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Like I've said before, I think Bill is pissed off about the whole taping incident and the blow to the credibility of the team. I think this motivation will have him playing his starters in week 16 and 17 even if they have the playoff seed wrapped up if they have a chance of going undefeated, which I think they will end up doing.
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10-28-2007, 05:46 PM
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I have seen all of the great QBs since the late 60s but never before have I seen a QB play at a such high level for 7 weeks as Brady. Montana would be the only one that would come close.
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10-28-2007, 05:46 PM
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My prediction is that the line will open with the Patriots favored by 8 or 9 and it will grow during the week.
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10-28-2007, 05:47 PM
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Its an asshole move to throw for another TD when you are up 38-0 in the 4th. I cant understand why everyone isnt ripping them up for running up the score. They are pissed about people questioning the??? They are ADMITTED cheaters. Theres no way the Jets game was the only time they cheated.
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10-28-2007, 05:48 PM
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What the hell are you talking about? They've been getting ripped for weeks and have in this thread.
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10-28-2007, 05:49 PM
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It's PRO football. When guys are paid money to play this game, I don't believe there is such a thing as running up the score. |
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10-28-2007, 05:50 PM
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Sorry, I meant the announcers and ESPN and all of the other sports "geniuses" on tv thats blowing them week in and week out.
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10-28-2007, 05:50 PM
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If the line opens up at 3.5-4 I would be absolutely shocked. Especially with the Colts' injuries.
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10-28-2007, 05:51 PM
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10-28-2007, 05:51 PM
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They commented on it and their attitude is the same as Detox's.
I was fine with last week, they pushed it to far this week. |
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10-28-2007, 05:52 PM
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So you would have them quit since they are hurting people's feelings?
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10-28-2007, 05:52 PM
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10-28-2007, 05:53 PM
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at least most of the praise has to be deserved though, or do you think it's luck that's given the pats the start they have?
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10-28-2007, 05:54 PM
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I disagree. No matter what level you're playing at, running up the score shows a lack of class. Speaking of a lack of class, I'm getting mighty sick of NY Jets fans clamouring for Clemens. Looks like they might be getting what they want now, after this week. I hope Pennington ends up somewhere better than this circus act of a team. |
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10-28-2007, 05:56 PM
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Eff You TD #2
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10-28-2007, 05:56 PM
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I've figured it out. God was bored coming into this season and decided to take New England as his team in Madden and see what would happen.
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10-28-2007, 05:57 PM
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the joke "The Patriots are playing Madden on easy mode" has been made quite frequently 
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10-28-2007, 05:59 PM
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Honestly, I don't think I could duplicate their stats if I played Madden in easy mode. This is insane.
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10-28-2007, 06:01 PM
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It is so classless of the New England defense to tackle the ball-carrier up by 50.
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10-28-2007, 06:02 PM
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Exactly. If you want the Pats to roll over, just run it up the gut 3 times, and punt. |
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10-28-2007, 06:05 PM
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the redskins just said "OK, if you're gonna play that way.."
I fully expect the Pats to come out throwing.
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10-28-2007, 06:07 PM
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I'm thinking more along the lines of kicking a FG on 4th down. At the least. |
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10-28-2007, 06:11 PM
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Good vs Evil next week.. It's time for good to prevail again.
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10-28-2007, 06:13 PM
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The Jax-TB game looks like a HS game: Jax running like 50 times and throwing 5.
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10-28-2007, 06:14 PM
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10-28-2007, 06:16 PM
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I'd take a team full of evil over a team full of whining nancy boys any day.
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10-28-2007, 06:17 PM
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Agreed. Evil winning in the playoffs last year must be avenged. |
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10-28-2007, 06:19 PM
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10-28-2007, 06:29 PM
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Sportsmanship should matter at every level. Classy or not, the Patriots will be hating life if Tom Brady gets a freak season ending injury while throwing that TD to run the score up to 52-0.
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10-28-2007, 06:36 PM
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I don't really care one way or the other right now, maybe my mind will change over the next week, about who wins the Indy-NE game.
I do think New England takes the game, and it's not really that close. 35-21 or so.
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10-28-2007, 06:37 PM
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Personally I think the Pats defense is going to be exploited, it'll be a tough game. I don't think the Pats D is as good as it's stats.
