The NFL 2007 Season thread

[drjeff]

By the way Dr. Jeff how was the mood in the stadium? It sounded like you guys were loud throughout, especially when we were on D.

Good noise levels in Gilltette when the pats were on D. Alot of Eagles fans made the trip were in the stadium too, which helped with the noise(both cheers for the teams and jeers at the Eagles fans )

Most Sunday night games though just have a slightly increased level of excitement/noise over a 1 or 4:15 game. The exception to that will in all likely be the noise at the 1PM Jets game in a few weeks. That will probably be about as loud a Gillette was when Bellicheck was introduced before the start of their 1st home game this year against San Diego right after "video tape gate." About the only other times I've heard Gilllette as loud as it was then was in the playoffs.

 

[2knees]

Brady was ordinary.

Ordinary? 34-54 for 380 yards 1 td and no picks. If thats ordinary, then what is good?

I thought Brady showed us something we dont see too often. toughness. that first sack was brutal and yet he hung in all night and completed passes with absolutely no running game.

 

[JimG.]

Ordinary? 34-54 for 380 yards 1 td and no picks. If thats ordinary, then what is good?

I thought Brady showed us something we dont see too often. toughness. that first sack was brutal and yet he hung in all night and completed passes with absolutely no running game.

My my, don't be so baby's ass sensitive boys.

Yes, 1 TD pass is ordinary for a QB who has thrown no less than 3 every other game this season.

Yes, this was his "off" game. and you still won anyway.

I'm sure Brady was not happy with the overall performance of the offense even though they scored 31.

 

[jack97]

My my, don't be so baby's ass sensitive boys.

Yes, 1 TD pass is ordinary for a QB who has thrown no less than 3 every other game this season.

Yes, this was his "off" game. and you still won anyway.

Damn, who’s been telling you about my sensitive body parts?

Yeah Brady was off, he had three sacks, lots of hurries, but the key stat is no picks. The most interesting thing was he kept a nice spiral in majority of those throws, no ducks fluttering around. Tells me he has great mechanics.

Not many qb can do that, every so often Peyton gets pressure up the middle and he will float one over and give up the pick.

 

[drjeff]

Damn, who’s been telling you about my sensitive body parts?

Yeah Brady was off, he had three sacks, lots of hurries, but the key stat is no picks. The most interesting thing was he kept a nice spiral in majority of those throws, no ducks fluttering around. Tells me he has great mechanics.

Not many qb can do that, every so often Peyton gets pressure up the middle and he will float one over and give up the pick.

Yup, when you have your "worst" game of the year in terms of QB rating, and it's still a 90.0, that says ALOT. BTW, Brady's seasonal QB rating is at an unheard of 127.6 currently! Amazing

 

[2knees]

My my, don't be so baby's ass sensitive boys.

Yes, 1 TD pass is ordinary for a QB who has thrown no less than 3 every other game this season.

Yes, this was his "off" game. and you still won anyway.

I'm sure Brady was not happy with the overall performance of the offense even though they scored 31.

lol, baby's ass sensitive. i like it.

I'm no pats fan jim. But, i'm amazed at the shots they take from other teams fans, sports radio, newspaper columns etc.

 

[drjeff]

Granted, I'm a diehard, season ticket holding, 20+ year Pats fan who still remembers going with my father back to the 'ol Schaefer/Sullivan/Foxboro piece of sh&* stadium sitting on the aluminum benches watching them through the good and the bad, so I'm a bit biased, but just as a football fan in general, you really can't help but watch in awe of what the Pats are doing this year, teams like this come around *maybe* once every 25 to 30 years, if not longer periods of time. I'm also aware of how quickly it can go from feast to famine and that in all likelyhood in the not too distant future my beloved Pats will 6 and 10, 5 and 11, or worse for an extended period of time.

 

[PA Ridge Racer]

I'm no pats fan jim. But, i'm amazed at the shots they take from other teams fans, sports radio, newspaper columns etc.

Good point. I love reading the articles the past few days and reading how the Eagles discovered this "blueprint" and how the Patriots are now "vulnerable". It's laughable. No team can ever win by 30 points week in and week out. The Patriots still put up 31 points and won the game. I dont remember reading anything like that when the Colts got destroyed by the Jags last year 40 something to 10 or whatever it was. I can only imagine what they'll write if the Patriots lose?

 

[jack97]

Good point. I love reading the articles the past few days and reading how the Eagles discovered this "blueprint" and how the Patriots are now "vulnerable". It's laughable.

They are vulnerable, its in the middle of the defense. They lost colvin for the year, that sucks the big one. So they can't rotate the lbs, prob put Thomas back to the outside. Only question is whether they will play more 4-3 to minimize the lack of depth in lb.

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

lol, baby's ass sensitive. i like it.

I'm no pats fan jim. But, i'm amazed at the shots they take from other teams fans, sports radio, newspaper columns etc.

