@DJNY
“28 points vs best defen(s)e”
Stroud threw 4 picks including a pick 6 so you can take 7 points from that total, and throw in the fact they were always in plus territory with the turnovers and suddenly it doesn’t look that impressive.
Yes I'll give you that but you do realize what does look impressive is the fact that Patriots were the second highest scoring teams in the league behind the ousted rams with Seattle behind the Pats third in total offense. (Averaging 28.6 points a game)
Beautiful weather in California will put much more of an offense in play for the Patriots after all of the shit weather they have been playing in as of late in these playoffs and expect some great calls in favor of the Mayes/hollins type explosiveness to be unleashed.... you've been warned. 
Yeah, Seattle is definitely the public play based on the "eye test", the whole narrative of the weakest/easiest schedule, and just general hate for Boston sports teams due to all the success they've had.
I had looked out of curiosity at one thing a couple weeks back, and HOU was in top 5 hardest schedules. And look at what NE did to them.
Not saying it's gonna be NE (and I'm a NE homer), but it'll be fun to see what they can do. I kept trolling my buddy all year that NE was going to get Stefon Diggs a Super Bowl ring before Josh Allen gets one.
As a Seattle fan, I'm usually more critical of them than a homer & my POV is that they have been steadily improving since their last loss, ie they're peaking right now. But the same could be said for NE. Both D's are playing well (Rams are a juggernaut) & I think the difference is, & it's a small one, Seattle is more dynamic on offense. Losing Charbonnet hurt but Holani is a good replacement.
I agree with the comment above that this could be a fairly boring game, with Seattle coming out on top in a 20-7 type of game. It's too bad it's being played in Santa Clara, where the field could be an issue, instead of AZ or PHX.
Decided to read some more from this guy. For all into heavy duty stats,comparisons you'll love this guy...Aaron Schatz at ftfantasy.com. Wow. Lot of good stuff. Talking bout how Pats has gone up dramatically of late too. Obviously,most recent heavier weighting. Seen a few times,Darnolds DVOA agst blitz not too hot and Vrabel kicked it up big time last we. With supposition,Darnold gonna see it a lot. Etc. Way too much for me to try to explain. Enjoy. My first gut instinct...possible value w Pats,esp in light of recency bias. Etc. But Pats O? Saw another piece SB dogs in this range like 18- 6 ats.
Leaning Pats early. But there's a LOT of stuff yet to check. Especially coaching. There isn't much history on Macdonald and company, but I don't want to discount what he's done. He's been incredible really, and could be one of the greats, we just don't know it yet.
It seems that these three words may be associated with the outcome of this game. 1) Trump 2) Kraft 3) Patriots) Robert Kraft is a huge donor of Trump's. Trump called the folks who stormed the Capitol on J6 "Patriots". Before you laugh at what you've just read know that the Patriots last 2 Super Bowl wins were in 2017 and 2019. Trump was president then. I'm pretty sure the Broncos lost to the Patriots for good reason other than the common excuses.
Thanks for both comments . Good additions. I like every angle
@best_bets I absolutely agree with you on the Trump/Kraft angle. I posted a thread a day or so ago on "Robert Kraft 1 win away to visit White House". I then explained this most recent interview that Kraft had with a local MASS reporter where he said in the interview that its his wish to get back to the White House at least one more time before his next life.
@best_bets
Moreover,Kraft and Goodell were very tight prior to Deflategate. Have warmed up since then. Further,Kraft is Chmn of the Broadcasting Committee and negotiates all tv contracts . Many have said Kraft and Jerryworld paid huge role in both Goodell and the leagues tremendous rise. And we all observed the Brady years favorable " treatment". Thus,not sure what role,if any,this could play. But,in today's Natl Entertainment League, one never knows.
@Token13
Maye and company might get the win but they have to do a better job of protecting Maye because he's been sacked 5 times in each of the last 3 games..Its rare for a team to win 3 straight games giving up 5+ sacks...Maye has to do a better job getting rid of the ball as well because I don't think they will win if he gets sacked 5+ times again in the big game
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