So let's just recap this Patriots season so far, shall we?

[Armen Da Pats Fan]

So let's just recap this Patriots season so far, shall we?

They lost and/or jettisoned 4 of their 5 top receivers before the season even began (Welker, Lloyd, Branch, Hernandez)...

They have lost key playmakers on offense to injury (Vereen - 1 game played; Gronkowski - 0 games played; Amendola - 3 games played)

They have depended on a basically an all rookie receivers corps, with no tight end to speak of, although Michael H has been decent in spots...

On defense, they have lost two of their three best defensive players to season ending injuries (Wilfork & Mayo) and the third one could be out for an extended period with a hip injury (Talib)...

They have lost Tommy Kelly, their second best defensive lineman (with apologies to Chandler Jones), to injury for an undisclosed stretch...

And yet, here they sit @ 5-1 in first place in the AFC East, with three pretty winable games coming up before the bye week (@ Jets, Dolphins & Steelers @ home).

It is not a stretch to think they could be 7-2 or 8-1 @ the bye...

And yet, I still find people out there who think that Tom Brady is NOT among the top 3 QBs in the league and Bill Belichick is NOT perhaps the greatest coach of all time, executing the most amazing coaching job of his career with this team.

I just don't know what to say to those people, frankly.

 

[DarrylS]

Neither do I, the "ain't it awful" crowd are fed the pablum of sports talk radio, and unfortunately they forget they can think also...

Before this recent set of injuries, thought that BB was probably engaged in his greatest coaching feat of all time.. now it has been confirmed.

 

[Wax Frog]

Just tell 'em Armen Da Pats Fan wantsa set 'em straight, pally, real nice an' gentle like, see?