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He's doing alright... no defense for either team.

CB Butler getting beat like a drum. Thank God we did not trade for him.

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Pats are going to be rested and angry when they play us next weekend.

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I said that when everyone was talking about how good Butler was. I'm so glad we didn't make that trade.

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I was rather opposed to the trade idea, as well. Didn't buy into the hype, and have seen way too many players (at any position) leave the Patriots and have far less success, often times becoming total busts.

That didn't mean that Butler couldn't have possibly been an exception, but I didn't like the odds. Particularly, in Butler's case, the coverage schemes they run would seem to assist in his overall grade. Which is why I think so little of sites like PFF, and their robotic grading systems.

I think our corners will do pretty well this year, provided they stay healthy. But the latter is always essential, is it not?

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He did ok but they got the same thing we got out of him; field stretcher. Have to bring something else to the table besides that as a WR1. He also got pushed around at times which I knew would happen. All I know is I started Hunt and benched Crowder tonight. Insane what that rookie did to the Pats.
Dude killed it.

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The best thing that came from trading Brandin Cooks is not getting Malcolm Butler and a big cap hit but getting R.R and a rookie contract ;)

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Now all the pundits are saying the Patriots are going to kill us. Well, not so fast. We have a top 5 offense that will crush the Patriots. I mean look what Alex Smith did with a whole bunch of no name receivers. Our defense will be good enough to hold them to 17 points. 35-17 Saints and we still beat the Vikings 27-3.
All that 16-0 crap is gone and the anointing is over! wooooohooooooo

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we better beat minny...

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That's one way to look at it... another way to look at it, they could be worried about what Ingram/Peterson/Kamara can do to them, given that an unheralded rookie just trashed them on national TV.

We'll see...

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Would love to see another Pats loss at our hands. FailClowns would start to panic more and melt.

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Gotta tell ya... I'm really not scared of the Patriots at all.

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The Chiefs are good. I fully expect the Patriots to bounce back. But, Brady looked 40 last night and their defense didn't look good. The Saints REALLY need to beat the Vikings though. 1-1 at worst. But, a legit shot at being 2-0.

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Brandin looked pretty decent (see penalties drawn against him) vs KC last night. He'll have good games & also have those where he's extremely quiet. Not all that impressive with route running or YAK (yards after the catch).

Side note - the Pats defense was very suspect. Especially after Dante' injury. I like our chances in two weeks.

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Chiefs got quite a few critical stops. Even with that the Pats still put up lots of points but they are in bad shape right now WR wise.

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Anyone notice Cooks duck out of a hit on the sideline, I believe on his first catch? To me he could have easily gained another few yards (& that drive stalled on a missed 4th & short). It just didn't sit well with me, and I'd bet it didn't with a lot of their players either. You don't see Edelman and Amendola ducking out like that.

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Cook and tom are close to being on the same page.

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Suspect? More like indicted :)

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He started doing that mess last year, was especially noticeable after his infamous Rams game.

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I hope you're right, but did you see the protection he had? I'm wishing for the best, but we haven't seen our o-line play a full game yet. There are still some question marks until all the starters return.

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Let's just take care of business Monday night; we'll start planning a Who Dat welcome party for the Brady bunch next Tuesday!!!!!

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We had two tough matchups to start the season regardless of what happened the week before. DO YOUR JOB

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I didn't watch the whole game. But the Patriots were able to move the ball well and their defense looked stout. They let the game get away from them. They looked dominant at times and should have another Super bowl run.jmho

We can beat them at home if our defense doesn't make too many mistakes like young teams tend to do.

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To me, it looked like when Hightower went out and they cut to commercial, Pats & KC went into the locker room and switched unis...

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How did NE's defense look stout exactly? Brees at home should destroy that secondary.

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That is quite a fantasy. I cannot see that happening. I have voiced my concerns about five days rest and comparing last year's games after previous offensive outings.

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It's not about matchups when it comes to this team. It's about timing.

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Are the Patriots that bad or is KC that good. Man did they look bad.

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That Tyrek Hill is a beast, too fast to catch, too small to see

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On any given Sunday its who takes it too the field ... The Pat's looked slow Thursday night, except Cooks and that CB who ran down Hill on the sideline run 4th qtr. But especially late 3rd early 4th quarter the whole team looked to be gassed when compared to the speed of play for both KC's offense and defense.
I think the youth movement in our defense with its speed of play will surprise people this year. Mistakes will be made adjustments necessay but it will they will be able to disrupt even the most disciplined offenses. Brady spent the 4th quarter on his back.

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The league will take notice after the Vikings game. 27-3 SAINTS!

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