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your time line is a little screwy...last year was the first year of the so-called "rebuild on the fly"'.
Brady was injured in the first game of the 2008 season, which has ZERO to do with "acceptable".
2009 they limped into the playoffs, the Ravens beat them down fair and square and Brady left the frozen tundra of the Razor battered and bruised. That was no "rebuilding", that was attrition taking its toll.
Last season they overachieved for a team with zero pass rush...which led to a major overhaul this season. After 8 games , there is ONE thread that permeates throughtout the entire organization...offense, defense and special teams...critical breakdowns in performance at crucial points in the game. Where the Pats used to OWN those 4 or 5 plays the lead to victory, now they WATCH opponents make them. Start with Brady...today he did ENOUGH to eke out the win but he SHOULD have never allowed the game to be in such a precarious position in the first place. He was erratic.WHY????? That is a question I'd like answered'
Gostkowski missed a FG from inside 30 yards...I do not give a crap who wants to make excuses....THOSE kicks have to be 100% on a team that considers itself a contender. I can see a miss from 45 yards out...but a near extra point??what the hell was HE focused on during that play?
The Pats take a lead and are a minute and a half away from victory...at which point, there is a string of brutal lapses in proper technique leading not to a tying field goal, which is bad enough..but the winning TD...THAT is the mark of a BAD team, especially when they do this on their own field.
There's something out of whack with this team. They SAY they're practicing hard...they say they're focused...they SAY all the right things we've all come to expect...but the performances, for the most part, have been erratic since game one.
Perhaps this team is learning to lose instead of preparing to win.
Brady was injured in the first game of the 2008 season, which has ZERO to do with "acceptable".
2009 they limped into the playoffs, the Ravens beat them down fair and square and Brady left the frozen tundra of the Razor battered and bruised. That was no "rebuilding", that was attrition taking its toll.
Last season they overachieved for a team with zero pass rush...which led to a major overhaul this season. After 8 games , there is ONE thread that permeates throughtout the entire organization...offense, defense and special teams...critical breakdowns in performance at crucial points in the game. Where the Pats used to OWN those 4 or 5 plays the lead to victory, now they WATCH opponents make them. Start with Brady...today he did ENOUGH to eke out the win but he SHOULD have never allowed the game to be in such a precarious position in the first place. He was erratic.WHY????? That is a question I'd like answered'
Gostkowski missed a FG from inside 30 yards...I do not give a crap who wants to make excuses....THOSE kicks have to be 100% on a team that considers itself a contender. I can see a miss from 45 yards out...but a near extra point??what the hell was HE focused on during that play?
The Pats take a lead and are a minute and a half away from victory...at which point, there is a string of brutal lapses in proper technique leading not to a tying field goal, which is bad enough..but the winning TD...THAT is the mark of a BAD team, especially when they do this on their own field.
There's something out of whack with this team. They SAY they're practicing hard...they say they're focused...they SAY all the right things we've all come to expect...but the performances, for the most part, have been erratic since game one.
Perhaps this team is learning to lose instead of preparing to win.
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