Patjew

There's alot of talk about the Pats' locker room and how that could help to keep even a schmuck like T.O. in line. It got me thinking about whether or not the locker room is as strong as it once was, and how strong it actually is.

Yes, I guess the team-first mentality starts with BB and then goes to Brady and trickles down from there, but I wonder what will be the effect of the exodus of some prototypical locker room guys. Vrabel is gone, so is Troy, maybe Rodney, potentially Bruschi, Evans - does this have any impact?

I am not saying that there are negative influences there. But maybe there are more neutral influences there than before. I know that the Pats' team consists of many team-first players. I just wonder if that mentality is as strong as it has been in the past and as strong as we all seem to think it is.

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Whew! From the title I thought this was a PC thread for gay Pats fans.

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Good question, though. It crossed my mind as well. Yet another level of interest added to the 2009 season. Won't be boring, that's for sure!

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TommyBrady12

with all the free agency and trade topics we've seen over the past month, i think the question you pose is new and fresh. on defense, i think there may be some leadership issues with vrabel and possibly rodney gone. who knows if spring will bring some leadership to the secondary - i hope so. i know we can't count on signing a guy like roy williams and expect leaderhsip from him lol. on offense, i don't see any issues. with brady, faulk, moss, welker and a veteran o line, we'll be fine.

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BelichickFan

It's a potential issue, we just have to hope new guys can step up. I have particular hope for Mayo, I expect him to be the face of the team and the voice of the locker room for years to come. We need a few more like him.

Patjew

Does Mayo seem like a guy who can lead with his words? His actions seem great, but honestly being over hear I have never heard one word from the man. That's weird, now that I think about it.

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TFB... That's all that needs to be said..

CrazyDave

Interesting question.
It's not the 2001 locker room for sure.
Vrabel was MR. Locker room I think.
BUT, I think the "vibe" will live on.
I know that sounds WAY kool aid, but I'm hopefull.
If not, well, we DID catch lightning in a bottle for a while there, so...

I think we'll be o.k.

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Yeah he does. He sounds like a mix between Rodney and Tedy. Seriously. When we drafted Meriweather he used the right words in his post draft phone call but sounded young. REAL YOUNG. Then we drafted Mayo and he sounded like a 10 year vet. So mature. I'll see if I can find a link; you're guaranteed to be impressed.

billdog3484

teams change. you have to usher out the older players and hope the younger players learned from the older ones and can transform into team leaders. we now have guys in their 30s looking to lead like Brady, Seymour, Moss, Bruschi.

yes we lost vrabel, possibly lost harrison, but we have a great mix of players in there.