Pressure to remain unbeaten in the playoffs will be too much!

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Anyone else feel that the Patriots will be under soo much pressure that they will not hold up in the playoffs. I believe we have already seen them start to crack. They have not been dominant for over a month now and can no longer blow teams out whenever they want. I think Indy and even Jacksonville has a great chance to take them out.
 

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I feel it is the opposite.

Every pats game i watch and thats all of them, its like the 16th seed playing the 1 seed in the ncaa tournament.

the other team plays well all game and then when the critical moments of the game come, its the pressure that cracks the other team they make one mistake and the pats swoop in and pound that team into the ground.

I feel pressure is in the corner of the pats and i dont see them losing for the same reason I havent all year, they have the advantage in nearly every matchup. The best coach, the best quarterback and the veterans to go with it.

My hats off the to pats, they are simply incredible and also kudos to Tom Coughlin, the giants playing like that tonight is a real tribute to him and what his players now think of him.

Hate or love the pats, they are great and there is no denying it.
 

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I agree, its alot of pressure, but to me it seems the pats live for that... i can't wait to see the pats vs the boyz in the SB baby!


GO COWBOYS!!!!!!!!!
 

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Cowboys22;1864468 said:
Anyone else feel that the Patriots will be under soo much pressure that they will not hold up in the playoffs. I believe we have already seen them start to crack. They have not been dominant for over a month now and can no longer blow teams out whenever they want. I think Indy and even Jacksonville has a great chance to take them out.

Indy will beat them.
 

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theebs;1864473 said:
I feel it is the opposite.

Every pats game i watch and thats all of them, its like the 16th seed playing the 1 seed in the ncaa tournament.
the other team plays well all game and then when the critical moments of the game come, its the pressure that cracks the other team they make one mistake and the pats swoop in and pound that team into the ground.

I feel pressure is in the corner of the pats and i dont see them losing for the same reason I havent all year, they have the advantage in nearly every matchup. The best coach, the best quarterback and the veterans to go with it.

My hats off the to pats, they are simply incredible and also kudos to Tom Coughlin, the giants playing like that tonight is a real tribute to him and what his players now think of him.

Hate or love the pats, they are great and there is no denying it.

I hate the Pats with all my heart, but that's a great f'in comparison.

That's exactly what it feels like when I'm watchin them play someone..
 

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irvin88;1864479 said:
Indy will beat them.


Indy certainly can beat them, but You are going to have to come up with some serious breaks on defense for the colts to slow the pats. Without freeny I just dont see how they get anywhere near brady.

and if you sit in zone, you lose. Plain and simple. the pats may have to score in the 40s to win, but I believe they will.
 

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theebs;1864482 said:
Indy certainly can beat them, but You are going to have to come up with some serious breaks on defense for the colts to slow the pats. Without freeny I just dont see how they get anywhere near brady.

and if you sit in zone, you lose. Plain and simple. the pats may have to score in the 40s to win, but I believe they will.

Colts have the best defense in the NFL. They have a bunch of guys that swarm to the ball. The whole secondary is physical and can cover.

People haven't caught on to how good guys like Keiaho and Bethea are yet.
 

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theebs;1864473 said:
I feel it is the opposite.

Every pats game i watch and thats all of them, its like the 16th seed playing the 1 seed in the ncaa tournament.

the other team plays well all game and then when the critical moments of the game come, its the pressure that cracks the other team they make one mistake and the pats swoop in and pound that team into the ground.

I feel pressure is in the corner of the pats and i dont see them losing for the same reason I havent all year, they have the advantage in nearly every matchup. The best coach, the best quarterback and the veterans to go with it.

My hats off the to pats, they are simply incredible and also kudos to Tom Coughlin, the giants playing like that tonight is a real tribute to him and what his players now think of him.

Hate or love the pats, they are great and there is no denying it.
They are a great team, and it would mean a helluva lot if we could beat them in the Super Bowl.
 

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windward;1864488 said:
They are a great team, and it would mean a helluva lot if we could beat them in the Super Bowl.


it would be simply amazing if we beat them and if we get there with the personnel we have, with a few breaks we could do it.

It would be a win that would be hard to ever match again. Just like going to sf in 92.
 

