Is it just me or does Alex Smith actually look above average with less than 2 minutes left in a half? I'm not sure if it's a different sense of urgency or what.
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Is it just me or does Alex Smith actually look above average with less than 2 minutes left in a half? I'm not sure if it's a different sense of urgency or what.
Well the Goat is 40 and when you get in your 40s, recovery becomes much slower after every game. Also, it's a long season. To say other teams don't have a chance is ridiculous. This isn't the Golden State Warriors. There is quite a bit of parity in the NFL.
He would have looked terrible if Chung caught that pass that went through his hands.
The Warriors still had to beat The Chosen One, a much tougher task. Where is the threat at in the NFL? I know NFL normally has much more parity, but I've never seen a heavier favorite than this Pats team. The 07 Pats team had to deal with a prime Peyton, Rivers, Ben, and Eli. They are now all retired and old. Brady still has good years left in him and he still wants to do it. He's had much less injuries than Peyton did therefore I say he plays into his 40s. Brady is one of a kind, just like LeBron, Jordan, or Lawrence Taylor.
This. In 2008 the Detroit Lions went 4-0 in the preseason. That was the year they finished the regular season 0-16.
The only thing the preseason will really tell you is which team is cutting the best players.
Not a fan of the Chiefs, but they are making me happy tonight. Patty fans are silenced for at least one evening.
I'm a little surprised Bode is already wrong with his season predictions only one game into the season
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yeah, that hurts a lot. Just have to hope that it's not as serious as it looked.
Congrats to the Chiefs. It felt like they were on the verge of getting blown out in the first half. They were great in the 2nd half and made the Patriots look very pedestrian in their own house.
Few random thoughts...
It's only one game. Brady might come out sharp in week two and we forget all about this one. But...with older QBs the decline isn't slow and gradual. It's a drop off of a cliff. Just something to watch for. Time will tell. If there was ever a coach bold enough to bench a first ballot hall of famer QB, it's Belichick.
It's a damn long season. And if injuries continue to occur at the rate they did tonight I don't know who will still be standing by Week 17. I don't know how Goodell gets his eighteen game schedule unless there are expanded rosters and a bigger piece of the revenue for the players.
I'm excited to see where Alex Smith fulfills his destiny as the ultimate game manager QB for a Super Bowl team with a dominant defense and running game after the Chiefs turn the offense over to Mahomes in a year or two. Jacksonville, maybe?
It's only one game. Brady might come out sharp in week two and we forget all about this one. But...with older QBs the decline isn't slow and gradual. It's a drop off of a cliff. Just something to watch for. Time will tell. If there was ever a coach bold enough to bench a first ballot hall of famer QB, it's Belichick.
It's a damn long season. And if injuries continue to occur at the rate they did tonight I don't know who will still be standing by Week 17. I don't know how Goodell gets his eighteen game schedule unless there are expanded rosters and a bigger piece of the revenue for the players.
I'm excited to see where Alex Smith fulfills his destiny as the ultimate game manager QB for a Super Bowl team with a dominant defense and running game after the Chiefs turn the offense over to Mahomes in a year or two. Jacksonville, maybe?
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