BbtL Super Bowl XLIX Thread
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One thing I know is that Brady will not shit the bed like Manning did. We might lose but it won't be because TFB had a meltdown. I felt the same way last year, that Brady and the Pats would have put up way more of a fight than Denver did.H78 said:
It'll be interesting to see early on what the refs are letting the players get away with. Seems like holding and DPI have really been ignored this postseason (unless you're Browner). Seeing as how the Seattle game plan will likely to be to rough up the Pats receivers and be physical, the refs swallowing the whistles probably benefits the Seahawks more.
SemperFidelisSox said:
Add in that Seattle really needs a good outing from Lynch, so if offensive holding is not going to be called it probably helps them more.
Pats were up at half in both Super Bowl losses right? In 2011 it started so poorly with the safety and touchdown but brady was a surgeon after.
Cool piece on 538 about how this is a historically good matchup.
Of course, you'll need to face the fact that the 2007 super bowl was basically the worst loss in the super bowl of all time... As if you didn't know that already.
Of course, you'll need to face the fact that the 2007 super bowl was basically the worst loss in the super bowl of all time... As if you didn't know that already.
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#Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor _ likely involved covering Gronk _ listed on injury report with knee and was limited in Fri. practice
#Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor _ likely involved covering Gronk _ listed on injury report with knee and was limited in Fri. practice
So Chancellor, Thomas and Sherman all have possible injuries?
I'll take that option for Sunday.
I'll take that option for Sunday.
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@PhilAPerry: Bill Belichick cancelled tomorrow's scheduled walkthrough, per @JarrettBell's pool report. "We’re as ready as we’re going to be," he said.
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@PhilAPerry: Bill Belichick cancelled tomorrow's scheduled walkthrough, per @JarrettBell's pool report. "We’re as ready as we’re going to be," he said.
On Th. I thought for sure I heard a couple people (Brady and Julian?) say that Friday was the last day of physical activity -- no scheduled practice Sat. So is this not a change at all?
An interesting tidbit. Now let's add up the practising in rain, cancelling walk through, and kicking
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I'd love to know why. At the very least the walk through has to be better than hanging out at the hotel all day right?
Believe this was prior to the '04 AFC CG in Pittsburgh, and they practices the play that led to Branch waiving goodbye to the Steelers defense?Soxy Brown said:
Maybe not. It's been a long year, a mentally draining couple of weeks, and a day to relax before the game seems like a good idea. I doubt they'll just be hanging around. There's meetings, etc to go through. If anything, to me this means they've had a great week of practice and are ready to go.Laser Show said:
Scheme-wise, Seattle has to be one of the easier teams to prepare for. They don't do much hiding of what they're up to.
Also, body recovery time would suggest that there is not much reason to really work out tomorrow.
Keep it in the tank and kill them Sunday.
Keep it in the tank and kill them Sunday.
I was listening to the Grantland football podcast today and they think Seattle is just going to run it on NE and NE will not be able to run much and will not be able to complete enough passes to maintain drives. NE did throw for 388 on Seattle in 2012. They lost that game because Tavon Wilson was burned by Sidney Rice with 1:18 left in the game.
Interested on how NE attacks this defense. They are really good and tackle very well.
Interested on how NE attacks this defense. They are really good and tackle very well.
The second Giants Super Bowl was during my freshman year of college. Me and my roommate held a small party. Unfortunately I didn't realize that most of our friends were (mostly casual) Giants fans until it was too late. That was.... unpleasant.Turrable said:
Don't condemn him to that guys.
Reiss thinks the Pats will dress 8 OL and that Boyce, Devey, White, Gray, Tyms, Vellano and Moore will be inactive.
If they indeed go with 8 OL that looks reasonable; Butler seems like a luxury for defense, but he has more ST value than Tyms. I'd love to have Tyms as an option to stretch the field though.
It's far-fetched, but might they sit a core special teamer like White or Fleming and have some of the starters play more ST? Probably not, right?
If they indeed go with 8 OL that looks reasonable; Butler seems like a luxury for defense, but he has more ST value than Tyms. I'd love to have Tyms as an option to stretch the field though.
It's far-fetched, but might they sit a core special teamer like White or Fleming and have some of the starters play more ST? Probably not, right?
You could do it with someone like Collins (who led the team in ST snaps last year) but then you run the risk of him being gassed late. Special teams (especially the punt / punt return matchup) is one of the few clear edges the Patriots have, so I don't think you want to mess with that.JohnnyK said:
Seems like when they go empty backfield, Vereen temps as a WR. So Tyms seems unlikely to be of much use.JohnnyK said:
Devizier said:
M-I-Z. Fixed that redundancy for you.
I absolutely 100% refused to do the same. I don't even want to think about how fucking annoying those two weeks were. I skipped the various watch parties to watch it in my dorm room with a pothead Broncos fan and a possibly-autistic Bears fan. I don't remotely regret the decision. Fuck those bandwagon fucking posers and their fucking backwards Issac fucking Bruce jerseys.