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^^ No it wasn't, but at least they 'Hawks can say they had one more playoff victory than the AFC South, West, NFC East and South had combined! :victory:

So.. are you rootin for NYJ hitomi? (since you are form NY)
Or whatLs your favourite team?

^^ Not a NY fan at all :shakehead: but they are putting it on the Pats so far who blew 2 good chances, things like that come back to haunt you against good teams.

hitomi #1 wrote:^^ No it wasn't, but at least they 'Hawks can say they had one more playoff victory than the AFC South, West, NFC East and South had combined! :victory:

Doesn't really mean much: they'll still be at home watching the NFC Championship and Super Bowl at home.

Jets shock the Pats in Foxborough, 28-21.

Pats never did get into any kind of rhythm and the Jets had some big plays to quell any momentum the Pats had. :sweat:

Now we've got to suffer through another week of diatribe from Jabba the Rex... :bleh:

Crazy playoff season: Both number one seeds are out and both number two and six seeds are in their respective championship games.

I really don't like any of these final four teams, but I dislike the Packers the least, so I guess I'll be rooting for them. :beaten:

terrible towels ftw.

bmwracer wrote:
Now we've got to suffer through another week of diatribe from Jabba the Rex... :bleh:

Gotta give Ryan a lot of credit though; he really did a good job keeping Brady and that high powered offense off balance.

Both conference championship games on paper look to be potentially great match-ups.

shin2 wrote:Gotta give Ryan a lot of credit though; he really did a good job keeping Brady and that high powered offense off balance.

That he did... Like the Colts, the Pats couldn't establish enough of a running game to keep the Jets honest.

bmwracer wrote:Crazy playoff season: Both number one seeds are out and both number two and six seeds are in their respective championship games.

I really don't like any of these final four teams, but I dislike the Packers the least, so I guess I'll be rooting for them. :beaten:

Guess the regular season doesn't really all that much some times, teams like the Packers get on a roll heading into the playoffs and can keep it going thanks to not having a bye week. :say_yes: I'm rooting for them too, :victory: luckily the Bears won't have much of a home field advantage, Packers have played there so often and are used to that weather and what are the odds Cutler is going to have a game like that again. :bleh:
Just a random thought I had and I am a Pats fan, but they remind me so much now of the way the Braves were, for so many years dominated the regular season but come playoff time couldn't quite carry that over. :puppydog: Bad coaching? Overrated players/team? Non clutch players? Give the Jets credit but come playoff time the Pats have not come up big the last 5 trips to the playoffs, actually have a losing record since their last SB victory. :pout:

hitomi #1 wrote:Just a random thought I had and I am a Pats fan, but they remind me so much now of the way the Braves were, for so many years dominated the regular season but come playoff time couldn't quite carry that over. :puppydog: Bad coaching? Overrated players/team? Non clutch players? Give the Jets credit but come playoff time the Pats have not come up big the last 5 trips to the playoffs, actually have a losing record since their last SB victory. :pout:

I suppose the rest of the pack has caught up, personnel changes, and some players are getting old...

Think coaching has something to do with it, :grumble: Jets were never concerned about winning the division, their goal was to make the playoffs and were not concerned with breaking any kind of records, just prepping for the playoffs is what they did the final weeks. For the long haul of a 16 game schedule Pats are better than the Jets but they seem to have acquired that mental toughness which is required for a one game playoff. :bow: Not wanting the Steelers to win it all but let's hope they still have one more win in them, Jets did win in Pittsburgh already this year though. :beaten:

Disappointed by the Pats' loss, but give credit to the Jets' defense for stifling Brady and his receivers. I was reading an article on ESPN.com with Welker where he mentioned that they were looking for the Jets to play more man coverage, but the Jets played more zone than expected. Jets also managed to sack Brady a few times and got pressure on him.

Not sure what the Patriots can do in the off-season personnel wise, but perhaps a receiver who can be like how Moss used to be for them on the field? Someone who can stretch the field and allow guys like Welker and Branch to work the short routes. Still, it's impressive how the Patriots have managed to go through most of the season with an offense without having a big-play threat, doing enough with the receivers and tight ends to create some mismatches.

Out of the teams left, I'd like to see the Packers and Steelers get to the Super Bowl. Rodgers played a heck of a game against Atlanta and hopefully he'll continue, and I think the Steelers will put the pressure on Sanchez, unlike the Patriots, and he will struggle. Once the Jets were up, Sanchez got comfortable playing his game, handing off to the backs and getting into 3rd and short situations where he could hit his receivers on the slants or Keller in the middle. I think, and hope, the Steelers run defense will hold and force Sanchez to pass on 3rd and long.

A number of things are wrong with the Pats. For one, both Indy and San Diego have caught up to them. Teams have caught onto Belichick's schemes, which also happened when Joe Torre was coaching the Yankees. Also, most of Belichick's coaching staff has been completely dismantled since the Pats last won a super bowl.

mrsmith10 wrote:A number of things are wrong with the Pats. For one, both Indy and San Diego have caught up to them.

Or maybe they've fallen back to Indy and San Diego. :beaten:

Yet another week of the Jets ... but from the look of your all comment the Pats didn't or wasn't giving it there all ...and yet again I didn't get to see the game :shamefulcry: :beaten: :shamefulcry: :puppydog: :puppydog:

bmwracer wrote:

Now we've got to suffer through another week of diatribe from Jabba the Rex... :bleh:

Tell me about it ... over here is almost a holiday for the Jets Fans :shakehead:

hitomi #1 wrote:Think coaching has something to do with it, :grumble: Jets were never concerned about winning the division, their goal was to make the playoffs and were not concerned with breaking any kind of records, just prepping for the playoffs is what they did the final weeks. For the long haul of a 16 game schedule Pats are better than the Jets but they seem to have acquired that mental toughness which is required for a one game playoff. :bow:

LEts hope that the Pats Learn form what u just said and see how the Jets did things Not that I like saying what I just said but hey whats done is done right :bonk:

Not wanting the Steelers to win it all but let's hope they still have one more win in them, Jets did win in Pittsburgh already this year though. :beaten:.

Yea... I like just like the pats losing to them it's there time to Win against the team that beat them :mrgreen: :woot: :woot: :fingerscrossed:

Disappointing end to the Pats' season. :puppydog: And losing to the Jets. :grumble:
Put simply: the Jets' defense outplayed the Pats' offense. They got to Brady and won the game.

I had Green Bay beating the Falcons, but never expected that score. Atlanta looked as if they didn't belong in the playoffs.

hitomi #1 wrote:Just a random thought I had and I am a Pats fan, but they remind me so much now of the way the Braves were

If anything they're becoming like the Bruins. :beaten:

Jav_sol wrote:Disappointing end to the Pats' season. :puppydog: And losing to the Jets. :grumble:
Put simply: the Jets' defense outplayed the Pats' offense. They got to Brady and won the game.

If anything they're becoming like the Bruins. :beaten:

After last year's debacle against the Flyers, you culd be right though they look much better this year now that Thomas has regained his form, need Savard to start stepping it up. No NHL thread, guess not many of us here follow it at all. :beaten: Just thought, B's may be like the Sox, 39 years since their last taste from a cup. :doh:
Jets defense was solid, let the Pats gain yardage but when they needed the key stop they got it.