Pats thrashing meaningful this time

I know, I know: Pats have lost before, but they always bounce back. They have even been crushed by this same KC team and all that happened was Pats won the SB that year.

But this time, it is different; I honestly believe there are enough cracks in their armor that the Steelers (or others) could overtake them this season. Why is this loss more significant?

1.) Brady is 40. NO ONE on earth can play forever. He looked below par. Sure, he could bounce back but at some point he won't be able to. Is it now? It is soon.

2.) They are already depleted at WR. The loss of Eddleman is bigger than they would have you know. Ammendola will be hurt all year, especially now that he will be called on for more touches. Hogan and the rest are OK, they will get theirs. But they looked spent last night.

3.) Gronk might be done. Bad backs don't get better. He looked unlike his previous dominant self.

4.) The D is in trouble. They have never been beat up like that. Hightower loss is huge. Hoodie will work miracles but I don't think he can reproduce what he did last year. They got punked like never before.

5.) All the 16-0 talk messed with them.

This really could be our year.

 

I still think they win the division they are in though...

 

So what you really are trying to say is: "Kansas City winning last night in such a dominating manner over the SB champs will mean nothing if......................". (This is an inside joke Watt - someone had to say it).

 

Overall I do agree with you... They haven't had a super talented roster for years, yet they have gotten by because of Brady and Coaching.

Last night we finally saw how weak their roster is.

 

I think it is more about what KC did, not what N.E. did not do.

1. Brady is the same IMO.

2. Yep. WR depleted.

3. Gronk , don`t know, but he had a tough defender on him who was very physical.

4. When an opposing QB has the best game of his career, you are going to have a bad day on defense.

5. They have dealt with 16-0 talk before.

I really hope they are about to have a bad year which for them would be 10-6, but I doubt it. What excites me is, on paper, we have addressed some of our weaknesses and it looks like the stars are aligning in our favor so to speak.

 

Even on the nice TD catch Gronk had, I thought he looked much slower and clumsier than he used to.

 

I wonder how many fans think this is their year? lol I been hearing stairway to 7 for 10 years

 

Two days ago (hell, even going into the 4th Q last night), the Pats were indestructible supermen, all recent B&G player moves, all their coaching guile, all the returning talent might not be enough.

Today, they're old, depleted on offense, soft on D, ripe for the taking.

Tune in again Monday, where the future gets recalibrated, following a click-on-all-cyclinders 45-0 romp in Cleveland or sloppy skin-of-the-teeth 18-17 FG-fest win or (gasp) something unthinkably worse.

There's a very good chance that last nights game won't seem so meaningful on Halloween or another game will seem more meaningful.

 

Too early to tell.

Brady will eventually decline... is this the year?

Are Gronk's injuries finally catching up with him?

Edelman is a yuuuuge loss. He's Brady's security blanket, and the and guy that was gonna keep Cooks open all year. Amendola and Hogan aren't nearly the player JE is.

The pats will still make the playoffs (see Bills, Jets, Miami) and will still be a tough out. Lots of football left

 

Yep. Them or the Giants give Belichick issues quite often.



Our defense is no where near those two as it stands now. To beat New England, we have to outscore them.


However, I will agree with Watt about Brady's age. He will get his second wind I am sure should his performances continue but his arm will tire out.

 

This, x100.

 

Even still, rather be humming Stairway to Seven than One Is The Loneliest Number


PS - BB Hotness - are you going to auction off your old Avatar for Charity now that it appears to be retired?

 

Brady looked like a 40 year old QB, he will play better but I don't think he can play well all season. Their defense is bad, couldn't stop the run no pass rush and they had problems in coverage. Gronk looked like he was a shell of his former self, it's funny how if you actually cover Hogan he looks average against the Steelers he looked like a All-Pro WR.

 

George Blanda gave it a good effort at 26 seasons.

 

Father Time is Undefeated!

 

We'll see. The Pats lost their 2003 season opener to the Bills 31-0 and looked terrible. They won the Super Bowl anyway.

 

I'll wait until at least the third game before I declare them done or not. The Patriots have bounced back so many times I have to see it before I believe it.

 

I hope everybody see's that NE can be beat. They will not beat their selves usually,
you have to actually beat them. Go Steelers.

 

At minimum, it gives them a loss which will help the Steelers get them at home in the playoffs. Beat them during the regular season, and they essentially have 2.5 game lead...

 

The Steelers need to Beat the Browns on Sunday to start taking advantage of the NE surprising loss. After following them for 60 plus years I have seen quite a few times they didn't do what they should have and wasted an opportunity. Hopefully, not this time.

 

But Hogan ate our lunch in the AFCG

 

For Brady to do what Blanda did, he better start learning how to kick field goals......