First glance my mind turned it into Patriots Ruin the East, which would be OK too.SeoulSoxFan said:Revis with a AFCE Patriots shirt. I cannot be more giddy.
The Game Ball Thread: Week 15 vs the Dolphins
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How do you guys feel about "Patriots Run the East"? Why not just AFCE Champs? Probably not a big deal, but seems a little cocky and "un-Patriot-wayish".
Ugh. The "Patriots Way" is media-created bullshit.Cabin Mirror said:
Edit: or what drleather said.
I'm guessing they'll sell 10x more of these than another lame AFC division champs shirt you can usually buy at Bobs in 2 weeks for $4.99.Cabin Mirror said:
They've won it 12 out of the last 14 years so they do run it.
That worked out well. Carry on.Al Zarilla said:
Edgy T shirt fronts are in lately in other sports too.
CaptainLaddie said:
Ever since 2008 when Brady got hurt and the Dolphins came to Foxboro and ran that rinky dink high school offense on their way to an 11-5 season and a division championship, I've been hearing about how they are an up and coming team and are going to challenge the Patriots for the division.
Since then, they've finished 7-9. 7-9, 6-10, 7-9, 8-8 and are track for another 7-9, 8-8 record.
Enjoy missing the playoffs for the 6th strait year Miami.
Not sure if it was mentioned, but Ghost for eclipsing Vinatieri and becoming the all time leading scorer in Pats history.
No, seriously. It was at halftime. The guy bought a scratcher ticket and the prize was to get to try for $1 million at halftime of a Patriots game. 24 of the cheerleaders each had a six foot Massachusetts lottery ticket with an envelope with a prize and laid them out on the field. Two had $1 million, some had lesser amounts, and some had nothing. The guy said if he won he was going to get his wife a new kitchen, walked over to number 12 and they asked him why and he said it was Brady's number, and he won $1 million. They wrote out one of those big checks for him on the field, took some pictures, and then the Patriots outscored the Dolphins 27-0. Clearly related, right? Seems like he should get game ball consideration.Dan to Theo to Ben said:
It's on all the shirts. Wife is a colts fan, shirt I just picked up from their site is "Colts run the South."Cabin Mirror said:
For front seven-ers like...
Jamie Collins for sacks, FG blocks and general athleticism.
For Hightower for continuing to shoot gaps and take the year three jump.
Chandler Jones for giving us every reason to be psyched that he's back.
Oh, and TB12, post-Chung pick, for immediately throwing a TD to Gronk, just like I said he would.
Jamie Collins for sacks, FG blocks and general athleticism.
For Hightower for continuing to shoot gaps and take the year three jump.
Chandler Jones for giving us every reason to be psyched that he's back.
Oh, and TB12, post-Chung pick, for immediately throwing a TD to Gronk, just like I said he would.
3 Up:
1. Tom Brady: True, a few missed/low throws. But there's almost no way to sufficiently appreciate watching a Hall of Famer week after week. That TD throw to Gronk? The scamper? Maybe all of us should have to sit and watch the Jets/Titans game at some point this week before we say another bad word about Tommy B.
2. The Secondary, esp. McCourt and Revis (5 targets, 3 catches, 23 yards, Harmon INT): Just a hell of a unit. Apart from the insane Wallace TD they smothered the Dolphins for most of the game, and particularly in the 2nd half were just untouchable. That open-field tackle by Logan Ryan at the end of the game exemplified a unit that doesn't screw around.
3. The D-Line, esp. Wilfork, Jones, Nink: All day long these guys were collapsing the pocket without blitzing and keeping contain so that Tannehill couldn't get out of the pocket and run. Impressive.
Oh, and Steven Gostkowski: Congrats on an impressive achievement. One of the most underrated Special Teamers in the league.
HMs:
- Jonas Gray: The most explosive RB on the field today.
- Vollmer: Handed Wake extremely well.
- Siliga: No one is running on this defense.
- Gronk: Who knew he could block? (Hint: everyone)
- Jamie Collins: Ho hum. FG block, blew up some plays, has been amazing.
3 Down:
1. ... Screw it. No one.
Yet another AFC East title, yet another season with 11+ wins, yet another playoff run in January with a HoF QB and Coach? I'm so fucking lucky to root for this team.
1. Tom Brady: True, a few missed/low throws. But there's almost no way to sufficiently appreciate watching a Hall of Famer week after week. That TD throw to Gronk? The scamper? Maybe all of us should have to sit and watch the Jets/Titans game at some point this week before we say another bad word about Tommy B.
2. The Secondary, esp. McCourt and Revis (5 targets, 3 catches, 23 yards, Harmon INT): Just a hell of a unit. Apart from the insane Wallace TD they smothered the Dolphins for most of the game, and particularly in the 2nd half were just untouchable. That open-field tackle by Logan Ryan at the end of the game exemplified a unit that doesn't screw around.
3. The D-Line, esp. Wilfork, Jones, Nink: All day long these guys were collapsing the pocket without blitzing and keeping contain so that Tannehill couldn't get out of the pocket and run. Impressive.
