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Ladies & gentlemen,
With all the whining and complaining going on around here, you'd think our team was 4-10 instead of 10-4. There are some amazing facts out there, that I don't think people realize.
There are 32 NFL teams, and after after 14 games for each team, there are only 5, repeat FIVE teams with 10 wins. The Pats are one of them.
The Pats are 3rd overall in points against (Behind Baltimore & Chicago). This is an amazing fact considering all the defensive injuries.
Of the 32 NFL teams, only 7 teams have scored more points than us. This too is an amazing fact, considering the perception by most Pats fans that our offense is horrendous. Sure, I wish our offense was better (my only complaint is how they play against good teams), and agree with some of the complaints posted here at Patsfans, but #7 out of 32 sure aint bad.
On a side note, I'm a huge Maroney fan, but I think our rookie of the year is Stephen Gostkowski. He's 17 for 21 on FG's (81%), 2 of those so called misses were blocked kicks. So the one's he's actually kicked towards the goal posts, he's only missed 2 all year. He's also 36 for 36 on extra points, that's 87 points for the season, on pace for a possible 100 point rookie season. Guess who's the last Pats rookie kicker to score 100 points, that's right, Adam Vinitieri. The Gost sure has answered a lot of questions, and is well worth the 4th round pick. Gostkowski has 87 points, Vinitieri has 88 going in to the SD game.
With all the whining and complaining going on around here, you'd think our team was 4-10 instead of 10-4. There are some amazing facts out there, that I don't think people realize.
There are 32 NFL teams, and after after 14 games for each team, there are only 5, repeat FIVE teams with 10 wins. The Pats are one of them.
The Pats are 3rd overall in points against (Behind Baltimore & Chicago). This is an amazing fact considering all the defensive injuries.
Of the 32 NFL teams, only 7 teams have scored more points than us. This too is an amazing fact, considering the perception by most Pats fans that our offense is horrendous. Sure, I wish our offense was better (my only complaint is how they play against good teams), and agree with some of the complaints posted here at Patsfans, but #7 out of 32 sure aint bad.
On a side note, I'm a huge Maroney fan, but I think our rookie of the year is Stephen Gostkowski. He's 17 for 21 on FG's (81%), 2 of those so called misses were blocked kicks. So the one's he's actually kicked towards the goal posts, he's only missed 2 all year. He's also 36 for 36 on extra points, that's 87 points for the season, on pace for a possible 100 point rookie season. Guess who's the last Pats rookie kicker to score 100 points, that's right, Adam Vinitieri. The Gost sure has answered a lot of questions, and is well worth the 4th round pick. Gostkowski has 87 points, Vinitieri has 88 going in to the SD game.