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one playoff run NE had the #1 seed and this is who they had to beat to get to the Super Bowl: Titans with Mariotta at QB and Mike Mularkey as HC Jaguars with Blake Bortles at QB and Doug Marrone as HC It's hard to imagine an easier path in recent memory.

I actually like Lamar. If he wins it all I'll be happy for him since it won't be against us. Fun fact: Belichick's defensive gameplan that shut down the seemingly unstoppable K Gun offense in the super bowl is in the HOF

I often wonder what if Manning even had someone like Harbaugh or Tomlin as his HC Forget Belichick. Imo he has 6 rings with NE and maybe more because he's the reason NE didn't win more. Dungy was ok, and the best he had. The rest were all mediocrities and proved it without any doubt before or after he was their QB. Imo Peyton is the GOAT

I just looked back on the 2017 playoff run to the SB for NE. #1 seed. Divisional round: Brady/Belichick vs Mariotta /Mularkey AFC Championship: Brady/Belichick vs Bortles/Marrone It doesn't even sound possible! Then in the SB they lose to Nick Foles and Doug Pederson

People bring up Manning like he's the guy who "can't win the big game" Manning was 3-2 against Brady in the playoffs with all 3 of those wins coming in the AFC Championship game. Brady had the greatest coach in history his entire time in NE scheming up ways to defeat Manning and went into every game vs Manning with a significant coaching advantage. Yet Manning had a winning record vs Brady in the playoffs. Manning was so good he went 14-2 with Jim Caldwell as HC. So all of that is worth mentioning. Coaching matters in this league. Some guys benefit from it and others must overcome the disadvantage. Lamar has an incredible coach who built an entire system around him.

Dell has had one hell of a difficult year or so. Last season he broke his leg and missed the end of the year and playoffs. Then he got shot in the leg this past off-season. Then this gruesome knee injury. It's a lot for one guy and his 2025 season is likely going to be affected too. I can't understand people criticizing Stroud over this. His friend and teammate just had yet another season end due to a leg injury and any hope of a super bowl run just evaporated.

It'll be Bengals, Ravens, Chiefs IMO Redemption tour! If you want to be the man, you have to beat the man! I wish the AFC was like this during the Patriots dynasty. They would secure the #1 seed and get the Texans and Jaguars as the path.

At this point we're not getting the #1 seed so rest everyone and get to the playoffs at full strength.

Aside from Allen's heroics, few things in football please me more than watching enormous and talented linemen mauling their opponents Size, athleticism, and pure raw power cannot be coached.

We need a gigantic, angry man at DT. Im talking they list him at 340 lbs and people smirk because he's pushing 375. Ted Washington or Sam Adams part 2. Like trying to push a pickup truck out of the way in the running game.

These guys are playing their hearts out tonight!

Wow, what a hard hitting crazy game!

In these situations it feels like the Bucs are already ahead All the pressure is on Dallas

Teams move the ball like it's a 7 on 7 drill in these situations All 5 Falcons fans are nervous right now

Great play by Groot there!

What's the competitive or strategic advantage of having a defensive head coach whose defenses are bad?

At least the Saban air b and b commercial is funny

There's literally no consistency with DPI calls

Babich and McDermott stay Brady goes. It'll be that way Allen's entire career. The best and most productive part of the coaching staff leaves. The unit that never shows up stays.

The good thing about the NBA guys joining the ownership group is NBA coaches who don't win with superstar players get fired all the time A quick playoff exit with the defense looking like crap and Allen's superhero antics not being enough should 100% earn McDermott a pink slip.

Without Allen this isn't even a playoff team

Same defense we've seen the last few playoffs.

We have a defensive HC with a soft defense. But golly, you could do worse... Look at his record!

These games kind of feel pointless. It's like extended preseason. No injuries, real games in 3 weeks.

The curse of any great QB is a mediocre defensive minded HC It's why Peyton Manning didn't win more rings. He kept so so coaches employed and they got outcoached in the playoffs. Jim "1000 yard state" Caldwell nearly had an undefeated season with Manning at QB.