Comments on: Bill Belichick: Patriots’ previous win over Texans means nothing now

By: dallascowboysdishingthereal

dallascowboysdishingthereal — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 23:45:09 +0000

Beg to differ Bill, it means the Texans stink. Pats will roll them up again.

By: Mr. Wright 212

Mr. Wright 212 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:58:01 +0000

In a way, it doesn’t. However, the outcome is going to be eerily similar and it won’t be a fluke. The Patriots are going to dry gulch these frontrunners.

By: johnheisman

johnheisman — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:26:00 +0000

Patriots fan here.

The teams that give the Patriots the most problems pressure Brady without blitzing – which the Texans can do. I think the game will be much different then last time BUT I hope not.

To win, the Texans need turnovers by the Patriots and a strong running game and low scoring. I do not think the Texans can win in a shootout and if the Patriots get a big lead early the Texans will cave.

By: barrenreich

barrenreich — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:55:43 +0000

This game should absolutely be different from the first time around. The Texans just beat a hot Bengals team everybody was talking about lately.

No idiotic rant here such as the Pats fan earlier saying something about ‘oh when i was young i used to get in alot of fights…’

or the the Texans fan right above me..’We have no chance..’ I’m sick of you people.

The game will be competitive plain and simple. Get your popcorn ready, this weeks upcoming matchups will be a dandy.

By: pastabelly

pastabelly — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:22:01 +0000

spoilerfutbol says:
Jan 7, 2013 2:28 PM
djaehne says:

Big texans fan here: we have no chance this time around either

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Sure, is not ilegal recording the games, spygate was ilegal because they had the cameras in the sideline
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It’s not illegal. That would mean a law was broken. It was just a violation of the rules and those rules were not in place during the years the Super Bowls were won. The warning to Belichick came later.

By: lanman11

lanman11 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:21:57 +0000

What is Arian Foster doing “Tweeting” Sportswriters columns from Boston? As if whatever those clowns say is attributable to the Patriots? This is “motivation?” It’s almost as lame as the lettermen’s jackets! Shouldn’t he be preparing for the game rather than browsing the Internet reading sports “tabloid journalism” in the opponents home city? Yikes!

By: pastabelly

pastabelly — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:18:45 +0000

I am pretty sure that the Patriots actually split the two game series with the Jets that year and that the 2010 Patriots were a dysfunctional bunch. That was alaready conceded by Belichick. But considering the Patriots have had tough games with the Bills, Jets, Dolphins, Jaguars, and lost to Arizona, I would say that if they play poorly, they could lose. Of course, the Patriots are favored by 9 for a reason.

By: hart089

hart089 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:17:42 +0000

Blah…Blah….Blah…and the Pats cant loose at home in December. All good things come to an end

By: brazzz01

brazzz01 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:05:01 +0000

“Houston won but didn’t look good doing it. They must jump on New England at the start. ”

Agreed.

The Ravens did just that in their 2009 playoff game and we saw the result. So it can be done. I still expect the Pats to win at home but it will be a good game.

By: brazzz01

brazzz01 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:45:11 +0000

Bill is keeping it real, like always.

The Patriot won’t be overconfident. Bill will remind them all week about what happened two years ago.

By: fanofevilempire

fanofevilempire — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:41:54 +0000

since being caught cheating in their 3 super bowl
wins they haven’t done anything, I don’t see them scoring 42 in the playoffs.
these guys are frauds, top to bottom they are cheats, Bill cheated on his wife too.

By: roma9496

roma9496 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:34:35 +0000

Texans will lose because of Wade Phillips.
This idiot played man coverage and didn’t change it up when Brady torched him. Brady torched the cowboys when he was there in 07′ and for years as bills coach. Lastly, did u see him celebrating like a little kid after the wild card victory that should have been easier? What a loser

By: lrjets

lrjets — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:29:45 +0000

monkeesfan says:Jan 7, 2013 11:08 AM

The Patriots were down this road in 2011 with the Broncos, too. How’d that work out for the Broncos?

And how did 2010 work out for the Jets? They’re 0-4 against the Patriots since.

True, but a forgotten fact: The Patriots (BB) have never won a Super Bowl without Eric Mangini!!

