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Patriots / Football / Re: NFL 2025-26 Season
« Last post by Vermont Green on Today at 05:14:30 PM »
Quote from: Goldstar88 on Today at 05:06:48 PM
I think the Rams are winning the SB this year.

I watched the first half, Stafford looked great, the whole team looked great.  But what happened in second half?  Only 3 points scored?

In any case, yes, LAR looks great.  Several other teams (PHI, BUF, etc.) not so much.  BAL and KC may yet be contenders.  Overall, the Pat's strength of schedule got worse by 5 net losses.  I have no idea how this will all play out.
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Patriots / Football / Re: NFL 2025-26 Season
« Last post by Goldstar88 on Today at 05:06:48 PM »
I think the Rams are winning the SB this year.
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Patriots / Football / Re: Patriots 2025-26 Season
« Last post by Vermont Green on Today at 05:06:16 PM »
I am not sure how different it will be on the OL with Lowe and Brown in for Campbell and Wilson, for a few games.  Drake Maye has been sacked 37 times, only behind Cam Ward and Gino Smith.  The line has not been great at pass protection anyway.  The run offense is 19th or 20th best.  I know it is a downgrade, but I think we can still win with these guys considering the schedule.  I am more concerned with Milton Williams.

The Pats have been riding high.  But now they are like every other team.  Every team has someone on their OL who is hurt.  A key defensive player.  They will draft some more depth this off season and be a little better, a little deeper next season.  For this season, in my mind it is already a win.  It is a bummer, with out at least a solid OL, they will not win much in the playoffs, but I don't see the point in Monday morning QB'ing this.  To me, this is exactly why you don't make a rash deal at the deadline.  Just keep building, stay the course.
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Around the NBA / Re: Report: LaMelo Wants Out
« Last post by Vermont Green on Today at 04:51:29 PM »
Quote from: Ilikesports17 on Today at 04:41:17 PM
Quote from: Vermont Green on Today at 03:45:14 PM
Didn't Ball come out and say he loves it in CHA and is not looking for a trade?

In any case, I don't think it matters whether he fits your definition of a PG or not.  In my mind, he is a PG in the same way that Gilgeous-Alexander is a PG, Or Haliburton.  Or even Derrick White.  Any of them would have difficulty defending small quick guards.  And now many traditional PGs are there these days.  Most teams' primary ball handlers are combo guards.  And that is what I see Ball as.

Being called a combo guard used to be a negative thing, but I don't think it is these days.
Ball did say this. But its very rare for players to admit that they've asked for a trade publicly.

I agree, and whether or not he wants to be traded may not matter.  But he could have not said anything regarding the rumors.  He chose to make a point to refute the rumor.

In the end, whether he wants a trade or not is no more important than whether he is a PG or a combo guard or a SG.  No reason to not speculate about possible trades.  That is what his forum is for.  We make up trades that never happen, and then debate them.
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Around the NBA / Re: NBA Season 2025-26
« Last post by Vermont Green on Today at 04:45:02 PM »
I like Sabonis.  I tried everything I could think of for a 3-way with SAC and HOU where White goes HOU, Simons (and young players from HOU) to SAC, and Sabonis to BOS.  But I could not make it work.  But that is the type of deal I would love to see.
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Around the NBA / Re: Report: LaMelo Wants Out
« Last post by Ilikesports17 on Today at 04:41:17 PM »
Quote from: Vermont Green on Today at 03:45:14 PM
Didn't Ball come out and say he loves it in CHA and is not looking for a trade?

In any case, I don't think it matters whether he fits your definition of a PG or not.  In my mind, he is a PG in the same way that Gilgeous-Alexander is a PG, Or Haliburton.  Or even Derrick White.  Any of them would have difficulty defending small quick guards.  And now many traditional PGs are there these days.  Most teams' primary ball handlers are combo guards.  And that is what I see Ball as.

