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We saw a team last year that was 2-14 in the colts managed to get to the postseason this year with a rookie QB and played Baltimore actually better the the Pats did...the Colts were playing out of their minds all season for their ill Head Coach and produced a nice season.
The Ravens had not one,but two emotions going into the playoffs...one for their dead owner Modell and one for their leader on the field and in the locker room Ray Lewis.
For the past few years the Pats have lit up the scoreboard and some double digit wins in the regular season,but for some reason they fall flat and emotionless sometime during the playoffs,whether its the Super Bowl or beforehand,you can't win titles if you don't play hard 60 minutes and in every playoff game and I think a lot has to do with lack of urgency on the team as a whole at some point after they get in the tournament...it happens with young rosters.
Until this team gets a 'leader' on defense that shows fire and poise like Rodney and Bruschi showed and gets them into playing as one close unit with urgency and purpose...the team is probably looking ahead to similar fate in future years as the Brady/Belichick years start to dwindle down to its finale,there needs to be some kind of moral support from a true leader,especially on defense.
We have the talent...however leadership in key areas remains the problem and titles will become hard to obtain until someone steps forward.
The Ravens had not one,but two emotions going into the playoffs...one for their dead owner Modell and one for their leader on the field and in the locker room Ray Lewis.
For the past few years the Pats have lit up the scoreboard and some double digit wins in the regular season,but for some reason they fall flat and emotionless sometime during the playoffs,whether its the Super Bowl or beforehand,you can't win titles if you don't play hard 60 minutes and in every playoff game and I think a lot has to do with lack of urgency on the team as a whole at some point after they get in the tournament...it happens with young rosters.
Until this team gets a 'leader' on defense that shows fire and poise like Rodney and Bruschi showed and gets them into playing as one close unit with urgency and purpose...the team is probably looking ahead to similar fate in future years as the Brady/Belichick years start to dwindle down to its finale,there needs to be some kind of moral support from a true leader,especially on defense.
We have the talent...however leadership in key areas remains the problem and titles will become hard to obtain until someone steps forward.