Patriots/NFL 2023 Regular Season Part 3: Playing Out the String or How I Learned to Stop Caring and Embrace the Tank

[Bruinswillwin77]

Is Rodgers playing next week?

 

[Oates2Neely]

Yep

Brown was checked out in training camp. Still gave him a bonus and the guy only played when he gave a shit.

That’s a fact. Brown is talented but man is he a slacker.

 

[BruinsFan37]

Patriots are painfully close to the 2nd overall pick..

Current tiebreaks have them trailing Washington by a single game in "aggregate standings"

Washington: 113-111 (0.504)
New England: 114-110 (0.509)
Arizona:: 124-100 (0.554)

A Patriots loss and a Washington win (vs. Dallas) would likely secure the 2nd overall pick. If both teams lose (likely since Dallas is playing for home field) then it will come down to how the rest of the league does.

Games that matter for the tiebreak:
- A Houston win vs. Indy helps the Pats (+1 loss)
- A Denver win vs. the Raiders helps the Pats. (+1 loss)
- A Baltimore win vs Pittsburgh helps the Pats (+1 loss)
- A Chicago win vs. Green Bay helps the Pats (+1 win for Washington)

- Atlanta vs New Orleans may determine it. A win by Atlanta would be(+1 loss for the Pats and +1 win for Washington (or the reverse if New Orleans wins).

I'm so torn the Pats play the Jets and damnit I always want to beat the Jets.

 

[Johnnyduke]

Looks like the Miami/Buffalo winner is #2 seed and loser drops to #6 and goes to Kansas City? Massive game.

 

[smithformeragent]

Looks like the Miami/Buffalo winner is #2 seed and loser drops to #6 and goes to Kansas City? Massive game.

Miami are front runners.

I’d like to see them win the AFC, but they’re frauds.

 

[Ben Grimm]

What led to Trent Brown's healthy scratch in Patriots-Bills?

The Patriots’ decision to leave Trent Brown off their active roster Sunday in Buffalo may stem from his continued unreliability, according to one report.

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[BernieMcAvoy]

Bill told him he shouldn't play QB.

Bill O'Brien was right. He should go learn how to run some routes before they ask him to at the combine

 

[GatorMike]

Starting to like Michael Penix as a 2nd Round QB option.

 

[Mione134]

Bill O'Brien was right. He should go learn how to run some routes before they ask him to at the combine

He's not going to come out this year. He'll stay. He's only a sophomore. He has a lot to learn, but the talent is there. Their offensive coordinator sucks too. He's gonna be a good one. One to watch out for.

 

[N o o d l e s]

Penix looks unbelievable

 

[CDJ]

Starting to like Michael Penix as a 2nd Round QB option.

He’s starting to look like he won’t be there for pick 34/35

 

[Troublesome 85]

Still want MHJ or Maye

 

[BernieMcAvoy]

He’s starting to look like he won’t be there for pick 34/35

I agree, some team with a not great qb situation will see that arm talent and trade up just to get the extra year or have him fall into their lap like Mac when the Patriots picked him. I did think that about Levis though who was the same age Penix will be when he enters the league, a cannon for an arm and doesn't have the 2 acl tears Penix has had and he went early in the 2nd.

 

[N o o d l e s]

This trice kid has been a dog all year too. Give me him after round 2

 

[CDJ]

This trice kid has been a dog all year too. Give me him after round 2

9.5 sacks last year too, also has the size BB likes out of his edge players (provided he’s still here of course)

 

[N o o d l e s]

9.5 sacks last year too, also has the size BB likes out of his edge players (provided he’s still here of course)

I have no basis on this he just feels like a guy you can get later because of how he looks

 

[rfournier103]

This Penix kid is unbelievable. His draft stock has to be skyrocketing tonight.

 

[CDJ]

Odunze is a monster too

 

[CDJ]

Hell of a day for college football

 

[Smitty93]

The excitement at the end was great, but I'm not sure I quite get the logic of Texas essentially getting an extra timeout because of the Washington RB getting injured. Seems like the play clock should restart at the ready for play signal. Though it did reaffirm Washington's end of game mismanagement.

 

[RoccoF14]

If Penix plays well against that Michigan defense, he’ll be a top 10 pick.

 

[Lobster57]

The excitement at the end was great, but I'm not sure I quite get the logic of Texas essentially getting an extra timeout because of the Washington RB getting injured. Seems like the play clock should restart at the ready for play signal. Though it did reaffirm Washington's end of game mismanagement.

There is a 10 second run-off, but Texas declined it. If the Huskies were trailing Texas would have accepted the run-off and 10 seconds would come of the game clock, but the clock still wouldn't have started until the snap

 

[smithformeragent]

We’ll see how long this game plays out.

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[JRull86]

Miami are front runners.

I’d like to see them win the AFC, but they’re frauds.

They have one win against a good team this year, and that's Dallas.

That game was more about what Dallas didn't do than anything MIA did.

Definition of frauds

 

[rfournier103]

We’ll see how long this game plays out.

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Bob Kraft needs to weigh the backlash of parting ways with Bill Belichick vs. the backlash of another season finishing LAST in the AFC East.