I'd be worried if I was a Patriots fan right now. They have a tough stretch coming up. Ironic that Gilmore is underperforming considering the Bills are first in the AFC East right now with a good defense.
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I'd be worried if I was a Patriots fan right now. They have a tough stretch coming up. Ironic that Gilmore is underperforming considering the Bills are first in the AFC East right now with a good defense.
I mean, worried is relative. Do I love their chances at a repeat? Not as much at the moment, although they're usually much better by winter, so not jumping off a ledge yet. They're 3-2 with 4 more games against the dolphins and jets, so there's probably 7 wins without looking at the rest of the schedule (6 if you want to throw one in the 'any given sunday' bucket). Betting they don't go winless against the rest of the schedule, so they'll be in the playoffs. Brady's got a pretty decent record there, so not going to sweat it yet. After the dolphins, that's definitely the meat of the schedule and is going to be a bit rough if they keep playing like this.
Only tough game in the last 6 is the Steelers, and fortunately Tomlin is a moron and they'll come in with the same old 'we do what we do' gameplan that was worked zero times against Brady/Belichick. If he could figure out how to coach any better, they'd probably beat the Pats occasionally, but every time he loses, he doubles down on that same gameplan.
Not a great start to the season for sure, but not worried yet. Kind of so many other franchises to think of us, though, we appreciate the concern
Only tough game in the last 6 is the Steelers, and fortunately Tomlin is a moron and they'll come in with the same old 'we do what we do' gameplan that was worked zero times against Brady/Belichick. If he could figure out how to coach any better, they'd probably beat the Pats occasionally, but every time he loses, he doubles down on that same gameplan.
Not a great start to the season for sure, but not worried yet. Kind of so many other franchises to think of us, though, we appreciate the concern
Really hoping for an end to the stranglehold that the Patriots, and to a lesser extent the Steelers have had on the AFC for so long. As a Colts fan, I can hardly talk given that the AFC representatives in the Super Bowl over the last 15 years have almost exclusively been a team headed by Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger or Peyton Manning but I'm pulling for a change in the guard. Chiefs? Texans? Titans? Raiders? Let's have some new blood succeeding in the AFC!
The Colts will be treading water at best until Luck comes back, likely to drag us closer to a 7-9 record.
The Colts will be treading water at best until Luck comes back, likely to drag us closer to a 7-9 record.
Roethlisberger with 5 INT's today, including 2 pick-6's. I think the years of injuries are catching up with this guy.
He's one of the few remaining "old men" of the league, since Favre left. I think he's close to finally retiring.
Really? He looks so much older than that. Proof that it's not the years but the mileage! 
Colts have a pleasant weekend based around the unveiling of Peyton Manning's statue, but mostly all it does is remind us how recent, yet how very far away those glory days were. Still, Indy's hanging in without Luck, steadily holding the fort somewhat until he returns... or, we just survived against the winless 49ers in OT.
Giants are still winless and have now lost OBJ. Ouch.
Giants are still winless and have now lost OBJ. Ouch.
That injury to OBJ looked really bad
49ers are still really bad. 5 weeks in and I don’t see any kind of improvement.
49ers are still really bad. 5 weeks in and I don’t see any kind of improvement.
Definitely the worst of the three ankle injuries to WR's for the Giants today. OBJ is having surgery, I wouldn't expect him back this season.
After double-checking he's actually younger than them by five and three years, respectively, but yeah. Roethlisberger has a much more physical style of play than either Brady or Brees, who have always been pretty good about staying in the pocket and avoiding pressure or getting rid of the ball before the pressure could get to them. Roethlisberger is big enough that he could get away with taking more punishment.Really? He looks so much older than that. Proof that it's not the years but the mileage!
Look on the bright side. Next up is the Browns.
Well, crap.
The Rams have not come as far as I had hoped, losing at home for the second time this season.
5 turnovers, two of them inside of our own 20, one literally on the Seahawks goal line, a missed 36 yard FG, no running game at all, and we were still in it until the final play.
Damn.
The Rams have not come as far as I had hoped, losing at home for the second time this season.
5 turnovers, two of them inside of our own 20, one literally on the Seahawks goal line, a missed 36 yard FG, no running game at all, and we were still in it until the final play.
Damn.
Yep, signs of life at least, it’s a good direction to be headed.
As hard as Brady has been hit this year, one of his best skills has to be ‘falling well’. Knows how to minimize a clobbering, sheds as much of the hit as he absorbs. He’s also good about the ability to just throw it away and play for the next down instead of trying to save every play, so some of those big hits don’t happen because he’s already moved on to the next play instead of scrambling out on a limb. Doesn’t always work, and freak hits are just that, but I feel that the way he falls has to be helping him stay alive. This year is testing that, though!
As hard as Brady has been hit this year, one of his best skills has to be ‘falling well’. Knows how to minimize a clobbering, sheds as much of the hit as he absorbs. He’s also good about the ability to just throw it away and play for the next down instead of trying to save every play, so some of those big hits don’t happen because he’s already moved on to the next play instead of scrambling out on a limb. Doesn’t always work, and freak hits are just that, but I feel that the way he falls has to be helping him stay alive. This year is testing that, though!
And the Giants fall again. To the Chargers! Well, at least I can rest easy that my Skins won't be at the bottom of NFC-E this year!
And the 49ers...my goodness!
How the mighty have fallen!
And the Browns (of course) round out the three-way tie for the bottom of the League's barrel at 0-5. Maybe they should have kept RG3?
And the 49ers...my goodness!
How the mighty have fallen!And the Browns (of course) round out the three-way tie for the bottom of the League's barrel at 0-5. Maybe they should have kept RG3?
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The Jacksonville Jaguars look like they might be a playoff team... feels weird to type that sentence.
I know!
I counted them as an easy win looking at the schedule this summer.
They might actually knock us down to .500 this week.
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