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I've seen a few different spellings of Gostkowski so far, but not this one:
AFC East preview: Don't believe Patriots on wane
Aug. 21, 2006
By Pete Prisco
CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer
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[/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] For some reason, we love to pick apart sports dynasties, waiting for them to come unraveled.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] It happens with all the great teams. Eventually, they stop being great, and as they slowly move from top, the vultures move in, tearing the carcass to shreds, bit by bit. [/FONT]
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[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica]This spring and summer it has become trendy to do that to the New England Patriots, searching for ways to convince oneself that they are no longer the same team that won three Super Bowls in the past five years, the team that won the AFC East in 2005.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Too much attrition, the doubters say. And they've had too many coaching losses the past couple of years.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] Moreover, the Miami Dolphins are coming fast, winning their last six games in 2005, acquiring a franchise quarterback in Daunte Culpepper to go with their hot head coach Nick Saban.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] This looked to be the right time to seize the AFC East from the Patriots.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] [/FONT] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica] It all sounds good, but it's not true.
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I've seen a few different spellings of Gostkowski so far, but not this one:
Biggest offseason move: Letting Vinatieri go in free agency is a risky move. But the Patriots didn't want to overpay to keep him. They will go with either veteran Martin Gramatica or rookie Stephen Gratkowski.
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