Pats vs Texans: The buildup

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Wow look at the number of guys they added to their roster in just the past two seasons. There's a LOT of guys on this team (30) that weren't even around for their last SB championship. 30 out of 53 (56.7%). I would guess this kind of turnover is normal in the NFL?
And even a lot of guys who were around for 2014 are playing much larger roles than they were then: Cannon, Logan Ryan, Butler, James White, arguably Blount. And Fleming and Garoppolo played larger roles earlier in the season.
 

snowmanny

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Wait, was that Max Kellerman in there saying Brady was going to be a bum?
Didn't watch yet but before the season Kellerman said about 1000x that at any moment Tom Brady was going to be shit because all QBs turn to shit in their late 30's. He was really proud of this idea.
 

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Didn't see it but before the season Kellerman
said about 1000x that at any moment Tom Brady was going to be shit because all QBs turn to shit in their late 30's. He was really proud of this idea.
Ah Max Kellerman, the boxing commentator whose only fight was when he smacked his girlfriend.
 

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And even a lot of guys who were around for 2014 are playing much larger roles than they were then: Cannon, Logan Ryan, Butler, James White, arguably Blount. And Fleming and Garoppolo played larger roles earlier in the season.
It's almost a completely different team from the 2013 edition. I know the average NFL career lasts about 3 years, but looking at that graphic just drives it home. Crazy.
 

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Wow look at the number of guys they added to their roster in just the past two seasons. There's a LOT of guys on this team (30) that weren't even around for their last SB championship. 30 out of 53 (56.7%). I would guess this kind of turnover is normal in the NFL?
Look at the cap going forward. There's one player signed for 2020 with a cap hit.
 

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Gostkowski is the second longest-tenured player on the team?

Wow. Nuts.
 

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Very well done. Song is 'Heart of Courage' by Thomas Bergersen. My daughter recognized it immediately, she loves his music.
 

Silverdude2167

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That is impressively bad.
I get that he is going for this is the empire and we are going to take it down, but maybe show some of the people who are going to take it down, not just the empire being awesome.
 

DJnVa

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Was it just a coincidence that when it said "you follow blind leaders" is showed Osweiler?
 

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So this youtuber is a Texans fan. This is his attempt at a hype video (he's made a couple throughout the season). I'm not sure what he was going for but it appears he missed dramatically. If you didn't know the video was titled "Tex-Men", you might have thought it was actually a pro Pats piece.

This is kinda sad because it's so unfocused. Like, I get what he's trying to do but it doesnt work. At all.


The 'be water' video is amazing.
THAT'S how you make an inspirational video.
 

dbn

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La Mancha.
The Patriots were historically favored, beat the spread, and the storyline is going to be how poor they looked.
 

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Good for everyone, especially the coaching staff. Osweiler will not be playing next week.