Are the Pats tanking?

[stuvian]

Sorry but I'm just not buying into BB forgetting how to coach football. Handy loving, casino owning Kraft is not above anything either.

I can't rule out a well designed flop to set the table for mullet wearing, snot licking Hoodie junior.

[Ramza86]

Makes more sense than them being worse offensively than they were last year with Patricia.

[Captain Hindsight]

I don't think BB has it in him to tank. They are just a bad team that bad personal decisions have finally caught up to them 

[uninja]

You honestly think that BB would willingly tank a season to set up his kid and not chase the all time wins record from George Halas? BB has 299 wins and needs 20 more to beat the record. He's gunning for it and you better believe it.

[Fleezoid]

Not buying he's tanking. This is exactly Bill Belichick coaching abilities outside of Brady. I'll give him the HOF simply due to the number of Super Bowls, but GOAT?? No freaking way. 

[Low Positive]

Not on purpose, but the nightmare scenario as a Bills fan is Caleb Williams in Foxbourgh.

[Gregg]

I don't think they are tanking either. But if they are I hope they miss out on Caleb Williams who is supposed to be the #1 pick in 24 draft.

[Buffalo_Stampede]

No, Belichick is just a terrible GM. 

[JohnBonhamRocks]

This thread reminds me of what I read this morning:

 

New England decided to punt to NO from the NO 40 on 4th & 3 with 9:48 remaining in the 3rd while losing 0 to 24. With a Surrender Index of 39.71, this punt ranks at the 99.6th percentile of cowardly punts of the 2023 season, and the 98th percentile of all punts since 1999.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

3 minutes ago, stuvian said:

Sorry but I'm just not buying into BB forgetting how to coach football. Handy loving, casino owning Kraft is not above anything either.

I can't rule out a well designed flop to set the table for mullet wearing, snot licking Hoodie junior.

Step 1: Junior Hoodie coronation.

Step 2:  Immediately hire Harbaugh.

Step 3:  Appoint 'Booger' McFarland as football czar.

 

Patriot Nation immediately embraces the virtues of phlegm.

[PaattMaann]

No they just suck because BB isnt a good GM and his talent is depleted, especially on offense.

 

Tom Brady made BB. BB is a good defensive coordinator, bad at everything else. 

[Special K]

1 minute ago, Gregg said:

I don't think they are tanking either. But if they are I hope they miss out on Caleb Williams who is supposed to be the #1 pick in 24 draft.

Exactly, this guy needs to end up in the NFC somewhere. There are enough good QB’s in the AFC as it is.

[Captain Hindsight]

5 minutes ago, FrenchConnection said:

Not on purpose, but the nightmare scenario as a Bills fan is Caleb Williams in Foxbourgh.

BB trades back for 7 2nd round picks 

[Low Positive]

4 minutes ago, Captain Hindsight said:

BB trades back for 7 2nd round picks 

And he drafts a long snapper with one of those picks.

[May Day 10]

I agree that it isnt Belichick's DNA to tank... and you also have players and other personnel who are highly competitive and jobs and money are on the line.

 

They are a bad team.  This has been festering for a few years since they blew their cap money and got nothing for it, drafting low-ceiling Mac Jones and ruining him with terrible coordinators, and further rotting of the roster.  Add in the fact that 3 of the top 10 teams in the league reside in their division (when Rodgers is in) it is a disaster.

 

You do not need to tank for the top QB.  Top QBs are not an exact science.  There are many QBs with the physical traits and a lot has to do with nurture over nature at this point.  A large part of it is what is between the ears.  A top drafted QB in New England does not scare me at all because BB will continue to go the internal/comfortable route for coordinators, draft poorly, resist getting top receivers, and everything else.  

 

Brock Purdy

 

You can also shortcut and find good QBs on FA or trade these days and even reclamation projects.

[stuvian]

3 minutes ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Step 1: Junior Hoodie coronation.

Step 2:  Immediately hire Harbaugh.

Step 3:  Appoint 'Booger' McFarland as football czar.

 

Patriot Nation immediately embraces the virtues of phlegm.

[Process]

You don't have to tank when you have a roster as bad as theirs. 

 

Almost zero above average players on that team.

[DapperCam]

No way, they just suck, and now they have injuries on top of it.

 

Bad times in Patsland, you hate to see it…

Edited October 12, 2023 by DapperCam

[Don Otreply]

The entire Pats organization is completely on board with tanking if it suits their needs, they as a whole have been busted repeatedly over multiple decades for cheating, what makes anyone think they would not do this if it suited them???

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

2 minutes ago, stuvian said:

Being the obtuse person I am, I am not sure of the meaning of the Snickers.  Is it the old catchphrase 'Not going anywhere for a while?', or are you just saying my elevator doesn't go all the way to the top floor? 🤔😁