Thread: Patsfans.com

Originally Posted by BearStuff

I think I recognize the name from the offish. Not surprising, nor is he the best representative of bears fans.

yeah tell me about it i just spent the last 10 minutes reading through all those pages.. i dont even want to post there anymore loll

Pats fan here, invited over by BearStuff. Yes, Curious George made quite an impression on Pats Fans. Thanks to a few other Bear fans most everyone has figured out he is not representative of the entire fan base. That one thread is not typical; it's been sidetracked into smack talk with almost no chance of returning to any intelligent football conversation.

Most fans are still talking about the Jets game; for many their attention probably won't turn to the Bears for another day or so. We've had great pre-game football discussions with fans of the Ravens, Dolphins, Chargers, Steelers, and even the Jets this year; hopefully we'll be able to do the same with Bear fans this week.

I'll come back with more on what to look for and expect before the game, but for now a quick rundown. The Pats base defense is a 2-gap 3-4. They're not particularly aggressive on defense, it's more of a bend don't break style that tries to limit big plays, force the opponent to make a long dive and eventually a mistake. The corners and safeties stay on one side of the field as opposed to playing against a specific receiver. CB Devin McCourty has been playing very well. Biggest concern heading into the season was the pass rush, and that is still true now.

Statistically the Pats defense is awful but the numbers are a bit deceiving. Much of that yardage has come late in the 4th quarter when New England had a safe lead. An example would be the win at Pittsburgh; nearly half the Steelers' yardage came in the last 8 minutes after the game was basically over. Third down defense hasn't been great either but they seem to be coming up with stops when needed more and more as the season progresses. Not really surprising as the Patriots have six players starting on defense for the first time in their NFL this year.

On offense the team has become much more efficient since trading Randy Moss. It's kind of a return to the first half of last decade with Brady spreading the ball around to many players, rather than relying only only two as was the case the last three years. Patriots most commonly line up in a 2WR, 2TE, 1RB set, but you'll see lots of different formations and personnel out there. TE Alge Crumpler has really helped a lot in both the running game and pass protection. Same is very true with the return of LG Logan Mankins.

One of the biggest factors in the team's success this year has been turnovers. Patriots have 23 takeaways - 8th best in the NFL and just three fewer than the Bears. But on offense they have turned the ball over an NFL lowest nine times. Overall the Patriots have a +14 turnover differential, just one behind league leader Philadelphia. The Pats have not turned the ball over in four straight games and have not thrown a pick in seven straight games. Brady's only thrown four picks all year, and one was on a hail mary to end the half. The ability to force turnovers while limiting them on offense has been a huge factor in the winning record this season.


Looking forward to the game Sunday.

Originally Posted by GrizzlyBear91

dude....

F**K that shit. I clicked the link, and i'm not gonna waste 30 minutes of my day trying to figure out how to access the god damn forums over there.

how f***ing hard is it to just put up a button that says "hey dumb ass, I understand your not the best with computers, so here's gigantic f***ign link that says FORUMS".

there isn't one. WHY? cause some dumb faggot hippy programmer decided that showing off his skills was far more important than building something user friendly.

F**k the pats, and F**k their website.
Sorry for the language, move it/delete if you have to cause I'm not going back and editing this shit.

I'm a member at Patsfan and I completely agree on how damn annoying it is to find the forums tab. Its under the Interactive tab on the homepage, click Messageboard on the dropdown.

Registering here was much less frustrating although the first time I missed the 'Check here if you agree to follow the rules' box and it in turn ate all my info.

Also holy crap you guys have some good emoticons!

Welcome to the board SuperPats!

Hopefully you enjoy your stay, and maybe decide to hang around here up to and after the game, which I hope will be a good injury free game!

I have a buddy who has family in Chicago so I got to make a trip up and stay a few days. It was the first metropolis I ever got to see and my jaw was dropped most of the trip just looking up while walking around. The whole thing about big city people being assholes is horseshit too. Everyone on the street was friendly and would offer directions without being asked. I also absolutely despise Greenbay (96 was one of the first years I paid attention to football) so I think I'll get along just fine. :D

We despise green bay too!