Priorities into next year
 

Before I get trashed for giving up, the fact is even if the Pats sneak into the playoffs, they are nowhere near good enough to seriously compete-mentally just as much as physically. With that said lets talk about the work that needs to be done. First, players that need to go: Gaffney, Woods, O neal and please get whatever you can for Cassel. I think a LT is needed in fa or the draft, plus a safety and a corner for the love of god.

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im not going to trash you. we were pretty bad today and didnt look like a playoff team. steelers are good though, beat us up pretty good. hopefully we can make a run the next four games and beat up on the Seahawks, Raiders, Cards and Bills. Its definitely possible we go 4-0 and likely we go 3-1 leaving us 11-5 or 10-6...missing the playoffs at both of these numbers is possible, and with our Conference record, likely. All we can do is play and win, we cant control what the Ravens or Colts do.

As for next year, I would think Defense would be our #1 priority, and with 3 picks in the top 50, I would go CB at #1, then LB and S in the second. Doubt we will get a First for Cassel, but if we could that would be great. Pick up a OL in there or OLB/DE Hybrid.

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Honestly ill be happy with a young stud pass rusher in the draft and a good corner. Hell how bout a saftey while were at it...

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I agree with you all the way. It hurts to think how weak the AFC is this year if we Only had Brady.
Defense and more defense is what we need next year.
Maroney,Watson and All-Pro Seymore need to go imo.
Get a solid OL/TE and a power RB and go all defense with the rest imo.

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fellas I trust in BB&SP on the needs we need.....we have alot of injures for key players.....I know call me a homer......we nee3d some db,ol,dl,and lb...

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We've been wanting a real LT so Light can move to RT for years, it never happens.

And, yeah, we need two good CB and two more safeties (one if Sanders re-signs AS A BACKUP).

And a real WR to replace Gaffney.

And one real TE.

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a bigger problem is that up and down the roster, this team has gotten less physical on both sides of the ball.........the pats players take many more hits than they deliver

yeah, sure it helps to have more of the regulars, but it seems like under BB, the new players are schooled so much for technique and scheme, that they forget their toughness somewhere

the pats of past years were much more physical with opposing players......

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i'd agree, the giants have becoem what we use to be.

we need some bad attitude players

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Bingo.
We have a winner. We don't have any MEAN playes on defense anymore who give that big hit. With Rodney; when he hit you, you went down. We need to get more Nasty. Not dirty but meaner.

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Well, the DL is of that physicality, but in this scheme they tend to prove it negatively, by not being knocked backwards by double teams -- more than they prove it by walloping the other guys.

Vrabel is still pretty tough -- how often do guys run through his tackles? How often does he get blown up by blockers? (ALL LBs get blown up occasionally -- that's the blockers' job on many plays, and they get paid too, and they're often stronger.)