The bye was really important for this team. They have all kinds of players fighting through injuries, including some of the most important guys on the team. Click here to see this past week's injury report prior to the Dolphins game:
Patriots Injury Report: Gronk, Mankins, Talib Among 20 ‘Questionable’ Against Dolphins « CBS Boston
I mean, some really key guys need more time to get to full health:
Gronk
Vollmer
Talib
Dennard
Jones
Connolly
Hernandez
Hightower
Even Brady has been dinged up. The two weeks should do all these guys a world of good. The one major worry is Ninkovich.
But if this team can be at full strength health-wise, they should be very, very tough to handle. And the two weeks off should be just what the doctor ordered.
Patriots Injury Report: Gronk, Mankins, Talib Among 20 ‘Questionable’ Against Dolphins « CBS Boston
I mean, some really key guys need more time to get to full health:
Gronk
Vollmer
Talib
Dennard
Jones
Connolly
Hernandez
Hightower
Even Brady has been dinged up. The two weeks should do all these guys a world of good. The one major worry is Ninkovich.
But if this team can be at full strength health-wise, they should be very, very tough to handle. And the two weeks off should be just what the doctor ordered.