Oh My! Jason Cole's Gone and Done It! - New England Patriots Forums

Brady'sButtBoy · 01-04-2010, 07:25 PM

Maybe the you-just-didn't-think-they-were-good-enough-to-go-this-far Patriot's mojo of their first SB win has been returned via Yahoo's surely misguided Jason Cole,"...this is just not the year for the Patriots." They are, according to Cole, "an afterthought."

I betcha barrel of Sarah Palin's dried salmon that Peyton Manning would recoil in PANIC were he to read these words!

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl;_ylt=Aqw...iL_URH1.c5nYcB

***jmt57*** · 01-04-2010, 07:42 PM

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3. So, the Patriots are really dead, that’s what you’re saying?

For the time being, New England just doesn’t have what it takes to post one of those interesting upsets, like it did in 2001 at Pittsburgh on the way to its first title or in 2006 when it beat San Diego and came close to beating Indianapolis. The last blow was the injury to wide receiver Wes Welker, who is expected to miss the playoffs with what is believed to be a torn ACL in his left knee. As well as rookie Julian Edelman has played, he’s not good enough to replace Welker on a full-time basis, and anybody who plays the Patriots will now be able to focus completely on Randy Moss. Combine that with a mediocre defense, almost zero ability to win on the road and this is just not the year for the Patriots.

Doesn't sound that different than what about half of those that comment on this board are saying. I doubt there's very many in the national media that are predicting the Pats get to the AFCCG, much less the Super Bowl right now. Then again, it's rare for anyone in the media to ever predict anyone other than the #1 or #2 seed to win in February.

***IcyPatriot*** · 01-04-2010, 07:47 PM

Almost nobody predicted 2001 either ... we were happy just to get to the semi's ... then happy to get to New Orleans ... and then elation.

If I were an expert ... I wouldn't put us at the top either ... maybe not even in the top 4. But everything can come together starting Sunday and it's going to be a great ride. We have nothing to lose which is right where we need to be.

ramon · 01-04-2010, 07:48 PM

You can't really argue with anything he says in this article.
Its pretty much the truth.

the defense is mediocre and inconsistent

Losing welker is a huge blow as the offense was so dependent on him

Brady has been inconsistent and has thrown some very un Brady like pics this year

Anyone picking them as realistic dogs to win the super bowl or even get to the super bowl is pretty much fooling themselves

Afterlifemobile-86 · 01-04-2010, 07:51 PM

The guy writes for Yahoo! Sports. I'm sure he's already ecstatic that his article was linked on a fan message board....

RayClay · 01-04-2010, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ramon

You can't really argue with anything he says in this article.
Its pretty much the truth.

the defense is mediocre and inconsistent

Losing welker is a huge blow as the offense was so dependent on him

Brady has been inconsistent and has thrown some very un Brady like pics this year

Anyone picking them as realistic dogs to win the super bowl or even get to the super bowl is pretty much fooling themselves

Well, I guess you might as well leave...

byee

jsull87 · 01-04-2010, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ramon

You can't really argue with anything he says in this article.
Its pretty much the truth.

the defense is mediocre and inconsistent

Losing welker is a huge blow as the offense was so dependent on him

Brady has been inconsistent and has thrown some very un Brady like pics this year

Anyone picking them as realistic dogs to win the super bowl or even get to the super bowl is pretty much fooling themselves

you realise he had broken finger and ribs right?

***KontradictioN*** · 01-04-2010, 07:57 PM

Can't really say that I can argue with anything he said. I just hope the Pats can prove him wrong.

JMarr · 01-04-2010, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ramon

You can't really argue with anything he says in this article.
Its pretty much the truth.

the defense is mediocre and inconsistent

Losing welker is a huge blow as the offense was so dependent on him

Brady has been inconsistent and has thrown some very un Brady like pics this year

Anyone picking them as realistic dogs to win the super bowl or even get to the super bowl is pretty much fooling themselves

BS. Go root for the Colts or the Chargers. By God, why even play any more games if the AFCCG is a foregone conclusion?

I love how Cole qualifies every thing he says with "For the time being...." WTF does that mean? That if the Pats beat the Ravens this weekend, then throw everything you just said out the window??

Cole is a Moron.

"3. So, the Patriots are really dead, that’s what you’re saying?
For the time being, New England just doesn’t have what it takes to post one of those interesting upsets, like it did in 2001 at Pittsburgh on the way to its first title or in 2006 when it beat San Diego and came close to beating Indianapolis."

Mogamedogz · 01-04-2010, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Afterlifemobile-86

The guy writes for Yahoo! Sports. I'm sure he's already ecstatic that his article was linked on a fan message board....

Yahoo! Sports is not exactly the JV league anymore... HTH.

Either way... the guy is right. Hard to argue with anything he says there.