Being called a combo guard used to be a negative thing, but I don't think it is these days.
Ball did say this. But its very rare for players to admit that theyve asked for a trade publicly.
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Patriots / Football / Re: Patriots 2025-26 Season
« Last post by Neurotic Guy on Today at 04:27:07 PM »
Quote from: Phantom255x on Today at 04:06:02 PM
That's truly a miracle if we can get back all of Wilson, Campbell and Milton Williams by the playoffs, especially Campbell given how his injury and reactions looked.

It'll suck for a bit now, but I didn't think we were winning out anyways. 13-4 is still realistic to me. In a way, it might help us become a bit more battle tested for January.

Given how vulnerable the league seems to be this year, if the Pats can be healthy for the playoffs, anything can happen.  Actually, I am dubious that literally anything can happen, but I think being competitive through the playoffs - at least in the AFC - is possible. 

It does stick in my craw that the Pats didn't go all out at the deadline.  I doubt they were going to get any O-line help, but another solid receiver (as in Meyers) and some DLine depth would have been great. As it is, we sure could use a better pass rush and our run defense has faltered with Williams out. The biggest need may turn out to be on the O-line - that 9-play debacle, most of which was at the Cincinnati 1 yard line had to be embarrassing for players and coaches.  No way should they be so inept on short-yardage situations.  Also pretty inept running the ball on first down - leaving Maye almost always with 2nd and 3rd and long. 
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Around the NBA / Re: Report: LaMelo Wants Out
« Last post by Celtics4ever on Today at 04:26:33 PM »
Quote from: Vermont Green on Today at 03:45:14 PM
Didn't Ball come out and say he loves it in CHA and is not looking for a trade?

In any case, I don't think it matters whether he fits your definition of a PG or not.  In my mind, he is a PG in the same way that Gilgeous-Alexander is a PG, Or Haliburton.  Or even Derrick White.  Any of them would have difficulty defending small quick guards.  And now many traditional PGs are there these days.  Most teams' primary ball handlers are combo guards.  And that is what I see Ball as.

Being called a combo guard used to be a negative thing, but I don't think it is these days.

Most PGs are scorers, that is true.
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Patriots / Football / Re: Patriots 2025-26 Season
« Last post by Phantom255x on Today at 04:06:02 PM »
That's truly a miracle if we can get back all of Wilson, Campbell and Milton Williams by the playoffs, especially Campbell given how his injury and reactions looked.

It'll suck for a bit now, but I didn't think we were winning out anyways. 13-4 is still realistic to me. In a way, it might help us become a bit more battle tested for January.
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Patriots / Football / Re: Patriots 2025-26 Season
« Last post by Neurotic Guy on Today at 03:48:56 PM »
Quote from: boscel33 on Today at 12:19:22 PM
Quote from: SparzWizard on Yesterday at 10:46:28 PM
Quote from: Neurotic Guy on Yesterday at 09:43:57 PM
Saw one report that said MCL and this that says sprain.

https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/campbell-season-latest-injury-england-020532311.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAE9wKQ-QCmAQuDDHRMpekPffzQRUTUEMh8ybgjhvu2qy68VbQtvHSNTjx4yLEuqovw4yiKGhjlaHjE_eeEIICc0DM3zMBpqKWo97fOd7AjgxG7nxNuKfE4ycYp5-p5cAuLiHP4H-wnwVuOV4tKaEy5aIZNTsqwXRbvPSpYpnG7q5


I guess nothing really known definitively yet.

MCL sprain is probably the best thing that can happen to him

Reading this morning, Campbell probably to the IR and miss 4 games with an MCL sprain.  Wilson, will also probably miss 4 games with a high ankle sprain.  Talking about depleting our OL!

Does it mean 4 weeks or 4 games?  We have the bye week in there.  With 5 games left that means eligible for 1 more regular season game (maybe 2). If one or both are healthy enough to play in the last regular season game, that would be great.  Would have to think that a bye in the first round of the playoffs is very unlikely now but it?s still not impossible. Could work out great if the Pats somehow do get the first round bye and both of these guys can get to 100% by their first playoff game. A blessing in disguise I the making.
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