patsfaninpittsburgh

Geesh

A few mega problems:

Youth on defense means rebuilding. By definition you can't rebuild without any bumps.

ACL's are two year projects.

After the Jax win, "punditry" deemed the Pats as legit threats. Ya might want to realize how vital Welker was to the offense. That's where the "demise" went.

If you want to look for demise, look at how old the Steeler defense has become.

Patspsycho

We had a swagger on defense but lost it after the Saints game. That was a humbling experience for the young D corp. I think we'll be fine- this coming fall we have a squad that's more mentally tough than this year's as a result of three tough games, the Indy, Saints, and then the Ravens playoff game.

Sicilian

I feel like we lost it a bit after the Indy game. And no, not because they were insulted by BB, but you can't finish off a game seemingly unable to make a single big play and come out of it feeling great, I don't care who you played.

That's the biggest byproduct of youth in sports. It's not about overall results, as young players are generally just as good and often more athletic than their veteran counterparts. The problem with youth is that when things start to go south, it is 100% new territory. A few special minds will play better through adversity, but I bet most young players take a while to bounce back from something like that.

Hopefully, this whole team will be mentally tougher next year, whether through leadership additions or just mroe experience in general.

KontradictioN

A few smart moves in the offseason and this team is kicking ass again. A few dumb moves in the offseason and the window comes closer to closing. It all depends on what happens in both free agency and on draft day.

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Disco Volante

ARTICLE: The demise of the Patriots and the NBA's San Antonio Spurs twin dynasties
Patriots decline was years in the making
Prisco and Judge face off about the N.E. Dynasty being over or not

We get it, some people think the Dynasty is over.

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PATRIOTSFANINPA

Don't shoot the messenger,I didn't write them

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emoney_33

Look at your thread starting history, you seem to only care about the negative doomsday articles.

Sicilian

Find me a positive article he can link to. Right or wrong, the media is saturated by these articles. Everyone is jumping on the "Pats are done" bandwagon.

KontradictioN

Well, to be fair there are actually a good number of those as well. However, I get the jist of what you're saying.

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robertweathers

The more I think about it, this is the most important draft in the BB era. They get 2-4 impact starters on either side of the ball and augment that w/ a couple FAs that work out, they are back.

I thought that they can maybe go the single/double route in the draft as they had been and get a 3-4 FAs but they really need the kids who are fast, tough smart and will grow up with the organization's philosophy branded into their DNA.

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