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10-28-2007, 06:38 PM
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What's more classless, kicking a meaningless field goal to tack on 3 more points or at least giving the defense a fair chance to stop you completely? Should the Pats be running up the gut 3 times and punting w/10 minutes left in the quarter while the Redskins start heaving it down the field?
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10-28-2007, 06:41 PM
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Yes, they should. And if it wasn't the Pats, you wouldn't be of the same opinion. This is coming from someone who does not have a dog in this one at all. |
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10-28-2007, 06:47 PM
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If it wasn't the Pats, I wouldn't really care. If the Patriots were losing by more than 30-0 or so, I would have turned the TV off long before I got fired up over the score getting run up.
The Bears kicked the living crap out of the Pats in the SB, but no one ever said word one about them running up the score, or using the Fridge to score a meaningless TD. I didn't care about that then, only that the Pats lost. People who want a reason to hate a team will always find one and this is a ready made reason. |
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10-28-2007, 06:49 PM
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Watching both the Colts and Pats today, showed how different the teams handle the same situation. The Colts could have scored 50 points if they really wanted to, but they didn't.
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10-28-2007, 06:49 PM
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That is exactly what the Steelers did two years ago against the Bengals. The last 20 plays of the game were runs.
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10-28-2007, 06:50 PM
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Well the years of cheating is enough IMO, the classless running up of the score week after week is merely icing on the cake. |
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10-28-2007, 06:51 PM
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The reason teams run the ball when ahead by a lot is NOT to keep the final score down, and avoid humiliating their opponents; it is in order to WIN the game, by reducing the total number of possessions. It is not a "classy" strategy, it is a winning strategy. |
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10-28-2007, 06:54 PM
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seems as good a time as any to post this:
hxxp://kissmesuzy.blogspot.com/2007/10/ksk-guide-to-being-insufferable-hole-s.html not the most work safe blog entry ever. And not directed at any individual here at all, I just found it hilarious and thought about it when seeing yet another thing like this come up  |
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10-28-2007, 06:56 PM
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Anyone who still brings up the cheating ought to just be banned at this point.
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10-28-2007, 06:59 PM
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Your team is the best and has been for a long time. Most fans want your team to lose or fall in some fashion. Its how sports works. Banned? Really? |
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10-28-2007, 07:01 PM
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10-28-2007, 07:02 PM
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LOL Don't let it get you down man, just bask in the memory of your team's tainted Super Bowl wins. |
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10-28-2007, 07:02 PM
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10-28-2007, 07:03 PM
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10-28-2007, 07:05 PM
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10-28-2007, 07:06 PM
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It doesn't annoy me cause it's true(played almost ZERO part in their run). It annoys me because I thought it'd be a third page story for two days when it broke.
It should have been, but I was wrong. I hate being reminded of that. |
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10-28-2007, 07:07 PM
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No not really, I was just throwing some hyperbole out there. I can't believe people still make a point to bring it up though. |
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10-28-2007, 07:11 PM
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Honestly, not sure why we bother to respond. My impression (which may not be borne out in reality, but it certainly is in the media and on this board) is that New England fans are rather myopic and biased toward their teams, and get really defensive when their teams are criticized. Their teams can do no wrong. They don't cheat. They don't run up scores. They are always justified, whatever they do. They are destined by God to win, and if they don't, they are cursed. They can hotdog, stare their homeruns out of the park, pump their fists, and it's all good. Because they're the Red Sox/Pats/Celtics/Bruins (even BC now), they are angels from Heaven, they worship their mothers, regularly visit the confessional and almost all of them don't have kids out of wedlock with supermodels. I know we all do this with our teams (I certainly do with my teams), but I find it more prevalent with NE fans. The longtime standard for insufferable fans for me used to be the New York Yankees fans I had met. But they have been far surpassed by New England fans I have met or heard from in the past few years. Like I said, it might be I was unfortunate in what fans from that area I have met. But that's the impression I have. |
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10-28-2007, 07:12 PM
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Some funny stuff on there. "5. Be sure to boast about all the hot chicks Tom Brady gets to nail. Because that’s totally something for YOU to brag about." |
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