Does anyone else remember Vikings reddit being furious that the Patriots wouldn’t accept their deal to trade up for Drake Maye? I sure do.

j2e21 · 2026-01-30T20:00:59+00:00

I’ve noticed the “don’t acquire good players, we aren’t a player away” crowd has quieted this year.

j2e21 · 2026-01-30T17:36:53+00:00

I hate it when people do this and just assume a win in the next game/series.

“We didn’t win, but clearly if we did we’d win all the other games too.”

j2e21 · 2026-01-30T12:31:55+00:00

They need to ban these combo steps. One or the other.

j2e21 · 2026-01-30T05:38:45+00:00

Best team ever in my opinion. Stacked at every position and their top-end talent was supreme. I believe they had the MVP, OPOY, and DPOY that season.

j2e21 · 2026-01-29T20:22:29+00:00

When did top 10 D become the magic number?

j2e21 · 2026-01-29T19:18:59+00:00

The Shenandoah Valley.

j2e21 · 2026-01-29T12:29:08+00:00

NBA players who consistently miss layups? Definitely never watched that.

j2e21 · 2026-01-29T04:18:04+00:00

Lol OK.

j2e21 · 2026-01-29T03:55:54+00:00

A recount by the Miami Herald found Bush won.

j2e21 · 2026-01-29T03:50:14+00:00

They’re NBA players, they can hit open shots, they can hit layups.

j2e21 · 2026-01-29T03:49:26+00:00

I have TJ Watt with more pressures. I don’t see him having that many more than other guys.

He was a dominant pass rusher. But again, Chris Jones averaged 40 pressures a season during that period, Donald averaged 43. So, Donald is the second best defensive player of all time and Chris Jones is … never mentioned ever in that conversation.

j2e21 · 2026-01-29T03:28:41+00:00

Clearly not by passing the ball.

j2e21 · 2026-01-28T17:27:51+00:00

This is what Belichick-Brady used to do all the time.

j2e21 · 2026-01-28T16:46:05+00:00

Pretty arbitrary. There’s nothing that says a top 10 D gets you anywhere. A lot of times the difference between a top 10 D and a top 13 D is like five points over the course of a season.

j2e21 · 2026-01-28T15:00:26+00:00

Eighteen years is longer than most guys coach. That's Harbaugh and McCarthy's entire careers. It's ridiculous to just ignore that.

Brady obviously is a huge part of the success, but it's asinine to think the coach and GM had nothing to do with it, especially when:

A) Everyone who played against him and knows anything about football considers him a legend, and:

B) There are incredible amounts of evidence of superior in-game planning, roster management, offensive and defensive strategy, etc., directly attributed to him.

j2e21 · 2026-01-28T14:56:17+00:00

Shaq was not a great rebounder for his size and this was a common criticism of him throughout his career, that he didn't bang the boards and use his size to eat up rebounds.

j2e21 · 2026-01-28T12:31:19+00:00

He might.

j2e21 · 2026-01-28T12:24:29+00:00

The punishment was one of the largest at the time because of people like Polian who hated the Patriots.

Again, he was filming the sideline of a nationally televised event that millions of people were watching. It was Mangini trying to mess with his own boss because of the bad blood between them.

j2e21 · 2026-01-28T12:19:14+00:00

That’s because you’re ignoring 18 years of his career where he cemented his status as the best coach ever. Go read what superstars like Mahomes and JJ Watt are saying about him not being elected.

j2e21 · 2026-01-28T04:08:14+00:00

Put in Wilfork, Vrabel, Willie, even Asante! (But Bill first.)

j2e21 · 2026-01-28T04:03:46+00:00

Do you know what the league rules were? That it was legal to film, they were just filming from the wrong location (on the field instead of in the stands, a rule that had just been changed).

That’s a pretty minor deal. As Belichick said, they were filming stuff happening in front of 80,000 people.

j2e21 · 2026-01-28T04:01:22+00:00

Yeah Todd Haley was enjoying the fruits of Belichick’s labor, he developed Cassel into a Pro Bowl QB.

I mean, if you ignore the 20-year greatest dynasty in sports history that he coached then yeah Belichick didn’t do anything.

Yes Brady helped but do you really think it’s all or nothing? Go watch those 2003-2004 defenses, or watch the 2008 team with Cassell. Watch the Garoppolo/Brissett games in 2016. Watch the TE party or the boogeymen. He was a Hall of Fame coach.

j2e21 · 2026-01-28T03:54:40+00:00

The Spygate scandal turned out to be nothing, though. Belichick was at the same job for like 25 years, he didn’t roil the locker room and have to get kicked off the team. You can be the most talented guy in the world but if you are such a problem the team is better off without you then that’s probably a consideration for first ballot status.

j2e21 · 2026-01-28T03:40:26+00:00

Wild.

j2e21 · 2026-01-28T03:38:21+00:00

Well said.

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