Week 4 laugh of the day. Only Hunter Henry had more receptions from Patriots QBs than Dallas CB Daron Bland. However Bland's line of 2 "receptions" for 54 yards and a TD would have made him New England's #1 fantasy scorer of the game.
After 2 decades of coaching ahead of the learning curve it appears that Belichick is becoming obsolete faster than a Rand McNally road atlas.
@undermysac
I'd hate to see it. Shula's 347 steak sauce is awesome.
Many of the coaching greats went on past their expiration dates. Bryant, Bowden, and Paterno in college. Landry and Noll in the NFL. It's selfish behavior by successful old men. Let younger minds get their chance. Like Nikki Haley said "Congress is the most privileged nursing home in the country." These old guys in power don't know when to say when.
More importantly I'm getting Jax +6 right now and I've laid down the hammer. Game of the year type play. You were on the ball looking forward to this moment. It couldn't have played out any better with Buffalo expending all their resources to beat Miami and Jacksonville sitting on cruise control vs. the Falcons. Nobody wants Jax here. Nobody sees beyond their own line of sight. This one is out there on the distant horizon. People will know Sunday afternoon. They will know.
Riverboat Ron (there's no reason he should have this nickname any more, he has no balls) decided to go to OT instead of a 2 point attempt.
Rivera chooses not to attempt the 2 point conversion, which is a 50-50 outcome.
Instead he decides to go to OT and take his chances against an opponent that has the better QB, the better defense, the better offense, the better FG kicker, and is playing at home.
His reasoning? He said his offense was gassed. What about the friggin defense they were facing, Ron?!?!?!?
I have $350 invested between +3 and ML. Thinking I may just go to the casino and go Yolo. If it doesn't work out I won't blame anyone here.
@Hugh_Jorgan
The idiot coaches of the league stood up and raised their hands in week 4.
Ron Rivera apparently forgot that his team has to play this Thursday.
And he faces the morons of Chicago.
Bears +6.5 is the stupidest # I have seen this year, how do you not bet that?
But we know to never bet TNF, it will be a triumphantly utter shit show.
I say we just take every player prop available and go under, I promise everyone profit
Getty----- It's much debated here in the Boston area, but there are plenty of fans who believe Belichick simply lucked into a "Hall of Fame" career because of Brady. My brother is one. His son played college ball at a FCS school. He points to all BB coached games ( Cleveland, etc ) that were not started by Brady. Very interesting. Looking at it from that perspective, BB has won about 45% of the total number of games where he was head coach.
Good luck with your Jaguars and all your plays this year.
Nice to hear from you, Biscuit. Can't argue with the notion that it is the components of a team that makes them a champion when the pieces all come together. I'm also a listener rather than a participant in these debates for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that debate here is futile and the result goes nowhere. That said, I do think there are players who show leadership qualities while others don't, and that is often the ingredient missing with some of these mega-talented teams. An obscure name that comes to mind :Jeff George. Talented, super accurate thrower who was often reviled by teammates. No one was ever accused of charging into battle with him ( with apologies to younger members of this community ).
@1129ken
Huge respect for Belichick. At his peak his defensive blueprint was the best in the league and he allowed good OCs to do their thing without interference. Nobody worked harder at preparing for an opponent than him.
Not coincidentally all of my praise for BB is in the past tense. His personnel decisions have been egregiously bad lately. In 2020 he drafted tight ends Asiati and Keene in the 3rd round (bust/bust) then quadrupled down by signing Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith the next year for big free agent bucks. Only Henry remains with the team. And let's not even go to the N'Keal Harry 1st round pick that same year. Sure draft a big slow WR while the rest of the league loads up on speed.
The Pats are a slow football team and Belly's personnel decisions are a big reason why. He's been grasping at straws to try and relive the glory years. He needs to gracefully bow out while he has a chance.
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