--- THE OFFICIAL NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS THREAD --- OFFSEASON THREAD

[7th Chamber]

I'm a bit nervous for this game; mainly because of the Texans' defense. With that being said, everything I've heard so far indicates that the team is not overlooking Houston and will be well prepared. The game plan against Denver worked, but we'll need more out of the passing game on Saturday night to get the W. I also don't think Brock can come into Gillette and perform at a high enough level.

We've done a great job of neutralizing Watt and Hopkins in the past, so I don't think Clowney will be a constant problem, but I do feel like Hopkins will get 1 or 2 deep catches on Ryan or Butler or whomever he draws. My concerns are whether or not Lamar Miller can get their run game going and not letting Fiedorowicz be utilized to move the ball and get first downs.

While our defense ranks out as the top unit in terms of points allowed, they've had the weakest schedule to deal with. I believe Football Outsiders has this defense ranked 16th in terms of DVOA if you get into analytics. I do think the strength of schedule needs to be taken into consideration, but I don't think they'll be truly challenged until the next round and beyond.

 

[7th Chamber]

Blount misses second straight practice with an illness.

Any cause for concern or just precaution

I think the offense would be fine with Lewis and White, but I'd like to know we're at full strength.

 

[DeadsetAce]

Blount misses second straight practice with an illness.

Any cause for concern or just precaution

I think the offense would be fine with Lewis and White, but I'd like to know we're at full strength.

gotta be the flu...hopefully he can practice tomorrow.

if not, i think we're still OK

 

[da hen]

If The Pats offense does well/looks good - they'll win - is usually how it goes...


Too many cats ished on The Pats D this year. They always do. Yet they let up the least amount of points in the NFL this year.
There is no argument to made that they are bad. Even citing them as the weak link is questionable.

yes, the D bends but doesnt break. We can live with field goals all day

 

[green rhino123]

I'm not worries about the play-offs really at all. If they win or lose - whatever....

But if they make it to the SB - they better win! 3-3 SB record ain't what's hot in the streets.

 

[nsds]

wait, what? The Patriots all time SB record is 4-4, while Brady is 4-2 in the SB.

 

[green rhino123]

ya, you right, i meant 4-3 compared to 5-2 - just brady/check - not counting 86 or 97

...but counting those, if they lost another SB before winning, they'd be 4-5 :x which is also bad news franchise

 

[7th Chamber]

In lieu of Thomas making his playoff appearance tomorrow, let's take a look at his statistical records in the playoffs:

Most games played – 31
Most games won as starting quarterback – 22
Most consecutive wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 10
Most consecutive wins to start a career, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 10- 2001, 2003–2005
Most career home wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 15
Most consecutive home wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback- 8
Most touchdown passes – 56
Most passing yards – 7,957
Most passes completed – 683
Most passes attempted – 1,085
Most division titles for a starting quarterback – 13
Most NFL conference championship appearances for a starting quarterback – 10
Most NFL conference championship wins for a starting QB – 6
Most career 300+ passing yard games in postseason history – 10
Most Super Bowl appearances- 6
Tied for most Super Bowl wins- 4
Most touchdown passes in SB history – 13
Most yards gained in SB history– 1,605
Most passes completed in SB history – 164
Most passes attempted in SB history – 247
Most passes completed in first half of a single Super Bowl – 20
Most passes completed in a single Super Bowl – 37

Pliable.

 

[7th Chamber]

More Brady pron:

https://www.profootballfocus.com/pr...ed-the-highest-pff-qb-grade-ever-this-season/

Final word

Just as important as the final PFF grade is the construction of the grade and figuring out how number comes to be. Some quarterbacks have a high percentage of positively-graded throws but also a high percentage of negatively-graded throws, while others play a more conservative brand of football that involves safer throws and fewer extremes in the grading scale.

Brady has found the Holy Grail this season, showing capable of making pinpoint downfield throws while also taking care of the football and posting the lowest percentage of negatively-graded throws in the NFL. A great career became even greater here in 2016, all at the age of 39 when many former quarterbacks are generally on the decline or out of the league entirely. Brady added yet another chapter to his Hall of Fame career, and if he can put the cherry on top with another run through the postseason, it’ll be another feather in the cap for his case as the greatest signal-caller of all-time.

