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As our slim playoff hopes hang in the balance, the first question is can tampa win in the cold weather against a new england team that is starting to get at least a few guys back.

I say there are three key points here.
1) Ball control- If tampa can keep Ne's defense out on the field by controlling the TOP, it will be crucial. If Tampa's D is fresh enough in the 2nd half New England will in trouble. Tampa has a tougher D than New England right now and in a potential close game this will loom large.
2) Galloway- The New England secondary is ripe for his picking. With all this ricky, brunell, and brad johnson talk, Galloway is the true comeback player of the year and he will run all over the depleted secondary.
3) Rush Brady- One thing I have noticed about Tom Brady is that when you guve him time to operate he is one of the best. He never wastes an opportunity to find a man downfield or a man in the flat. But I have noticed when Brady does not have time, he is merely an average QB. This is what sets him apart from the Mannings, and Palmers, who can make the big throws when the heat is on. If Tampa can frustrate Brady they will get some picks making life easier for Chris Simms.
 
can they? Yes. Historically Tampa's strength is pass D and ne is not patient enough to commit to the run.
 
oxman85 said:
As our slim playoff hopes hang in the balance, the first question is can tampa win in the cold weather against a new england team that is starting to get at least a few guys back.

I say there are three key points here.
1) Ball control- If tampa can keep Ne's defense out on the field by controlling the TOP, it will be crucial. If Tampa's D is fresh enough in the 2nd half New England will in trouble. Tampa has a tougher D than New England right now and in a potential close game this will loom large.
2) Galloway- The New England secondary is ripe for his picking. With all this ricky, brunell, and brad johnson talk, Galloway is the true comeback player of the year and he will run all over the depleted secondary.
3) Rush Brady- One thing I have noticed about Tom Brady is that when you guve him time to operate he is one of the best. He never wastes an opportunity to find a man downfield or a man in the flat. But I have noticed when Brady does not have time, he is merely an average QB. This is what sets him apart from the Mannings, and Palmers, who can make the big throws when the heat is on. If Tampa can frustrate Brady they will get some picks making life easier for Chris Simms.
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Tampa has a shot if they can get the passing game going and shut down NE's passing.
 
ohall said:
Don't ever give up the hope man!
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We won't, but we still have to take care of busing ourselves, like don't take the Jets like the chargers took us.
 
If NE beats up on Tampa and wins the division, I will respect them a great deal. If NE loses to Tampa and limps through beating the Jets, I won't have as much respect ofr them. The Pats have really struggled vs good teams this season.
 
Don't be misled by the Pats blowing out the Bills yesterday. The Bills have not only "circled the wagons" they have doused them in gasoline and that fourth quarter we layed on them last week was the match that ignited the whole mess. They layed down , plain and simple. The Bucs went on the road yesterday and beat a hated division rival in a hostile environment. They will be ready. I watched some of that NE/Buff game and Brady looked like he got dinged pretty good-
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/articles/2005/12/12/tough_qb_wrangles_another_win/

"Brady limped badly when he came off the field at the end of the game. He was X-rayed at the stadium before boarding the team bus to the airport and there should be concern about his availability for Tampa Bay at home Saturday. Typically, Brady did his best to downplay the injury.

''I think I'll be fine," said the QB. ''I'm just playing. It would be hard to ever get me out of there. There are guys in that locker room that are not 100 percent playing every day.""
 
I don't see how the Chargers became this darling of the NFL. Prior to our game they were 8-4 and deserved to be 8-4. They played like an 8-4 team, not a 10-2 team.

And yes, at this point I will go ahead and say that it is far more likely than not that the Dolphins finish the season 9-7. The Titans and Jets are both really bad, and by the time the Patriots play us they will have locked up the #4 seed and will probably be resting their banged up crew of starters...treating us like a bye week basically. If the Pats beat either the Bucs or the Jets, they will lock up the division title, and meanwhile right now they have VERY little hope of getting the #3 seed, and by Week 16 I think they'll be mathematically eliminated from the #3 seed. We'll travel to New England and meet the likes of Matt Cassell, Kevin Faulk, etc...and we'll come out with an easy victory.
 
MDFINFAN said:
We won't, but we still have to take care of busing ourselves, like don't take the Jets like the chargers took us.
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I dont think Chargers took us lightly they couldnt convert into points and it was a good game
 
If Caddy has a big day, the Bucs can win it. Although, it might be too cold for them to show up at all.
 
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