Super Bowl XXXIX(39) Patriots vs Eagles [4th QTR]
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Patriots Superbowl XXXVI & XXXVIII Game Winning Drives
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Who are your sleeper players to come up with a big play / have a big game? I am going with Arrington on Defense and Amendola on Offense.
I think Amendola is a good pick, I think him and Edelman together might be more potent against the Seahawks than Gronk, at least as far as catches go.
On defense, I think it’s Brandon Browner. The more I think about it, the more I think he’ll slide to Willson on third downs, with Arrington/McCourty taking Kearse. I expect Browner to be fired up against his old team and have a good feel for how to play them. I think he’ll come up with some key passes defensed, and probably a penalty or two as we’ve come to expect.
Grantland/Chris Brown: The Great Defender: Understanding Bill Belichick’s Genius
Grantland/Chris Brown: The Great Defender: Understanding Bill Belichick’s Genius
When Chris Brown writes about Belichick,it’s a MUST READ! Great stuff, including some insight into how the Patriots defense can decide who blitzes after the snap. Great stuff.
Hey Mike; In some ways I believe the Pats already played their Super Bowl against the Ravens – a team who knows they’re tendensies, and a team it seams that gives they’re offensive line more problems, aka the Giants of old. Your thoughts ?
I would’ve felt more that way in 2011 after they beat a Ravens team that was better than this year’s version. Seattle is the best team the Patriots have played all season and pose a number of problems that have been weaknesses for New England this year.
Do they also have some areas that play into the Patriots strengths? Sure. And at least on paper, they don’t have the pass rush depth that the Giants had to take advantage of the Patriots’ line.
I think there’s something to be said for the Giants getting a look at the Patriots in both regular seasons before their Super Bowl matchups, playing them tough both times. Seattle doesn’t have that kind of familiarity, and for a team that isn’t big on disguise on defense, that could hurt them when seeing the pace and variation that New England can run their offense with.
The Pats will need their best game of the season to win this one, just like Seattle will need their best. I expect both teams to play clean games, with no more than one turnover each.
Looking back at two days before the game for the last few SB’s this is what I remember. SB 36 – I was hoping we wouldn’t get embarrassed and hopeful for a good game. SB 38 – I was confident we would win. SB 39 – I thought we would never lose. SB 42 – It felt like a coronation. SB 46 – I wanted revenge for destroying our perfect season. SB 49 – Pride in this team. The mental toughness carried over from 2013. They will be ready to go and it will come down to a handful of plays one way or the other
That sums it up. Say what you will about the Patriots, but the amount of fight in them is unequalled. I never thought we’d lose either of those two Super Bowls, but especially SB46, because a win would’ve just been so poetic.
Now, I realize nothing is assured, even if the Patriots are due to play a Super Bowl where they make the clutch plays and get the clutch bounces. Both of the last two they played tight for most of the game. Nothing is assured, but I am proud of this team and how they’ve had to weather incredible controversy once again.
A win Sunday would be a beautiful thing but it will certainly not come easy. All I know is that the Patriots will fight down to the final whistle. Will it be enough? We’ll see.