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I think it is safe to say the Patriots are the best coached team in the NFL. They're all schooled in scheme, fundamentals and their overall football IQ's are better than 98% of their opponents.

John Harbaugh
Jim Harbaugh
Pete Carroll
Tom Coughlin
Mike Tomlin
Rex Ryan
Chain Gaily
Eric Mangini
Ken Whisenhunt

Looking at that list I'd say the two Harbaugh's, Tomlin, Coughlin, Carroll all easily in the top 10 coaches in the NFL today. Whisenhunt IMO got a raw deal in Arizona and was a really good head coach that took his team to the SB in 2008. Then you have Eric Mangini who was under BB and 2 division rivals who match up against us frequently.

IMO we lose when we face teams that can eliminate that coaching and intelligence gap. That's when it comes down to pure talent and winning 1 on 1 battles.

We have Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez on offense and Vince Wilfork and Chandler Jones on defense as players whom I would consider to be able to win their 1 on 1 match against anybody in the NFL. On Sunday we were without 2 of the 4 and that is what cost us the game..

That is why I think we need to focus on adding 1-2 physical freaks who can go out and beat any scheme or game plan. We may of gotten off to a good start with Armstead yesterday for the defensive side.

Marqui

This is definitely true. That's why I wouldn't mind letting Welker go and using the money to sign Bowe.

billdog3484

hold on a second...we were 2 gronkowski injuries away from possibly winning 2 Super Bowls in 2 years...lets not be crazy. our team is talented. yes, Brady covers up for a lot of guys but we are a great team

1%er

I didn't say it wasn't talent. Football IQ is a talent... We have other players that have above average skill levels. What I'm saying is other than Gronk, AH, Wilfork and Jones who else do you think can go out and dominate anyone they're matched up against no matter what?

1%er

Green Bay won the SB in 2010 with 15 players on IR... Other than Tom Brady we need to be built to overcome core player injuries this is the NFL.

aluminum seats

No you can't.

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ivanvamp

The 2004 Pats won the SB with 11 guys on IR, including Ben Watson and Ty Law. The 2003 Pats won the SB with 13 guys on IR.

The 2011 Pats came within a minute of winning the SB with 13 guys on the IR, and a number of others playing with serious injuries (Mankins, Gronk, etc.).

1%er

What's your point? Your agreeing?

pherein

I totally agree with this philosophy. This has always been what SP does on offense, and we are very deep at almost every position. When we lost P.Thomas, Graham, Moore vs SF in the playoff, and a lot of guys in the seahawks playoff, the offense still managed to put up over 30 pts. Which should be enouph to win a football game. SP does not believe in signing elite players. He would rather have 3 very good players.
But, I wonder if our deep offense is costing us money on defense, and one of the reason our defense has never been that great.
Teams like Atl, are a turner or jones injury away from being not as effective on offense. Depth is I very important thing Im thinking. Based on our offense its pretty normal for your primary players to be out 2-4 games, and not abnormal for your 2nd string to be injured in that period.

But it seems from the saints season, that even with so much talent on your team, not having elite coaching and play calling will greatly impact your team.

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goheels22002

You can't say that for the NY Jets. Or any of the non-playoff teams. I'd say the final 8 teams were three or four players away, but that leaves 24 teams who didn't have a reasonable shot at a championship.