EPTNFL 2012 Season - Page 118
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Stratos_speAr
United States6959 Posts
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Zdrastochye
Ivory Coast6262 Posts
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Insomniac22
United States907 Posts
On October 22 2012 11:18 Stratos_speAr wrote: As a Jaguars fan, I almost want them to just move so I don't have to root for them anymore. Words cannot describe my disappointment and frustration. I'm not even in state and I know that feel. | ||
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DannyJ
United States5110 Posts
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echO [W]
United States1495 Posts
On October 22 2012 11:18 Stratos_speAr wrote: As a Jaguars fan, I almost want them to just move so I don't have to root for them anymore. Words cannot describe my disappointment and frustration. As a Raiders fan, even though we won, it pains me that it was that close and it pains me that it could've ended differently had it not been for no MJD and Blaine Gabbert. | ||
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Gryffindor_us
United States5606 Posts
On October 22 2012 11:24 Zdrastochye wrote: Just got back home from attending the Patriots game. I don't give any fucks about what the implications are of playing so poorly, because what a fucking good game to go to. Perfect weather for tailgating, even better that we won. Were you among the people who booed when the offense had that terrible series?  | ||
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Zdrastochye
Ivory Coast6262 Posts
On October 22 2012 12:21 Gryffindor_us wrote: Were you among the people who booed when the offense had that terrible series? Everyone cheered and everyone booed together. New England fans real hivemind. I think I also cheered for Tebow to play, but moreso for our shitty secondary to carry our shitty offense. To be honest, most of the game was Patriots having a terrible series. Lloyd sucked ass, and Brady overthrew every pass above 20 yards. | ||
Souma
2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
On October 22 2012 11:47 DannyJ wrote: Yeah let the people in London have the Jags. Hahaha I know right. I would like to donate the Chargers to China. | ||
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corpuscle
United States1967 Posts
Everyone cheered and everyone booed together. New England fans real hivemind. I think I also cheered for Tebow to play, but moreso for our shitty secondary to carry our shitty offense. To be honest, most of the game was Patriots having a terrible series. Lloyd sucked ass, and Brady overthrew every pass above 20 yards. I wasn't there, but as a Pats fan, I was pretty much screaming at my TV the whole game. I was surprised the crowd wasn't more angry, I was flipping a shit over how terrible they were playing. I expect the secondary to be awful, but the receivers were dropping so many passes they'd normally be all over, and Brady was making so many errant throws... I couldn't tell what the Jets were doing, but they were clearly rattled for some reason. Maybe being so close to a losing record is fucking with their heads, most of the players aren't used to that. | ||
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Zdrastochye
Ivory Coast6262 Posts
On October 22 2012 13:02 corpuscle wrote: So, at this point, am I just clinging to false hope by holding on to Law Firm, Steven Jackson, and Brandon Lloyd? I don't think Lloyd or BJGE are gonna score more than five TD's between them the whole season, and Jackson just seems to be on his last legs (he got his first TD today though!). Problem is, the mouthbreathers in my league are too afraid to make a trade with me, and the FA list is pretty thin... the only options I'm even remotely interested in are Brian Hartline, Andre Roberts, and maybe Nate Burleson, all of whom seem like downgrades to me. Any ideas? I wasn't there, but as a Pats fan, I was pretty much screaming at my TV the whole game. I was surprised the crowd wasn't more angry, I was flipping a shit over how terrible they were playing. I expect the secondary to be awful, but the receivers were dropping so many passes they'd normally be all over, and Brady was making so many errant throws... I couldn't tell what the Jets were doing, but they were clearly rattled for some reason. Maybe being so close to a losing record is fucking with their heads, most of the players aren't used to that. It was frustrating, but not any more than any of the other 3 losses by a combined 4 points. It really only got really angry when McAntiClutchey fumbled the return. | ||
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Damiani
United States514 Posts
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Mania[K]al
United States359 Posts
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
11739 Posts
On October 22 2012 13:13 Zdrastochye wrote: It was frustrating, but not any more than any of the other 3 losses by a combined 4 points. It really only got really angry when McAntiClutchey fumbled the return. McDropsey would have been better. You can't make a two syllable name into three syllables, man. On October 22 2012 13:21 Mania[K]al wrote: Fins fan here. Thanks for not blowing it at the end there, Pats. Hopefully if it comes down to it Dan "I should have been a" Carpenter doesn't miss 2 game winning FGs again next week when we play the Jets again and we extend their downfall. Man! I couldn't believe how many missed FG's there were last week. That was nuts. It wasn't just him, the whole league was off. Maybe that was two weeks ago, now that I think about it. I'm pretty sure I slept through most of football last week, without the Bears playing. On October 22 2012 13:02 corpuscle wrote: So, at this point, am I just clinging to false hope by holding on to Law Firm, Steven Jackson, and Brandon Lloyd? I don't think Lloyd or BJGE are gonna score more than five TD's between them the whole season, and Jackson just seems to be on his last legs (he got his first TD today though!). Problem is, the mouthbreathers in my league are too afraid to make a trade with me, and the FA list is pretty thin... the only options I'm even remotely interested in are Brian Hartline, Andre Roberts, and maybe Nate Burleson, all of whom seem like downgrades to me. Any ideas? I wasn't there, but as a Pats fan, I was pretty much screaming at my TV the whole game. I was surprised the crowd wasn't more angry, I was flipping a shit over how terrible they were playing. I expect the secondary to be awful, but the receivers were dropping so many passes they'd normally be all over, and Brady was making so many errant throws... I couldn't tell what the Jets were doing, but they were clearly rattled for some reason. Maybe being so close to a losing record is fucking with their heads, most of the players aren't used to that. Something about the Jets makes Brady weak in the knees, and not in a good way. They really struggle vs that defense. I wonder if they would have won if Revis had been playing. I think some of those off-throws, or tips may have been turnovers with the best DB in the league back there. | ||
