NJPatsfan26

Very well said. This year has been amazing in my eyes. We have come further than many thought we would.

So here's to the Pats and the remainder of the season!!!

GO PATS!!

ctpatsfan77

And, regardless of how the rest of the season plays out, this will be the eighth consecutive year without a losing record. One more win and this will be an NFL-leading eighth consecutive year above .500. [Think about this for a second--even in a cr*p year where nothing seems to be going right, the Pats are still in the playoff hunt with three weeks to go, and will not have a losing record.]

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bakes781

They still need to win 2 of the last 3 to reach the 10-6 mark I predicted after Brady went down for me to consider it a success, but I'm very encouraged by what I saw from Matt Cassel. It's unlikely that he remains with the Pats, but it shows that this personell/coaching staff trully knows what it's doing.

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Mountain_Commando

Totally agree. I think we all want to see Pats be the greatest NFL dynasty ever. But hey, we have 3 more years to the end of the decade. I don't think its asking for too much, not when we have such a great coach/team/players/system.

Cassel really stepped up. Poor fella never even started after high school. He had HUGE shoes to fill. It took him a few games, but he delivered. That's testament to Belichick's coaching ability, and the outstanding system that Pats have built up. Cassel is lucky he got to benefit from it.

Mountain_Commando

I was totally bummed after the Steeler's game, but then I asked myself:

QB - Tom Brady - Knee - Out for year
S - Rodney Harrison - Quad - Out for year
LB - Adalius Thomas - Forearm - Out for year
CB - Terrence Wheatley - Wrist - Out for year
S - Tank Williams - Knee - Out for year
LB - Bo Ruud - Ankle - Out for year
LB - Shawn Crable - Shin - Out for year
LB - Kenny Smith - Arm - Out for year
LB - Eric Alexander - Hamstring - Out for year
CB - Jason Webster - Ankle - Out for year
DL - Ty Warren - Groin - Out for year
LB - Tedy Bruschi - Knee - Out for year
NT - Vince Wilfork - Shoulder - Unknown
S - James Sanders - Ribs - Unknown

Can anyone name ONE other team in the whole league which can absorb the kind of injuries Pats have had...and STILL be tied for AFC east lead?

Proud to be a Pats fan!

WhiZa

I started to look that up and the Raven's had 16 players in IR since a few weeks ago and they are doing well. Not to take anything away from the Patriots as the players they lost were more crucial:

EDIT: found a better IR site http://www.walterfootball.com/injuryreportnfl.php

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PatsWickedPissah

Great topic!

My only difference is that I don't see Cassel having been the factor that cost us 2 games. Cassel played his worst against Miami and Pitt, both games where pretty much the entire team collapsed as well. In contrast, he was masterful against the Jets and good against Indy. In those close losses, other players' misques clearly cost us the games, not Cassel.

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Halifax_Pats_Fan

yeah, I like Cassel a lot man and I hope he gets a great payday in a team/system he is happy to be with. He and the rest of the team picked us up off the mat in September and I have a lot of respect for him.

He has played well, threw some bad balls but threw a lot more good ones, and has been making good decisions. In a way I hate to see him go, and putting myself in his shoes the whole "this is the business" thing is gonna rear it's head after the season is over.

Personally it would suck playing with and for your teamates knowing there is a good chance you are not gonna be with these group os guys much longer.

Despite all that he is playing well and is giving us a good season. My hat is off to him and I wish him the best going forward, wherever that is going to be....

Deus Irae

One could argue that it was Cassel's failings, particularly on the "and goal" drive, that lost the Chargers game. I think there was plenty of blame to go around in that game (I gave Moss a hard time about that game, for example), but I think that one could make the argument that Cassel was the main culprit and not be thought insane.

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richpats

I am glad that the Pats are keeping themselves in the playoff hunt....that being said, if we miss out on the playoffs we are going to think a lot about a few critical mistakes and wonder what could have been.