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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Scratch off the 49ers with the Superbowl being in San Francisco next year! They'll have to beat all odds just make it there! I like a New England vs GB or Dallas SB next year!I'm calling it now Super Bowl 50 Patriots Vs Packers, maybe Patriots vs 49ers
I think a lot of weight has come off Brady and Belichick with number 4.
I know I might be getting ahead of myself but I just can't help to think that we might actually pull it off, assuming that Revis & McCourty comes back...but with Mayo & Easley coming back next season, along with our fierce defense, we could really be unstoppable!! With the draft to continue to add on as well!! Which brings me to my next point...I think we need and can afford to make a big splash in this upcoming draft...I'm talking, a lights out/big play receiver
In order:
OL - Every game with Kline out there is a tremendous risk (He did well against Ravens and Colts though). Upgrade to the interior OL is absolutely needed. Hopefully we get lucky and an immediate starter falls in via the draft, Stork keeps developing, and Connolly can be affordably kept.
DL - I will be fine if Ayers and Branch are resigned (Ayers' situation is harder). We can only hope Easly improves, but I still see a necessity for another player there, specially considering Wilfork's age. I'm fine standing pat at DT if Branch re-signs. I agree that Ayers is less likely to be affordable, and that we're dangerously short on edge rushers without him. That's how he came to be on the team in the first place.
RB - Only Blount, Gray and the rookie that was taken from Carolina are under contract. And Bolden. Although we were able to win it all without running plays all that much, I don't think we would have won without Vereen. The Redmond/Faulk/Woodhead/Vereen position is pretty crucial on the Pats.
LB depth - Mayo is a puzzling piece of Patriots offseason. Should we keep him and his big salary, even though our team didn't miss him? Still, I am not confident with any player that is behind Collins and Hightower in the roster. Mayo is quite valuable, although I recall that some years he used to come off the field in sub.
Safety - We only need to resign McCourty to be fine. Still, if that doesn't happen, i would be very afraid of having only Chung, T. Wilson and Harmon. McCourty to Harmon would be a major downgrade.
WR - Amendola got his s*** together and was trully clutch in the play offs. He is expensive though. Even if we were to retain him, I feel like there's room for improvement at this position (Edelman is the only one who would be borderline impossible to improve). If Dobson can get rid of whatever thing that has possessed him this season, I would already be very satisfied. I think Amendola can make more money elsewhere, more's the pity.
My thoughts in bold, including a reminder that J. R. Redmond was crucial to the Pats' first Super Bowl victory.
That and keep Revis, Browner, McCourty and actually go out and get another lockdown corner to play slot since our 4th DB (Arrington) almost cost us the SB.
That and keep Revis, Browner, McCourty and actually go out and get another lockdown corner to play slot since our 4th DB (Arrington) almost cost us the SB.
1) Gotta keep Gronk healthy
Way too early, but they are a perennial favorite to win the division.
First, they have to assemble the team (FA, draft, trades).
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