southeastjerome
Footballguy
A narrative could be written that with the horrible decision not to run the ball by Seattle turned Brady from a goat to the G.O.A.T.
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Indefinite New England Patriots Thread (2 Viewers)
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DropKick
Footballguy
First of all, Brady has put all six of his SB teams in position to win. The defense has given it up in both losses... Same would have been true tonight - and Brady would have got the blame?
So, congrats pats fans. Enjoy it - its the last in the Brady era..
Dolphins rising.
Kool-Aid Larry
Footballguy
the butler did it!!
malcolm butler just enshrined himself in boston lore for all time --- only thing that could've been better is if johnny most had been calling that play
malcolm butler just enshrined himself in boston lore for all time --- only thing that could've been better is if johnny most had been calling that play
Kool-Aid Larry
Footballguy
you guys will eventually be right one of these years
in the meantime I hope you aren't betting against the pats
SaintsInDome2006
Footballguy
Congrats, Pats fans. Boston is a great city and New England is beautiful with terrific pubs and history. Good luck next year, way to stick it to Goodell.
Kool-Aid Larry
Footballguy
I think he's still shellshockedcaptain_amazing said:
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General Tso
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Congrats fellow Pats fans. Koolaid Larry, Run it up, NE Revival, busted knuckles, 12punch, shader, Rocket... It's been great going to battle with you guys.
msudaisy26
Footballguy
All I can say is I cried and WOOHOO!!!
Raider Nation
Devil's Advocate
Road Warriors
Footballguy
AngryPatriot
Footballguy
I can't believe the Pats won!! What a game, from the low of the 3rd period to the great 4th qt., unbelievable!!!!!!
CHAMPS!!
CHAMPS!!
Run It Up
Footballguy
Idk about you guys but after this season, with all the grief and the win at the end. I want some alternate uniforms.
Something dark. Unless they wanna make the red, white and blue striped ones a reality.
2013 concept I liked
2014 concept I liked
Something dark. Unless they wanna make the red, white and blue striped ones a reality.
2013 concept I liked
2014 concept I liked
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General Tso
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I'm partial to old man Pat and the red jerseys.
Baloney Sandwich
Footballguy
It was pretty special to share in the celebration with my five year old son who was going nuts down the stretch. He is still learning the game and only time will allow him to understand the significance of last night but the look on his face when they won it will stick with me for a lifetime.
Godsbrother
Footballguy
Congrats Pats fans. It was a great game.
Boston
Footballguy
I love those unis and logo but unfortunately the fact is once they changed the unis and logo they have been a better franchise by about 700,000,000 percent...not to sound like an old-timer but it's truly amazing the two lives this franchise has had...from laughingstock to the king of the mountain...
Agreed, my 14 year old son was really too young to remember the first 3 SB's and only had the ghosts of the last two to remember. To tackle him after the Butler INT and go nuts was incredible. I have already promised both him and my daughter we are going to the banner raising game at Gillette. I also told him I don't ever want to see him complain about the outcome of a sporting event for the rest of his life as bad beats go both ways.
This will be the fourth time my daughter has been to a banner raising and she's only 21. Told her not many people her age can say that.
johnnycakes
Footballguy
Yup. I haven't heard them called The Patsies during the RKK-BB-TB era.
Kool-Aid Larry
Footballguy
Looking ahead, any ideas of who the likely opponent will be for the banner raising game?
In order of who I'd like to see:
Pittsburgh
Philly
Buffalo
For some reason I keep seeing Rex being the perfect scenario as far as the hype he would create, kinda the matchup I think the NFL/networks would want.
In order of who I'd like to see:
Pittsburgh
Philly
Buffalo
For some reason I keep seeing Rex being the perfect scenario as far as the hype he would create, kinda the matchup I think the NFL/networks would want.
So what was the deal with Belichick not calling a time out in the last minute of the game? At the time, many were calling to allow Seattle the easy TD in order to get the ball back with as much time as possible. I doubt that was ever in NEs plans but why allow the seconds to waste away. It was like a game of chicken and which team could hold out the longest before calling the TO.
Great game!
Great game!
pats3in4
Footballguy
Unlike SB46 in which a FG would have won the game so the Pats let them score to conserve time (Giants likely don't miss the chip shot and kill the whole clock), this was a 4pt game and as last night proved, the TD wasn't guaranteed. I think Belichick decided that the primary goal was to stop Seattle from scoring and conserving time was a distant second. In his mind, using timeouts for the secondary goal directly conflicted with the first as it would have significantly helped with Seattle's clock management and perhaps changed the play calling. Instead, Belichick refused to help Seattle with its time management and forced them to manage their own play calling under the pressure of a ticking clock and one timeout. And it worked, bad percentages or not.
It wouldn't shock me if Belichick told every member of the D: "If any of you call timeout on the field, I will kill you. I don't care if you think you need time to reset the D while caught off guard by their formation or personnel. Make them execute no matter what."
Boston
Footballguy
Hightower getting surgery...he really raised his game this year...will be interesting to see what goes on with Mayo...he has a big contract but not sure what the cap ramifications currently are...
