Game Thread: New England @ Denver 8:30pm ET on NBC

[PatsFanInColtsCountry]

Special Teams!

 

[Wazmankg]

ST strikes again.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Denver is a disaster of a football team. Patriots really making them pay for every mistake they make so far to their credit.

 

[Wazmankg]

He caught that.

 

[PatsFanInColtsCountry]

That's worth a look.

 

[Airraidtech]

Catch by the gronk there.

 

[NEPatsfan]

Pass. That would set off my acid reflux, even with me taking Zantac.

I go Omeprozole, no idea how to spell it.

 

[Fountain City Blues]

His best completion % was his last year at 65%. That's okay for college but he won't be completing that from the get go in the NFL. He'd need to work on his accuracy.

I think his accuracy was actually pretty solid overall given the amount of pressure he was under while also forcing it downfield. 65% isn't ideal, but on a pretty bad Tech team that's about what you'd expect of a QB going in the top 10 at the same time. His game against LSU he for all intents and purposes carried Tech to points. In preseason he was arguably the most accurate of any of the rookie QB's considering the difficulty of throws he was attempting. And statistically he was minus Trubisky. He certainly misses enough throws because of mechanics to have a cause for concern at the NFL level to be sure.

 

[megalodon30]

A rude fellow I might say!

Says the guy that considers himself a smart football fan, yet considers a team that won a SB a couple seasons ago and has one of the best Ds in the league a bad team. Maybe when the Chiefs win something of significance, you'll know what a real football team looks like.

 

[Airraidtech]

Collingsworth wtf are you talking about brinks hands are the size of a football. His hand was under it.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Tom Brady. G.O.A.T.
Michigan man

Crazy how he overcame playing for that program

 

[Airraidtech]

No fun league

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Says the guy that considers himself a smart football fan, yet considers a team that won a SB a couple seasons ago and has one of the best Ds in the league a bad team. Maybe when the Chiefs win something of significance, you'll know what a real football team looks like.

I know you're old enough to remember the Bucs (and Ravens for that matter) turning into shit not very long after they won the SB. Don't be a dumbass if you're going to call me one. Rosters change fast in the NFL.

 

[Wazmankg]

He caught it, you just can't see it for sure.

 

[megalodon30]

I know you're old enough to remember the Bucs (and Ravens for that matter) turning into shit not very long after they won the SB. Don't be a dumbass if you're going to call me one. Rosters change fast in the NFL.

And our roster now is probably better than when it won the SB, except for the QB. QB makes all the difference in the world. A middle of the road QB in Denver and they'd run away with the division.

 

[NEPatsfan]

I know you're old enough to remember the Bucs (and Ravens for that matter) turning into shit not very long after they won the SB. Don't be a dumbass if you're going to call me one. Rosters change fast in the NFL.

The fact that you were talking about the early 2000's and not the 1970's makes me feel old.

 

[DJ]

I think his accuracy was actually pretty solid overall given the amount of pressure he was under while also forcing it downfield. 65% isn't ideal, but on a pretty bad Tech team that's about what you'd expect of a QB going in the top 10 at the same time. His game against LSU he for all intents and purposes carried Tech to points. In preseason he was arguably the most accurate of any of the rookie QB's considering the difficulty of throws he was attempting. And statistically he was minus Trubisky. He certainly misses enough throws because of mechanics to have a cause for concern at the NFL level to be sure.

65% in college would translate to 55-57% his first few seasons till he adusted to the faster pace of the NFL and completed a better %.

Trubisky is a perfect example. Completed 68% his last college season and so far this season he's at 47.5% (before today's game). Granted, KC has a better OL and skill players so I'd give Mahomes 55-57%.

 

[molsaniceman]

The fact that you were talking about the early 2000's and not the 1970's makes me feel old.

i remember the 70s its the 60s i dont remember

 

[Fountain City Blues]

65% in college would translate to 55-57% his first few seasons till he adusted to the faster pace of the NFL and completed a better %.

Trubisky is a perfect example. Completed 68% his last college season and so far this season he's at 47.5% (before today's game). Granted, KC has a better OL and skill players so I'd give Mahomes 55-57%.

Sensible argument. Tech is hardly a neutral environment I'd argue. That was a terrible team he was on. Reid's WCO is going to give him plenty of easy short reads. I'd be surprised if he couldn't hit 60% in this offense. There are a lot of gimme completions.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

Shark: "MOOOOM, the Patriots aren't making the game fun again!"
Mom: "Shark brush your teeth and go to bed!"