Pats favored by 5 vs the Dolphins

rochrist said:

Pretty sure that's covering just about everything except the QB.

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TE wasn't mentioned. Besides:

The oline is a question mark
The dline is a question mark
The linebackers are a question mark
The secondary is a question mark
The RBs are a question mark
The WR are a question mark

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Which one of those is not a question mark?

I hope the Pats can avoid the slow starts they got off to in too many games last year.

With the improved receiving group, there is no excuse for a sputtering offense so hopefully we don't see inconsistent play for 3 quarters followed by Brady having to pull a quasi-miracle late in the game.

The one thing that I want to see is proof that our defensive front can consistently stop the run.

(1) Whatever plans we had for Kelly and Armstead at the start of the offseason have gone completely sideways, (2) injured Siliga and Jones haven't played a snap in weeks,(3) Wilfork still hasn't convinced me that he's back to form, (4) we haven't seen Mayo or Easley at all, and (5) BB has been picking up every healthy interior lineman off the waiver wire that he can put his hands on.

The team looks good, on balance. But I think there's still room for some reasonable doubt on the defensive interior.

If I'm the Dolphins, I go right at them and see how the duct tape is holding up.

rookBoston said:

The one thing that I want to see is proof that our defensive front can consistently stop the run.

(1) Whatever plans we had for Kelly and Armstead at the start of the offseason have gone completely sideways, (2) injured Siliga and Jones haven't played a snap in weeks,(3) Wilfork still hasn't convinced me that he's back to form, (4) we haven't seen Mayo or Easley at all, and (5) BB has been picking up every healthy interior lineman off the waiver wire that he can put his hands on.

The team looks good, on balance. But I think there's still room for some reasonable doubt on the defensive interior.

If I'm the Dolphins, I go right at them and see how the duct tape is holding up.

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I think that Wilfork has convinced most that he's in the best shape in years, to be honest.

I agree that is definitely the area that probably concerns most. Hopefully, they step up and show their improvement.

If you think you can beat Tom Brady in the 2014 NFL running the ball, Bill Belichick would probably say, "Oh lordie, puhleaze don't throw me in that briar patch..."

Deus Irae said:

TE wasn't mentioned. Besides:

Which one of those is not a question mark?

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Dues is NOT laying the points it seems. But is he here with any betting advice? Or just another over on the posts total?

Brady_to_Moss said:

I will be at work so it will take away some nerves....may have to drink at work..that's ok right?

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Depends on the job. Salesmen do it all the time.

PP2 said:

Cheesy headline of the day: "Celtics aren't the only team worried about the Miami heat."

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Nobodies worried about the Miami Heat anymore (sorry Kontra).

pdangle said:

Dues is NOT laying the points it seems. But is he here with any betting advice? Or just another over on the posts total?

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Every team has questions. If the weather was going to be cooler and less humid, I'd be all over this line.

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Deus Irae said:

Every team has questions.

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Not to mention if sports talk hosts didn't have questions in some areas, what the hell would they talk about?

Sicilian said:

Not to mention if sports talk hosts didn't have questions in some areas, what the hell would they talk about?

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Their adult acne?

shmessy said:

Their adult acne?

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That's a fifteen minute topic, TOPS.