jsull87
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Whoever said Fitzgerald... you're out of your mind. I'd rather have Floyd.
The "long way down" for the Bills went way beyond losing your HOF QB. You have had arguably the worst owner, worst stadium, worst string of head coaches and worst roster since the early '90s. Now Meathead, before you go all ballistic on me, you know I like you (God knows why) so just sit back and embrace your team's 20 years of suckitude. Could be worse, you could be a fan of a team in a Gooberville city such as Indy.
I'm really suprised that more DTs haven't been mentioned, given the team's current situation there.
Thanks for the compliment, albeit a somewhat backhanded one. I'll take that around here.
The Bills actually made the playoffs two out of three years after Jim Kelly retired. They still had talent on that team. How much talent do you think the Patriots have apart from Tom Brady? They have some for sure, but not enough IMO. How would the team be with Ryan Mallett as QB, for example? Would the defense be able to pick up the slack? I don't think so. The whole team will have to reinvent itself after Brady, which is not an easy thing to do. Being perennial contenders will no longer be a foregone conclusion, even in this division...even with Bill Belichick's magic potion elixir.
Take Brady off the Patriots and put him on any other team in the division, and then we'll know something.
Losing Brady is when reality begins to rear it's ugly head, unless the Pats get lucky to land somebody decent very quickly...which is easier said than done because every team is trying to rob the same train, and demand FAR outweighs the supply at QB.
I can understand if you want to be in denial about all that.
I'm really suprised that more DTs haven't been mentioned, given the team's current situation there.
2008 AFCE Final Standings
Miami 11-5
New England 11-5
NY Jets 9-7
Buffalo 7-9
Deny that..............
No, no, no...deny THIS, pal. LOL. What is your point?
Brady was out for the year in 2008, and the Patriots did not make the playoffs. You go to just help prove my point. Thank you.
This coming off a season where the Patriots were one of the best teams I've ever seen, all told...unstoppable on offense, and also #4 on defense overall and points allowed. 6 years later, it's not the same team at all. Try plugging in Matt Cassel now and see what happens.
Do you think the Patriots miss the playoffs in 2008 with Tom Brady at the helm? Of course they wouldn't have.
I'm of the opinion that any team in the AFC East with Tom Brady at QB this year would have been the team to win the division. The disparity of overall talent on these teams does't fall in the Patriots favor as much as you may imagine. Brady puts the Pats over the top.
I think people are counting JJ Watt as a DT inside of Jones.
I think the consensus seems to be, put a special DT on the same side of Jones and let the pass rush come.