Originally Posted by Titty Meat:
I believe that the Patriots o-line suffered major losses and Clark/Jones wont go for 0 sacks like Ford/Houston did. I also believe Spags wont leave the middle of the field open and that Mathieu/Thornhill is a better safety combo than Berry/Sorenson and there is also no gronk to cover.
We're 12 weeks away from Pats/Chiefs, so alot of time for further injuries/issues on either side, BUT -- Wynn is IR, but can return in 8 weeks, which would be several weeks before the Chiefs game. Cannon is expected to be out 2-4 weeks, and missed last week, so he should be back in October, much less December. That would mean the Pats are at full strength on the Oline other than, of course, the center who is gone for the year.
As for the defense, Spagnolo is no idiot, but he doesn't have the talent to work with that the Giants had during those SB runs. I expect the Chiefs to have an average defense this year. Combined with an ultra-elite offense, that should get you to the AFCCG unless injuries or other bad luck strikes.
So see you guys at the AFCCG, at either Gillette or Arrowhead... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Amnorix:
We're 12 weeks away from Pats/Chiefs, so alot of time for further injuries/issues on either side, BUT -- Wynn is IR, but can return in 8 weeks, which would be several weeks before the Chiefs game. Cannon is expected to be out 2-4 weeks, and missed last week, so he should be back in October, much less December. That would mean the Pats are at full strength on the Oline other than, of course, the center who is gone for the year.
As for the defense, Spagnolo is no idiot, but he doesn't have the talent to work with that the Giants had during those SB runs. I expect the Chiefs to have an average defense this year. Combined with an ultra-elite offense, that should get you to the AFCCG unless injuries or other bad luck strikes.
So see you guys at the AFCCG, at either Gillette or Arrowhead...
Week 14 is just as important tho bc that could likely decide home field advantage which will be huge [Reply]
