Scouse Patriot

Talk about overexaggerating. So much bull ***** in that blog it became rather funny

Getting a little too excited me thinks..

PatsFanJess

Dear Cowboys fan,

Marc Colombo
Greg Ellis
Terry Glenn
Andre Gurode
Kyle Kozier
Terrence Newman
Terrell Owens
Tony Romo ( at 28, apparently he only has 2/3 more years left...better start hoping your coach can win a playoff game )

Love, PatsFanJess

Metaphors

This is the part that baffles me as well.

• AD is one year removed from being the top overall FA on the market. Did people expect him to play on a 1-year contract and then be replaced?
• Vrabel is on the backside of his career but is still highly productive (All-Pro level) and has a top 100 pick being groomed behind him.
• Bruschi isn't a full-time player, splitting minutes with a top 10 pick.
• Harrison isn't a full-time player, splitting minutes with a 1st round pick.

Then he goes on to say:
TEN Kearse 32
TEN Bullock 31
TEN Harper 34
JAX Peterson 32
JAX Spicer 33
JAX Meier 31
CLE McGinest 36
CLE Smith 31
CLE Baxter 30
BUF Schobel 31
BUF Stroud 30
BUF Denney 31

I imagine you would find a similar number of over-30 players on every defense in the league. As you say, that is just good balance between experience and youth.

IcyPatriot

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NEPatriot

It's his 'Fantasy Report'. The author is Number 22. How pathetic is that.?

HEY BRO! WHAT UP?

Didin't you guys know, if the Pats go 15-1, their in a decline .

Losing Samuel may hurt, but it wasn't as bad when Ty Law went down with a season ending injury. I like Samuel but he isn't Ty Law. Gay on the other hand, I'm glad he is gone. Ignorant people will think Gay was a signifigant loss just because he was on a 16-0 team. Gay was torched on a regular basis by the likes of Greg Lewis for 2 td's and Steve Smith catching first down after first down in the superbowl. I'm positive that Wheatley will be an upgrade at nickel if he isn't in the starting lineup. I'm also excited about Fernando Bryant getting a chance to start as well. This defense needs new blood and better athletes.

Actually, Mayo's stock skyrocketed the night before the draft because teams were revealing who they wanted. The Lions really wanted Mayo at 19 and the draft was so weak that the Pats couldn't trade out again. Wasn't Mankins a reach too?

That is why they drafted Kevin O'Connell in the third round. Their recievers aren't that old. Welker and Gaffney are 3 years from 30 and Chad Jackson is 23. Maroney has yet to impress you? Watch the playoffs again. Look at his yards per carry during the season. He didn't get many touches but he made the most of them. Regarding Stallworth, I'm a big fan of his and he seems like a guy you want in your locker room. However, Chad Jackson should be able to fill his roll. Lastly, their O-line isn't that old.


In the end, I can't believe this person would actually waste their time writing this article. There are flaws in every arguement they make. I might be wrong, but the Pats will be a better team next season. They have more youth and speed with their LB's and secondary. Mayo is that sideline to sideline LB that the Pats desperately needed and may make a Patrick Willis type impact. Hobson provides more speed and Bruschi should benefit from that as well. Merriweather is in his second season and I believe he will contribute a lot more to the defense. I like the additions of Bryant, Webster (if he can stay healthy), Tank Williams (if he can stay healthy) and the drafting of Wheatley and Whilite. That sounds a hell of a lot better than relying on Randall Gay in the slot (who was average at best) and Asante Samuel who had his lapses like everyone else. On offense, I believe the Pats won't change a thing and won't miss a beat that Stallworth is gone. Watson will come back healthy, Gaffney knows the offense very well, Welker is a beast in the slot, David Thomas will be an excellent backup TE and Chad Jackson will have a great season. Although some of the Pats backup RB's may be aging, Maroney is a stud in the making and the Pats may be able to sign Kevin Jones.

The Pats will finish 13-3 to 14-2, win the AFC East and win the AFC once again. Do you really think that the Bills, Titans and Browns are a threat to the Colts, Chargers and Patriots? Don't get me wrong, I like what the Browns are doing and their on their way up, but they don't stand a chance against the three best teams I listed above.

pats1

This is absolutely hilarious. The guy responded to the message I sent him (see above):

My response back:

jmt57

Consider the source. I checked the author's previous posts. Apparently he had not written for about football for a while because he has been busy on another site reviewing video games. He also writes fantasy football advice - after finishing last season with an 8-9 record.

One good thing about the internet is that everybody has an opportunity to voice their opinion. One bad thing about the internet is that so many poorly formed opinions are accepted as fact.


Edit: It just occured to me that there is probably a link between the FoxSports author's fixation with the unresearched myth that the Pats are old and video games. He also writes elsewhere that he is a big gamer, writing reviews of video games. I recall a post a few months back where somebody said that the Pats needed to draft a QB because Tom Brady was over the hill and would be done in a couple of years, leading to the end of the Patriots' dynasty. Eventually it came out that the person writing that opinion was basing that opinion on the Madden video game, where player's talents drop off dramatically after age 30.

For every Mike Reiss and Shalise Manza Young, the internet also provides us with folks unable to make the distinction between the NFL, fantasy football, and Madden '08.