Re: Are we not as far as we originallly thought?
2 years away? The Pats lost 6 games this year. 3 of them could have been turned on 1 play! And the Houston game they didn't try 100%. So they were actually extremely close to being 14-2.
Obviously, there are some items of concern that need to be corrected - like pass rush, depth at WR and LB, fading in the 2nd half, leadership void, etc. And I'm sure they won't fix all of them in 1 offseason. But they're definitely not 2 years away.
So, pretty much all year I felt like we were two years away from truly competing again. And I know teams always look a little sloppy in the Super Bowl for many reasons, but after watching tonight's game I couldn't help but feel we aren't as far from the top as I originally thought we were. One very good offseason and we're right back in it.
Of course a great offseason consists of: 1) keeping Wilfork here; 2) bringing another good wr to town; 3) drafting two starting outside linebackers; and 4) drafting a possible starting defensive end
2 years away? The Pats lost 6 games this year. 3 of them could have been turned on 1 play! And the Houston game they didn't try 100%. So they were actually extremely close to being 14-2.
Obviously, there are some items of concern that need to be corrected - like pass rush, depth at WR and LB, fading in the 2nd half, leadership void, etc. And I'm sure they won't fix all of them in 1 offseason. But they're definitely not 2 years away.