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Sundrop

Sunny the Great & Wonderful
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Was just thinking about Tony Romo, Cam Newton, and that karma thing. ;-D
:applause: 9 out of 10!

I was actually happy that Romo lost the starting job.....he gets hurt too much, and for too long, the Cowboys depended entirely too much on him. One man does not a football team make.

I can't comment on Cam.....except to say that he sure has his own sense of style, doesn't he? ;;D
 

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Ms. Mod
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:applause: 9 out of 10!

I was actually happy that Romo lost the starting job.....he gets hurt too much, and for too long, the Cowboys depended entirely too much on him. One man does not a football team make.

I can't comment on Cam.....except to say that he sure has his own sense of style, doesn't he? ;;D
I think that's the Pats' greatest strength. Of course they have the superstars but overall they play week to week as a team, not one or two stars, and you never know who will be in the rotation.
 

DiO'Bolic

Not completely obtuse
Nov 14, 2013
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I think that's the Pats' greatest strength. Of course they have the superstars but overall they play week to week as a team, not one or two stars, and you never know who will be in the rotation.
I think there's more to it than that.

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ghost19

"Have I run too far to get home?"
Sep 25, 2011
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I think that's the Pats' greatest strength. Of course they have the superstars but overall they play week to week as a team, not one or two stars, and you never know who will be in the rotation.

What's amazing is how they keep re-loading every year and still stay so competitive. You lose Gronk, arguably the best TE in the NFL. No problem, just insert Martellus Bennett. James White?? Chris Hogan? Who are they? Aside from Edelman, Brady, Amendola, and Gostowski, watching the Patriots is like watching a very special group of "utility infielders". "Do your job" is repeated over and over by Belichick. There's something to that, because on paper, the Pats shouldn't have been able to do what they did last night. In this day and age of such high competition levels and big name players, The Patriots' formula seems a bit of throwback to the old days of football but whatever the formula is, there's definitely something to it. Congratulations to the Patriots.
 

Out of Order

Sign of the Times
Feb 9, 2011
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What's amazing is how they keep re-loading every year and still stay so competitive. You lose Gronk, arguably the best TE in the NFL. No problem, just insert Martellus Bennett. James White?? Chris Hogan? Who are they? Aside from Edelman, Brady, Amendola, and Gostowski, watching the Patriots is like watching a very special group of "utility infielders". "Do your job" is repeated over and over by Belichick. There's something to that, because on paper, the Pats shouldn't have been able to do what they did last night. In this day and age of such high competition levels and big name players, The Patriots' formula seems a bit of throwback to the old days of football but whatever the formula is, there's definitely something to it. Congratulations to the Patriots.

All of that, ghost, plus they cheat better than anyone.......:D:p:D
 

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What's amazing is how they keep re-loading every year and still stay so competitive. You lose Gronk, arguably the best TE in the NFL. No problem, just insert Martellus Bennett. James White?? Chris Hogan? Who are they? Aside from Edelman, Brady, Amendola, and Gostowski, watching the Patriots is like watching a very special group of "utility infielders". "Do your job" is repeated over and over by Belichick. There's something to that, because on paper, the Pats shouldn't have been able to do what they did last night. In this day and age of such high competition levels and big name players, The Patriots' formula seems a bit of throwback to the old days of football but whatever the formula is, there's definitely something to it. Congratulations to the Patriots.
Even when Brady was having his time out, they only lost one of the four games. Before that I'd been worried that they were relying too heavily on Brady. Not sure if those QB back ups will stick with them (or if they'll keep both of them) until Brady finally retires, but it's encouraging that they'll have someone in between then or if he gets seriously injured again.
 

do1you9love?

Happy to be here!
Feb 18, 2012
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We went to bed before the game was over, as we could tell the Pats were coming back and both had early day today. The next door neighbors made so much noise that hubby turned on the TV, said, "Yep, Pats win in overtime." and then turned it off again.:rolleyes:

Halftime was fabulous. What a halftime show is supposed to be! I :love_heart: Gaga!

And, yep Sundrop we heard them jinx it as well. We're used to it as they do that to Dolphins all the time. "No team has ever .... yada, yada, yada." Oops, they just did it to the Phins. ;-D

Happy sleepy day after the big game to y'all. #moveSuperBowltoSaturday