(01-15-2018, 09:11 AM)MoJagFan Wrote: Refs will be flag happy to assist the pats so we definitely have to be disciplined.  Can't be throwing Brady down and get a no call.  I wouldn't be surprised if there was some sideline communication system break downs or maybe a lighting failure somewhere along the way.  Remember in 1996 when we were gaining momentum and the lights "failed" and cooled us down.

Man oh man I hate that team.  We are playing with house money time to go out and shock the world.  Been so long I forgot what playoff fandom feels like.

There haven't been that many pass interference calls this season against Pats. You could call holding every time Gronk is running down the field, because the defenders are basically grabbing him with two hands all the time. He rarely gets those calls though.

Second, communication issues? Give it a rest. I guess that's what happens when you are succesful for a long time. Boston Garden was like that for decades and teams worried about everything else but the game. Stadiums have communication issues and they affect both teams. Pats stadium isn't alone. Only reason why people talk about it with the Pats is A) they win all the time and B) it was one of Tomlin's excuses for losing. It's either that, or someone being injured (yet Gronk was out last year when they got killed by the Pats). I don't understand why the media is all over Andy Reid after every loss, but Tomlin gets a free pass while he fails with a much better roster.

Concentrate on the game and you have a chance of winning. If you start to worry about the mystique surrounding the Pats you have already lost. Pats are a mediocre team talent wise but run a system that has been in place for almost two decades, and the guy playing QB has seen everything you will throw at him. Try to play 60 minutes and hope that Brady doesn't get the ball back with two minutes left and down by a few points.

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