Patriots/NFL Off Season 2021 - Free Agent Frenzy

[TD Charlie]

Perhaps my favorite part in all of this is the stat line for Gronkowski. Has a quiet season for his standards, but when Brady needs a play he knows where it’s going. That’s as good as I’ve seen Gronkowski look through a full game in a while.

 

[N o o d l e s]

oddly enough Hill still had a pretty decent night numbers wise.

No big chunk plays though

 

[rfournier103]

The thing that surprised me the most (but really shouldn’t have) was the number of stupid penalties and mental errors committed by the Chefs. Especially in the first half. Typical Andy Reid-coached team. They shot themselves in the foot all night with holding; PI; and the second dumbest offsides penalty I’ve ever seen (see: AFC Championship Game - 2018 for the worst).

Last year was the anomaly. That’s who the Chefs are. Put them on the field with someone in their weight class and there’s an excellent chance they’ll buckle. And the frustration led to penalties, which led to Buccaneer scores, which led to even more frustration, etc...

Lastly... I was absolutely shocked at the lack of any real hurry-up offense until it was too late. No urgency. No getting out of bounds. Again - typical Andy Reid awful clock management. I get that Mahomes was hurt, but he still managed to bring it even after most of the Chefs quit.

Kansas City is the most talented team in the league. I thought Tampa Bay had a chance to win the game if their defense played well, but I had no idea that was going to happen.

 

[N o o d l e s]

The thing that surprised me the most (but really shouldn’t have) was the number of stupid penalties and mental errors committed by the Chefs. Especially in the first half. Typical Andy Reid-coached team. They shot themselves in the foot all night with holding; PI; and the second dumbest offsides penalty I’ve ever seen (see: AFC Championship Game - 2018 for the worst).

Last year was the anomaly. That’s who the Chefs are. Put them on the field with someone in their weight class and there’s an excellent chance they’ll buckle. And the frustration led to penalties, which led to Buccaneer scores, which led to even more frustration, etc...

Lastly... I was absolutely shocked at the lack of any real hurry-up offense until it was too late. No urgency. No getting out of bounds. Again - typical Andy Reid awful clock management. I get that Mahomes was hurt, but he still managed to bring it even after most of the Chefs quit.

Kansas City is the most talented team in the league. I thought Tampa Bay had a chance to win the game if their defense played well, but I had no idea that was going to happen.

To be fair if SF lets Jimmy G continue to throw (I know, lol) they probably don’t win last year either

 

[JOKER 192]

That's the GOAT right there, y'all

More power to him.

 

[Johnnyduke]

Only 5 teams have gone from losing season to SB champions. Two of those belong to Brady and were in his first year as starter for Pats/Bucs.

 

[Troublesome 85]

Seahawks listening to Russell Wilson offers? Wild offseason QB carousel spinning at another level

 

[JOKER 192]

The thing that surprised me the most (but really shouldn’t have) was the number of stupid penalties and mental errors committed by the Chefs. Especially in the first half. Typical Andy Reid-coached team. They shot themselves in the foot all night with holding; PI; and the second dumbest offsides penalty I’ve ever seen (see: AFC Championship Game - 2018 for the worst).

Last year was the anomaly. That’s who the Chefs are. Put them on the field with someone in their weight class and there’s an excellent chance they’ll buckle. And the frustration led to penalties, which led to Buccaneer scores, which led to even more frustration, etc...

Lastly... I was absolutely shocked at the lack of any real hurry-up offense until it was too late. No urgency. No getting out of bounds. Again - typical Andy Reid awful clock management. I get that Mahomes was hurt, but he still managed to bring it even after most of the Chefs quit.

Kansas City is the most talented team in the league. I thought Tampa Bay had a chance to win the game if their defense played well, but I had no idea that was going to happen.

Good post man, that's what I saw.

 

[Fenway]

 

[Deleted]

What a stunning achievement.
There will be no disputing his legend now.

 

[nORRis8]

oddly enough Hill still had a pretty decent night numbers wise.

KC goes so overboard with their trying to run confusion, they looked confused.
Hill scrambling around in the backfield pre-snap at times looked ridiculous.
They moved the ball in just 2 ways...throwing to Kelsey and Mahomes running on broken plays. In other words, they were screwed.

I knew Tampa was going to win, but not this easily.

 

[Fenway]

TB12 has now won more Super Bowls than ANY FRANCHISE

He was outta here for a variety of reasons. Personally, I think Mrs. Brady was disgusted by Kraft's visit to a strip mall 2 years ago.

Sure he got a break by playing the SB in his home stadium but he had to win 3 road games to get there.

 

[Fossy21]

It is in Dutch. If you search YouTube Matt Chatham has a much better video of it.

Danish.

 

[Fossy21]

oddly enough Hill still had a pretty decent night numbers wise.

He had 60 of his 73 yards on their final three drives, where Tampa was pretty much playing prevent and the score remained the same.

With 16 minutes and 13 seconds left to play, and down 22 points, he had 13 yards and one interception against on four targets.

 

[rfournier103]

So, now the Buccaneers - yes, the Buccaneers - are now the winningest team in the NFC South in terms of Super Bowl victories. Twice as many as the Saints.