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/02/report-donta-hightower-to-have-shoulder-surgery/
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/02/report-donta-hightower-to-have-shoulder-surgery/
Kool-Aid Larry
Footballguy
Baloney Sandwich
Footballguy
Parade has been pushed back until Wednesday due to the snow.
Baloney Sandwich
Footballguy
devouredbychaos
Footballguy
Dolphins rising? Lol. This Patriots team was the youngest team to ever win a Super Bowl, so maybe the Dolphins are getting better..but the Pats aren't getting any older apparently
Kool-Aid Larry
Footballguy
dolphins have been taking over the division for the last ten years --- why should next year be any different?
BustedKnuckles
Footballguy
blow it out your blowholes dolphinz
msommer
Footballguy
Mayo: 2015 $7m in salary/bonuses. cap $10.6, cap hit if cut $6m. UFA 2018. Don't think he's getting cut until next off season when the cap hit drops to $2.4m and the salary increases $1m
Road Warriors
Footballguy
Of these, very few are big dollar signings. I'd like to see, in order:
1. Vereen
2. McCourty
3. Connolly
4. Gostkowski
I love Gostkowski, he's been money and handled coming in behind the SB hero Vinatieri beautifully. I hope he remembers the circumstances that led to him being in NE and doesn't try to break the bank. Love to have him back, but at a cap friendly number.
I don't see Ridley getting resigned with Blount already signed for another year, Gray having shown flashes of being a similar runner, and the overall plug and play RB situation in NE over the years. Siliga and Branch I wouldn't expect to get much action on the FA market and could probably be resigned relatively cheaply. They're nice players, but not game changers.
12punch
Footballguy
Revis And Mccourty Are Without A Doubt The 2 Keys Issues
I Think Pats Have Fewer Pressing Issues Than Years Past, But Outside Those 2 Guys I'd Say The Lines On Both Sides Of The Ball.
I Think Chandler Jones And Solder Are Both On Their Last Year, And W're A Little Thin On The interior
I Think Pats Have Fewer Pressing Issues Than Years Past, But Outside Those 2 Guys I'd Say The Lines On Both Sides Of The Ball.
I Think Chandler Jones And Solder Are Both On Their Last Year, And W're A Little Thin On The interior
Boston
Footballguy
Don't underestimate the importance of Connolly...he appeared to be the "glue" guy for this unit and from what I was hearing he was their leader...his presence settled them down and they definitely don't have anyone waiting in the wings to take over that spot...pressure up the middle has always been Brady's Achilles heel so you can't screw around on the interior line...I know he's "only a kicker" but I like the fact that this area is something you don't even think about...you can only invest so much in this position but Gostkowski is in his prime and should be for quite sometime...would hate to start over there...
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Boston
Footballguy
By the way...it feels like the Mankins thing happened three years ago...one of BB's greatest strengths as a GM is knowing when to part ways with a player...there are not too many instances where he really got burned...I think the biggest mistake in this area was Samuel...probably Law as well but they had Asante waiting in the wings so there was a solid plan B...
Baloney Sandwich
Footballguy
Keeping Revis has to be top priority and McCourty would be next.
Old Smiley
Footballguy
I found the defense disappointing in these playoffs. Maybe Baltimore was just finding that old magic, but I thought they moved the ball way easier than I was anticipating. Even the Seahawks -- a lot of catches made by those no-name WRs. I know Wilson throws it beautiful deep, but those are still low percentage plays.
I'm more worried about D than I thought I'd be.
I'm more worried about D than I thought I'd be.
Run It Up
Footballguy
I thought they played great.
The Baltimore game was a grind. Being behind the entire game will do that. They BTFO of the Colts. They held the Seahawks to like 5 three and outs at the beginning of the game and in the 2nd half there was a 25 minute period where the Seahawks never scored.
shader
Footballguy
He threw 4 td's including 2 4th quarter TDs to give his team the lead with just a few minutes left. Unless you want to give him grief for not being able to play defense, Brady did all he could to put his team in the lead.
shader
Footballguy
I hope Patriots nation accepts me into the tribe. I officially swapped over from "Brady fan" to "Pats fan" during "deflategate", although there are some other reasons as well.
I was going nuts Sunday night, and I'd have to think that this super bowl win is only rivaled by the first super bowl win in terms of importance.
I was going nuts Sunday night, and I'd have to think that this super bowl win is only rivaled by the first super bowl win in terms of importance.
12punch
Footballguy
all are welcome on this bandwagon
if you're a fan of the pats that just means you're a fan of good football
I think 'importance' is a pretty subjective measure,but I can say for sure it's the most important this year.
I hate to be the first world problems guy, but there's been such a string of near misses and what ifs since the last sb win that it's really nice to finally hit the target.
if you're a fan of the pats that just means you're a fan of good football
I think 'importance' is a pretty subjective measure,but I can say for sure it's the most important this year.
I hate to be the first world problems guy, but there's been such a string of near misses and what ifs since the last sb win that it's really nice to finally hit the target.