| NobleTeam360 said: Looks like Denver has a good shot at the 1st seed, NE looks horrible the past few weeks. |
I have absolutely no idea what the Patriots were trying to do today. It looked like they were just playing to avoid getting injured (i.e. running the ball 21 times on 26 offensive plays in the first half), which I guess I'd be fine with, but if that's the gameplan, don't start Brady, especially behind that awful offensive line. In fact, don't start anyone who's a potential injury risk.
If Edelman's decently healthy for the divisional round, I think New England will be all right. The defense has mostly looked ok, but the offense has been a dumpster fire the past two weeks. I suspect that a lot of this comes from teams realizing they don't have to put anywhere near as much effort to cover the underneath routes without Edelman, and with that out of the way and no real running game to speak of, more attention can be put towards Gronk, effectively putting a lid on the Patriots' offense. Sort of like the inverse of what happened in the 2013 AFC Championship game.
