Thread: Patsfans.com

Originally Posted by jmt57

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.

Hell of a first post!
Welcome aboard!

Originally Posted by SuperPats

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!

We have a mad emoticon scientist. That's all he does lol
Welcome to the board!

Hey Jimmors... what part of "not that good on the internet" did you get lost on?...

Can I fix just about anything you put in front of me... yes.
Can I navigate on the internet... about as well as a monkey with downs syndrome ok?...

big flashy button for the internet impaired is not that hard to do is it??? if you can make a nice big flashy program... you can make a button for the idiots that says... "hey stupid... just click here".

Now what's more of a challenge??? fixing stupid, or just giving the idiot his god damn button??.... don't hurt your brain on it... I'll wait while you figure it out.

You guys are going to make out. I just know it.

Open mouth, tongue, whole lotta sexy. I get to be the big spoon this time though....

interactive?? last I checked everything I do on the computer, website or not... it's "interactive"...

I'm big fan of simple. why make people go through two or three links when ONE will do?

If I'm looking for a Message board... the first thing that pops into my head isn't "interactive"... its' "Message Board" or "Forums"...

not "click here, ctrl x2, stand on your head while pressing backspace to enter forums. meh... whatevs. if I was to make it, I'd cater to people of all inteligence levels. From Genius to Monkey with downs... one size fits all. no complaints.