KDIGGZ Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 could very well have been us the past 2 games. 55 and 56 yarders are not gimmes. Hauschka is kicking unreal so far. hopefully he can keep it up. when you play tight games because your offense can't score TD's then the kicker becomes that much more important Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTimeAFLGuy Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 ...maybe he can get Pitino money and Golden Shoes....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 The majority of Pats fans know they aren't playing well. The Gilmore signing and Allen trade has them a bit fired up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) It's a shame Folk blew so many kicks last night. It would have been great to see the "almighty" Patriots at 2-3. The Patriots were very lucky last night, but one thing is for sure, they are the most vulnerable they've been in many years (I'd say since they last went 7-9 in 2002). This times 1000. Every kick I just felt certain he would miss, and he did. How can a team not find a usable kicker? I mean Folk missed multiple kicks last week and almost cost them the game until he finally hit a game winner. Total liability...I mean Carpenter would be better, don't know why they don't call him or a number of guys better than Folk. The encouraging thing is certainly that the Pats are nothing like what people feared they would be, at least not yet. BB and Brady are so good that I still am not convinced that the Pats will be this vulnerable all year. They have a lot of new parts, so still lot of the season left for them to dial it in and unfortunately both our games against them are in the 2nd half of the season. But, so far, they have proven to be VERY beatable and honestly are really close to being a one win team right now. They narrowly escaped Houston and should have lost last night. Instead they are 3-2 making this Bengals game all that more important for us to stay ahead of them. Edited October 6, 2017 by Alphadawg7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 It looked like 2 average teams playing last night. All in all, I couldn't help feeling that our "tough schedule" is not looking as daunting as we all thought. Mia, Jets, NE, TB, SD and NO all look winnable as does the Oak game , possibly without their QB. The only team that looks better than I thought is NO. Of course, we won't win them all but I no longer have any games on our schedule labeled as a sure loss. KC & NE, both on the road, will be our toughest games. Our ascent, accompanied by the regression of some of our foes, presents at least a little rosier picture. Go Bills. +1 Going into the season, I thought NE and Oak (with a healthy Derek Carr) would be the top 2 teams in the AFC. Now it looks like KC followed by the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 +1 Going into the season, I thought NE and Oak (with a healthy Derek Carr) would be the top 2 teams in the AFC. Now it looks like KC followed by the Bills. Until the Bills show they can beat the Pats ( with Tom Brady) in a game that matters, the Pats are a better team . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 This times 1000. Every kick I just felt certain he would miss, and he did. How can a team not find a usable kicker? I mean Folk missed multiple kicks last week and almost cost them the game until he finally hit a game winner. Total liability...I mean Carpenter would be better, don't know why they don't call him or a number of guys better than Folk. The encouraging thing is certainly that the Pats are nothing like what people feared they would be, at least not yet. BB and Brady are so good that I still am not convinced that the Pats will be this vulnerable all year. They have a lot of new parts, so still lot of the season left for them to dial it in and unfortunately both our games against them are in the 2nd half of the season. But, so far, they have proven to be VERY beatable and honestly are really close to being a one win team right now. They narrowly escaped Houston and should have lost last night. Instead they are 3-2 making this Bengals game all that more important for us to stay ahead of them. Agreed 100% The Pats have always been slow starters so there's still time for them to turn it around, but I hope it doesn't happen and they continue to look like an average team the rest of the way. Until the Bills show they can beat the Pats ( with Tom Brady) in a game that matters, the Pats are a better team . Agreed. Until we beat them, the Pats should still be favored to win the division. Be nice to see their AFC East division streak come to an end by the Bills this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitmic Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Folk hasn't been cut yet ? ... I'm sure he has been packing his bags all day. Conspiracy theory ... Kraft paid Folk to miss FGs last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Folk hasn't been cut yet ? ... I'm sure he has been packing his bags all day. Conspiracy theory ... Kraft paid Folk to miss FGs last night. I was thinking the same thing. Why is he not cut yet and Kraft had to pay him off like he pays off referee's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Teams seem to implode playing the Pats, especially in primetime games. But it's very concerning that the Pats defense looked great last night especially on a short week. Winston and Bucs offense is no joke and it was very impressive what Belichik and Patricia did to them so the league better take notice. I thought the Pats defense looked mediocre at best and still had issues in the secondary. The Bucs WRs dropped balls that should have been caught, and Winston was inaccurate even when he wasn't rushed. The D looked far from great, they could have been carved up for well over 400 yards if the Bucs had hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphadawg7 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I thought the Pats defense looked mediocre at best and still had issues in the secondary. The Bucs WRs dropped balls that should have been caught, and Winston was inaccurate even when he wasn't rushed. The D looked far from great, they could have been carved up for well over 400 yards if the Bucs had hands. Yeah, the Bucs offense has not been close to living up to their potential or expectations. Winston still makes a lot of bad throws, slow on his decision making, and is struggling with accuracy. And the very talented WR group hasn't been as good as they should either. Felt the defense last night was more about the Bucs inability to consistently execute more than it was about the Pats D improving. I am hoping our team watched that game last and realized there is a REALLY BIG opportunity for the Bills to win this division this year and it keeps them laser focused and determined to beat Cincy because while they are very beatable, they are still dangerous offensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talley56 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 What's most painful about this is Folk is the kicker who nailed a 53 yard fg with the Cowboys to beat us in that crazy MMF game some years back. Granted, he was much younger then but still he can beat us but he can't help us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulles Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Teams seem to implode playing the Pats, especially in primetime games. But it's very concerning that the Pats defense looked great last night especially on a short week. Winston and Bucs offense is no joke and it was very impressive what Belichik and Patricia did to them so the league better take notice. I did not think their defense looked all that impressive. I thought Jamies looked way off...like he wasn't really prepared. Also, the playcaller went away from the run way too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridge Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 They went 9-7 in 2002. The only time Belichick finished less than .500 with the Patriots was his first year there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianFan Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Jets still helping Pats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Nick is now a NE "Folk" hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 They went 9-7 in 2002. The only time Belichick finished less than .500 with the Patriots was his first year there. I'm dyslexic! I remember they missed the playoffs that year. Thanks for the correction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7975 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) Teams seem to implode playing the Pats, especially in primetime games. But it's very concerning that the Pats defense looked great last night especially on a short week. Winston and Bucs offense is no joke and it was very impressive what Belichik and Patricia did to them so the league better take notice. Why is the offense no joke? They went into the game scoring an average of 23.6 ppg and that includes a 29 point game against the 27th ranked defense in points against. How is Winston no joke. Against Chicago he had 1 TD. Against Minn he had 2 TDs 3 INTs. He had a good game against the Giants with 3 TDs. Sure he put up some yards, but they were all against average to below average passing defenses. Maybe he and they are awesome and I just don't know it. Ive only seen the one game last night and he was terrible. Edited October 6, 2017 by Scott7975 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real McClappy Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 (edited) Until the Bills show they can beat the Pats ( with Tom Brady) in a game that matters, the Pats are a better team . 100% right with you here as well. The rose colored glasses are in full affect for way to many Bills fan after back to back wins. We have such a long way to go still with basically zero depth. I prefer to keep my **** in check until we beat teams we should win against consistently through the year. CINCY = your up Edited October 7, 2017 by Real McCoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Sack Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Nick Folk is finished kicking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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