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War, Beheadings, and Booze: A Brief History of Tailgating | VICE Sports
War, Beheadings, and Booze: A Brief History of Tailgating | VICE Sports
Win or lose, the tailgate is most often the best part of the day.
Updated Bill Belichick Hoodie History Record
This chart I put together in the summer of 2013 just went viral last month and it hadn’t been updated with the stats from the last season and a half, so I plugged in the new numbers today.
Belichick hasn’t worn a sweatshirt with the sleeves hacked since the last-second win over the Saints in 2013.
Now it looks like he’s all-in on the Blue 1960 Nike Hoodie with sleeves intact. He’s worn two variations of it in seven of the nine games this year.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/updated-bill-belichick-hoodie-history-record-this/
Prediction: This colts team is all hype — the offense is reliant on the deep ball and the defense is nothing compared to what we’ve seen recently. With revis/browner taking out Luck’s primary options and DMC covering over the top, I see this game turning into another frustrating (read: sack-filled) day for Luck while Brady will take advantage of his still improving offensive line to wreak havoc on the colts secondary.
Well I hope you’re right, but I think the Colts at home are a difficult matchup regardless of what their weaknesses might be. Especially against the Patriots, I think they’ll be out to prove they’re the best team in the AFC after getting thumped two previous times in New England.
Still, the Patriots don’t flinch and I expect them to put up points. The question for me is if the Colts just flood the coverage and tempt the Pats to run the ball more than they would like. If they do and the Pats can’t run the ball, the offense could sputter a bit.
Defensively, the problem on defense could be finishing Luck. The coverage should be good, but the pass rushers have to get home, while also containing Luck from running. That will likely be where the game is won or lost.
If the Pats lose I expect we’ll be talking about their lack of a power running game and pass rush. Ayers missed practice today too, they really need him on the edge opposite Ninkovich.
I expect a shootout and the game will be decided by who finishes in the fourth quarter.
Does this season (so far) remind you a lot of the 2010 season? When the pats were uneven in the beginning, then got blown out by the Browns, and went on a run to beat every remaining contender and a first round bye and 14-2 record? If by some miracle this does happen, hopefully we won’t have s horribly bad divisional round again.
I guess the results of the games are a little similar but I think that Patriots team was a little bit smoke and mirrors on the defensive side of the ball where they really weren’t very good. The offense was just so smart and efficient and they never really had to climb out of any holes.
I think this year’s team is far more balanced all over the place. The defense is far better, especially in the secondary, while the offense is tougher to match up with. You’ve got the size of LaFell now, along with Gronk and Edelman in their prime. Throw Vereen in there too and this passing offense is full of matchup nightmares.
Are they better on the ground? Maybe not, but I think this is the most talented Patriots team since 2007.
