NePatriots

Would you guys mind giving a critique to my latest article? Stuff I missed?

http://www.nepatriotsdraft.com/2008/...sons-19-0.html

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JSn

Good job. I don't believe in jinxes and all that (not since the Blue Jays couldn't three-peat even with me wearing my lucky hat) and I say we should go ahead and root for a perfect season.

Do you think Brady or Moss or even Peyton or LT are great because they set their sights on above average? No, it's because they set their sights on being the best they can be. And for NE fans that means we're about a minute short of 19-0 and a Lombardi. Is it wrong to set our sights that high? No way.

Good little article and thanks for helping another football-less day go by with a little zip.

hambone1818

Nice read and all, I don't want to sound like I didn't like it...however, at the top you said 'Why will this year be different?' With the exception of a few points (#19,17 and 15) these items were all in place last season. For example, you cite Tom Brady, which is all well and good. But he had one of the two or three best seasons ever at the QB position. Unless you believe he'll be even BETTER this season (which, as much as I love him, probably won't happen) then I don't see how citing Tom Brady helps support your claim that this team will do what last years team couldn't (namely, go undefeated).

As I said, it was a nice read, but when you establish a theme for an article at the top you're setting an expectation for the audience. Maybe if you had just said "here are 19 reason why this team will go undefeated" instead of "Why will this year be different?"

Hopefully that all makes sense.

RayClay

Looks like you missed a whole season.

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BadMoFo

I think the only reasons of these that show how this season will be different from last year are NFL schedule and less distractions.

signbabybrady

Chad Jack, the health of Seymour, and the youth movement are other reasons valid too. I imagine when he says get Morris back he means have him healthy for the year. Some of the reasons are jsut status quo but some are reasons why this team could be better.

A better list would be why the Pats wont be as good and the only two things I can think of are Asante and Newtons Law what goes up must come down (but it doesn't have to come down this year just that it will at some point)

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NePatriots

Thanks for the critiques guys -- I agree that many of the things are status quo, but the status quo got us 18-1, we didn't need to change much.

Health on both lines, morris back, emergence of CJackson, Youth at LB, Schedule, and fewer distractions seems like a few valid points anyway.

Thanks for reading.

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MrBigglesWorth

the biggest concern should be... what's with the choke job the coaching staff had in the superbowl and will it happen again?

this should be the "Let's not let Brady get hammered in the Superbowl campaign"

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MrBigglesWorth

is Neal back to full strength?

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scrambler85

In the fewer distractions category, I think the undefeated season would also be less of a distaction this year than last year. You know, a been there, done that kind of thing.

No mention of the kicking team? I guess when you're blowing out the competition you don't kick field goals or punt for that matter.

The "NFL" link on item 19 goes to a Wes Welker football card on Amazon.com. I think there's a typo in there somewhere.