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Since so much of his analysis depends on conventional wisdom, and the Patriots have kind of made their business to be blowing conventional wisdom out of the water, I don't put much stock in this.
It's also worth noting that Green completely fails to mention Welker, only dropping his name once in passing. When the Jags figure out how to cover him, I might get kinda worried. An analysis of how to beat the Pats that doesn't even address stopping the passing attack beyond to say that the goal should be to keep them off the field is just ******ed.
The last two paragraphs are my favorite:
He had to try really hard to talk himself into that one, but he managed to do it. Seriously, how can you outright pick a team while also acknowledging that the only way they can win is to have a better gameplan (against BB), play your absolute best, run the ball well, pass at a high percentage, win the turnover battle, AND do better on special teams? He makes the declaration that the Jags will win then justifies it with the same old, tired, "on any given Sunday, anything CAN happen" bull****. Once again, just another mediot hoping that he can strike gold by happening, through sheer, random chance, to predict the end to the Pats' perfection.
Since so much of his analysis depends on conventional wisdom, and the Patriots have kind of made their business to be blowing conventional wisdom out of the water, I don't put much stock in this.
It's also worth noting that Green completely fails to mention Welker, only dropping his name once in passing. When the Jags figure out how to cover him, I might get kinda worried. An analysis of how to beat the Pats that doesn't even address stopping the passing attack beyond to say that the goal should be to keep them off the field is just ******ed.
The last two paragraphs are my favorite:
Now that sounds simple and there's much more Jacksonville will need to do to pull of this historic upset. And undoubtedly, Del Rio will have a great game plan because he is one of the best coaches in the NFL. There is only so much he can do though. To beat the best, you have to play your best. For Jacksonville, that means running the ball, establishing a good short-to-intermediate, high-percentage passing game, winning the turnover battle and having the advantage in the special teams. The Patriots have dominated teams with their talent and because they're intimidating. But Del Rio isn't easily intimidated and neither are the Jags.
So, yes, I guess I will continue to be unfazed by the Patriots' 16-0 record. And no, I am not a fan of the Jaguars or hater of the Patriots. A fan never thinks his team can lose, but no team is invincible. In the playoffs, it's one-and-done and anything can happen. Even Jacksonville beating New England.
He had to try really hard to talk himself into that one, but he managed to do it. Seriously, how can you outright pick a team while also acknowledging that the only way they can win is to have a better gameplan (against BB), play your absolute best, run the ball well, pass at a high percentage, win the turnover battle, AND do better on special teams? He makes the declaration that the Jags will win then justifies it with the same old, tired, "on any given Sunday, anything CAN happen" bull****. Once again, just another mediot hoping that he can strike gold by happening, through sheer, random chance, to predict the end to the Pats' perfection.
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