Comments on: ProFootballTalk: Who are Patriots frightened of most?

By: danfan528

danfan528 — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:30:47 +0000

The Ravens shut the national media up last week and now they’ll do it a second time. The Patriots won’t be able to stop the Ravens offense either on the ground or in the air.

By: ialwayswantedtobeabanker

ialwayswantedtobeabanker — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:46:15 +0000

I object to the term “frightened.” NFL teams can have varying levels of respect for different opponents, but I don’t think that means the same thing as “frightened” to too many teams.

And no, this is not coming from a Patriots fan.

By: troysmithsghost

troysmithsghost — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:28:30 +0000

The refs, for sure. They’re the only reason the Ravens are even in the playoffs, never mind why they “won” last week against the Broncos.

By: ampatsisahypocrite

ampatsisahypocrite — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:52:07 +0000

I’d say Lady Luck… the only thing to be scared of is Flacco hitting again on his blind jump-ball passes.

Otherwise nobody to be afraid of, really.

By: johninthewest

johninthewest — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:32:30 +0000

The real answer is…………….. Denver

By: reed20fence

reed20fence — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:02:30 +0000

Pats have consistently been running man coverage and relying on their front four for pressure. That’s fine against the Dolphins, Jags and even the struggling Texans with a bumbling Schaub. But it left them vulnerable against Kapernick and an improving receiver corp in San Fran.

These receivers and ends and Flacco are playing ruthless football right now and it just feels like many media progosticators are just giving the Pats the edge cuz betting against Belichick and Brady has become a taboo in their industry.

By: itsfootballbaby

itsfootballbaby — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 03:04:42 +0000

Heck, why even play the game? According to Curran this is a lay-up for the Pats. Funny though, that’s pretty much what everyone was saying about Bronco last week.