The Jets have improved this year most because of the oline, not Favre. Pennington has better stats right now on the Dolphins! However, the Jets always manage to screw up a good thing. This has been going on since about 1970 and I don't expect things to change for them.
Pats vs. Jets in the playoffs? I think Pats win and Favre throws 2-3 picks.
I agree with the playoff prediction, Jets secondary is terrible and Favre makes too many stupid mistakes.
Revis is quite good.
The coaching staff is what kept the patriots above .500 to this point and the veteran leadership on the team. That can only carry you so far and b/c of the injuries the talent they have to work with now will either keep them from making the playoffs or not lasting long if they get in.
Yes a win is a win and I was happy to see them win but then reality set in when I realized it was less and less likely that anything will come out of it. Id love to be completely wrong and have them go on and win the superbowl but that's not something i'm counting on
just so people won't be saying Belichick is nothing without Brady (because that's not the truth, obviously)
I have to disagree, he is a slightly above average coach. He is 49-61 without Brady and 86-25 with Brady. The numbers are very telling.
He coached in Cleveland for four years, he isnt a miracle worker.
But seriously, Belichick is an awesome coach and them being 8-5 with a suspect D, major RB injuries, oh yeah and losing the one of the two best players in the league the first game proves that out.
If you dont think losing a QB has an impact on a team. Look at the Colts early this year when Manning wasnt right, or how well the Panthers did the last year or so when Delhomme was injured with his elbow stuff. Then look at both QB's and their teams now.
+1.. Losing a QB and all those injuries would've doomed almost any other team. There are only a couple coaches in the league that could make it work as well; Dungy and Belichick, that's it imo.
Perhaps Coughlin too. He's been known to pull off some miracles.
Hixon (Burress's replacement), Ross and Jacobs are all beat up pretty bad. I wonder if the Giants can still beat the lowly Cows in Irvine? I think they may be able to pull it off. Looking forward to Sunday night!
Perhaps Coughlin too. He's been known to pull off some miracles.
Hixon (Burress's replacement), Ross and Jacobs are all beat up pretty bad. I wonder if the Giants can still beat the lowly Cows in Irvine? I think they may be able to pull it off. Looking forward to Sunday night!
Its going to be a good game I hope.. Cows are desperate and the Giants are pissed off.
That was in Cleveland; Cleveland was terrible then and is terrible now. They always will be. If he had a talented team and a great QB and still had that record, then yeah he'd be an "average" coach. Belichick is a great coach and it shows.
There are a couple of problems with your post. A good coach makes a terrible team a good one. You think an "average" coach doesn't lose a lot with a talented team and a great QB. That would be a bad coach.I said he is slightly above average, and he is. Ok, now since you discounted the Browns deal even though it is completely relevant, we can look at just the record with and witout Brady just with the Patriots. With Brady 88-25 (77.8%). Without Brady 13-17 (43.3%). Now what will your excuse be? If you were to take a bad coach and put them in charge of a Brady controlled Pats team they would be great. Does that make the coach good? Nope. Again, Belichick is SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE.
There are a couple of problems with your post. A good coach makes a terrible team a good one. You think an "average" coach doesn't lose a lot with a talented team and a great QB. That would be a bad coach.I said he is slightly above average, and he is. Ok, now since you discounted the Browns deal even though it is completely relevant, we can look at just the record with and witout Brady just with the Patriots. With Brady 88-25 (77.8%). Without Brady 13-17 (43.3%). Now what will your excuse be? If you were to take a bad coach and put them in charge of a Brady controlled Pats team they would be great. Does that make the coach good? Nope. Again, Belichick is SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE.
Sorry that is just dumb. John Wooden couldnt take a bad basketball team and have them playing with UNC and Duke. You cant argue he is an average coach.
Even the good coaches have to have players to win. A good coach can maximize the talen they have to make the team better, that doesnt necessarily mean he can overcome a massive talent gap.
He coached his ass off and got them to and won the SB in '01 with an average (if that) team.
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