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Old 12-17-2008, 12:33 PM   #1
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Default Who will be the *one* key to a SB push?

If you could choose one player who could power the team to a SB push by turning his game up to All-Pro level (with everyone else pretty much playing at the level they are currently at), who would it be?

Personally, I think that that player is Brandon Meriweather.

If he can start making big plays in the secondary and helping the entire unit out with an All Pro performance, I think that goes a long way to making this defense SB caliber.

Alternately, I think a sneaky pick would be Jarvis Green, as if he suddenly turned it on and the Pats had a legit DL to consistently pressure the passer, that would be huge; however, I think this scenario is far less likely.
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Old 12-17-2008, 12:36 PM   #2
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Default Re: Who will be the *one* key to a SB push?

I think that the one KEY player going forward is going to be Rosie Colvin. If he can hit his stride as the play-offs come, then I think its a good chance that the defense clicks like we're used to and we see a lot more of what we expect.....
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If you could choose one player who could power the team to a SB push by turning his game up to All-Pro level (with everyone else pretty much playing at the level they are currently at), who would it be?

Personally, I think that that player is Brandon Meriweather.

If he can start making big plays in the secondary and helping the entire unit out with an All Pro performance, I think that goes a long way to making this defense SB caliber.

Alternately, I think a sneaky pick would be Jarvis Green, as if he suddenly turned it on and the Pats had a legit DL to consistently pressure the passer, that would be huge; however, I think this scenario is far less likely.

Very interesting thread...

Richard Seymour, if he played at his very highest level is one.

Always Randy Moss, if he was a 9-120-3 receiver every week.

And Cassel, of course.
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Default Re: Who will be the *one* key to a SB push?

brandon is a good choice, so is hobbs...

if hobbs turns into the champ bailey of old, or the asomugha of today, and also gets like 1 int a game, i would like our chances much better
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Default Re: Who will be the *one* key to a SB push?

I think the X-factor could be Jonathan Wilhite. The secondary may get a major boost if he continues to play like he did last week.
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I would like to see what our young rookie sensation Mayo can do when rushing the passer - He seems to have been relegated to just making tackles - We need more QB pressure up front to protect our poor secondary

All the front 7 needs to step it up if you want to be technical
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Old 12-17-2008, 12:50 PM   #7
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I would like to see what our young rookie sensation Mayo can do when rushing the passer - He seems to have been relegated to just making tackles - We need more QB pressure up front to protect our poor secondary

All the front 7 needs to step it up if you want to be technical
I agree with this 100%. They had one game a few weeks ago where they were sending him up the middle to great effect, but that was the first and last I saw of it.
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The key to a SB run always comes back to the play of your QB but I like the post......I think "other" than Matt Cassel the guy who coulld charge this team to a SB run is Ellis Hobbs. The reason being is that not only is Ellis going to be locked up with the other teams premiere receivers but he also has the opportunity to effect the game on special teams. How many times have we seen a game swing on a big special teams play? Especially in the playoffs where "teams" play is so important in the field position battle and setting up easy scoring opportunites.
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I echo DaBruinz's sentiments of Rosie Colvin. If by some miracle he could play at the level he was playing at last year before the injury, our defense would be in OK shape. I can't reiterate enough that this defense - for all the whining about it throughout the year - was playing nearly at the same level as it was last season (only giving up 2 points more a game) UNTIL Adalius Thomas went down. That's been the key.

But on the offensive side, I gotta say it's Matt Cassel. If he keeps playing at the high level he's been playing at, then our offense is still explosive enough that it is going to score between 20-30 points a game, and against bad defenses, 30+ - which puts us in every game. (The difference of course being that last season, our offense was good enough to WIN every game. But I'll take being in contention at this point.)

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Tony Romo.

Okay, he is not on the Patriots but if he can step up big time and beat the Ravens it would go a long way to helping the Patriots win the SB.
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