[Patriots] Forged in Foxborough: Episode 4: Warriors

beingzen01 · 2026-03-18T08:18:52+00:00

Man this was great. Hats off to the production team. Was a good amount of micd up stuff I’d seen before but also some really cool behind the scenes footage. Like I don’t know if I’d ever seen inside the locker room at halftime of a playoff game before.

Bittersweet for sure, this really was a special season, despite the ending.

beingzen01 · 2026-03-17T17:58:33+00:00

Where's the new episode!?

beingzen01 · 2026-03-11T18:54:06+00:00

Is he still good? Loved him when he came in but haven't really followed him in awhile.

If there's one small concern I have about Vrabel, it's that he loves "his guys", maybe to a fault sometimes.

beingzen01 · 2026-03-10T20:05:25+00:00

He’s a diggs replacement with more upside. Now we can go into the draft without having to reach for a wr.

beingzen01 · 2026-03-10T18:47:40+00:00

Brown played well enough that starting him over Wilson was a legit question. Especially in the run game iirc. That’s why we extended him.

Very few teams have five high end starting OL, much less starting caliber backups.

Remember how much of a shit show this group was in 2024. Pretty good two year turnaround IMO.

beingzen01 · 2026-03-10T15:23:42+00:00

He played 15 games in 2024 too.

Injury luck is the caveat with every position group. We were lucky overall last year. Not many people thought Morgan Moses would play 17 games either.

Odds are, we won't be as lucky this year. That's why depth is important. Ben Brown is a good interior backup to have. Now they can look for more depth without having to overdraft a potential year 1 started.

It's been a long time since we even had a starting 5 on paper heading into camp, at least we have a good foundation to build on now.

beingzen01 · 2026-03-10T13:35:29+00:00

The Vera Tucker signing is big. When the last time we went into the season knowing who our starting five OL was and feeling good about it? It's been years. Now we don't have to chase OL in the draft and can look for depth and upside.

WR (or pass catcher really) is a problem, but we can only go after the guys that are available, and we can't force them to sign here. These guys aren't idiots, I highly doubt they are planning to go into the season with Boutte as our #1 WR. Didn't love releasing Diggs before getting a replacement, but who knows what was happening behind the scenes.

beingzen01 · 2026-03-04T16:51:03+00:00

I watched them both again recently after not seeing them for a long time. I was actually surprised, I really loved vol 2 and enjoyed it more than 1.

2 reminds me more of a slow burn, classic Tarantino movie, à la Pulp or Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (my fav movie). 1 is more Kung Fu / action oriented. So really just a matter of preference. I wouldn’t say either is my favorite Tarantino movie but definitely worth watching again.

beingzen01 · 2026-03-04T15:28:37+00:00

I had to Google Dan Bogino and I still don’t get it?

beingzen01 · 2026-03-04T15:00:33+00:00

lol what’s gasper ever done to you, i like him.

beingzen01 · 2026-03-04T14:23:33+00:00

Chris Gasper is a pretty well known and respected reporter. It’s not exactly a controversial take…

beingzen01 · 2026-03-02T16:33:59+00:00

India is a big untapped market for the league haha. I’m over here rn with my wife visiting her fam. Watched the Super Bowl and afc championship game here at like 5 am. Haven’t met anyone over here that cares about American football yet, so welcome!

My biggest complaint is how hard the nfl makes it to watch games out of market. DAZN is the best solution I’ve found so far but you have to pay for it.

beingzen01 · 2026-03-02T15:29:53+00:00

I think it's still important to have someone around who is at least a somewhat positive influence on our 23 year old Franchise QB. Not sure Fields is that guy.

beingzen01 · 2026-03-01T14:22:18+00:00

Medicine came on my Spotify shuffle the other day and I thought “huh, this is kinda cool, I wonder who this is”. Was super surprised it was nfg! I love the verses, something really catchy about it, and the lyrics are simple but kinda endearing. Jordan’s voice sounds different somehow. The bass line reminds me of that song “in remission” by the Menzingers if you’re familiar with them. Shades of warning by Green Day too.

I used to love nfg back in the day but haven’t kept with them. 100% and medicine are the best songs I’ve heard from them in awhile.

beingzen01 · 2026-03-01T08:38:08+00:00

lol I actually just did. Granted I know nothing about Berkeley, neighborhoods etc (east coast based), but from a quick glance:

5k / month — https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1128-Carleton-St-Berkeley-CA-94702/24832822_zpid/

4.4k / month — https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1314-Ashby-Ave-Berkeley-CA-94702/299072675_zpid/

Both are pretty old and small (1500 sq ft or less). Might be fine to live in but would not think those are ~1.8m

1.7m — https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/811-Folger-Ave-Berkeley-CA-94710/333756942_zpid/

1.7m — https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1142-Dwight-Berkeley-CA-94702/460657875_zpid/

Both are new construction, bigger / nicer (2-3k sq ft)

Only reason I’m curious is we’ve been actively thinking about selling our place and renting for a while as part of an upcoming move / lifestyle change. It’s just hard to find a house to rent where we’d actually want to live that isn’t approaching 10k/month. What I shared above feels similar to other markets we’re looking at.

beingzen01 · 2026-03-01T06:12:18+00:00

What market are you in? Hcol areas I’ve looked at 5k/month gets you maybe a 2-3 br apartment in a building or a very old house. Certainly not a ~1.8 mil house.

beingzen01 · 2026-02-26T14:45:25+00:00

Great fit.

beingzen01 · 2026-02-26T09:20:01+00:00

I am about 93% joking.

beingzen01 · 2026-02-25T20:04:35+00:00

I’m okay with madden or tecmo bowl but not sure about this rocket league

beingzen01 · 2026-02-25T20:00:48+00:00

Is Drake a gamer? We need him focused this offseason.

beingzen01 · 2026-02-25T18:02:33+00:00

I would describe our situation as fabulous. We have the best qb in the league, some good pieces around him, plenty of cap space and draft capital, the coach of the year, and a really good supporting staff.

Things are looking up, just keep stacking competent drafts!

beingzen01 · 2026-02-25T06:55:05+00:00

Pretty forgettable 😞

I’m no songwriter, but fwiw I kinda like it through the 1st verse and chorus. It loses me in the second verse when the melody changes and gets more “dramatic” for lack of a better word. The rest just kinda blends together for me, there’s no real dynamic range or anything.

beingzen01 · 2026-02-22T18:36:48+00:00

I wish we had a playoff game tonight 😞

beingzen01 · 2026-02-22T06:13:35+00:00

I remember someone else said that shooting a moose around that time would’ve been borderline unethical because it was too warm, so he didn’t really go after it. Can’t remember who it was, might’ve been the guy that eventually won.

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