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Re: Patriots 2018 Season
« Reply #630 on: January 21, 2019, 03:15:05 PM »

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What's the closest comparison in sports to the Belichick and Brady era and accomplishments?

Red Auerbach and Bill Russell imo.

Re: Patriots 2018 Season
« Reply #631 on: January 21, 2019, 03:17:06 PM »

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So if there is anything to this recent trend to have major sports championships be decided between teams from LA and Boston, it bodes well for our Celtics this year with Celtics/Lakers sounding good. Celtics knocking off the purple and yellow version of LeBron this summer after New England took the SB this winter and the Sox took the World Series last fall would be pretty awesome.

Beat LA. Beat LA. Beat LA.

Re: Patriots 2018 Season
« Reply #632 on: January 21, 2019, 03:23:12 PM »

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What's the closest comparison in sports to the Belichick and Brady era and accomplishments?

Red Auerbach and Bill Russell imo.

More like the Spurs with Popovich and Duncan, I think.

Re: Patriots 2018 Season
« Reply #633 on: January 21, 2019, 03:34:11 PM »

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I don't know what to say. They were bad until they weren't. The chiefs were the better team until the pats won a coin flip.

It feels like the pats had a bad season and yet they're in their third super bowl in a row.

Nothing makes sense except everything follows a script, apparently, which is that the pats don't lose until they face a hated foe in the AFC championship game or they make the super bowl.

This ride will end eventually but it's fun while it lasts, even if I still believe it probably should've have ended already.

Will they win this year? It doesn't seem likely, which means it's anybody's game, I guess.


Not sure I understand your analysis. If "bad until they weren't" is reference to the season, not sure what difference that makes. They were 11-5 and the #2 seed in the conference which means they couldn't actually be too bad. 

They played well v. the Jets and extremely well v. the Chargers. If "bad until they weren't" is reference to the Chiefs game asserting that Pats were outplayed till the OT coin flip, I disagree.  Pats played magnificently in the first half.  I'll go as far to say that if it weren't for the interception at the goal line, the first half of football by the Pats may have been the best half by any team all season. They were excellent defensively against the most potent offense in the league and they had sustained drives that led to scores (would have been 3 TDs if they'd run instead of pass on the INT).  They thoroughly dominated the 1st half on the road at vaunted, loud, Arrowhead against the #1 seeded team in the conference who had just come off a dismantling of the Colts.

Also, in order to get to the "coin flip", they engineered TWO terrific fourth quarter touchdown drives in order to get to the coin flip.  Then, of course, methodically drove for the third time in about 10 football minutes for a winning touchdown in OT.

What makes sense is this:  Tom Brady was injured, Julian Edelman missed 4 games and was coming off an injury, and Rob Gronkowski was injured.  They all got healthy for the playoffs while both the offensive and defensive lines came together and the secondary solidified.  That's the script.

Actually... it's mostly about health.   And if they are healthy in 2 weeks, the SB is winnable.  Not predicting a win, LA is an excellent team, but Pats have legit shot at it.

Re: Patriots 2018 Season
« Reply #634 on: January 21, 2019, 03:54:48 PM »

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I see New England finally getting a blow out win in the SuperBowl after being in 8 of the closest SuperBowls in history.

Patriots 38  Rams 17.

That's my prediction and I am sticking to it.

Re: Patriots 2018 Season
« Reply #635 on: January 21, 2019, 04:07:33 PM »

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That was the most nerve-wracking non-SB Pats game I can recall watching since maybe NE/SD Divisional Playoff '06. 

That was like a 15 round boxing match.  Emotionally draining to watch as a fan by the end. 

Helluva football game.


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Re: Patriots 2018 Season
« Reply #636 on: January 21, 2019, 06:34:57 PM »

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That was the most nerve-wracking non-SB Pats game I can recall watching since maybe NE/SD Divisional Playoff '06. 

That was like a 15 round boxing match.  Emotionally draining to watch as a fan by the end. 

Helluva football game.

Those last few drives by both teams in the closing minutes of the 4th made it feel like either could score at any time soon as they got the ball. The coin toss at the start of OT was probably the most nerve wracking moment of the whole game  :laugh:
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« Reply #637 on: January 21, 2019, 06:58:00 PM »

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I see New England finally getting a blow out win in the SuperBowl after being in 8 of the closest SuperBowls in history.

Patriots 38  Rams 17.

That's my prediction and I am sticking to it.

I like your thinking, Nick, and I surely hope you're right. It would be so nice, as a Pats fan, to see them put on a good ol-fashioned butt whoopin (for a change).
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Re: Patriots 2018 Season
« Reply #638 on: January 21, 2019, 07:10:52 PM »

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I see New England finally getting a blow out win in the SuperBowl after being in 8 of the closest SuperBowls in history.

Patriots 38  Rams 17.

That's my prediction and I am sticking to it.
God I hope you're right. Not sure if my heart can take it after the seeming endless number of down to the wire games the Pats play
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Re: Patriots 2018 Season
« Reply #639 on: January 21, 2019, 07:27:55 PM »

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What a great 2 games though...Brady is never going to show his age and that kid on the Chiefs appears to have the It factor for sure. I couldn’t believe that last quarter...insane.

Re: Patriots 2018 Season
« Reply #640 on: January 21, 2019, 07:29:35 PM »

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I see New England finally getting a blow out win in the SuperBowl after being in 8 of the closest SuperBowls in history.

Patriots 38  Rams 17.

That's my prediction and I am sticking to it.
God I hope you're right. Not sure if my heart can take it after the seeming endless number of down to the wire games the Pats play

Lets hope the AFCCG was the "Close SB" the Pats play every single time they are there, and that the real SB in 2 weeks is a comfortable win  :laugh:
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Re: Patriots 2018 Season
« Reply #641 on: January 21, 2019, 09:18:00 PM »

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Gotta love Damien Woody and Stephen A. run down Max Kellerman as he called Brady lucky yesterday.

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« Reply #642 on: January 21, 2019, 09:26:08 PM »

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Re: Patriots 2018 Season
« Reply #643 on: January 21, 2019, 09:36:11 PM »

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Re: Patriots 2018 Season
« Reply #644 on: February 03, 2019, 01:37:38 PM »

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