Three Little Birds

[tedy hagler]

That is funny. I guess people resent you when you bang good looking chicks.

I think we should have kept Cassel. He had us in a better position last year and I think Brady might be done and happy as a celeb.

 

[TealSox]

Agree with the fact that the Pats need a veteran leader on the defensive side of the ball. Wilfork can't do it while negotiating a new contract, Mayo isn't quite there and Merriweather is likely the closest to it. Bodden and Springs could had lead this secondary and did to some small degree.

I see how Ray Lewis is always pushing his team to perform, being a true leader.

 

[mr3putt]

I do not share the optimism articulated by many here

Offensive coaching staff is an utter disaster and clearly would not adjust to predictable defensive counters to their"schemes" Keep Dante-Fire the rest

Defensively I would agree Pees was hampered by a lack of onfield talent and experience. I do fault him for some repeated passive 10 yard off the wide receiver CB play when holding a lead. No pressure on the opposing QB was a killer in almost all the games. I would prefer a change here too

And now the players.....

Oline
Light- Not playing at a high enough level to justify a starting LT slot
Mankins- A suprising dissapointment considering his contract status
Koppens- Pathetic ( Draft a quality center NOW)
Neals- A true warrior who's chronic injuries may end his carreer
Kaczur- Pathetic (maybe the worst contract extention decision BB ever made)

TE's
Watson- Inconsistant and a pending UFA (Bye Bye Ben)
Baker- Decent blocker but can't get open for key receptions

Slot
Welker- We all pray for him
Edelman- Good potential and shows a lot of guts

WR
Moss- Aging and a head case but still a dangerous deep threat. No bargain at his salary but who would replace him?
Aiken- Worthless (send him back to special teams and keep him there)
Tate- 2 serious knee injuries. Big question mark

RB
Maroney- Had his chance a blew it by commiting key fumbles and missing blocking asignments. I believe BB has finally lost faith. Bye Bye Larry
Faulk- An aging warrior worth keeping for 1 more year
Morris- Brittle and aging (may be gone next year)
Taylor- Gone

QB
Brady was gutsy but showed an alarming tendency to force the ball and picks resulted. In my mind this was a function of a number of factors.
Injuries
Bad OLine play
Horrible and predictable offensive scheme
No 3rd reciever coupled with weak TE play
No consistent running game

Nevertheless his poor decisions cost us big when simple throw aways would have limited the damage

Hoyer- Decent 2nd line QB

D'Line

Wilfolk-A great player that may price himself out of Foxboro
Warren- A good lineman but suffered in Seymore's absence due to added doubleteams
Wright- OK not great Ok
Prior- Good potential
Brace- A 2nd round steaming turd
Burgess- And expensive Jeckyl and Hyde type. Not much to build on there

LB

Thomas- Bye Bye
Mayo- I hope the dropoff was injury related. If not we got serious problems
TBC- A pleasent surprise
Guyton- Weak on the run and pass. Dump him

CB
Springs- Aging and injury prone. Moments of magic surrounded by mediocrity
Bodden- A keeper if BB wants to pay his price
Butler- Raw but has talent. Needs to work on technique
Wheatly- No progress this year. Give him one more shot
Wilhite- I would not let him land at Logan

Safety
Sanders- Overpaid with poor tackling skills. At best a backup
Merriwether- Overhyped route jumper with poor tackling skills
Chung- Showed me nothing.
McGowen-Strong start-faded in the stretch. I don't know what to think

Punter
Hanson- What more need be said

Kicker
Ghost- Good to great kicker. BB will pay a pretty penny to keep him

If this was a transition year then next will be a housecleaning one
Coaches and players should and I beleive will pay the price for this ugly season

IMHO