At the very least, he’ll have his 99.3 overall grade — the best we’ve seen at PFF in our 11 seasons.

 

[DeadsetAce]

In lieu of Thomas making his playoff appearance tomorrow, let's take a look at his statistical records in the playoffs:

Most games played – 31
Most games won as starting quarterback – 22
Most consecutive wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 10
Most consecutive wins to start a career, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 10- 2001, 2003–2005
Most career home wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback: 15
Most consecutive home wins, post-season, by a starting quarterback- 8
Most touchdown passes – 56
Most passing yards – 7,957
Most passes completed – 683
Most passes attempted – 1,085
Most division titles for a starting quarterback – 13
Most NFL conference championship appearances for a starting quarterback – 10
Most NFL conference championship wins for a starting QB – 6
Most career 300+ passing yard games in postseason history – 10
Most Super Bowl appearances- 6
Tied for most Super Bowl wins- 4
Most touchdown passes in SB history – 13
Most yards gained in SB history– 1,605
Most passes completed in SB history – 164
Most passes attempted in SB history – 247
Most passes completed in first half of a single Super Bowl – 20
Most passes completed in a single Super Bowl – 37

Pliable.

More Brady pron:

https://www.profootballfocus.com/pr...ed-the-highest-pff-qb-grade-ever-this-season/

Final word

Just as important as the final PFF grade is the construction of the grade and figuring out how number comes to be. Some quarterbacks have a high percentage of positively-graded throws but also a high percentage of negatively-graded throws, while others play a more conservative brand of football that involves safer throws and fewer extremes in the grading scale.

Brady has found the Holy Grail this season, showing capable of making pinpoint downfield throws while also taking care of the football and posting the lowest percentage of negatively-graded throws in the NFL. A great career became even greater here in 2016, all at the age of 39 when many former quarterbacks are generally on the decline or out of the league entirely. Brady added yet another chapter to his Hall of Fame career, and if he can put the cherry on top with another run through the postseason, it’ll be another feather in the cap for his case as the greatest signal-caller of all-time.

At the very least, he’ll have his 99.3 overall grade — the best we’ve seen at PFF in our 11 seasons.

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[7th Chamber]

Blount removed from the injury report. Mitchell is the only player questionable now.

Hype

 

[DeadsetAce]

man the bruce lee hype video and the planet of the apes one got me fired up

 

[DeadsetAce]

Mitchell officially out. But Thug Dola back in there. i feel good with Jules, Hogan, Dola, and Floyd out there.

i hope Cyrus is inactive. or at least not back there running back punts and kicks

 

[green rhino123]

 

[DeadsetAce]

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Cyrus top of the list...


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[7th Chamber]

Let's go

 

[ggarvinxx3]

Game time 

 

[DeadsetAce]

what a trash half.

turnovers
OL playing washed
play calling

 

[green rhino123]

i feel you

hop they bounce back into their a-game for the second half!

 

[amarano]

remember those broadway play tickets i told you guys i had sitting front row....

yea i left.

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[7th Chamber]

Big drive by Brady. Let's hold them and get this game over with now.

 

[green rhino123]

need to focus on the next game now

 

[DeadsetAce]

really an ugly and weird game. to play THAT bad against the top overall defense in the league and win by 18 is just ******* weird

defense was really tremendous (and houston's offense is obviously pretty whack). pretty good pressure and made plays on the ball to get our offense short fields. they were great and can't ask for any more. logan ryan player of the game.

offense was good and bad. the INTs and fumbles (one ST) were disgusting. but man, brady made some BIG throws. that second INT was god awful though.


who are y'all looking to play next week? i'm really on a fence. would you rather faced a more balanced team with a high end defense? or a high powered offense in pitt? i honestly am not sure.

 

[green rhino123]

who are y'all looking to play next week? i'm really on a fence.

i try not to think about those things - let it play out - we will see

 

[DeadsetAce]

^ yeah that's fair