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theebs;1864482 said:
Indy certainly can beat them, but You are going to have to come up with some serious breaks on defense for the colts to slow the pats. Without freeny I just dont see how they get anywhere near brady.

and if you sit in zone, you lose. Plain and simple. the pats may have to score in the 40s to win, but I believe they will.
The same can be said in reverse. The Colts scored a lot of points on the Pats without their #1 and #3 WR's. How are the Pats going to contend with a healthy Marvin Harrison and a less predictable Colts offense?
 

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AtlCB;1864493 said:
The same can be said in reverse. The Colts scored a lot of points on the Pats without their #1 and #3 WR's. How are the Pats going to contend with a healthy Marvin Harrison and a less predictable Colts offense?

Manning, Addai, Harrison, Wayne, Clark, and Gonzalez.....I'll take my chances.;)
 

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AtlCB;1864493 said:
The same can be said in reverse. The Colts scored a lot of points on the Pats without their #1 and #3 WR's. How are the Pats going to contend with a healthy Marvin Harrison and a less predictable Colts offense?

Yeah I agree, the pats have a knack for getting stops in the red zone and making the big play.

I just dont think there will be enough pressure from indy for 60 minutes to force the mistakes from brady. Brady took a beating tonight and he was near perfect.

One thing is for sure, just like last year fans of the nfl are in for a treat when the colts go to new england in a couple of weeks.

of course hopefully if we are still playing, I wont even be paying attention to the pats and colts.
 

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theebs;1864492 said:
it would be simply amazing if we beat them and if we get there with the personnel we have, with a few breaks we could do it.

It would be a win that would be hard to ever match again. Just like going to sf in 92.
Pretty much.
 

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Cowboys22;1864468 said:
Anyone else feel that the Patriots will be under soo much pressure that they will not hold up in the playoffs. I believe we have already seen them start to crack. They have not been dominant for over a month now and can no longer blow teams out whenever they want. I think Indy and even Jacksonville has a great chance to take them out.

I agree.

At some point in the playoffs or SB they just may not be able to bail out there defense.
 

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Cowboys22;1864468 said:
Anyone else feel that the Patriots will be under soo much pressure that they will not hold up in the playoffs. I believe we have already seen them start to crack. They have not been dominant for over a month now and can no longer blow teams out whenever they want. I think Indy and even Jacksonville has a great chance to take them out.

isn't every team under pressure to stay undefeated in the playoffs?
 

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The guy I really hate on that team is Welker. A nobody like Furrey was last year who always seems open and getting first downs. He benefits from other teams covering Moss, Gaffney and Stallworth for sure.

I just hate white WRs.
 

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theebs;1864473 said:
I feel it is the opposite.

Every pats game i watch and thats all of them, its like the 16th seed playing the 1 seed in the ncaa tournament.

the other team plays well all game and then when the critical moments of the game come, its the pressure that cracks the other team they make one mistake and the pats swoop in and pound that team into the ground.

I feel pressure is in the corner of the pats and i dont see them losing for the same reason I havent all year, they have the advantage in nearly every matchup. The best coach, the best quarterback and the veterans to go with it.

My hats off the to pats, they are simply incredible and also kudos to Tom Coughlin, the giants playing like that tonight is a real tribute to him and what his players now think of him.

Hate or love the pats, they are great and there is no denying it.


You are not alone.
 

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The Patriots keep winning, but they're definitely not blowing people away like they were earlier in the year. I think some teams in that strong AFC could give them trouble. I think Jacksonville matches up well with them.

Of course, you could say the same for us right now. We're not playing as strongly as we were, but we also aren't in the AFC.
 

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The Pats already lost once to the Ravens - they can easily lose again.
 

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theebs;1864496 said:
Yeah I agree, the pats have a knack for getting stops in the red zone and making the big play.

I just dont think there will be enough pressure from indy for 60 minutes to force the mistakes from brady. Brady took a beating tonight and he was near perfect.

One thing is for sure, just like last year fans of the nfl are in for a treat when the colts go to new england in a couple of weeks.

of course hopefully if we are still playing, I wont even be paying attention to the pats and colts.
As beatable as the Pats have looked on multiple occasions in the 2nd half of the season, I fear you're right. With the week off, last night's game was just what the Pats needed: a tuneup right before the playoffs.
 
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