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Archives for December 2010

Crafting the New England Patriots perfect playoff plate

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I have to admit it, I’m overlooking the Bills. I hope the Patriots aren’t, but I’ve got my sights set on the playoffs. Imagining certain matchups, which of the AFC contenders I think we can beat again, and what road would be the most competitive and most entertaining.

Assuming no meltdowns the AFC seeding is going to probably look like this:

  1. Patriots
  2. Steelers
  3. Chiefs
  4. Colts
  5. Ravens
  6. Jets

So they Patriots would be looking at the winner of Ravens @ Colts, unless the Jets upset the Chiefs which I don’t think they would.

We’ve see the Patriots-Colts playoff match up three times so far and to be honest I’m kind of over the Brady-Manning storyline. Plus I don’t really want to give Peyton Manning another crack at our secondary.

So that leaves both my head and my heart to hope that the Baltimore Ravens will be first in our musket’s firing line. A lot of people still think the Ravens are the best team in the AFC, and a lot of Patriots fans want to avoid them.

But I say if you want to win a championship you have to go through the best teams and prove how good you are when it matters most. We all know the Patriots would have extra motivation going into a playoff re-match with the Ravens. Terrell Suggs is still talking about us. If the Patriots want to win the Super Bowl they should first have to end the season of the team who last ended theirs.

For the AFC Championship I am left to choose between the Chiefs and the Steelers. We’ve already beaten Pittsburgh twice in AFC Championships. Borrrr-ing.

Imagine the storylines that would exist for a Patriots – Chiefs AFC Championship. Matt Cassel, Scott Pioli, Mike Vrabel, Romeo & Charlie. Even I would watch the pregame for that.

It also helps that I think the Chiefs just couldn’t slow down the Patriots offense and BB would own Cassel but even the nostalgic part of me would love to see this game.

That would lead us to the Super Bowl, which on the NFC’s side of things seems like it will be a crap shoot. Whoever’s defense and offense start to click and make plays will be on their way to Dallas.

So if I had to pick one team from the NFC field that would be the most poetic, the choice is obvious. The New York Football Giants. 

Kirwan: Battering Brady makes sense in theory, but it’s risky

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Kirwan does it again with another great game planning article! Best quote of the whole thing:

Football is like a chess match, and Brady is the master chess player. While everyone points to the Giants sacking their way to a win over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, since that day, Brady is 7-1 when teams sack him three or more times.

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• The Packers are No. 1 in DPR (70.32). Brady posted a 110.2 rating against them with 2 TD and 0 INT.

• The Chargers are No. 2 in DPR (72.46). Brady posted an 82.7 rating against them, with 1 TD and 0 INT.
• The Bears are No. 3 in DPR (73.00). Brady posted a 113.4 rating against them, with 2 TD and 0 INT.

• The Steelers No. 6 in DPR (78.16). Brady posted a 117.4 rating against them, with 3 TD and 0 INT.

• The Ravens are No. 7 in DPR (78.20). Brady posted a 69.5 rating against them (lowest of the year), with 1 TD and 2 INT (his last INTs of the season).

• The Jets are No. 10 in DPR (79.94). Brady posted a 148.9 rating in his most recent game against them, with 4 TD and 0 INT.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-packers-are-no-1-in-dpr-7032-brady-2/

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• The Packers are No. 1 in DPR (70.32). Brady posted a 110.2 rating against them with 2 TD and 0 INT.

• The Chargers are No. 2 in DPR (72.46). Brady posted an 82.7 rating against them, with 1 TD and 0 INT.

• The Bears are No. 3 in DPR (73.00). Brady posted a 113.4 rating against them, with 2 TD and 0 INT.

• The Steelers No. 6 in DPR (78.16). Brady posted a 117.4 rating against them, with 3 TD and 0 INT.

• The Ravens are No. 7 in DPR (78.20). Brady posted a 69.5 rating against them (lowest of the year), with 1 TD and 2 INT (his last INTs of the season).

• The Jets are No. 10 in DPR (79.94). Brady posted a 148.9 rating in his most recent game against them, with 4 TD and 0 INT.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-packers-are-no-1-in-dpr-7032-brady/

CHFF: Brady Passed Manning?

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CHFF: Brady Passed Manning?

I’m posting this link not because I think it’s a definitive conclusion to the great Brady-Manning debate, but because of the stats laid out showing how Brady has faced the toughest slate of defenses in the NFL this year. Check this:

Seven of Brady’s 14 games this year were played against the six stingiest scoring defenses in football (Co-No. 1s Green Bay and Pittsburgh, No. 3 Chicago, No. 4 Baltimore, No. 5 N.Y. Jets (twice) and No. 6 San Diego).

Brady and the Patriots shredded almost all of them. They scored:

• 31 points against Green Bay Sunday night, the most any team has scored this year against the league’s stingiest defense (15.7 PPG)

• 39 against Pittsburgh, the most any team has ever scored in a regular-season game at Heinz Field

• 33 points in the first half alone against Chicago; the Bears have not surrendered more than 26 total points in any other game this year.

• 45 points in their second meeting against the Jets; the team has otherwise not given up more than 31 points in a game in two years under Rex Ryan.

To be honest I don’t really give a crap about the great Manning – Brady debate, as I’ve said many times before. So is this article moot if Manning and the Colts upset Brady at Foxboro this year?  Hoodie forbid, of course.

When both their careers are over and all the Super Bowl trophies, MVPs, and stats are tallied then we can have a legitimate debate about who was the better quarterback. Trying to do so now is like trying to pick a winner while the race is still going on.