The Boston media is setting itself up for major failure this weekend.

[AkaDemiK]

if the texans pull the upset..

 

[Jerz-2]

I think the Texans have to jump out to an early 1st quarter lead, like 14-0 or something, to really have a chance.

 

[Formerly known as...]

I think Wade going to make the proper adjustments and be ready. We didn't take advantage of the breaks and beat ourselfs with the dumb Penalties. Then Brady took advantage of our mistakes and there you have it.

I expect a closer game

Yeah wade Phillips will cook something up. I expect them to be in coverage a lot more this week. Having Gronk back will be an advantage for us because he missed the last game.

 

[Dak Pickscott]

it'll be much closer than the mnf game but matt schaub gone have to show me. brady gone do work, he got wade's #, on speed dial..

 

[Formerly known as...]

If Patriots go up by 2 touchdowns at any point then Schaub is going to have to ball out.

Would Pats loss be the biggest possible upset? Ravens could beat Broncos and people aren't expecting that either

 

[Young_and_Reckless]

We'll be praying for yall bean town.

 

[FaTaL]

Holy shyt will this end bad if the Texans win which i actually think there is a 40% of happening. Listening to 98.5 the sports hub and reading our papers all of the media is already putting the Patriots in the SB. If youve been paying attention then you know the media hasnt went this hard in awhile if ever saying how theres no chance in the other team.

They are jinxing this team hard.

texans defense is soft azz fuk, i dont see them stopping brady in any way

 

[Formerly known as...]

texans defense is soft azz fuk, i dont see them stopping brady in any way

Ain't that soft breh. They have the players to get that W. remember they may have lost to the pats but they have the same amount of wins and losses as the pats. Game plan for them is very important, I just hope the Pats make some changes and don't rely on what they did in game 1 because it may not work a second time

 

[Brady-Carter]

Yeah that was a sickening loss. But the media are making out like the Texans are scrubs and shouldn't be in the playoffs! I remember steelers whooping us in the regular season then playoffs we paid them back....shyt can happen come Sunday.

They did the same shyt with the Broncos last year. I don't like it either and it makes me nervous b/c the texans are a great team.

But, I was nervous before last game before I read this post on a Pats forum. This was posted before the last game..

I just got done going over the Texans all 22 tape from this season. I was looking at it like a psychopath this past week. I have come to the conclusion that The Texans are the old Steelers. They do it differently, but essentially they are the same. After looking over the tape, breaking down the team, and understanding them well I can confidently say I think the Patriots will win by two scores.

While this game will be won with all three units, let's look first at how they matchup defensively. Houston begins and ends on offense with the outside zone. From that, they work the areas weak on a cover-2 (cover-2 is a stretch killer), and use a ton of levels concepts in the passing game. Thats why their tight ends are featured so often. The defense must enforce the edges of the defense by squeezing with the corners, and get upfield penetration from the ends to establish a second LOS and effectively clog the flow of the zone. They need good backside pursuit from the backside ends, and will get it from Jones and Ninkovich. Their corners are good run defenders, their ends are good pursuit players, their linebackers are excellent flow players. Inside, the Patriots will win every time. This team, on paper, is built to kill the zone run. A major area I will be watching is how well the linebackers can get recognition and get depth on passing plays to help negate the Houston levels concepts. Pay attention to Mayo and especially Spikes on passing plays. If they are getting good recognition and depth initially it will be a good indicator of how the game will establish itself early. If they can do this without allowing Johnson to make that one play that flips the field I think they will be able to contain that offense nicely.

Offensively, I think this is a game where McDaniels will borrow some O'Brien wham blocking stuff and use Hooman to fill in for Gronk. I think they will need to use this interior motion blocking to slow the rush and games that are certain to be played. I don't want Watt alone on the center or right guard, as he not only can win in the rush, but effectively steer the player to get into the passing lane. The thing that really impresses me about Watt is how well he reads the quarterback. He is so long that he can lockout and stare down the quarterback like a linebacker while engaged. It's really remarkable. He shuffles his feet incredibly well and is very smart about when to check his rush. Hahaha, remember when people were saying Cam Jordan was going to be a better player than Watt and laughing at Grid and I when we were saying he is a top-5 talent? Is that argument over? Towards the Steelers thing, they do what they do and do it well. They bring pressure, they play games, and they're good at generating pressure. That said, this team knows how to beat that defense. You spread them out and carve them up. The Patriots must find a way to win the hashes and outside without Gronk dictating the coverage moves inside. This is a huge game, and I hope Lloyd comes ready to play. I expect a lot of matchups to be exploited and moved around with motion and balance. It's critical that the Patriots find ways to get them to declare pre-snap and check accordingly. I think they will accomplish this easily.

I know it sounds overconfident, but the eye in the sky don't lie. I think Houston is an excellent team. They do what they do and they do it well. That being said, the matchup suits the Pats well, and while this will be a close game for a while I think ultimately the Patriots will pull away in the early 4th. Houston, at it's core is the old Steelers, and that model doesn't matchup well with gameplan teams.

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Say what you want about Rex, but the guy is a good game planner when it comes to the Pats. He out coached BB in that Playoff game..

Kubiak on the other hand is not as good as game planner as Rex.. I think this game is close. But the Pats should win..

 

[FaTaL]

Ain't that soft breh. They have the players to get that W. remember they may have lost to the pats but they have the same amount of wins and losses as the pats. Game plan for them is very important, I just hope the Pats make some changes and don't rely on what they did in game 1 because it may not work a second time

every time shaub faces a good team he folds

that team is just not ready for prime time

 

[Formerly known as...]

every time shaub faces a good team he folds

that team is just not ready for prime time

Didn't he get the W against the broncos? Or because it was early in the season it dont count right?

 

[Street Knowledge]

Shaub isn't about that life

 

[Stone]

every time shaub faces a good team he folds

that team is just not ready for prime time

They did beat the Ravens ,Broncos and Chicago on the road.

He's gonna have to show up on 3rd down and in the Redzone if they want to win. No interceptions like when he threw one in NE earlier this year.

 

[FaTaL]

They did beat the Ravens ,Broncos and Chicago on the road.

He's gonna have to show up on 3rd down and in the Redzone if they want to win. No interceptions like when he threw one in NE earlier this year.

hes not facing the broncos bears or ravens

this game isnt going to be on shaub, if they cant run the ball their done like last time

the texans defense either just said fuk it or didnt care. wade phillips needs a better game plan

im not saying the texans have no chance because they do have talent but its gonna be hard after what the pats already did to them. theres a lot of holes on that defense.

 

[Formerly known as...]

If Broncos win on Saturday then I'll be confident with the refs help and nations need for a manning-Brady AFC game we will get that W.