Sunday, December 30, 2007

16-0

Now that the Patriots have finished their regular season business, we can look back and look ahead. Every team talks about taking "one week at a time", but no team actually does it like the Patriots. That approach starts with the coach, and every player on the team has bought into it. It also helps to have a quarterback who doesn't care about personal records. The only thing Brady cares about is winning the game. It looks like the Patriots will play either Pittsburgh or Jacksonville in Foxborough in two weeks. Both teams are good, but Jacksonville concrens me a little more because they are a very physical team; a little like Baltimore but with a much better offense. The bad part about having a week off is that we have to listen to nonsense from the ESPN "experts". This morning, Chris Mortenson from ESPN said that the Patriots will feel "humiliated' if they lose in playoffs after an undefeated regular season. What?????? A 16-0 regualar season is such a great achievment that it can stand on it's own. It hasn't been accomplished in 35 years. The post-season is completely separate. If Brady stays healthy we have an excellent chance to win it all, again.

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