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It's interesting watching Brady and Belichick on different teams.  They're just not used to not being able to rely on one another.  Last week against the Bears I guarantee Brady knows what down it is with Belichick as head coach and the team wouldn't beat itself with 109 yards in penalties.  Him screaming at his o-line was amusing.

 

As for the Broncos game, Brady wouldn't have thrown those two picks or took as many sacks as Newton did.  They pry pull it out in the end like we've seen them do ad nauseam for the last 20 years.  The Patriots were dealing with a depleted line but their lack of offensive weapons makes them beatable.  Harry's been disappointing.  I don't know if a trade for AJ Green or Beckham is in the cards.  

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29 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

It's interesting watching Brady and Belichick on different teams.  They're just not used to not being able to rely on one another.  Last week against the Bears I guarantee Brady knows what down it is with Belichick as head coach and the team wouldn't beat itself with 109 yards in penalties.  Him screaming at his o-line was amusing.

 

As for the Broncos game, Brady wouldn't have thrown those two picks or took as many sacks as Newton did.  They pry pull it out in the end like we've seen them do ad nauseam for the last 20 years.  The Patriots were dealing with a depleted line but their lack of offensive weapons makes them beatable.  Harry's been disappointing.  I don't know if a trade for AJ Green or Beckham is in the cards.  

 

Shaq Mason is not only their best olineman.... but it is between he and Gilmore for the best player on that team. They are their two elite level talents. Their line is not the same without him. They couldn't run on Denver at all without Mason and their weaponary offensively is brutal. A broken down Edelman, Harry who is looking like a bust and then two scrubs in Byrd and Izzo. Neither of their tight ends they drafted can get on the field, Jakobi Myers who showed a bit of promise last season has disappeared.... I mean it is anaemic in the extreme.

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14 hours ago, Call_Of_Ktulu said:

I will be floored if Cam makes it thru the season as the Patriots starter. With Brady the Patriots win that game without a doubt, there is a reason Cam was a FA for most of the offseason. 

But , but , but good Ol Bill outsmarted everyone 

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15 hours ago, mattynh said:

If the bills win the jets and pats games upcoming they are rolling!    That is a big if though.  Gotta get it done.  On the other hand they have three losses and if the bills lose to the chefs and then to the pats.  

So, a lot of ifs?

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I wouldn't write the Pats off just yet as they still have Bill and that D but yesterday was a bad loss. The Bills have to watch out for the Dolphins. Miami seems to have done a pretty good job in rebuilding their team. Dolphins GM Chris Grier and HC Brian Flores are doing for them what Beane and McDermott are doing here. I wouldn't be surprised if the last game of the season between the Bills and Dolphins is for the division. 

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3 minutes ago, Johnnycage46 said:

After the Niners game last night, next weekend's match-up between Pats/Niners doesn't look as easy as for the Pats as I would have thought about a week or two ago.

cart before the horse here, but we may honestly have a chance to put the dagger in them come week 8.

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The Pats are in their long awaited "down year".  They will not have a winning record this year and they will be back next year like it never happened.  They have had too many personnel losses to go with an inability to train/practice/develop players in their complicated system.  NE is playing with 50% replacement players like its a strike year, that and they can't even practice.  Its going to be a rough year for them.

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30 minutes ago, Johnnycage46 said:

After the Niners game last night, next weekend's match-up between Pats/Niners doesn't look as easy as for the Pats as I would have thought about a week or two ago.

I don’t think the pats****** are winning 6 games this year ,,, 

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17 hours ago, peterpan said:

The patriots have ALWAYS started out like this.  2-2, 3-2, 2-3.....

 

Look it up only a 2 or 3 seasons in the last 20 have they not.  

 

I believe it takes them a full 4-5 weeks before they figure of their cheating and put it into practice for that season.  Figuring out other teams tendencies and playbooks for that year....it takes 4-5 weeks. 

Except this time there’s no Brady 

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5 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Yeah, don't ever count a Belichek team out

They’ve got 2 INT’s did not allow a TD and still lost the game ,

I’m sure we can agree if Brady was playing yesterday pats****** probably win that game ,

 

 

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As great as it would be to beat KC as a statement this game is not a must win.  The game against NE will be sooooo much bigger and more important.  Also I think some Bills fans need to wait to for the team to win before they dance on the Patriots grave.  The talent level in NE is average but the coaching is so good they will compete each week. 

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The Pats have always been a well-prepared, well-coached team.  Whatever you think of Belichick, he's great at preparing a team for a season and a game.


Except this year.  No preseason.  New QB.  New starters at several positions.  Covid restrictions.   It's hard to prepare for a season like this.  

 

With the reduced offseason work, preparation and teamwork become less important and raw individual talent becomes more important.  It's not the best coached team that wins, but the most innately talented.  

 

I believe that's part of the reason that the Bills D struggles.  And both sides in New England.  

 

 

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We'll finish ahead of them this year, no doubt.  Its one year and a crazy one at that.  I for one will not be gloating over Pats fans, beating my chest and engaging in Homerism... Its one year and things can change real quick.  

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18 hours ago, mattynh said:

If the bills win the jets and pats games upcoming they are rolling!    That is a big if though.  Gotta get it done.  On the other hand they have three losses and if the bills lose to the chefs and then to the pats.  

If I become a millionaire and engage in ***** with super models, I will be successful. However if I wake up under a bridge cuddling a hobo and my last $1 was stolen, I will be unsuccessful 

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1 hour ago, JohnNord said:

As great as it would be to beat KC as a statement this game is not a must win.  The game against NE will be sooooo much bigger and more important.  Also I think some Bills fans need to wait to for the team to win before they dance on the Patriots grave.  The talent level in NE is average but the coaching is so good they will compete each week. 

 

2 hours ago, uticaclub said:

I can’t declare the Pats dead until we beat them, as of right now they can still beat us twice and win the division. 

 

No doubt NE is a much bigger game than KC, but we have to rack up wins where we can get them for the division, and make no mistake, KC is a big game for Buffalo.

I think the Dolphins are a sneaky team that could creep up to challenge the division this year. Their loses are 3 points to Buffalo, 8 points to Seattle, and 10 points to NE. They are 4th in the league in points differential behind Baltimore, Pitt, and Tampa. I would not call them an easy out come our second game. Other than the Rams they have a very winnable 5 game stretch before they play KC. 

LAR

ARI

LAC

DEN

NYJ
CIN

KC

 

We could very well be in a place in the last 4 weeks of the season where we are hoping/needing Miami to lose out to. 

KC

NE

LVR

BUF

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2 minutes ago, Mango said:

 

 

No doubt NE is a much bigger game than KC, but we have to rack up wins where we can get them for the division, and make no mistake, KC is a big game for Buffalo.

I think the Dolphins are a sneaky team that could creep up to challenge the division this year. Their loses are 3 points to Buffalo, 8 points to Seattle, and 10 points to NE. They are 4th in the league in points differential behind Baltimore, Pitt, and Tampa. I would not call them an easy out come our second game. Other than the Rams they have a very winnable 5 game stretch before they play KC. 

LAR

ARI

LAC

DEN

NYJ
CIN

KC

 

We could very well be in a place in the last 4 weeks of the season where we are hoping/needing Miami to lose out to. 

KC

NE

LVR

BUF

"could very well be" is a bit aggressive there.

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