I hate the Red Sox almost as much as the patriots.

So my vitriol for boston is multisport in nature.

 

[Gugny]

7 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

You know how Pats fans react to adversity?

 

"Hey, the Red Sox are on."

 

Followed by, "Yankees suck!"

 

 

[Utah John]

7 minutes ago, Wayne Arnold said:

We all know that the Pats will still win 12-13 games this season.

Largely because they play in the AFCE, where they routinely get 5 or 6 wins a year.

[TPS]

They looked old and slow as a team last night. I think the Fins can go in and take this game.

[Haslett_Stomp]

1 minute ago, TPS said:

They looked old and slow as a team last night. I think the Fins can go in and take this game.

 

I said the same things about them a couple years ago when the Chiefs beat them badly in the 2nd or 3rd game of the season.  

[BuffaloBill]

10 minutes ago, joesixpack said:

 

I hate the Red Sox almost as much as the patriots.

So my vitriol for boston is multisport in nature.

 

 

 

Are you getting therapy?

[BillsFan4]

It is going to be glorious when their dynasty ends. Their fans are soooo spoiled. 

[TPS]

Just now, Haslett_Stomp said:

 

I said the same things about them a couple years ago when the Chiefs beat them badly in the 2nd or 3rd game of the season.  

Oh I fully realize they've been counted out before, and maybe they will bounce back again, but their team speed is mediocre.

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

3 minutes ago, BuffaloBill said:

 

 

Are you getting therapy?

 

No.

My therapy will come when that city falls off the sports cliff.

 

[Utah John]

I think all the comments in that article were valid.  The Pats D seems big but slow.  The Lions RBs were too quick for them, and too fast for them to the outside.  And, that rookie LG of the Lions was a beast.  Was the LG that good or were the Pats' DTs that bad?  Time will tell.  

 

Unless Edelman fell apart completely since last season (maybe no PEDs will do that) he'll still be on the same page as Brady, and will still find holes in zones all game long.  One more good WR, whoever it is, and the Pats will be back in business.

 

It still all comes down to Brady.  Honestly I can't see any drop off in his play. That TD pass last night was perfect, and he still sees the whole field and knows what to do.  (Granted he missed one pass high.)  Give him some targets and it will be like old times, unfortunately.