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    Gone Brady Gone

    I wouldn't be surprised to hear that there's a group of players that really do want to 'get it out of the way now' given all the risks they knowingly accept stepping on the field versus losing playing time over it. Assuming there is a season.
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    2020 Pats: Bengals Coach Implies Patriots Taping Play Signals

    Just watched episode 1 and this is a SPECTACULAR documentary and really, really worth your time.
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    Gronk announces his retirement

    He's easily the most fun player to watch in my lifetime. Just a monster out there in every phase of the game but with the kind of joy that just rubs off on you. I hope he's healthy and has a great retirement. 'best ever' is tough. No one is talking about Bavaro, who was BB's pick for best TE...
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    The Game Ball Thread: SB vs Rams

    So there really was only one play in the red zone in the entire game? That's insane.
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    The Game Ball Thread: SB vs Rams

    J Mac. Saving that TD kept the game tight.
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    SB53: Prediction Thread

    Heck with it, I'm going optimistic. edited to remove the quote box: 1) Who wins and what is score? Pats 42-17 2) Who wins MVP? Brady 3) Which team scores first? Which player? Pats, Michel 4) How many yards/TDs/INTs for Brady? 323/3/0 5) How many yards/TDs/INTs for Goff? 350/1/3 6) Who has...
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    2018 Tom M-F&^%$ing Brady: Still Proving It

    I know this was a rough week but man the stats from today are awful. Missed the game with family stuff, was it as bad as it looks from just the sheet?
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    For those of you who said they were cutting back or eliminating watching the NFL . . .

    I used to watch nearly all day sunday and almost every MNF. I went down to just the pats because of the Ideal Gas bs + the head injury/mental health issues. Last few seasons I probably watched 5-6 games, including playoffs. This year I've watched parts of 2? 3?. Don't really miss it and I'm...
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    Pats Offensive Groupings, Substitions and Such

    I don't know if getting plays off is really the story given the Pats reputation for physical preparation. That said, jogging to the sideline and taking a few plays off is a little different than running routes. Then sprinting back to the huddle. Or blocking. Or running a route and then...
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    The NFL and the National Anthem

    I'm in the same boat. I like the way Scalzi frames it here: https://whatever.scalzi.com/2016/11/10/the-cinemax-theory-of-racism/ the critical piece: "Let’s say you want HBO. So you go to your local cable provider to get HBO and the only way they’ll let you get HBO is to sign up for a premium...
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    Did the Patriots get jobbed in SB52?

    Thx for admitting it. I couldn't help but scream at all the so-called football fans in the moment something along the lines of 'f-that, that's been overturned all season long. definitely coming back' as the replay went into commercial. I can't imagine the firestorm if the call had been FOR...
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    USMNT: Watching From Outside The Arena

    Couldn't watch the game but really appreciate the recap posts, thanks a lot. Will be following this class very carefully and I hope they continue to grow. Some real bright spots.
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    Week 5 Game Thread

    Explains why we were all going nuts when he walked. We didn't know JE was on the way...
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    2017 Patriots Defense

    It looks to me like the lack of communication is leading to a lack of confidence and guys either trying to do too much or hesitating a step even when they are doing their job. In the NFL that'll make you look pretty bad, especially with how much the pats change focus from week to week...
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    Former Pat Ryan O'Callaghan comes out

    What a hell to live through. So glad that the people around him were so supportive and that this story has a happy ending. Also, I really hope that he can deal with his football injuries, too, and has an awesome rest of his life.
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    Hosting a Super Bowl Party

    The key is having a good space for the people that want to watch the game and a separate, good space for people that want to BS. My group of friends does pretty well with it and the party has rotated over the past few years. We're mostly transplants so there aren't a lot of overlapping fans...
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    The Super Bowl Thread

    Most DBs are in the 5-10 +/- height range and that makes it really tough to go up and break up a play against someone 6-2, 6-3 etc. So yes, that's a general problem. But that's a problem for everyone. It looks to me like the pats have been coaching breaking on the guy's hands as he secures...
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    The Super Bowl Thread

    Thanks for posting this. Great angle for the article but it needed some editing. Geez: Undersized for the line or LB but it's a little weird to use that phrase in a whole article making the point that he's huge compared to JE and DA. He's also not huge compared to a lot of other WR that run...