Thank The Good Lord For The Bye Week

[Shoeshine Boy]

So who does that leave Hollister and Devlin?

And Stephen Anderson on the PS. And Gronk coming back. Perhaps.

 

[redseat]

Then again maybe not thank god for a bye week. the Patriots are 4-3 the last 7 years coming off a bye..... Not good

 

[Shoeshine Boy]

Duke Dawson activated, Barber and Grigsby cut.

 

[nefansince75]

I talk about it no issues just don't whine about it. But if you don't like that oh well that's on you.

It's on me that you are calling posters out for, in your opinion, whining?

 

[Shoeshine Boy]

Duke Dawson activated, Barber and Grigsby cut.

Oops. BarNer.

 

[Shoeshine Boy]

Patriots Sign LB Ramon Humber

 

[BigKen]

I knew it was going start. I wasn't sure who or where, bit I just knew that the loss to the Titans would get someone to declare that Brady was getting old. I don't know who Chris Wesseling is, if he is anyone, but he has a podcast (How do you listen to these?? Are they broadcast on the radio?) and I guess this was his latest.......

Is it finally happening? Is Tom Brady ... getting old? The G.O.A.T. authored up another flawed, human-like performance in a lopsided loss to the Titans. Context is useful here: The Patriots had been riding a six-game winning streak prior to Sunday's flop and, at 7-3, will cruise back to the playoffs in the putrid AFC East. But still, Brady has not been himself. Today, I got this tweet from Around The NFL Podcast bud and vociferous tape-chewer Chris Wesseling:

@DanHanzus It’s here #gradualdecline

— Chris Wesseling (@ChrisWesseling) November 12, 2018
By way of background, yours truly had erroneously predicted a "gradual decline" season for Brady in 2016. He would win Super Bowl MVP that season. Patriots fans and other malcontents like to remind me. Fast-forward to the present, and it might finally be happening. More from Wess:

"I don't say it lightly. Brady is a dragon slayer. [Michael] Jordan is the only competitor I hold in higher regard. Desperately want to see healthy Pats in January so Brady can slay the daddy of them all. This isn't Week 10 knee-jerk. My game notes keep questioning arm strength and mobility."

Stay tuned.

 

[YankeeRebel]

Well he is getting old, shit we know that.

 

[ohiopatsfan]

As stated earlier, the bye week is a godsend for the Pats right now. It is disturbing that they have a losing road record for the first time in many years. And three lopsided losses at that! The last six games is usually the time that the team puts its foot on the accelerator and cruises into the playoffs with a bye. With the relatively weak schedule down the stretch, chances look good. However, if the team doesn't finish with one of the top two records and is forced to play a wild card game, it gets much tougher and the road to the Super Bowl will not, as usual, go through Foxboro. In that case, I see the Pats having to go to KC for the right to return to the big game, and I don't like their chances. BB made some changes to special teams which will hopefully help and key players are returning from injuries, another good sign. Right now, depth is not too strong and another injury to a key player may be too much to overcome.

 

[YankeeRebel]

So any idea as to whether or not Duke Dawson gets a starting nod next weekend?

 

[BigKen]

For those of you who don't live in the NewEngland area, the photo below was taken last night at my grandson's last high school football game of the season. Temp was 30, winds were 25-30 MPH and the second half was played in a blizzard. I sat through the whole game with a stocking hat, wind proof parka and a blanket.....They cancelled this Turkey Day Game for today because the temp outside is 11 degrees and the wind chill is between -2 and 2. Grandson had 7 catches for 145 yards and a TD . He won 34-14.

 

[Southieinnc]

So any idea as to whether or not Duke Dawson gets a starting nod next weekend?

Duke Dawson excited and ready to make NFL debut