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"The sky's the limit for this offense," Patriots receiver Randy Moss told me over the phone Monday afternoon. "I think that we could be a little bit better than two years ago."
"I'm very excited for us as an offense. I'm excited for us as a team. There's a lot of good things about Tom Brady coming back that excites the people, the fans, the coaches and the players around here.
"All we can hope is to come out with smoking guns."
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"This year, it's going to be a little bit scarier because we do have two years up under our belts," said Moss, who caught an NFL record 23 touchdown passes in 2007. "This offense is complicated. To be point blank, they don't want dummies in this offense. You have to be somewhat intelligent to be able to go ahead and run this offense because one play you could be here; the next play you could be there. You have to be versatile to be able to change positions and be good."
The article also references quotes from Wes Welker made to Peter King in a recent column on si.com in regards to the complex offense - and feeling more comfortable with it now.
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"I feel we've gotten better,'' Welker said. "Back in '07, Randy and I were in our first year here, and I don't know about Randy, but I was worried about where the hell I was supposed to line up a lot of that season.
"Now, with so many touches over the last two years, the offense is second nature to us. This is a complicated offense, and getting to know it takes time. But now I think we both know it well, and we're on the same page with Tom every snap. Our goal is to continue to get better. I hope we can. We've got some good new weapons here, and it'll be great for us to get on the field together to see what we can do.''
Can't we just fast forward past the next fifteen weeks?
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I think this 09 offense is better than the 07 offense. They won't score as many points, but they won't choke in the big game. The key additions are Fred Taylor and Chris Baker at RB and TE, which were weaknesses on the 07 team down the stretch.
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I think this 09 offense is better than the 07 offense. They won't score as many points, but they won't choke in the big game. The key additions are Fred Taylor and Chris Baker at RB and TE, which were weaknesses on the 07 team down the stretch.
well although the RB and TE position may be an upgrade, its hard to say that the TE has much offensive impact with so many talented receivers. On the 07 team, the best package we had was when Kyle Brady basically became the 6th o-lineman. After all, with Moss and Welker (and back then Stallworth), there wasn't that many passes to go around (which is fine - Watson would have dropped them anyway).
But the difference in my opinion is that this year's Oline won't be as strong. Its basically the same cast of guys - all of them 2 years older - and with the exception of Mankins - who is now a stud and back then was a little green - the rest of the guys have lost a step (of course, Kazcur never had a step to begin with).
I think protection made all the difference (think Jax playoff game). We'll see but I can't imagine the 09 edition being anywhere as close to the 07 team as some others apparently predict.
well although the RB and TE position may be an upgrade, its hard to say that the TE has much offensive impact with so many talented receivers. On the 07 team, the best package we had was when Kyle Brady basically became the 6th o-lineman. After all, with Moss and Welker (and back then Stallworth), there wasn't that many passes to go around (which is fine - Watson would have dropped them anyway).
But the difference in my opinion is that this year's Oline won't be as strong. Its basically the same cast of guys - all of them 2 years older - and with the exception of Mankins - who is now a stud and back then was a little green - the rest of the guys have lost a step (of course, Kazcur never had a step to begin with).
I think protection made all the difference (think Jax playoff game). We'll see but I can't imagine the 09 edition being anywhere as close to the 07 team as some others apparently predict.
Don't forget that TEs block, too, though. (As do RBs sometimes.) And I do seem to recall us having issues in that department somewhat during a fairly big game a couple of years ago, to understate the situation.
If Welker and Moss are this excited, then I'm excited. These guys want to tear it up. Definitely two of my fav Pats of all time. Hope they can get a ring.
I just hope that all predictions or postulates aren't setting the expectations too high. I really don't care about records. And though I would like to see another run at 19-0, I just want the team to win another SB this decade.
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I think this 09 offense is better than the 07 offense. They won't score as many points, but they won't choke in the big game. The key additions are Fred Taylor and Chris Baker at RB and TE, which were weaknesses on the 07 team down the stretch.
I seem to remember Maroney running quite well down the stretch and in the first two games of the playoffs. The SB was an aberration for the whole offense.
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Galloway, a much more accomplished number one Wide Receiver with the near best speed in the NFL, replaces a more lightly regarded Stallworth/Gaffney receiver pair, who played the other WR across from Moss. This team is stronger than the 2007 edition because the offensive line is more mature and deeper in depth. In 2007 O'Callaghan was lost early, and Hochstein was hurting late in the season . Finally in the Super Bowl we lost Stephen Neal too. It was too much, to overcome facing best Rush line in the NFC. This team is much deeper at RB, and can withstand the loss of Maroney and Smith duo, unlike the 2007 edition.
But even more fundamentally, this 2009 Defense is much faster, and much more skilled in the secondary, and at DL, and potentially at LB, than the 2007 edition. It will give the ball back to the Offense much more frequently.
The 2009 team is spelled J-U-G-G-E-R-N-A-U-T.
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