Every great team gets that , Sox, yanks, Pats, when you get shots taken at you from every angle that means your an elite team, i can deal with that.

 

[JimG.]

Every great team gets that , Sox, yanks, Pats, when you get shots taken at you from every angle that means your an elite team, i can deal with that.

What's so funny is that posts later my comments are still interpreted as a "shot".

The Eagles have 2 great defensive backs and it showed. They have a great pass defense and a good defense overall. Most football teams don't have that. So I don't know about any blueprints because...

THE PATS STILL WON.

Each game will get tougher as they near the end with no losses.

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

What's so funny is that posts later my comments are still interpreted as a "shot".

The Eagles have 2 great defensive backs and it showed. They have a great pass defense and a good defense overall. Most football teams don't have that. So I don't know about any blueprints because...

THE PATS STILL WON.

Each game will get tougher as they near the end with no losses.

Well Jim i know this week Baltimore cant score, i feel this is an easy win for the Pats, not sure if they cover 20 but i dont see it as a threat. Pitt the next week will be tough but i see them beating them, the next 2 games are what worry me for some odd reason. Mangini and the Jets who knows he might send someone in to knock brady on his ass and take a cheap shot at him, he would love nothing more than to ruin the perfect season, and the week after i dont wanna play an 0-14 dolphin team, if they ever get up for any game that will be the one, especially with the Pats looking ahead to the G-men the next week.. The Giants game in my opinion will be the toughest, the Giants ruined Denvers perfect season i think they were 11-0 when they beat them and the Giants will need this game for playoff seeding. The crowd will be really into it and it will be cold and no doubt windy im sure.

 

[JimG.]

Well Jim i know this week Baltimore cant score, i feel this is an easy win for the Pats, not sure if they cover 20 but i dont see it as a threat. Pitt the next week will be tough but i see them beating them, the next 2 games are what worry me for some odd reason. Mangini and the Jets who knows he might send someone in to knock brady on his ass and take a cheap shot at him, he would love nothing more than to ruin the perfect season, and the week after i dont wanna play an 0-14 dolphin team, if they ever get up for any game that will be the one, especially with the Pats looking ahead to the G-men the next week.. The Giants game in my opinion will be the toughest, the Giants ruined Denvers perfect season i think they were 11-0 when they beat them and the Giants will need this game for playoff seeding. The crowd will be really into it and it will be cold and no doubt windy im sure.

The biggest threat the Pats face is them reading all the hype and believing it instead of just playing and beating other teams up.

Which Belichick will see to it happens.

The betting lines are nonsense. Now it's just about winning...which is assured to be tough every week from now on.

Sorry, the Giant button is broken.

 

[drjeff]

The biggest threat the Pats face is them reading all the hype and believing it instead of just playing and beating other teams up.

Which Belichick will see to it happens.

The betting lines are nonsense. Now it's just about winning...which is assured to be tough every week from now on.

Sorry, the Giant button is broken.

Atleast on the outside, the persona they put up suggests that the hype is just that, hype and nothing they believe. If you listen to just about every player/coach in an interview, the common thing you hear is "we need to work on things/improve." That was after both the Eagles/Indy game, as well as the huge routes of the Bills/Redskins.

The closest quote I've heard anyone from the team make approaching some arrogance/complacency, is last week, on WEEI when they were doing their weekly Tom Brady interview, to paraphrase : "Remember, I'm a 6th round draft pick quarterback, i just want to take advantage of each opportunity I get and throw touchdowns" and another bit from the interview "we just want to kill each team we face"

 

[JimG.]

"we just want to kill each team we face"

This is winning football strategy.

Life is very simple.

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

This is winning football strategy.

Life is very simple.

Its really not a bad slogan

 

[Mildcat]

It's halftime now, does anyone else think it was a pu$$y a$$ call to run out the clock for the first half? Bradys thrown his fifth pick of the YEAR, I have faith he could've got the Pats in fieldgoal range. What do you guys think?

 

[ALLSKIING]

It's halftime now, does anyone else think it was a pu$$y a$$ call to run out the clock for the first half? Bradys thrown his fifth pick of the YEAR, I have faith he could've got the Pats in fieldgoal range. What do you guys think?

I am not a pats fan but I think it was best to go to half time and make some adjustments....They should take over in the next half.

 

[drjeff]

Just kind of waiting for the defensive to find the next gear. Not too worried about the offense, although I kind of wish Belicheck would implement the run via the quick out pass rather than just trying to bang Maroney up the middle.

 

[davidhowland14]

Ok, i'm sorry, but am I the only one who finds it stupid that the patriots can get pass interference called on them when they're on offense?!?

good run by maroney, though. and what the hell. it's blowing 20 mph. stop trying to throw and use maroney to run the ball. they really needed a touchdown there instead of a field goal. Now they really need to go three and out and then score a touchdown. i mean, they can do it, it's just better if they score a touchdown.