🏈🏈 The Official Patriots 2025 "I Just Efton Chism'd" Thread 🏈🏈

[Bosoxfan5990]

I’m excited.

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan5990

I’m excited.

Me too.

Pats teams of years past would have folded getting behind both NO and TENN.

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

Me too.

Pats teams of years past would have folded getting behind both NO and TENN.

100%

That Maye pass to Diggs where he dropped it right in his breadbasket on the sideline was a thing of beauty.

[ssbledsoe]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

Nope, it’s black and white. They have a 17 game NFL schedule and they are 5-2 so far. Already more wins than 2023 and 2024.

[ssbledsoe]

Rookies scored TD's this week - nice to see

Playoffs looking very likely - getting a bye week not impossible - need to see Denver and Indy take some L's coming up

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by ssbledsoe

Rookies scored TD's this week - nice to see

Playoffs looking very likely - getting a bye week not impossible - need to see Denver and Indy take some L's coming up

They haven’t played anyone.

Beating a beat up Tampa team does not count.

Maye continues to throw boneheaded picks.

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by ssbledsoe

I'd love to hear the bull case for being a "much better season than the last few"; because I don't see it.

For me, it comes down to decision making; and I don't see any smart decisions being made. Absolutely zero upside being offered from the coaching hires, draft, and allocation of cap room. It reeks of Eliot making sure as little money as possible leaves Bob's coffers.

Agreed.

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by ssbledsoe

We have different expectations.

Maye might be a Bugatti parked outside a trailer. The most "explosive" offensive option the Patriots have on the roster is a rookie running back that the team clearly doesn't trust to handle much more than 10 touches...

This falls on Eliot and the Kraft's. There has to be a reason the only FA's they can get to Foxboro are old unathletic TE's, a locker room AIDS diva WR, and a weirdo WR that would be a GREAT WR3 for anyone with a chance of sniffing the playoffs.

That is rather uninspiring.

Agreed.

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by ssbledsoe

Right here

The Panthers had more total yards and fewer penalties

Does a 42-13 scoreboard somehow make you think the team is looking better???

Your boi Boutte really showed out yesterday...

Agreed.

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by ssbledsoe

Gross.

1) I'm not a fair weather fan which rules me out as a Dolts fan

2) I don't like nepo-babies - ie why I don't like Jonathan (or BB hiring his kids)

3) What's the point of being excited about wins when the play was sloppy - give me a game where it was won by tactical soundness over "eh we just kinda beat them cuz they're just worse than us"...

Six seven

[Boo]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

They haven’t played anyone.

Beating a beat up Tampa team does not count.

Maye continues to throw boneheaded picks.

He's not wrong. Jets/Bengals/Giants coming up, Pats might have the easiest schedule ever for a NFL team.

[Boo]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

Six seven

I told you that you are months late with that, don't be an old coot.

[ssbledsoe]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

They haven’t played anyone.

Beating a beat up Tampa team does not count.

Maye continues to throw boneheaded picks.

I mean, after what happened to Beefalo, this still holds true

None of the top teams (win-loss wise) look great. Danny Doughnuts has had some stinkers. Denver's DEF looks legitimately stellar, but Bo Nix inspires as much confidence as a fart after eating gas station sushi

[Fenway55]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

They haven’t played anyone.

That statement applies to pretty much everyone.

Patriots are 2-1 against teams over .500
Colts are 2-2 against teams over .500
Broncos are 1-2 against teams over .500
Chargers are 2-1 against teams over .500
Bills are 1-1 against teams over .500
Chiefs are 1-3 against teams over .500

[ssbledsoe]

Originally Posted by Boo

He's not wrong. Jets/Bengals/Giants coming up, Pats might have the easiest schedule ever for a NFL team.

The schedule is the schedule. It's great the Pats have ripped off 7 in a row, but ignoring the 2 L's AT HOME to LV and PIT should keep some cold water on the party, IMO

Originally Posted by Boo

I told you that you are months late with that, don't be an old coot.

That's like asking water to not be wet

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by ssbledsoe

The schedule is the schedule. It's great the Pats have ripped off 7 in a row, but ignoring the 2 L's AT HOME to LV and PIT should keep some cold water on the party, IMO



That's like asking water to not be wet

So teams are not allowed to take some time to gel under a new head coach?

3 8

[BostonNut]

Originally Posted by Fenway55

That statement applies to pretty much everyone.

Patriots are 2-1 against teams over .500
Colts are 2-2 against teams over .500
Broncos are 1-2 against teams over .500
Chargers are 2-1 against teams over .500
Bills are 1-1 against teams over .500
Chiefs are 1-3 against teams over .500

I was doing my best SSB impression.

[ssbledsoe]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

So teams are not allowed to take some time to gel under a new head coach?

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They're "allowed" to do whatever. Doesn't mean we can't say those are ugly losses...

Originally Posted by BostonNut

I was doing my best SSB impression.

I mean, not exactly separating from the pack...

[Fenway55]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

I was doing my best SSB impression.

My bad.

[Fenway55]

Originally Posted by ssbledsoe

They're "allowed" to do whatever. Doesn't mean we can't say those are ugly losses...

All losses are ugly losses. The Patriots turned the ball over a lot to start the season and went 1-2. Now they're the hottest team in football.

I think they are a good team who, when they play mistake-free, can give anyone a run for their money.

[BostonNut]

Checking in on SSB to get his thoughts on this uninspiring season.

[ssbledsoe]

Originally Posted by BostonNut

Bourne’s request to be released has been granted.

Picked up Tommy de Vito.

Originally Posted by BostonNut

New Rivalry uniforms. Might as well be SSB’s secret favorite team, the Dolts.

Originally Posted by BostonNut

I’m impressed to be honest. They *should* have won that game going away. Raiders second half was awful. I don’t expect playoffs but a much better season than the last few.

Originally Posted by BostonNut

Checking in on SSB to get his thoughts on this uninspiring season.

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by ssbledsoe

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by ssbledsoe

#Facts

[ssbledsoe]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan5990

#Facts

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