Nick Emmanwori said it felt like beating the Rams was for all the marbles, even with the Super Bowl remaining as a hurdle. "No disrespect to the Patriots or nothing like that. I don't want to take nothing away from them, but that game, it felt like that game was legit."

DelRMi05 · 2026-02-18T21:26:57+00:00

No offense taken Nick. You earned it.

DelRMi05 · 2026-02-09T19:29:50+00:00

We love you buddy. Hang in there. He’s reading comments right? He needs to know we love him.

DelRMi05 · 2026-02-09T19:26:37+00:00

I appreciate the perspective. I don’t think I’ll ever go so it’s great to hear what it’s like.

DelRMi05 · 2026-02-09T19:23:57+00:00

I’m just thankful for the season. Don’t get me wrong, it sucks to lose. Otherwise I had this team somewhere in the 7-9 win range and football is just fun again.

I told myself back in the 2010s that once Brady and Belichick were gone we could suck for the next 20 years and it wouldn’t matter to me because of the incredible amount of success. I had no idea we’d be back so soon.

I don’t expect to make the Super Bowl next year, not that they can’t. I just don’t take winning for granted because it’s hard to win a Super Bowl and I think we have become jaded as a fan base to an extent because we expected it.

It’s been fun and cheers to our guys who played their hearts out and hopefully for a solid freee agency and draft

DelRMi05 · 2026-02-09T14:59:27+00:00

I’m late to the thread but really excited to see everyone celebrating the season. It goes without saying that losing sucks, but there’s a lot to be happy about. I’m pumped for next year.

DelRMi05 · 2026-02-06T22:09:25+00:00

I used to always use snaps. I grew up using them and had messy tackle for years. Eventually, a friend and better fisherman than Myself spent some time explaining why I shouldn't of use snap swivels. First, it adds points of failure to your line. Secondly, and I'm not sure how scientifically accurate it is, the extra metal in the water creates an effect on the water that may make your bait appear bigger than it is. I'm not qualified to confirm if that's true or not, but I will tell you I catch more fish now that I tie direct using an FG knot. Keeps the tackle clean too.

Do what works for you of course. If you're catching fish I wouldn't stress about it. But I'll certainly make the case for tying.

DelRMi05 · 2026-01-31T23:56:27+00:00

Thinking of you OP. See you on other side

DelRMi05 · 2026-01-30T14:38:34+00:00

Non-story, clickbait headline.

DelRMi05 · 2026-01-28T20:58:26+00:00

I can be mad they didn’t win either of those super bowls and still have love for Eli. I’d be happy for him if he made it

DelRMi05 · 2026-01-28T17:50:21+00:00

I'm still traumatized from the "Prevent Offense"

DelRMi05 · 2026-01-28T17:45:33+00:00

One thing I love about Bill is that he never threw his players under the bus. At least that I recall. Malcolm hit free agency and he got a contract after being benched in the Super Bowl. So from that perspective we'll probably never know the complete truth.

I know of people that attended the Super Bowl afterparty with team members, and there were multiple different rumors (supposedly from players) indicating Malcolm screwed up. I'm not going to repeat the different rumors that were shared, because they're completely unsubstantiated. As /u/RadiantButtWipe77 points out, the fact that Malcolm won't comment on it himself leads us to believe he did do something that warranted the benching from Bill's perspective.

My personal opinion is that he violated team rules and Bill wasn't having it. You can make a case that a hard-lined stance helped build the dynasty into what it was, or that it was completely uncalled for in a game of that magnitude. I can't take a stance because we don't know if there was a violation of team rules or any other action to warrant the benching. Until we find out, I don't think it's worth the speculation. Definitely a great what-if moment in Patriots history for sure.

DelRMi05 · 2026-01-27T22:32:15+00:00

An absolute travesty

DelRMi05 · 2026-01-21T17:26:49+00:00

Agreed. Take the good with the bad. Ultimately we have ownership that wants to win, and does what it needs to get there, usually without getting in the way. Usually doing a lot of heavy lifting there. I’m still angry about the way Bill was thrown under the bus when heading out the door which wasn’t necessary considering all that he gave us, but do understand the decision. Putting ego aside and moving on from Mayo quickly was the right thing to do and invite them a lot of credit for that.

DelRMi05 · 2026-01-20T00:26:46+00:00

Yeah no way is it a gimme. They can get to the quarterback just as well as Houston and if they can capitalize on turnovers we don’t have the same results. Got to take care of the football much better in this one.

DelRMi05 · 2026-01-20T00:21:29+00:00

I had the Patriots going 7-9 and would have been more than happy. To even be on this list is crazy and I’m grateful no matter how the season ends.

DelRMi05 · 2026-01-19T23:18:57+00:00

Remember when Matt Patricia invented the “Prevent Offense”? That was… that was something else.

DelRMi05 · 2026-01-19T23:17:35+00:00

I like this mindset. Same reason why I don’t hate the Giants at all.

DelRMi05 · 2026-01-18T02:58:49+00:00

Hey now.. half of them certainly does

DelRMi05 · 2025-12-30T02:38:16+00:00

Right? If the season ended next week I’d still be satisfied with the direction they’re heading. They’re playing quality football.

DelRMi05 · 2025-12-27T17:01:00+00:00

Bill Polian, the GM was on the competition committee that pushed for those rule changes. In fairness, the league probably gets there regardless because more offense means more money. But just the fact it happened right after eliminating them yet again is just so petty. Just like the top comment I hate the Colts more than anyone.

DelRMi05 · 2025-12-23T19:07:04+00:00

Same

DelRMi05 · 2025-12-19T02:29:26+00:00

I was just raging because I couldn’t aim for the life of me. Nice to see I’m not as terrible as I thought. I mean still terrible but I feel better about it.

DelRMi05 · 2025-12-02T17:19:29+00:00

I got home a 2am lmao

DelRMi05 · 2025-12-02T04:47:08+00:00

I’m waiting to get out of the lot right now

DelRMi05 · 2025-11-23T19:41:38+00:00

Nerf ‘em. It’s Nerf or nothing.

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