Oh, and Steven Gostkowski: Congrats on an impressive achievement. One of the most underrated Special Teamers in the league.
HMs:
- Jonas Gray: The most explosive RB on the field today.
- Vollmer: Handed Wake extremely well.
- Siliga: No one is running on this defense.
- Gronk: Who knew he could block? (Hint: everyone)
- Jamie Collins: Ho hum. FG block, blew up some plays, has been amazing.
3 Down:
1. ... Screw it. No one.
Yet another AFC East title, yet another season with 11+ wins, yet another playoff run in January with a HoF QB and Coach? I'm so fucking lucky to root for this team.
dynomite said:
Well, I wasn't crazy about the three generic runs at the end of the first half, especially when Miami used their first time out. Of course maybe that sequence and the following Miami series lit the fire so maybe it wasn't bad. Also, wasn't too impressed with Blount in the first half, I haven't watched anything over again so I don't know how much was line but it seemed like he got knocked backwards a bit which is unusual for him.
As for the bolded: yep, me too. If my downs are limited to about 2 minutes at the end of the first half and an RB not blowing up every single week I guess I'm doing pretty well. #first(intheEast)worldproblems
How is he ahead of Dennard? Special Teams? He also actually started yesterday, so maybe he was the 3rd/4th guy coming in. Need to see the snap count.Devizier said:
Also, game ball to the fact that one play in a meaningful part of the game ended up with Tavon Wilson taking out Ryan Tannehill on a Duron Harmon interception. That really happened.
He's incredible, and had crucial catches to really start rolling in the 3rd Quarter. That said, the fumble and the pass that hit him in the chest were bad, so I'm giving him a B+, not an A.reggiecleveland said:
Agreed, our 5th-ish DB didn't look great, and where the hell is Dennard?Ed Hillel said:
Down the crowddynomite said:
Was at the game yesterday, crowd noise was brutal. My friend was at his first game and goes this is it, I thought I wouldn't be able to hear myself. I was in the 300's row 3, if your going to sit on your ass and not say a word stay home and watch it on HD. I know the stadium the way it was built doesn't help but common show something.
Scoreboard operator, play music/players talking on the jumbotron on first and second down. Clearly these people who don't appreciate shit/don't know what they have, need something to wake them up during their nap. Can you save the music/players for third down please.
I appreciate every min we have with this team. We are so lucky to have this, we will never see anything close to this again in our life times.
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Mark Schofield said:
We don't need the bolded, right? A win over the Jets would secure our seeding ahead of Indy, regardless of whether they win or lose.
edit: also, Denver plays Cincinnati, not Buffalo.
Al Zarilla said:
I think Cabin Mirror possibly means that the Baseball Karma Brokers then caused the Red Sox to plunge to the cellar in the AL East because they were too prideful in their T-shirt caption choices.
See also: "The Patriot Way," "True Yankees," Gregg Easterbrook, or The Complete Book of Superstition on Amazon.com.
To add to this, I had been looking for and couldn't find the following ridiculous Revis stat according to the Herald:dynomite said:
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/patriots_nfl/the_blitz/2014/12/patriots_hang_a_championship_flag_on_revis_island
pedroia'sboys said:
What section where you in? I was in 216 (corner mezz on Pats side) and thought the crowd was fantastic. We were up and loud on every third down till well late in the 4th Q. I know the 100 sections near us were also up at that time, couldn't see the 300s so can't comment there.
Trlicek's Whip said:
Not really. I thought "Run the East" seemed a bit out of character at first blush. I was subsequently informed that Team X Runs the Y is a Nike slogan that all the cool kids are using these days. So my "that ended well (winning a WS), carry on" response to Al was just me letting it go.
I do admit to being tad superstitious though, and fully recognize that it is not logical.
It's usually like that in terms of 100 and 200, I was in 322. No one moves up there, I have always sat 300's, I just want to get in the building. No one stood the entire game, at least in my section and the ones left and to right of me.
Preacher said:
This was discussed on the CSN post-game show, using the phrase "Team X runs the Division Y" is an NFL edict. They were wondering if an exception would be made for the NFC South.
I think this is a problem with the 300s level, maybe.j44thor said:
I was at a concert there this summer and it was impossible to hear anything. Once we moved to standing room in the 100s it was like being in a different stadium.
I figured he meant that too but I still consider the world series win as trumping the last place finish, if you can trump in advance.Trlicek's Whip said:
I wasn't there yesterday but we have a pair in the front half of 216 and the section is ok. Not a ton of standing but not awful. Y brother has seats in 311 and its a morgue up there. If you do a fan reaction cam you'd think they were at a funeral. Most of them aren't even watching the game. It's weird in the sense the cheap seats are usually filled with the quote real fans.j44thor said:
My game ball goes to Half Time Adjustments (TM)
Points the Pats have given up in quarters 3 and 4 over the last 4 games:
MIA=0
SD=0
GB=3
DET=3
Points the Pats have given up in quarters 3 and 4 over the last 4 games:
MIA=0
SD=0
GB=3
DET=3