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HankHank

The New England Patriots are going to make the playoffs

My overly direct take is that the New England Patriots are gonna make the playoffs. Love it. Ooh. Yeah. They're gonna make the playoffs.

The Patriots finished the season 4-13 and missed the playoffs.

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Sep 18, 2023
#13691
PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I would rather be the New England Patriots than the New York Jets right now

Would you rather be in the position of the New England Patriots right now as an organization, as a franchise or the New York Jets? [I say] Patriots. Why is that? Go on. Expound better organizational structure in general, but in terms of right direction. Wrong direction.

This is subjective, but given the Jets' subsequent struggles in 2023 and the Patriots' own spiral leading to Belichick's exit, neither was a 'good' choice, though the Patriots at least didn't have the Rodgers drama immediately.
Win
Sep 18, 2023
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The Ravens are one of the best teams in the entire league right now

The Ravens are one of the best teams in the entire league right now. So I I'm very much looking forward to seeing how they operate with an awesome passing offense.

The Ravens finished 13-4 and earned the #1 seed in the AFC, confirming they were indeed one of the league's best teams.
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Sep 18, 2023
#13699
Big CatBig Cat

Dan Campbell needs to be consistently aggressive instead of shriveling at the end of games

What the fuck was [Dan Campbell] doing at the end of the game when the Lions had the ball at the 50 with all three timeouts down three. And they basically were like, let's play for overtime. That didn't make any sense at all. If you're gonna be aggressive, be aggressive all the time. It's so frustrating when he doesn't do it at the end, when it probably makes the most sense to be aggressive.

This is a tactical critique of a specific game situation, which remains a valid point of debate in NFL coaching strategy.

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HankHank

The Colts are even less watchable than the Chargers

They are the deadest, most non-competitive football team, other than the Chargers, that I've ever seen. I think they might be worse.

This is a subjective comparison of two teams' quality and watchability.
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HankHank

The Patriots feel like a one- or two-seed

I feel like the Bills are gonna lose another game. Not against the Patriots. Lose their next game against the Patriots and then we're gonna be in the same spot. So where do you feel though overall? Like are you the two seed? One seed possibly one seed. Two. Two or one seed. Yeah. That's how it feels.

The Patriots' final playoff seed can be resolved after the 2026 regular season, but the outcome is not reliably known here.
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HankHank

The Jets can't build a winning culture

You just can't. It's hard to build a winning culture ever. It doesn't matter what you're doing if you're the Jets.

This is a deliberately broad franchise judgment rather than a claim that can be definitively proven or disproven.