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Agreed with 1,000% - Homers don't see reality
Our defense has had virtually NO SERIOUS pass rusher since Willie Mac left
Rosevelt Colvin and Adalius Thomas say hi
Our secondary when guys got injured used to be filled in with guys from the streets that contributed enough to keep the offenses in check - Nowadays this secondary has way too many has beens and also-rans to make it a formidable one
Good point, but what you're failing to account for is that that was before Polian threw his hissyfit and the league decided to make it easier to pass. Not saying that that makes it okay, but I doubt that the timing is a coincidence, and CBs across the league haven't looked as good since. Belichick is in the process of addressing this, though.
Our BIGGEST concern to fill some holes this offseason has to start and probably end with some nice aquisitions to the backfieLd,Which of course is the cornerback position - even Hobbs is not a certified lock on his side IMO.
I expect some FA action and at least 2 picks on draft day to be in the cornerback area and for a good look at a pass rushing specialist,otherwise this team will never win another SB Title in the near future - Brady or no Brady
Going to go ahead and strongly disagree here. The draft picks that you're talking about happened last year. Wheatley showed a lot of promise before his injury, and Wilhite was starting by the end of the year. The Pats will definitely bring in some new guys to compete, through draft and/or FA, but, assuming some progress from Wilhite and Wheatley, I'm not sure that that's a major need right now. OLB and another starting safety opposite Meriweather should be the priorities, as well as an ILB to ease the load on Bruschi (which could end up being Vrabel).
As far as how good the defense really is, once again- a lot of you people are so spoiled that you've lost perspective completely. With a healthy Brady, the Pats probably would have won the SB this year. Seriously, who was going to beat them? The Cardinals? Steelers? Ravens?
They're one elite playmaker away from being a dominant defense, and, as of now, are very good at everything except takeaways. Granted, that's a very important aspect, and it needs to be addressed in the form of a better pass rush and an upgrade at safety, but the Pats are a very good defense as is. Anyone who points to the fact that we lost in an AFCCG and a Super Bowl is ignoring the fact that it was good enough to get us to an AFCCG and a Super Bowl. Once you're there, **** can happen, and that doesn't mean that you have to blow up your entire team and start over.
The really funny thing, I guess, is that of all the people on this thread saying that we need to overhaul everything, do you feel the same way if Tyree doesn't make a miracle, 1-in-1000 catch off of his helmet? That's the kind of margin that decides Super Bowls, but it shouldn't decide how to build a team and when to blow it up. That kind of small-picture, knee-jerk, completely irrational reaction is exactly why we have dumb threads full of dumb ideas, with this one being exhibit 1A.
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