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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Now that we've all had a full decade to recover, I think it's time for the Pats to try and make Don Shula crap his pants again (if he isn't already at that stage of his life). Whether the Pats re-sign Hightower and keep Butler or not, they're going to be a real badass team in 2017.
couldn't care less about 19-0, it's about championships..boy some are spoiled
Could care less about Shula's bowel habits, he probably already is in "Depends" anyways. Building a team for the Tournament is what all of this is all about..
The OL, with another year of development with Scarneccia, should be improved. Brady is still Brady. Gronk hopefully will be healthy. Allen is a really good second TE. Another year of improvement from Mitchell at WR. Brandin Cooks is electric. Lewis will be healthy. James White gets another year to improve.
The offense should be absolutely unbelievable. It's all about health. If they stay relatively healthy, this offense could score 35+ a game, without question.
Then the defense... If Hightower re-signs and they keep Butler, the defense is vastly improved. Ryan was solid for them last year. But Gilmore is a much better player. Between him and Butler, they will have two of the very best corners in all of football. And Rowe gets to play the big receivers, and he does a pretty darned good job at that. The three top safeties are all back.
Ealy replaces Sheard. Branch is back. Another year of development for Brown and Flowers. Plus whatever else they have coming in the draft.
This may end up being - if Hightower and Butler stay - the best defense this team has fielded in...forever. Even better than last year's.
Holy smokes this team, if it stays relatively healthy, is going to be unbelievably good.
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Maybe we should focus on the minicamp participation??
After a *fifth* Lombardi won in unbelievable fashion, go for 19-0 with 40yr old Tom Brady? Aw, heck. Sure. Why not? It's all gravy at this point. Unlike 2007, I'd probably chuckle at them coming up short after starting 18-0, just for the surrealness of that kind of title defense and a shot at number 6. They'd deserve a duck boat parade win or lose.
Regards,
Chris
2007 was a once in a generation kind of season. So many things had to go right. It was a "perfect storm"
I wouldn't complain, but let's win a game in the regular season first.