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I completely agree.The Pats Colts game will be decided on turnovers. Edge to the Colts at home.I see the Cowboys as somewhere between the Bengals and the Colts. I see the Pats beating the Cowboys by 7-13 points.The Pats will likely finish between 14-2 and 12-4. The Colts game probably determines home field advantage.Of course this is as things stand today. Stuff happens.Colin Dowling said:
i am caught up in pat-mania, myself (i'm not a fan, though), and i certainly can't speak for others, but to me, the amazment is about what they are currently doing and what they have the potential to do. there's no way to put them in any historical context, yet.for me the excitement comes from 2 things:1-this pats team is really the only team that could be considered a dynasty since the 90's cowboys. that dynasty just upgraded it's defense in the off-season, and more importantly (from an excitement standpoint), they've acquired the greatest deep threat in the history of the NFL. before the season, there were at least some questions as to how this would work out, given randy's age and (assumed diminished) skills. it's working out pretty well. what sounded good on paper is actually working out even better than 99% of us could've imagined on the field. (which is pretty rare, i think).2-maybe the numbers don't back it up, but watching these pats just seems/feels like something special. as great teams do, they make it look easy. in a league that can feel 'watered down' at times, the pats seem to be a textbook display of what football ought to look like. belichick makes every coach look like a fool and it seems like brady could throw 60 TDs if he decided he wanted to. they seem to be toying with teams at times. it's refreshing to watch (even for a non-pats fan).that's all very subjective and maybe the colts would kill the pats (i don't think the cowboys would have a prayer, by the way). who knows how it'll end for these pats, but it's a hell of alot of fun to watch. i appreciate domination. (i'm a jags fan so maybe i'm just a guy in a boring marriage ogling the my buddy's smokin' hot, very cool wife).i also don't buy in the 4-week strength of schedule deal. there are only 3 teams in the league that appear to be any better than 'pretty good' to me. nobody has beaten a dominant team this year (b/c they're all 4-0). by my subjective measure, i think the pats would absolutely destroy the titans, by the way. (and i think the titans are a pretty good football team)Colin Dowling said:
Agree on most counts. THe Pats have missed Harrison, but the Cowboys have just gotten Newman and Ellis back. The Dallas D should be even better int he next month. Pats too, but don't discount the Newman/Ellis contributions.
The Cowboys MAY be in the same tier as the Pats and Colts; I simply don't know and won't know until after the Patriots Cowboys game. I thought the Steelers were in this tier as well, and maybe they are, but it was a black eye to lose to the Cardinals.
I think they've missed Seymour more than Harrison.
Meriweather appears to be every bit as malevolent on the field as Harrison. It'll be good to have Rodney back for team leadership, but Seymour is one of the 3 best defensive players in the league.
I totally agree with this. Now, let's wait until they're 14-0 to continue the discussion. Otherwise we need to start 3 other rediculous threads for the other undefeated teams as well and proclaim them as the next to go 16-0.It's just simply too early. Too many things can happen.
Ha! Actually, I've been tremendously impressed with his reception to target ratio: 31 for 34. Not bad at all.I'm a fan, but I hate all the 16-0 talk. I think that people assume that the AFC East is a forgone conclusion, so why not talk 16-0?
I agree..........I'm a big Dallas fan but over the years I've evolved into more of a football fan who just loves the Cowboys. I try and be as objective as possible and know that with this game there comes some highs and lows.I mentioned in another thread that basically it's Super Bowl or utter disappoinement for NE this year. Expectations have gone thru the roof.........if this was the stock market, it would be so over inflated like when .com stocks were selling at 200 dollars a share and then they just plummeted. There stock is way to high and I'm not buying.I'm not saying that can't win the SB, I'm more or less talking about Brady throwing 55 Td's and the team's going to be undefeated and Randy Moss is going to catch 25 TD's and all of the other crazy numbers I hear. I'm selling, I'm not buying all that.Great team, great organization and they'll be tough to beat but they will be beat.
Certainly they will...........but lets give it to them then, when they actually deserve it.I'll tell you what, I'm glad you guys don't play for my Cowboys because if you play like the way you're afraid of them or are in awe of them, you'd get your butts kicked.Teams need to man up and play some ball
Ah yes, but the beauty of having a team this good is that Brady can throw 55 TD's, Moss can catch 25 TD's and they can go undefeated. We won’t know until they slow down or lose a game, but at this point, you can't say for sure they won’t. Sure, the odds are not in their favor, but they are much better odds than winning Powerball, yet somebody still does.It's fun for us Pats fans, not so much for others, and I'm going to enjoy it while I can.
Honestly, I disagree. Most fans who don't have something at stake (fans of AFC East rivals, Colts fans, Steelers fans, etc.) really marvel and enjoy watching this team play. Frankly, I'm hoping they do run the table.I think it's the premature anointing or ####-crowning that is surprising. The Pats have looked amazing through 4 games -- better than any team I can ever remember -- but honestly, we can't even be sure they're the best team in the league until they play the Cowboys and the Colts.
Have you watched the Cowboys? With the exception of the first half Sunday, I feel they've looked every bit as good. And they're playing with 1 WR and 1 Te...In my mind the Pats are the best of the four undefeated teams based on actually WATCHING the games. Forget stats.They LOOK incredible.Signed,A traditional Pats HATER
The boys D has looked decent, but against a team with NO passing game and a rookie QB.What's the most INT's Brady has thrown in a game (serious question)?
