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You'll know when he's about to retire when the Patriots start formulating and placing a succession plan into effect for QB. Brian Hoyer aint that. Brady would never leave Kraft, Bellichick and his teammates in the lurch to just up and decide in the off-season to not come back. He's back next season for sure.

Absolutely! I've been saying the same thing since training camp. Linebackers are dead meat vs. McCoy. It baffles me that in what everyone calls a "copy cat league" more teams don't copy New England more...

and again... KC didn't have the defense to stop them. Illustrating the need for balance once again.

I don't think I would either; however, NE had the better defense that day and kept the chiefs from scoring at will, which had been their M.O. all season. NE kept the game close enough that they could exploit that crucial mistake. Had KC been way ahead at that moment, that mistake becomes meaningless. Point being, you can't always rely on a high-powered offense to win the game for you. You can get away with it to a point, but when you come up against the likes of NE, then you'd better be ready to play on both sides of the ball. That's Balance

The answer is BALANCE. Neglecting one in favor of the other will always get you a loser.

It wasn't about screwing the Saints. For whatever reason It was apparent that the referees all agreed that they would "let them play" and decided that they wouldn't be calling PI. There needs to be a guy in the booth who calls down to the field and says... "Hey blind man! You missed a horrendous PI infraction, take that yellow flag out of your belt and throw it at Rams 23!... thank you"

Sorry, no. It was an egregious and flagrant foul. Most people knew it was PI the second it happened. I didn't need any replay to confirm it. The Ball wasn't there yet, and NRC never played the ball, and tee'd off on the receiver, which in and of itself is also a foul. I'm not claiming conspiracy, but the Ref's were certainly in agreement that they would not be enforcing PI in that game. It's hard to believe that at least one Ref couldn't have stepped up and tossed out a late flag; even if the other zebras weren't going to. You can bet this instigates some form of rule change discussion this off season.

So, like, what if he's just having a fairy tale season and comes back down to earth next year and struggles a bit?

Easy.... BRUCE!

I don;t really follow DeGugliemo that closely, but to compare him to Scarnecchia... Isn't that kinda like saying if your not the GOAT, then you suck? I think the Patriots did manage to win a Superbowl in 2014 with him as OL coach, and I think the Pats OL suffered quite a few injuries in 2015.

it's an incredibly complex evaluation, and we don't have enough information to calculate it. Too much of what coaching means doesn't happen on Sunday, and we can't see that.

Any team that focuses on only one aspect of the game is doomed. You need to be good in all aspects of the game to compete at this level.

1. Hands! 2. Separation Ability 3. Sacrifice all for the Ball

it doesn't matter what side of the ball your resume leans toward. If your a good coach, you're a good coach. All this "young offensive-minded genius" is horse crap and a fad. The jury is still out on McVay's success.. Yeah, he's been hot the past two seasons, the question is, where's he gonna be in 5? Do you think he doesn't understand Defenses? How does he come up with a game plan then? Good successful long-term coaches comprehend and can scheme both sides of the ball equally well. Belichick mentioned already. Bet your ass he can coach either side of the football with equal acuity and success. Andy Reid. You don't think this man understands defensive concepts and couldn't game plan an effective defensive scheme? Think again. Mike Zimmer, doesn't understand Offense? right... John Harbaugh... Special Teams. Hmmm... If you don't have the acumen to effectively scheme either side of the football, then you shouldn't be a head coach. Period.

I banged the table for this guy in another thread for the pick at 9, but after watching him closely last night, I'm ashamed to say I was very wrong. That would be a huge mistake to waste a high pick on this dude. He looked slow off the ball, on roller skates in pass pro and just generally a poor performance. I was almost thinking that he might have been playing injured based on what I'd seen him do in previous games. Ferrell is just that much better, and more like he'd see in the NFL. Pick up some solid guys in later rounds and go find quality free agents to shore up the O-line this off season.

To this day, i just cant seem to understand by some fans still lament old trade deals/lost players.

that's for sure!

^^this. It's NEVER just one thing that makes teams successful. You have to do it ALL well to make it to the show.

not news... it's been true since the beginning of football. control the line of scrimmage = win the game.

Flores needs to be in there. 3x Superbowl champion (once as a player, twice as a coach) and he's been a Bill. If that's not deserving, I don't know what is...

I said Go, just because I think they over do it.

I like that Humphreys kid from Tampa Bay. Kid catches balls. Gets better every year. I think he can be a Beasley/Welker/Edleman type in this offense. I'd also Draft one.

yeah, I hear you. I'm just thinking If it was me, and I worked for the team (towel boy, cleat scrubber, whatever), I'd rather keep my mouth shut than tamper with a trade and jeopardize my job.

While i agree with your thinking here, you have to remember that the other side is playing against you. If Carolina wanted to "unload" Benjamin for some comp., then they probably wouldn't be exactly forthright with the inside skinny on him at the time. For the most part, Benjamin performed for Carolina. Coleman, and Pryor cost essentially nothing. How many times have we seen the Patriots take a swing on "iffy" players based on talent upside, and didn't quite work out? And guess who didn't finish the season this year?.. Glenn missed the last 3 games I think with a Back injury.

If he falls to us, Williams needs to be the pick. Most NFL ready OT to come out since Dallas landed Tyron Smith. ...and we're fresh out of Williams's on the roster. Can't have that ?