Hate to do it but...."this."DrewDawg said:Here's the difference between the Pats and the Colts:
Edelman: "An AFC Championship ring sucks."
Colts: Hang a banner for losing that same game.
+1.Silverdude2167 said:Seriously, what am I missing with the Colts?
I would add that losing Revis and Browner likely (rightfully?) makes our secondary look extremely soft, which would favor a team like the Colts.dcmissle said:+1.
Did they pick up a defense this offseason, and I just missed it?
I can understand picking against the Pats (though Florio picks them). But in that event, what makes the Colts such favorites as opposed to everybody else?
JohnnyK said:http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films-americas-game
Are the first six videos here the whole show from yesterday?
Isn't it obvious? They only lost the AFCCG because cheating Cheatriots cheat so clearly they're the best team in the AFC world.dcmissle said:+1.
Did they pick up a defense this offseason, and I just missed it?
I can understand picking against the Pats (though Florio picks them). But in that event, what makes the Colts such favorites as opposed to everybody else?
Van Everyman said:Man, Butler was everywhere in the 4th.
NortheasternPJ said:
This is one thing that's bothered me all off-season is the "Butler made one play" thing. He had 2 solid passes defensed, he made the play on the Kearse catch, then he made the big INT. He had a huge second half. I watched 3 Games to Glory again the other day and he stands out once he gets in. Hell, Arrington had 4 passes defensed in all of 2014, Butler did it in 1.5 quarters in the Super Bowl.
The Social Chair said:
He also sneakily tripped the seahawks wide receiver on 3rd down and the ref missed the call. That allowed the Pats to get the ball back for their last touchdown.
Not only did they not improve much on D from last season, but they lost Art Jones for the season. People really think Trent Cole is the difference?dcmissle said:+1.
Did they pick up a defense this offseason, and I just missed it?
I can understand picking against the Pats (though Florio picks them). But in that event, what makes the Colts such favorites as opposed to everybody else?
dcmissle said:Picking them, yes. picking them unanimously over everyone else? No. For example, Pittsburgh is a decent bet if its defense holds. If Baltimore gets decent secondary play, it might eat them alive.
So again, if you want to move from the Pats because last year's secondary is gone, fine. This seems too cheerleaderish -- the sort of treatment Peyton used to get.
No one, not even Nick Saban, looks more awkward being happy than this man. I’m creeped out just looking at him attempt to smile. I really am. It sends bad vibes all through my house. I remain firmly convinced that, despite the victory* over Seattle, Belichick’s favorite moment from last season was spite-benching Jonas Gray, just to be a cock.
Devizier said:
Brady (if that is his real name) is also seeking a fifth championship* to secure his legacy* as the greatest quarterback in NFL history*, even though he is probably just Chris Redman with a crib sheet.
My man!Devizier said:I remain firmly convinced that, despite the victory* over Seattle, Belichick’s favorite moment from last season was spite-benching Jonas Gray, just to be a cock.
wraymondo said:This may not be the appropriate thread but I just wanted to talk about my experiences as Pats fan who recently relocated to the Buffalo area. I had never thought much about the Bills until moving out here and be subjected to the scathing, vitriolic, visceral hatred and bitterness that these fans harbor for the Pats. Apart from the looks of disgust I get when entering a public establishment wearing my Patriots hat, I have been engaged in numerous discussion wherein an impassioned, indignant Bills fan tries to suggest their Super Bowl victories are tarnished "because deflategate and spygate" and how "they won those games by the skin of their teeth." Unwilling to accept or even consider that filming defensive signals was a common practice, the league produced zero tangible evidence with regards to the DFG investigation, and that in most cases, when the two best teams in the league match up for a championship game the score is often close and that in no way tarnishes their victory, my new neighbors would rather attempt to shout me down with their self-deluded "talking points."
One last anecdote: on the way home from work this afternoon I tuned into the local sports radio station and listened to the local hosts ponder whether or not the Bills should have won most of the games they played against the Pats since the Brady-Belichick era as a result of the latest accusations that have surfaced regarding low-level Pats employees stealing play books from opposing teams locker rooms despite the fact that the Bills have pretty much always sucked and are synonymous with abject, gut-punching failure.
In short, the taste of Bills Nation's Tears is especially delicious.
txexile said:I may be reading too much into the program description but I'm not liking the look of the show that's on after "Do Your Job" tonight: "Reactions to the Do Your Job" special and bonus content that didn't make the show. Special, Talk, Live." Hmmm.
Captaincoop said:
Not to single you out, but I don't understand why this bothers anyone. When you saw a Yankee hat in 2000, did you scurry over to the wearer to tell him how much you enjoyed watching the Yankees win championships and humiliate your favorite team?
Isn't this whole thing just par for the course when you're a fan of a championship team? Except multiplied by ten because the Pats have been a championship team for an epic, extended run?
I would rather be a fan of this team and deal with the whining than be a fan of any other team in the NFL.
Live. Reactions to "Do Your Job." On NFL network.DrewDawg said:
I'm not sure what you're reading into that. It's essentially deleted scenes.
Captaincoop said:
Not to single you out, but I don't understand why this bothers anyone. When you saw a Yankee hat in 2000, did you scurry over to the wearer to tell him how much you enjoyed watching the Yankees win championships and humiliate your favorite team?
Isn't this whole thing just par for the course when you're a fan of a championship team? Except multiplied by ten because the Pats have been a championship team for an epic, extended run?
I would rather be a fan of this team and deal with the whining than be a fan of any other team in the NFL.