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corpuscle
United States1967 Posts
On October 22 2012 13:13 Zdrastochye wrote: It was frustrating, but not any more than any of the other 3 losses by a combined 4 points. It really only got really angry when McAntiClutchey fumbled the return. It at least didn't make my heart explode, but jesus, Belichick needs to whip them into shape. They weren't getting beaten on athletic mismatches, they're making mental mistakes. McCourty, Wilson, Chung, et. al. have the quickness and size to match up against any of the Jets' receivers, they're just blowing coverages and biting on PA's and shit. With the front seven we have, pass protection shouldn't be that much of a problem. Something about the Jets makes Brady weak in the knees, and not in a good way. They really struggle vs that defense. I wonder if they would have won if Revis had been playing. I think some of those off-throws, or tips may have been turnovers with the best DB in the league back there. I think it's odd, given how much worse the Jets are this year relative to previous seasons, and especially given Revis's absence. I'm still not really convinced that this has to do with the Jets as much as the team not feeling confident as a whole... they were doing totally fine until the fourth quarter, and then the wheels just fly off entirely, just like their other losses. It's nothing specific to their opponent, it seems to me like they don't believe in themselves when the game is on the line. | ||
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
11739 Posts
On October 22 2012 14:35 corpuscle wrote: It at least didn't make my heart explode, but jesus, Belichick needs to whip them into shape. They weren't getting beaten on athletic mismatches, they're making mental mistakes. McCourty, Wilson, Chung, et. al. have the quickness and size to match up against any of the Jets' receivers, they're just blowing coverages and biting on PA's and shit. With the front seven we have, pass protection shouldn't be that much of a problem. I think it's odd, given how much worse the Jets are this year relative to previous seasons, and especially given Revis's absence. I'm still not really convinced that this has to do with the Jets as much as the team not feeling confident as a whole... they were doing totally fine until the fourth quarter, and then the wheels just fly off entirely, just like their other losses. It's nothing specific to their opponent, it seems to me like they don't believe in themselves when the game is on the line. Oh, you're definitely right. They aren't the machine they've been for the past several seasons. They've been shaken over the past few weeks; it definitely seems as though the losing has gotten to them. I think their mentality might be similar to the '07 Cubs in the NLDS vs the Dodgers. They lost game one (I don't recall how), but the players all said they had feelings of deja vu, one guy said "it was like, here we go again." And I think the recent fourth quarter implosions may have gotten to them mentally, and in the fourth they're tense, like "we need to be tighter, better than we have been recently," and then that creates unnecessary pressure. That said, the Jets just play them well most times, and that's all I meant with that last post. Divisional games are rough, even when one team should clearly be better. The Colts struggled past their divisional rivals in a lot of seasons where they were pretty much whitewashing other teams. They just know each others schemes better, almost as if they have the other teams playbook and they're just scheming against it. | ||
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corpuscle
United States1967 Posts
On October 22 2012 15:03 SweeTLemonS[TPR] wrote: Oh, you're definitely right. They aren't the machine they've been for the past several seasons. They've been shaken over the past few weeks; it definitely seems as though the losing has gotten to them. I think their mentality might be similar to the '07 Cubs in the NLDS vs the Dodgers. They lost game one (I don't recall how), but the players all said they had feelings of deja vu, one guy said "it was like, here we go again." And I think the recent fourth quarter implosions may have gotten to them mentally, and in the fourth they're tense, like "we need to be tighter, better than we have been recently," and then that creates unnecessary pressure. I'm not a baseball follower, but I think what you're saying is 100% right. A lot of sports psychologists/analysts will harp on "a culture of losing" or something similar, and I think that that's exactly what we're seeing with the Pats right now. No Pats fan has forgotten losing a championship game in the final quarter a couple of times over the past few years, and I have to imagine that the players have ingrained it even more than us fans have. | ||
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Souma
2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
As a Chargers fan, this makes me even more depressed. | ||
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
11739 Posts
On October 22 2012 15:29 Souma wrote: Pats fans talking about "a culture of losing..." As a Chargers fan, this makes me even more depressed. Well, to a different degree. It's hard to suck as much as the Chargers have. | ||
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thuracine
United States582 Posts
On October 22 2012 15:29 Souma wrote: Pats fans talking about "a culture of losing..." As a Chargers fan, this makes me even more depressed. After 2000 a Pats fan should have no idea of a losing culture, 10 of 12 season with 10 or more wins and 9 divsion titles and 5 super bowl appearances. | ||
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SweeTLemonS[TPR]
11739 Posts
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