Here’s a list of teams that the Bucs have either tied or surpassed in number of Super Bowl Championships:

Baltimore Ravens - 2
Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts - 2
Kansas City Chiefs - 2
Miami Dolphins - 2
New York Jets - 1
Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams - 1
Seattle Seahawks - 1
Chicago Bears - 1
New Orleans Saints - 1
Arizona Cardinals - 0
Carolina Panthers - 0
Atlanta Falcons - 0
Jacksonville Jaguars - 0
Houston Texans - 0
Cleveland Browns - 0
Cincinnati Bengals - 0
Detroit Lions - 0
Minnesota Vikings - 0
Buffalo Bills - 0
Los Angeles Chargers - 0

I think that’s all of them.

Who ever would have thought the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be so high on this list? Top half of the NFL now.

 

[Fossy21]

...

The Seahawks joined the league the same year, have a 367–340–1 (.518) franchise record, and are 1–2 in Super Bowls.
The Bucs have a franchise record of 278–429–1 (.393) and are 2–0 in the Super Bowl.
The Dolphins are 467–377–4 (.551) and are 2–3 in the Super Bowl.

Since 2000, the Ravens are 201–135 (.598) and are undefeated in the Super Bowl, with two wins, making the playoffs 13 times since their first win in 2000.
Since 2000, the Buccaneers are 149–187 (.443) and are undefeated in the Super Bowl, with two wins, only making the playoffs four times since their first win in 2002 (and winning it all half of the time).

And this century, only the Patriots (6), Giants (2), Ravens (2), Steelers (2), and now Buccaneers (2) have won multiple Super Bowls. The Giants is the only other of those team with a losing record over that timespan. But they at least have 164 wins to 172 losses in that time, and that's despite going 18–46 the past four seasons.

Oh yeah, and the obligatory: Steelers have gone 217–119 (.646) since 2000. They have as many SB wins in that timespan as the 149–187 Buccaneers.
Broncos have gone 187–149 (.557) and have one win, but they at least won a couple just before the cutoff.
The Packers have gone 217–117–2 (.649) and also have one championship this century.

 

[Fenway]

So, now the Buccaneers - yes, the Buccaneers - are now the winningest team in the NFC South in terms of Super Bowl victories. Twice as many as the Saints.

Here’s a list of teams that the Bucs have either tied or surpassed in number of Super Bowl Championships:

Baltimore Ravens - 2
Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts - 2
Kansas City Chiefs - 2
Miami Dolphins - 2
New York Jets - 1
Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams - 1
Seattle Seahawks - 1
Chicago Bears - 1
Arizona Cardinals - 0
Carolina Panthers - 0
Atlanta Falcons - 0
Jacksonville Jaguars - 0
Houston Texans - 0
Cleveland Browns - 0
Cincinnati Bengals - 0
Detroit Lions - 0
Minnesota Vikings - 0
Buffalo Bills - 0
Los Angeles Chargers - 0

I think that’s all of them.

Who ever would have thought the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be so high on this list? Top half of the NFL now.

 

[chizzler]

The thing that surprised me the most (but really shouldn’t have) was the number of stupid penalties and mental errors committed by the Chefs. Especially in the first half. Typical Andy Reid-coached team. They shot themselves in the foot all night with holding; PI; and the second dumbest offsides penalty I’ve ever seen (see: AFC Championship Game - 2018 for the worst).

Last year was the anomaly. That’s who the Chefs are. Put them on the field with someone in their weight class and there’s an excellent chance they’ll buckle. And the frustration led to penalties, which led to Buccaneer scores, which led to even more frustration, etc...

Lastly... I was absolutely shocked at the lack of any real hurry-up offense until it was too late. No urgency. No getting out of bounds. Again - typical Andy Reid awful clock management. I get that Mahomes was hurt, but he still managed to bring it even after most of the Chefs quit.

Kansas City is the most talented team in the league. I thought Tampa Bay had a chance to win the game if their defense played well, but I had no idea that was going to happen.

Don’t kid yourself, refs screwed this game. Those calls were horrendous. Two personal fouls and two big holding calls. None of those were fouls. A big game like this, you give some leeway. Ticky tack calls. Brady should have gotten the persanl foul not Matheiu. 11 fouls to 4. Some kept drives alive. Game was out of reach before the half. It was a bad Super Bowl.

 

[BruinsPortugal]

What a game by the bucs. They have a lot of talent but the impact of brady is really incredible.
Really happy for him. Screwing the chiefs in the process? awesome.

 

[smithformeragent]

The grapes are awful sour for some.

 

[chizzler]

The grapes are awful sour for some.

Not really. No dog in the fight. Just what I saw without glasses.

 

[smithformeragent]

KC had their chances.

Some key drops.

Mahomes was hobbled and under pressure.
Kept some drives going with his legs, but Tampa dialed up the classic “bend, but don’t break” defense and kept everything in front of them in the red area.

KC made some real boneheaded plays and TB capitalized.

Todd Bowles deserves another shot as a head coach.

 

[DKH]

Brady at Foxboro 2021 should get decent ratings

 

[smithformeragent]

Brady at Foxboro 2021 should get decent ratings

Ya think?

I wonder who TB’s home opener will be against.

It’s going to be very interesting.

Here’s the thing I got to wondering last night:

Could NE have “loaded up” and surrounded Tom with the kind of talent he had in Tampa?

 

[smithformeragent]

Also, all of the pressure is now off Tom.

He’s truly playing with house money down in Tampa and doesn’t need to chase a title.

He can keep playing as long as he wants.

Say they go 11-5 next season and lose in the divisional round. It doesn’t damage his legacy.