10-6 will be a remakable season

[Ryan]

10-6 would no doubt be a very admirable season when taking into account the injuries. 11-5 would be amazing. I hope the Pats can make another late-season surge and win out. Snatching the AFC East from the Jets would be too awesome.

 

[Sivy]

Anything less then the best is a compramise.

 

[tombonneau]

Re: 10-6 will be a remakable season.

Only two of those were stompings; two of them were close games that the Pats would normally win (and, if AD had been healthy, they would have won the JEST game, IMO), and very well could have won.

I agree, two were winnable, but they lost. A remarkable team stops 3rd & 15. A remarkable team doesn't let Manning drive the length of the field when he needs a TD.

Unfortunately, there is no column 'Almost.'

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Re: 10-6 will be a remakable season.

I agree, two were winnable, but they lost. A remarkable team stops 3rd & 15. A remarkable team doesn't let Manning drive the length of the field when he needs a TD.

Unfortunately, there is no column 'Almost.'

So I guess we haven't had a remarkable team for several years now.

 

[tombonneau]

Re: 10-6 will be a remakable season.

So I guess we haven't had a remarkable team for several years now.

Not sure what that is supposed to mean. Clearly the 2007 team was remarkable, despite losing the Super Bowl. But the 2005 and 2006 teams were not; however, 2003 & 2004 were. Pretty easy to spot the trend ...

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Re: 10-6 will be a remakable season.

Not sure what that is supposed to mean. Clearly the 2007 team was remarkable, despite losing the Super Bowl. But the 2005 and 2006 teams were not; however, 2003 & 2004 were. Pretty easy to spot the trend ...

You said "A remarkable team stops 3rd & 15. A remarkable team doesn't let Manning drive the length of the field when he needs a TD"

The vaunted 2007 team was unable to stop Manning. QED, un-remarkable by your cited criteria.

I and many others with attention spans exceeding this remarkable decade, regard 10 or more Ws by the depleted 2008 Pats as remarkable.

The trend you refer to is up (2003/4) and down (2005/6) then up (2007) and down (2008) by your measure. The trend is not there.

 

[Kontradiction]

Re: 10-6 will be a remakable season.

2007 - Almost Perfect
2008 - Survival
2009 - The Revenge Tour

That sounds like a really good book and/or cast away type of movie.

EDIT: Now that I think about it, that sounds like The Punisher. And, uh, that movie sucked (except for the fight v.s. "the Russian").

 

[JSn]

Re: 10-6 will be a remakable season.

That sounds like a really good book and/or cast away type of movie.

EDIT: Now that I think about it, that sounds like The Punisher. And, uh, that movie sucked (except for the fight v.s. "the Russian").

It sounds like one of the fake movie preview from Tropic Thunder:

"In a world where they were hated, 53 men...and some practice-squaders and the odd unretired guy...closed ranks and stepped onto the field ONE LAST TIME to emerge victorious and step onto the field one MORE OTHER LAST TIME.

Like a Pigskin Packing Russian Doll, when one player was torn in two, another - albeit smaller and/or less imposing - man took his place until the the final game, when only one man remained. That man, of course, finally gave up his optimism and went home to play Madden '95 on his Super Nintendo."

Yeah, I still need sleep.

 

[PatsFanInVa]

10-6 and the playoffs would be enormously satisfying. 11-5 ditto but moreso.

10-6 no playoffs... call me spoiled but a bit of a let-down.

It's almost like seeing a preview of what we hope is still 7-8 seasons away... the great looming question of what happens when Tom Brady rides off into the sunset. Answer: the team rolls on.

 

[JMarr]

With 4 games to go, I'm going on record saying that 10-6 will be a remarkable season for the Patriots. 11-5 will be amazing.

I can't think of another team in the NFL who could take the injury hits that the Patriots have on both sides of the ball, to key players, and finish above .500. This is not excuse making, it's just stating the facts.

Sure the front office could have done a better job in replacing the CB's that we lost. But even if they had, I don't think we would finish any better record wise.

QB is the most important position on the team and although Cassel has done better that most of us could have hoped for, he's still no Tom Brady. The loss of Rodney really hurt. AD does way more than most fans realize and I think he would have been the difference in the Jets OT loss.

So yes, I get angry and sad over some of these losses. But if this team finishes 10-6 or better, they will have achieved a remarkable season. Just one Homers view.