By: spoilerfutbol

spoilerfutbol — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:28:30 +0000

djaehne says:

Big texans fan here: we have no chance this time around either

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Sure, is not ilegal recording the games, spygate was ilegal because they had the cameras in the sideline

By: 1oldpro

1oldpro — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:23:24 +0000

The Texan’s offense has to outplay the Patriot’s defense in order to win. The Texans defense has to outplay the Patriot’s offense in order to win.
The Texan’s special teams has to…. nah, they won’t outplay anybody.

By: crownofthehelmet

crownofthehelmet — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 19:10:14 +0000

patriotinvasion says:

Oh the horror! Imagine if the league allowed teams to watch tape of an other team? And if they showed all-22 players it would be even worse.
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That makes sense. My team’s invoice for a first round draft pick and $500K must be still in the mail.

By: djaehne

djaehne — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:54:17 +0000

Big texans fan here: we have no chance this time around either.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:45:11 +0000

I’m sure the Patriots will change the locations of their cameras.

By: azarkhan

azarkhan — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:38:11 +0000

raymondtx says: The Texans do have some good film on the Pats…the Pats, not so much, as the Texans did nothing right.
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Uhmm, has it occurred to you that the Patriot coaches will watch film of every game the Texans have played, not just the MNF debacle? Didn’t think so…

By: patriotinvasion

patriotinvasion — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:36:18 +0000

crownofthehelmet says: Jan 7, 2013 1:03 PM

Well, well. Isn’t that a nice 180 from his old philosophy of going through painstaking (and illegal) efforts to tape and study a team’s past performances. It seemed to matter a lot back then, when he was willing to sell his soul for a couple tainted SB wins.
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Right. No team watches tape of the other team and studies their past performance to prepare for games.

Oh the horror! Imagine if the league allowed teams to watch tape of an other team? And if they showed all-22 players it would be even worse.

By: tdubdizzle

tdubdizzle — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:30:25 +0000

This is why Bills the best coach in the game.

By: mungman69

mungman69 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:12:39 +0000

Houston won but didn’t look good doing it. They must jump on New England at the start. Their D must dictate the flow of the game cause their O ain’t too good. New England wins easily.

By: pinion8ted

pinion8ted — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:10:17 +0000

All we need to know about the Texans is that they just BARELY beat the 10-6 Bengals by six points….. AT HOME!!!!

They’re going to take that act into Foxboro, against a team that spanked them 42-14 when they were ranked #1, 5 weeks ago?

Good luck with that.

By: crownofthehelmet

crownofthehelmet — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:03:51 +0000

By: j0esixpack

j0esixpack — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:02:54 +0000

Belichick doesn’t really need to remind his players of this – they know it well.

In the last game there was an improbable scoring burst that is unlikely to be replicated again. If not for that it is a very different game, where the Texans don’t need to make high risk passes to catch up

Houston might not have looked good over this last month but every team in the playoffs is effectively 0-0 at this point.

By: patriotinvasion

patriotinvasion — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:00:43 +0000

Points per game allowed:

8….
9. Patriots (t)
9. Texans (t)

By: pats1977

pats1977 — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:57:52 +0000

raymondtx says: Jan 7, 2013 11:31 AM

The Texans do have some good film on the Pats…the Pats, not so much, as the Texans did nothing right. This game will not be a blowout, (1)the Texans are too good and (2) the pats D gives up big plays and points.
We will see.

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Raymondtx,

The Pats were tied 8th or 9th in PA (331 pts) with the Texans at the end of week 17.

By: patriotinvasion

patriotinvasion — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:57:51 +0000

fanofevilempire says: Jan 7, 2013 11:55 AM

Pats haven’t won a damn thing since the league caught up to their recording opponents practice.
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If you consider 68-20 (best record in the league since), 4 AFC East Division titles, 2 AFC Championships, and 2 dropped passed away from winning 2 more Super Bowls all with a completely different team than they once had “not winning anything” than fine…you win. Congrats.

27 other teams have “not won anything” since spygate either.

By: kacapaco

kacapaco — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:53:21 +0000

Pats fan here. Texans are great. They have suffocating D, great RB and a WR that will give Pats big headache. But Pats aren’t going to let Arian run more than 75 yards and the addition of Gronk, DEs Jones & Cunningham will improve Pats. Patriots wins it by a TD.

By: patriotinvasion

patriotinvasion — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:53:14 +0000

raymondtx says: Jan 7, 2013 11:31 AM

Pats D finished 9th in points allowed. Tied with the Texans. Have only allowed more than 20 points in a game twice in the past 2 months.