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Re: NFL 2025
Thanks for keeping this going James. As a pats fan, I can’t believe my team is back here. So many teams have decades without making a Super Bowl and the Pats have been it 5 straight decades. Wild.
I always hated the Pats.. but I made decent money on them for this game so I accept it. 
you can't deny the dynasty though.
- FlashFlood
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Re: NFL 2025
FlashFlood wrote:Thanks for keeping this going James. As a pats fan, I can’t believe my team is back here. So many teams have decades without making a Super Bowl and the Pats have been it 5 straight decades. Wild.
I always hated the Pats.. but I made decent money on them for this game so I accept it.
Apparently you can deny the dynasty! ESPN reporting Bill Belichick will not be inducted into the HoF on his first ballot. Voters obviously holding cheating accusations/creep child lover over him.
Re: NFL 2025
BLS-Pride wrote:FlashFlood wrote:Thanks for keeping this going James. As a pats fan, I can’t believe my team is back here. So many teams have decades without making a Super Bowl and the Pats have been it 5 straight decades. Wild.
I always hated the Pats.. but I made decent money on them for this game so I accept it.
Apparently you can deny the dynasty! ESPN reporting Bill Belichick will not be inducted into the HoF on his first ballot. Voters obviously holding cheating accusations/creep child lover over him.
Really? Like or hate him, he definitely deserves first ballot.
Re: NFL 2025
The second half a complete shit show... especially the 4th quarter.
Complete domination by the Patriots in the 3rd quarter...Broncos had the ball for a grand total of one minute.
The 4th was dominated by the weather ...from cold but perfect weather to near blizzard conditions within minutes. Pat's had the advantage with the 10-7 score...which wound up being the final score.
This is why backup quarterbacks going on playoff runs/SB wins is such a rarity...just not enough experience in big games. Couple situations where he could've run through a hole that would fit a diesel truck but he hesitated and that idiotic throw on their final drive for an INT. No reason to go for it all on that one play.
They barely even tried getting their running game going. Why?!?
It's now official....the Vrabel/Maye era has begun....
Looks like we’re about to be on Drake Maye throwing shoulder watch for the next week and a half. He hasn’t been sharp this post season and I attributed that to playing better defenses and in some pretty tough weather conditions, but he apparently came into the Denver game with something going on with his shoulder & a hit he took late in the 3rd quarter made it worse. No doubt he’ll play in the Super Bowl, but everyone is going to look at those first few throws with a microscope to see how he’s holding up. It’s been a long season, 20 games so far. Lots of throws and lot of hits. One more game to go and lord knows the Seattle D is not going to make it easy on him.
- FlashFlood
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Re: NFL 2025
James wrote:The second half a complete shit show... especially the 4th quarter.
Complete domination by the Patriots in the 3rd quarter...Broncos had the ball for a grand total of one minute.
The 4th was dominated by the weather ...from cold but perfect weather to near blizzard conditions within minutes. Pat's had the advantage with the 10-7 score...which wound up being the final score.
This is why backup quarterbacks going on playoff runs/SB wins is such a rarity...just not enough experience in big games. Couple situations where he could've run through a hole that would fit a diesel truck but he hesitated and that idiotic throw on their final drive for an INT. No reason to go for it all on that one play.
They barely even tried getting their running game going. Why?!?
It's now official....the Vrabel/Maye era has begun....
Looks like we’re about to be on Drake Maye throwing shoulder watch for the next week and a half. He hasn’t been sharp this post season and I attributed that to playing better defenses and in some pretty tough weather conditions, but he apparently came into the Denver game with something going on with his shoulder & a hit he took late in the 3rd quarter made it worse. No doubt he’ll play in the Super Bowl, but everyone is going to look at those first few throws with a microscope to see how he’s holding up. It’s been a long season, 20 games so far. Lots of throws and lot of hits. One more game to go and lord knows the Seattle D is not going to make it easy on him.
Murderer’s row of defenses this Patriots team will face in the playoffs. Maye is obviously hurt but he can still dial up some nice deep balls. Hoping that Darnold sees Patriots jerseys and shits his pants like he used to with the Jets, but so much has changed. I think the line is a little inflated considering it’s a neutral site.
Given the Pats luck this season, Darnold and JSN will run into each other during their walkthrough concusssing both and the both miss the Super Bowl.
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Yeah, Pats will have played 4 of the top 6 ranked defenses in the playoffs alone. That’s crazy. Luckily their defense is playing great since Milton Williams came back, especially stopping the run. Spillane went down in the 1st half against Denver though & hasn’t practiced at all this week. His absence would be significant. Pretty decent dropoff from him to Gibbens.
Seahawks are a pretty comfortable favorite, and deservedly so, but I’d expect a close game. Seattle probably does have the better roster and team overall, but it only matters who plays better on Gameday. Who can hold their emotions in check and avoid making big mistakes?
The one thing on the Patriots side is they have played great defenses the last 3 weeks so they should at least be ready to go to battle one more time and know what they’re in for. JSN is ridiculous, probably not going to shut him down but need to keep him in check. Darnold has come a long way since his Jets days, but he’s still prone to turn the ball over. Need to force him into some bad decisions.
On the flip side, Maye can turn the ball over quite a bit himself & he hasn’t been sharp this post season. He’s done enough to get this far, but he needs to be a lot better in this game.
