(01-20-2018, 05:29 PM)FBT Wrote:

(01-20-2018, 01:11 PM)ricko1112 Wrote: For the past week, many Patriots' fans, including myself, have joined this board. Personally, I've had a great experience. Some teams (like Pittsburgh, Miami, and the NYJ) ban posters as soon as they find out you're not a fan of their team. 

I noticed very few instances of rabble rousing from Pats' fans and those 2 or 3 got banned rather quickly. They offered nothing to any conversation. The Jags posters, for the most part, were able to offer valid reasons for thinking Jacksonville will pull an upset, but also understood why NE can win.

Even if the Jags pull off this major upset, I'll be rooting for them against the NFC. However, I'm sure it won't come to that! :-)

Again, thanks for the good conversation. GO PATS!

26 hours, 54 minutes...

I’ll say this. There are a couple of Patriots fans that have shown up and avoided being obnoxious homers, you included.  We’ve taken care of the nozzles who decided to take a less tactful approach.  

I’ll also say this.  If the Jags pull out the win tomorrow, it will only be an upset in the New England markets and among media hacks who really haven’t been paying attention.  

It would be a monumental win for a young team/franchise like Jacksonville, but in my opinion, if you measure the rosters from top to bottom, the Jags are the better team, so I’d say a win tomorrow is simply taking care of business. 

I see this being a great game tomorrow that will have a significant impact on the league as a whole because I think it will trigger a seed change in the power structure of the AFC.  New England could see their coach walk away once the season is over.  Brady can’t elude biology forever.  If the two of them fade from the landscape, you’re going to see a big step backwards.  You guys have had an incredible historic run, but I think you’re going to hit a pretty strong head wind in the next 24 hours.

I agree that the Patriots' dynasty is in it's twilight. However, I don't see it ending tomorrow. The Pats have taken care of their business like they always do. 

The Jags have had a great season and hopefully it's not an aberration like Oakland and Miami last year. 

On paper, it should be a low scoring game with 2 defenses that keep teams out of the end zone. In other words, watch it be a shootout!

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