scott99

Ladies & gentlemen,

With all the whining and complaining going on around here, you'd think our team was 4-10 instead of 10-4. There are some amazing facts out there, that I don't think people realize.

There are 32 NFL teams, and after after 14 games for each team, there are only 5, repeat FIVE teams with 10 wins. The Pats are one of them.

The Pats are 3rd overall in points against (Behind Baltimore & Chicago). This is an amazing fact considering all the defensive injuries.

Of the 32 NFL teams, only 7 teams have scored more points than us. This too is an amazing fact, considering the perception by most Pats fans that our offense is horrendous. Sure, I wish our offense was better (my only complaint is how they play against good teams), and agree with some of the complaints posted here at Patsfans, but #7 out of 32 sure aint bad.

On a side note, I'm a huge Maroney fan, but I think our rookie of the year is Stephen Gostkowski. He's 17 for 21 on FG's (81%), 2 of those so called misses were blocked kicks. So the one's he's actually kicked towards the goal posts, he's only missed 2 all year. He's also 36 for 36 on extra points, that's 87 points for the season, on pace for a possible 100 point rookie season. Guess who's the last Pats rookie kicker to score 100 points, that's right, Adam Vinitieri. The Gost sure has answered a lot of questions, and is well worth the 4th round pick. Gostkowski has 87 points, Vinitieri has 88 going in to the SD game.

Box_O_Rocks

Isn't it funny how people were so down on Gostkowski to start the season and also down on BB for not letting him kick in some situations early on - looks like BB and Seeley knew what they wanted to do to bring along the rookie and allow him to develop out from under AV's shadow.

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edgecy

Yes, exactly. People, we are 10-4 with a rash of injuries. We have 2 games lead over NY Jets, our closest competitor. Not to mention we play in the HARDEST division in the NFL. The 4th rank team in AFC East is 6-8, the next closest is 5-9 from NFC East. Despite all this we are in great shape, and I truly believe that we could still play for a 3rd seed with Ind having to play Bengals and Miami, and SD to play Kansas City and Seattle.

Kdo5

Unfortunately, even if Gostkowski, ends up with more points than Vinatieri, people will still say we made a big mistake letting him go...

edgecy

Let them have their say. Gost has exceeded my expectation and I am glad we have him. 12 out of the last 13. He's kicking well as we head into the playoff and that's all it matters.

PATSNUTme

The whining will continue because that's all some people know how ot do.

We are now 10-4 with two tough road game ahead. We will get Big Vince, Watson, Maroney and Rodney back. I still like our chances of being 12-4. Barring any other key injuries, we will make a run for the big prize. Can any fan ask for more at this time of the year?

BelichickFan

The whiners need to talk to Woody, McGinnest, Givens, even Branch, and see what it's like on the other side. This is a pretty good place to be.

Michael

I call it Borges syndrome.

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BradfordPatsFan

This team's record will be no worse w/o Givens, McGinnist, AV, and Branch than it was with them last year. Go figure.

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Kdo5

Speaking of ole Deion, I just saw that Caldwell has more receptions then him.....wtf!

Well Deion has more TD's and yards but none the less, Deion isnt exactly worth the money given to him. Maybe around where he is getting but still...