Very well said. Thanks. I especially agree about Rodney and Adalius. There was some talk that Rodney's departure would be kind of a blessing in disguise in that he was too slow, couldn't cover anymore, and Merriweather would be better as our as full-time SS. Seemed crazy to me at the time and even more so now.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

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It's almost like seeing a preview of what we hope is still 7-8 seasons away... the great looming question of what happens when Tom Brady rides off into the sunset. Answer: the team rolls on.

Great point. For me, if this year proves anything, it proves that BB's teams are not about one player. The Pats might not be 14--2 without Tom Brady, but they have fielded a team that, as Bob Kraft likes to say, is "in contention" for the Playoffs, even without key players. With four weeks to go, the Playoffs are still in reach. They are rolling on.

 

[Pats726]

I agree it has been remarkable...and it is NOT over...

 

[Mack Herron]

The stated goal is to compete each year for a championship. Not making the playoffs, which is where we are, would fall short. The loss to the Jets, especially when all we needed was a stop on third and long, was a big opportunity lost. I will still hope for miracles, but they have shown me no reason to expect any.

 

[PATSNUTme]

Re: 10-6 will be a remakable season.

I agree, two were winnable, but they lost. A remarkable team stops 3rd & 15. A remarkable team doesn't let Manning drive the length of the field when he needs a TD.

Unfortunately, there is no column 'Almost.'

I never said that this would be a "remarkable team", those were your words.

My point is that if the team goes 10-6 or 11-5, it would be a remarkable season and accomplishment considering the injury losses and the parity of the NFL.

 

[BlitzFritz]

Re: 10-6 will be a remakable season.

I never said that this would be a "remarkable team", those were your words.

My point is that if the team goes 10-6 or 11-5, it would be a remarkable season and accomplishment considering the injury losses and the parity of the NFL.

actually, if you look closely, you said it would be a "remakable" season

still, i agree with your intent.

- FRITZ

 

[nepatz11]

I agree 100% with this post. step back for a second. make the playoffs or not it would be a miracle for them to be 10-6 considering they set the NFL record for starter games lost to injury this year.

Yes they lost Brady but they also lost so much more. Imagine if Indy lost Manning, Freeney, Sanders, Addai, Rhodes, their third RB, Their right guard and right tackle for the first half of the year (remember Neal and Kaczur were hurt for most of the early season, A starting cornerback for the season (yes Wheatley was a starter and probably our best CB even as a rookie) and one of their starting d lineman missed several of their games. They would be 4-8 or something terrible like that.

Obviously Im rooting for 11-5 and the playoffs but it is a miracle this team is in contention.

 

[PatsFanSince74]

I agree 100% with this post. step back for a second. make the playoffs or not it would be a miracle for them to be 10-6 considering they set the NFL record for starter games lost to injury this year.

Yes they lost Brady but they also lost so much more. Imagine if Indy lost Manning, Freeney, Sanders, Addai, Rhodes, their third RB, Their right guard and right tackle for the first half of the year (remember Neal and Kaczur were hurt for most of the early season, A starting cornerback for the season (yes Wheatley was a starter and probably our best CB even as a rookie) and one of their starting d lineman missed several of their games. They would be 4-8 or something terrible like that.

Obviously Im rooting for 11-5 and the playoffs but it is a miracle this team is in contention.

I agree with almost everything you say until your last phrase. It's not "a miracle this team is in contention," this team is in contention becasue of the best HC since Lombardi and a group of determined veterans. Miracles have nothing to do with it.

 

[italian pat patriot]

i agree: no doubt but let's see if we can reach 11-5 and get to the play-offs

 

[tombonneau]

Re: 10-6 will be a remakable season.

I never said that this would be a "remarkable team", those were your words.

My point is that if the team goes 10-6 or 11-5, it would be a remarkable season and accomplishment considering the injury losses and the parity of the NFL.

Well, I'm not going to debate semantics, but to me they are one in the same: however you decide to describe a season, you describe the team the same way. Or, to reduce it to an aphorism, a team defines its season.

Today's game was a perfect example of this team & season: it was tough win, made more difficult than it should have been, but wasn't remarkable and won't contribute to a remarkable season. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the win (though not much of the game ...) and still hope the team can get into the playoffs and knock off the Jets in round one.

While that might not make for a remarkable season, it would certainly be satisfying.