TinhWoodhead

Obviously this team could use this bye, but this bye reminded me of the late 90's Patriots team going into a bye week with a 6-2 record after blowing out the Phoenix Cardinals in AZ, the following week I think we lost(?). Luckily this year its "only" the Bills.

jmt57

On one hand you don't want to kill any momentum you may have but on the other hand with all the injuries the Pats have had the last couple of weeks (plus the flu) having the bye week now is probably as close to perfect timing as you could ask for. Having it literally in mid-season is nice too, as opposed to say week four, for example.

On a side note I recall one year when there was an odd number of teams in the league (I think when the second version of the Cleveland Browns got a franchise), which meant there was no way every team could play every week; the Pats ended up having a bye in week one!

KontradictioN

You can hate the bye week all you want, but this team desperately needs one. They are horribly banged up.

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Tunescribe

Amazing how quickly the first half went. It's now an eight-game season, folks.

I actually like this particular bye week, especially after clobbering the Rams. It'll be nice to relax on Sunday for a change.

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Danger Zone

Cant agree more. This particular bye is coming at the perfect time for us.

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Uncle Rico

I think most teams would be happy with a week 9 bye most seasons. This is a perfect spot for this team to take a step back, heal a little and assess and coach. I think it will be nice to get some classroom time with all these young guys on D.

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chris_in_sunnyvale

1999. 6-2 (two plays from 8-0) flipped to 2-6, but the signs were there in the 1st half that things could derail quickly...Bledsoe was getting clobbered.

I wouldn't compare that team that quit on Pete Carroll with this one.

Regards,
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MUFC7

Texans, 2x the Dolphins, SF are left on the schedule so I think the bye week is perfectly timed.

PatsWickedPissah

No wonder after inheriting these quitters BB took 2000 on the chin at 5-12 and then wholesale replaced the locker room losers with his old FAs in 2001.

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Patjew

This season has been so stressful that I need the bye.

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