Let's be honest. The Pats are a middle of the road team that gets to beat up on teams in the worst division in football.
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NFL Offseason Thread 2013 - Here comes the wait
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Let's be honest. The Pats are a middle of the road team that gets to beat up on teams in the worst division in football.
Sure thing, Skip.
They are a good regular season team, but they don't have another gear for the postseason.
They probably wasted at least 1-2 more Superbowls they could have had if they really went for it instead of cheaping out every year with their drafts and free agents. I won't complain though, I love seeing them fail. This year will be no different when Bellicheat dresses 7 guys he met at a tailgate party and starts them on defense.
Is that in reference to trading away Branch, that Simmons keeps saying cost you guys a SB?
That's referencing any one of the numerous popular players which we let go.
The AFC East isn't the worst division in football. Hell the AFC West is much worse, especially as the Chargers get worse. And middle of the road teams don't score 557 points in a season, regardless of the competition. I'd even argue the NFC South as a turd of a division last year as well.
Now if we could only eliminate regular run and passing plays...
The_Darkest_Red
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So the AFC East is worse than the AFC West now?
New England: 12-4
Miami: 7-9
NY Jets: 6-10
Buffalo: 6-10
Denver: 13-3
San Diego: 7-9
Oakland: 4 -12
Kansas City: 2-14
And honestly I think the Dolphins are a much better team than the Chargers.
It's a piss poor argument by people that don't watch games. Like bionic said, they just don't have that gear for the postseason currently. That being said, they are fully capable of getting to a Super Bowl in that gear. Most teams in the league right now have their own issues on pushing forward. The simple fact is you can't rely solely on offense. Without defensive conversions, you have nothing when it matters.
Funny thing though was that the defense really didn't fail them in the playoffs when they lost those two Super Bowls to the Giants. But yeah, Pats are at least trying to improve their defense and I'm happy Talib is back on even if Dennard is still up in the air.
BlackGhost
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Fire this man immediately
Too bad the Steelers don't play any read option teams this year.
I'm talking about the last 10 years. Sure, the Jets bubbled up for a bit, but all of the teams in that division, other than NE, are in a permanent state of dysfunction. No plan, no leadership, no nothing. Maybe Miami will begin to turn it around, but they're years away, at best.
yankeehater
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Tebow is gonna win the QB competition this year!
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
FREE TEBOW
CUT SANCHEZ
CUT SANCHEZ
Rex is going to keep Tebow on the roster late into training camp to make sure that no other team can get him and turn him into a competent qb. Doing the devil's work, that man.
TheLegendary
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At least he's admitting that Tebows true value is all of the off season attention he brings.
The_Darkest_Red
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Acting like the Pats have only been good relative to their division over the past decade is just silly. Since 2003 the Pats are 33-7 against NFC teams in the regular season (with 3 of those losses coming from last year alone).
Why are you interrupting my trolling? You should be joining me!
BlackGhost
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I'm afraid our Hero might be tainted when he eventually gets his release
The_Darkest_Red
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The Pats have been beating up on my team for a solid decade plus. I at least want to feel like they're a decent team!
"That bully was big, guys, I'm telling you!"
Alligatorjandro
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That avatar is weird
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBNBzIdfhs4&feature=youtu.be
I watched all 10 minutes of this. Mesmerizing
edit:
shalise manza young ‏@shalisemyoung
this did come through loud and clear: Belichick is *not* happy with Gronk
I watched all 10 minutes of this. Mesmerizing
edit:
shalise manza young ‏@shalisemyoung
this did come through loud and clear: Belichick is *not* happy with Gronk
I wouldn't consider one interception knocking it out of the park.
Fuck the harlem shake, that is epic.
The married women Belicheat fucks are probably more into Gronk than his old ass and he is jealous.
Sorry. You're going to have to deal with Kendall Williams until UNM is out of the tourney.
So four more days.
Futurevoid
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The_Darkest_Red
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Haha, so good! Eli pictures are always good for some quality laughs.
TheLegendary
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What is going on here? I almost dont want to know
Dutch Gronk
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Had Welker torn his ACL at the start of the season instead of the end, people would call him injury proof as well.
Gronk has had 2 unlucky freak injuries that kept him from playing in the NFL.
Let's see how this season goes first.
Alligatorjandro
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Sorry. You're going to have to deal with Kendall Williams until UNM is out of the tourney.So four more days.
I dont know anything about UNM but they suck.
We define quality at the cornerback position through interceptions alone? Arrington should not be an outside corner which means they need two solid corners. Talib is better than what they had.
TheLegendary
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He has an injury history dude. Time to transcend your denial.
BlackGhost
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Gronks gonna get traded confirmed
I couldn't find the one where he's running all by himself and about to fall down. I'm sure rors has it, though.
TheLegendary
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HoFinley for Gronk.
Les Miles is awesome. I wish he'd coach in the NFL. Could win 16 games accidentally
I've heard this argument before, but it doesn't make sense to me. "Amendola broke his elbow in Week 1, Welker tore his knee up in Week 17. Flip that and it's a whole other conversation".
Of course it is. Danny couldn't make it through one game, while Welker made it through 17 weeks before getting eaten by the Reliant Field Turf Monster. Welker is the far more durable player. Danny is bound to have another season of relatively good health. But I think Welker is the outlier here. Most little guys can't stay healthy in football
Not alone, no. Manning also went 30/40 in the last Super Bowl.
Stop quoting Barnwell.
That fat fuck also predicted that the Niners would be horrible last season and they went to the Superbowl. Everyone on Grantland seems to spend all of their time sucking the dicks of LeBron and the Pats.
Futurevoid
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I couldn't find the one where he's running all by himself and about to fall down. I'm sure rors has it, though.
http://www.manningface.com/
Moving to Wisconsin would really test Gronk's sexual promiscuity (thats a fancy way of calling him a whore slut). He is used to good looking young girls that are not picky about STDs. It would be interesting to see if he could keep it going when taking on girls that outweigh him.
But other than that experiment that would be the worst trade ever. I love the idea of HOFinley going to the Pats but am not sold on the idea of Gronk going to the Packers.
Alligatorjandro
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Leave Gronk alone you fucks.
Beli would definitely have a more likely chance of putting Finley in his place.
Dutch Gronk
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I don't even know who Barnwell is and as a Pats fan, I don't even read Grantland, why would you?
NO HE'S NOT! HE'S CARVED OUT OF STONE! YOU CAN'T BREAK STONE!
If they trade Gronk, I'm joining BrownsGAF! DAWG POUND! BARK BARK!
That probably won't happen until it is too late.
Usually a player has to be kicked off a few teams before it gets in their brain that they are fucking it all up. By that time usually no wants them anymore.
Futurevoid
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Some draft prospect news I just saw come through Twitter:
Manly.
Manly.
So he's made out of shale?
Never played with rocks as a kid did you?
You pretty much quoted him with your comparison of Welker and Gronk and their durability.
It is possible that Barnwell stole that from someone else (possibly even you). I wouldn't put it above him.
As for why I read it, I honestly never paid attention to the site until the Niner blowup. Now I do skim Barnwell because it is funny. Simmons is fun to read if he is not discussing the Pats, LeBron or Kobe so there is that. But otherwise I never go there and I only get to Simmons stuff through ESPN.