Can't wait to see the Patriots face an overall more talented team that relishes the underdog role while not fearing the "Unbeatable Bradriots" on a neutral field. The Jags should have taken them today but had to battle against the hostile crown and Foxboro officiating. They came up short. The Eagles will not. Sorry for all you Patriots fans who don't see the train coming before it runs you over.
Agree..it will be interesting to see but we've been here way too many times hoping for the Pats to make a mess of it in the big game.
Problem is they rarely do simply because as we hate to admit they are an extremely well coached football team throughout the years.
The NFL draft is primarily setup to allow parity over the years, but the Pats always seem to be there or there about, which us Dolphin fans can only dream of in recent(ish) years - that's because as echoed by many Phins fans here Belichick knows how to coach & surround himself with good coaches where the players are part of his system and not the other way round.
2 weeks preparation is way too long for Belichick not to prepare for & address the Eagles success points up until now. He always finds a way to combat these with fairly mediocre players & if not is the master of half time adjustments.
I will be surprised like many others if this is a blowout on either side & once again Brady & Belichick will find a way to win when it matters most. You need something special to beat the Pats in the big games (like a David Tyree moment) which the Jags didn't have/play for. Felt they went too conservative at key moments of the game rather going for the throat when the Pats & 'hostile crowd' were out but not down. If Wentz was playing I would be more optimistic about the Eagles not doing the same as the Jags, but I'm getting an all too familiar feeling Belicheck will plan to rattle Foles & not allow him to have an easy time to throw either via pressure or mis-direction defense packages.
As for Brady - just annoyingly good, man reminds me of Montana, nothing about him would suggest he's a good QB in terms of arm strength and height etc, but intelligent and cool under pressure. Last year's Superbowl told me all I knew about him but hated to admit - the man just knows how to win. Down and out with his receivers dropping passes left, right and centre, he still came back to win it all. And yes, we were all here saying the Falcons would blow them out with their high powered offense - but the Pats just find a way to win. Sound familiar - but maybe this year.....?
Anyway - who told you it would be neutral officiating Superbowl - surely this would be a platform for the NFL powers that be for things to go their way