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I can see that happening from one 84 Moss to another, maybe this time they get it done... They play 4 tough teams that have a possibility of winning... Baltimore, K.C, Philly, Texans but honestly I don't see anyone beating N.E on a good day...... Winning 19 in a row is tough but this team is built to do that.
Karma won't allow it. How many Superbowls did Moss win?
Dont discount Anarchy's earlier point...BB will happily take a loss to humble the team. 18-1 still wears on him.
Further, the BB mindsight wouldn't even contemplate attempting this. September is pre-season in the BB handbook. Forecasting December and beyond is folly.
I don’t think BB would intentionally try to lose a game, but I think he would put them in a situation not likely to succeed
Aren't these the same things? I know you gave an example, but doing that if Bill thinks he has a better shot to win the game by passing, is intentionally losing. I really don't think Bill is going to call a play that he thinks has LESS of a chance of working.
The point being, he would be calling a play that COULD work although it may not be the best call. I used this as an example because this scenario has played out this way before (not the undefeated part) and BB said the offense needed to get the yard and a half and they will need to do that in January.
This gets so overblown. NE has gone 6-0 in their division twice since 2001. But I am sure they would be happy to take 6 gift wins if you waive your magic wand. They usually split with MIA and if not they would normally lose once to either NYJ or BUF. Yes. playing in the AFC East helps them. But IMO that's overblown. Their record outside of their division is the same or better than their record against AFC East foes. Put another way, if they were in another division, teams in that division would have had a lot more loses and then people would say that got a gift 6 wins in that other division instead. If they were in the AFC South, there could have been YEARS they played in a row without a divisional loss.
I disagree. It seems to me that BB is always trying to win, including having his superstars on the field to finish blowout wins. Isn't he one of the coaches who has said that he doesn't see any value or lesson in losing a game?
BB cares about winning in January . . . September and October not so much. He specifically does not like his players to believe the hype and the press. I guarantee after beating the pants off of PIT that he will be all over his team for not running the ball, having some penalties that killed drives, giving up some big passing plays, and taking some plays off in the second half.
Since you brought it up, five other teams have had three players with 1,000+ receiving yards in a season:
Man, I don't know. This team has something special brewing, and I think they all know this.
Never been done and not going to happen. There's only one football, and if NE has the offense that you think they have to go with the defense they have, there is no reason for them to be putting the ball in the air that much. I still think this is a running team now with good receivers. By that I mean, to conserve Brady they will have a 50/50 run/pass ratio (or even more running plays if they are ahead). White had 87 receptions last season . . . and fell 249 yards short of 1,000.
It's a long season. They will have games where they are off and get a better effort from their opponent.
The Patriots with Brady are 7-10 playing in Miami, so it would not be shocking. The Patriots don't do well in heat and humidity and have a tendency to get tired and make dumb mistakes. It's not like they can simulate playing in Florida all that well. I suppose they could try practicing indoors with the heat cranked all the way up.
i am aware. thats partially why i posted that. this Miami team is garbage and pats should win easily but anything is possible
don't forget the Bum Lions... True, undefeated is tough obviously but 14-2, 15-1 can be done easily... Undefeated is possible, just unlikely but they do have a stacked team, no denying that.
They went 18-1 and would have been 19-0 if not for the Giants in the Super Bowl. I think this team is better than that team.
