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Pats726 · 11-13-2006, 05:32 AM

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Originally Posted by SoonerPatriot

Either they buck up and get better or it goes into a sprial. I think 13-3 is a real possibility. I also think 9-7 or 8-8 is a real possibility. We're at a cross roads. Who knows which way it goes. That's part of the excitement (and dissapointment) of a season.

I don't think 8-8 is a possibility or even 9-7...There should be concern..but not the over the top sky is falling mode.

***pats1*** · 11-13-2006, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Seymour93

The problem is, this isn't the EXACT same roster as we've had in the past. Too many of the old guard have left, and many of the replacements simply aren't good enough.

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Originally Posted by SoonerPatriot

I concur. I'm sick of hearing about the 5-5 mid-season mark in 2001. Who cares. It's no more relevant to this year's squad than the terds my dog drops in my backyard.

Either they buck up and get better or it goes into a sprial. I think 13-3 is a real possibility. I also think 9-7 or 8-8 is a real possibility. We're at a cross roads. Who knows which way it goes. That's part of the excitement (and dissapointment) of a season.

My concerns
Brady - He's not handling defensive pressure like he once did.

Injuries - This team isn't overcoming them like it used to.

Satisfaction - I worry a lot of guys on this team are satisfied with what they've accomplished and aren't particulary hungry anymore.

...funny how these are the same classical "sky is falling fans." Don't act like you haven't been like this before.

***Patters*** · 11-13-2006, 06:23 AM

Yeah, I'm worried. We played with a hint of desperation against the Colts, making me suspect that BB is a little worried about the team, and now we came out totally flat against the Jets. I worry that BB has built such an insular world that no new ideas get through to him. Both the Jets and Colts used some fresh ideas to fight the Patriots and were successful. We come out with the same old thing. The Pats lack imagination right now, not talent.