After watching them play the Redskins, or shall I say burry them 52 to 7...are you convinced that the Patriots are arrogant, especially after accusations that they are running up the score every game and purposely trying to humiliate their opponents, even when it's impossible for opponents to catch up with them in the 4th quarter?
2007-10-28 13:47:54 · 19 answers · asked by levar m 2 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
NO I DON'T BELIEVE IT IS ARROGANCE I FEEL THAT IT IS A STATEMENT THAT ALL YOU MF'S OUT THERE THAT THE PATRIOTS ARE FOR REAL AND ARE GOING UNDEFEATED THIS SEASON. AND WHAT IS WRONG WITH MAKING SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD ENOUGH LEAD BY THE 4TH QUARTER SO THAT YOU CAN PLAY YOUR 5TH STRING PLAYERS LOL
2007-10-28 14:03:27 · answer #1 · answered by poppa bear 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Well, I blame the Redskins for this loss! Too many turnovers! If New England was trying to run up the score it would have been 100 - 7! You cannot turn the ball over like that! I thought the Redskins did well in the first quarter (or should I say decent). But we will find out just how good the Patriots are next week. Brady will face the #1 pass defense in the NFL! And a defense that ranks 3rd overall! And the Patriots defense will have to deal with the 3rd ranked offense. I believe the Patriots are a great football team! But if you think they are gonna run up the score against the Colts I would think again! The Colts defense is fast and they can really hit! It would be silly for the Patriots to underestimate their talent!
2007-10-28 21:01:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
In case you didn't notice the Patriots did take Brady out in the 4th quarter and his back up scored a TD. First people complained they needed to cheat to win, now that they are burying their opponents they are accused of running up the score. Another complaint was they weren't that good because they only won their Super Bowls by three points. So how many points should they win by 7, 10, or 14. Just like a good fighter they get their opponents against the ropes and don't give up till they are knocked out.
2007-10-28 21:47:42 · answer #3 · answered by Dave M 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hey Stonewall, Peyton Manning made the "fake spike" play famous!!! He has done it numerous times! Short memory again by Patriot haters again, huh? The Pats are running up the score because they are pissed that you questioned their history and are out to prove that they are the best team around and need no stinking signs to kick all your team's butts!! This is going to get better for us Patriots fans. Hate all you want. We love our team and they could down in history as one of the all time best teams in the NFL and you and your sorry a** teams can do nothing about, except complain and be jealous! How about try and play some defense, eh? Our second string QB scored a running TD from the 20. Now that is what you should be embarrassed about. This Sunday can't come quick enough!!!
2007-10-29 17:42:44 · answer #4 · answered by lkycharmz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to the guy talking about "sorry a$$ players" and all that...all NFL teams play their backups when they get a huge lead. ALL of them.
And to the people saying they are running up scores and "humiliating" their opponents: what are they gonna do? lay down and die? walk off the field and say here you, Washington, just play without us. Tie the score then we'll come back out and play you"
What is this? the kinder, gentler, NFL? God watch some OLD games, like 70's era. They were thousands of times more brutal than the Pats are today.
2007-10-28 20:59:52 · answer #5 · answered by Chara Pointshot 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Yes they are very arrogant.
Why?
Because they are the best team in football.
Let's see if the Colts can take some of that swagger away.
2007-10-28 23:36:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
are you kidding?
would you rather the pats tell the other team they have a chance?
i imagine that your team is not used to winning...
when you want to beat somebody...beat them...
who in the world has been brought up to let the other team think they have a chance?
2007-10-28 21:12:31 · answer #7 · answered by shane 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Arrogant with good reason.
The sky may be the limit as far as Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are concerned, though some pro football observers and analysts say they have "lines" drawn in the sands of their minds they won't cross.
Any good handicapper is also a solid linesmakers, so folks in the business usually share some similarities in the way they fashion personal power ratings.
Everyone knows, for example, that home-field advantage typically is worth a field goal.
Still, there's as much as a 10-point difference in those lines, even when it comes to Mr. All-American Brady and his happy bunch of warriors.
Sports gaming insiders began a public debate recently over "How high is too high?" when the number on last week's New England at Miami game reached Pats minus 17 1/2.
Miami money then bought the number back down by game time.
Las Vegas Sports Consultants sent the Patriots out as a two-touchdown favorite, but most Sin City books opened at minus then watched the number inch up before hitting reverse.
This week, New England giving 16 to Washington in one Las Vegas football handicapping contest and 16 1/2 in another.
Bodog had the number at 17 Thursday afternoon.
Professional Handicappers League member Russel Joseph says the number of points he'd lay on a game isn't written in stone.
"This past Sunday we saw the New England Patriots crush Miami 49-28 and easily cover the spread as a 15 1/2-point favorite," Joseph said.
"Some thought it was ludicrous how high the line was, but obviously those people were wrong.
"The Pats covered and then some.
"Double-digit faves can be dangerous or they can be valuable.
"One has to first seriously consider the teams involved, as the final decision certainly can overtake the fear of having to win by doubles."
PHL member Jimmy Boyd also doesn't have a set number.
"It depends on too many factors," said Boyd, who "didn't touch" New England-Miami.
"My lean was on Miami, though," he admitted.
"It was only the second time since 2001, I believe, that a team had been favored by more than two TDs on the road.
"That kind of makes you smell a rat.
"Obviously in this case, Miami's QB situation and the fact that New England has covered every game this season while blowing out its opponents gave bookmakers no choice but to post a big spread because they knew the money would be rolling in on the Pats."
PHL Commissioner Brian Gabrielle doesn't like to lay more than two touchdowns (14 points) -- and this is where he and White part company, as the oddsmaker can see hitting 24.
"There is just no incentive to run up the score, so even if a team is capable of winning by 30, there is no motivation for them to do so," Gabrielle said.
"That's not the case in college football, where a soft opponent in the later stages provides a nice environment for a strong team's starters to tee off on in preparation for an upcoming stronger opponent."
LVSC's White could see going as high as a four-posession game -- a trio of TDs plus a field -- with these particular Pats.
He insists certain conditions would have to prevail, however.
"If you got to the end of the season (Dec. 23 actually) and Miami is going to New England with the Pats needing the game, I could see New England being favored by 21 1/2, 23 to 24," White revealed.
"I don't think the Dolphins will go to New England with the Pats needing anything.
"I think we'll start tying things up in a few weeks."
White, like many, is biding time until the NFL regular season's Game of the Year: New England versus reigning Super Bowl champion Indianapolis -- the loop's two remaining unbeatens -- Nov. 4 on the road.
He believes the Colts' impressive victory over Jacksonville Monday night should have lowered the potential spread a notch or so from New England minus 4 to 4 1/2 to Pats minus 3 1/2 to 4.
2007-10-28 23:06:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 8⤋
Yep! A team that keeps its starters in the 4th quarter despite a 45 point lead is. Someone needs to wipe the smirk off Brady's face.
2007-10-28 21:08:40 · answer #9 · answered by cats 7 · 1⤊ 6⤋
When you're currently the best, achievement feeling can become arrogance indeed.
They're just rying to break Peyton Manning's record.
2007-10-28 20:54:00 · answer #10 · answered by jojorockman 2 · 2⤊ 4⤋