another potential SB ass kicking

Last year I was sure the Hawks would win, this year I see it closer.
. Bellicheck is a master game planner. We won't score 30 or 40 points.
. The Pats offense is already dink and dunk, which is what hooks defense tries to force other offenses into. It will not bother them to have to sustain long drives with runs and shitty passes to Cody Brunses.
. Gronk. TE have consistently been one of the weak spot of our defense for 3 years.

I still think our defense gives us the edge. Pats OL can be suspect at times. Earl Thomas and Sherman will take whatever "medical treatment" they need to play.

Passion said:

Another potential factor will be Mebane's absence. His replacements have performed well, but they just aren't quite able to plug the middle like Mebane. With new england looking to pound it with blount, it will be important for our interior DLs to clog the middle, force double teams, and not let the pats' OLs get those next level blocks on our LBs.

I'm not really worried about that. Carolina was looking to pound Jonathan Stewart, and Green Bay(with an OL that is far superior to NE's) was looking to pound Eddie Lacy, and look how those games turned out. Williams, McDaniel, and the rest of the DTs will need to play well, but it's not like they're being asked to play at a level they haven't already been playing at. The only thing that worries me about this game is if Thomas and/or Sherman are too hurt to be effective, but I don't think that's going to be an issue either. Maybe I'm just overconfident, but I think the Hawks win rather easily. Not as easy as last year because the Pats won't melt down like Denver did, but unless the Hawks implode like they did for 57 minutes last week, I don't see them losing.

That Blount is a real cunt

I just hope we show up from the get go - please no heart attack specials