We're on to Tampa Bay: Game Thread - Buccaneers @ Patriots - Sun. Oct 3rd 8:20 PM (NBC)

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I was at the beach in RI today, and just for the hell of it I tuned into one of the Bucs talk radio stations. The natives were getting a little restless and then the Gronk news was announced. They got a little more restless, LOL...
 
Hawg73 said:
That hit that knocked Gronk out this week was brutal, but totally clean. Rib injuries oftimes hurt worse after a couple of days and I'm not surprised he's out. If you didn't have a chance to see it then check this out:


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I saw it. I was just wondering if it may have hurt his back again too.
 
I'm a big Tom Brady fan.

However, I'm an even bigger Patriots fan. They're my favorite NFL team. And they always have been, even before I started to really watch football passionately.

So I say go Pats!
 
You were the one who displayed sensitivity, not me😂. EVERYONE here knows you have the emotional stability of a prepubescent middle schooler who went all night without being asked to dance.
 
MainerMikeBrown said:
I'm a big Tom Brady fan.

However, I'm an even bigger Patriots fan. They're my favorite NFL team. And they always have been, even before I started to really watch football passionately.

So I say go Pats!
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Welcome fellow Mainer. As you know, we were once part of MA. They come up every summer in droves to remind us how lucky we are to have been separated.
 
ParanoidPatriot said:
Welcome fellow Mainer. As you know, we were once part of MA. They come up every summer in droves to remind us how lucky we are to have been separated.
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The Vermonters say hello except they’ve been taken over by New Yorker’s which is also happening in my State right now .... me personally I’d love to throw them over the border.....

~Dee~
 
Obviously, with Bernard and Gronk out, the odds get a bit better and if Trent Brown can play and the they get some key games from some of the younger guys, this could be closer than people think.

Also, with JPP out, they only need to worry about Barrett off the edge as opposed to both of them.
 
ParanoidPatriot said:
Welcome fellow Mainer. As you know, we were once part of MA. They come up every summer in droves to remind us how lucky we are to have been separated.
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You may be comforted in knowing that there are loads of us Bay Staters who are reciprocally grateful for that schism's occurrence...😂
 
Game day LFG
“Start drinking early. Get rowdy," Brady said. "It's a 4:15 game, a lot of time to get lubed up. Come out here and cheer for the home team.”Sep 14, 2011

This one is at 8:20 so there is 4 more hours of drinking possible.
 
TyLawsPick6 said:
Obviously, with Bernard and Gronk out, the odds get a bit better and if Trent Brown can play and the they get some key games from some of the younger guys, this could be closer than people think.

Also, with JPP out, they only need to worry about Barrett off the edge as opposed to both of them.
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Even though I agree I'm not laying cash on this game. Maybe I'll lay some on a prop bet for Mac Jones, lol.

Here's Claudia Bellofatto from The Weekly Spread on NBCSports Boston, 6PM Fridays. A total smokeshow from Boston who knows her stuff about handicapping and betting.


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Are former Patriots picking Tom Brady or Bill Belichick? Most don't mince words

Can New England clean up its mistakes and keep up with Brady's Bucs? Mike Reiss reached out to several former Patriots, and the verdict is in.
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Are Ex-Patriots picking Tom Brady or Bill Belichick? Most don't mince words​

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    Mike ReissESPN Staff Writer
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. Predicting Brady vs. Patriots: Everyone is talking about Sunday night's highly anticipated showdown as Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visit coach Bill Belichick's Patriots (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC). So why not gather some former Patriots players to make their predictions?
CB Kyle Arrington: Buccaneers 28-18 -- "Obviously both Tom and Bill will come in highly motivated, but Tampa does have the overall better team. [Patriots QB] Mac Jones will be the X factor, though. I know Tom and Bill cover the majority of the headlines, but as Tom's successor, Jones has a lot of pressure to come into Sunday night and show everyone he has the gravitas to take the wheel."
LB Tedy Bruschi: Patriots win -- "It's very unlikely that I pick against the Patriots when I'll be there, 50 yards away from where RKK [owner Robert Kraft] put a red [Patriots Hall of Fame] jacket on my back."
Tedy Bruschi, right, who played with Tom Brady for nine seasons in New England, went with his heart when making his Patriots-Bucs pick. Jim Rogash/Getty Images
LB Rosevelt Colvin: Patriots 20-17 -- "New England cleans up the self-inflicted mistakes to put a few drives together, while the defense frustrates and slows down Tom, similar to all the times [Brady has] gone against former coaches who move on to head-coaching positions."
LB Matt Chatham: Buccaneers 27-20 -- "I'm fairly certain the New England offense will move the ball effectively on the ground this season and make life much easier for their rookie QB. But as we saw vs. the Saints, this banged-up version of what would otherwise be a top offensive line is recently playing too far below their norm to assume that kind of game control against the Bucs and Brady. The still-strong Pats D should keep it competitive. Stephon Gilmore would have been a massive help for this particular matchup, but it's wrong time, wrong opponent for New England right now."
TE Christian Fauria: Buccaneers 31-17 -- "Buccaneers are too talented. Can't match up with them defensively, and have doubts that the Patriots will clean things up."
OL Russ Hochstein: Buccaneers 34-17 -- "Worried about the Patriots' production on third downs."
WR Brandon LaFell: Buccaneers 31-17 -- "TB12 will throw for at least three or four touchdowns. He is going to make sure AB [Antonio Brown] gets in the end zone.
CB Ty Law: Buccaneers 27-17/Patriots 27-24 -- "If I'm a betting man, I'm going to say Bucs win, but as a die-hard Patriot, and going with my heart, it's the Patriots with the upset. They are due for a special-teams score and a couple turnovers!"

QB Jim Miller: Buccaneers 28-14 -- "I think [Buccaneers defensive coordinator] Todd Bowles will throw some looks at Mac Jones to cause him to make a mistake or two. Todd can be exotic, and it's just not a normal defense for a young quarterback to see or be exposed to. Mac has looked terrific and will learn these looks and how to attack them as he grows."
WR Malcolm Mitchell: Buccaneers 35-17 -- "I think the Bucs are too experienced and explosive. They have the league's best leader at QB. If Bill wasn't the coach of the Patriots, I'd say, 48-7. The Patriots will have some success. They lead the league in preparation. They will execute strategic game plans, but the talent and experience will prevail early and late in the game.
LB Rob Ninkovich: Buccaneers 28-17 -- "I just don't see the Patriots keeping up."
WR Donte' Stallworth: Buccaneers 42-17 -- "The Bucs coaches and players (none more than Brady and Gronk) may not vocalize it but they want to destroy the Patriots and Bill Belichick for Tom Brady. ... The season is still young, and both are coming off tough losses, but these two teams are not the same."
TE Benjamin Watson: Buccaneers win -- "I don't have a score, but I pick the Buccaneers for the same reason I would pick the Patriots so many times before: Because of the quarterback. He's more efficient, a greater veteran presence, probably the best of all time, the list goes on and on from a statistical standpoint."
RB Fred Taylor: Buccaneers 31-13 -- "Too hard to bet against the GOAT. Tampa has too many weapons offensively, and the D-line will get after Mac Jones (3 sacks), as the Patriots have only beaten a terrible Jets team with the worst O-line in the league."
LB Pierre Woods: Buccaneers 24, Patriots 21 -- "I'm Pats for life, but it's hard to go against a man on a mission in TB12. It should be a hard-fought game."
 
Vrabel looks completely trashed. He needs to get some more sleep.
 
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