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Slow news midweek, so I had a thought and question: Much has been discussed about the strength of the Pats secondary, which has been built in just the past few years with the acquisition of Talib and Dennard, plus McCourty in center field. We now have a very solid crew to play man on any...

We have a huge tailgate planned with about 10 guys. - many different meats of course - chili - jambalaya The Big Set Up is in order given scheduling - tent - propane heater - generator - high def TV for viewing the early game Should be an awesome afternoon leading into a loud cold...

at the very end, everyone left in our section (about 25%) were like best friends hugging and laughing and howling. "we are still here! and TFB just won the goddam game! and f%$# that snotty Saints b**** and her husband who talking trash for 15 mins and then left early all smug. where are...

my sense is that: 1. Welker, Edelman, Amendola type receivers are guys who are quick, can get open in the middle of the field, and make tough catches. 2. There are not (yet) that many players like them, at their level. 3. Teams that know how to use guys like these can reek havoc on...

This I do not get. Wendell was the center all last year and they were flawless (IIRC). Why or why does this happen in the most critical of moments this season? :eek: Any theories? someone is choking.... -- FRITZ

Nice rhetoric, Zeus. A wonderful complement to the more serious handwringing and debate of micro-issues. Please keep it up! -- FRITZ

Guys - as far as I can tell, Vegas odds have the following: - Pats 5/1 - 49ers 6/1 - Broncos 6/1 - Seahawks 7/1 So NEP are favorites to win the SuperBowl !!!!!!!!!!!!! -- FRITZ

Looking back at the team building process, I say WOW. - Chandler Jones, and Collins for speed rushers (plus possibly Buchanon), plus reliable Ninko - Armstead, Tommy Kelly pushing up the middle, plus Vince - same LB core Mayo, Spikes, Hightower, plus Collins can cover; Dane Fletcher...

Harmon headed to practice squad theory sorry for the extra thread, but it just hit me that BB drafted for depth at Safety, a guy who is just at the right level to be VERY good to be on the practice squad, but not too good to get picked up on waivers. thoughts? now that would be devious...

this is the big mystery!

I am very excited about Collins. Distinctive profile. Super speed rusher, and cover skills. Love the pick. I am pretty excited about Dobson. Looks like the big fast receiver we all wanted. With hands. What's not to like? I think I like Ryan. Seems tough and decent. I dont get the...

Six games sounds like a perfect PUP slot, stashed away in case there are injuries to others. Can they do that? -- FRITZ

super-fun to relive the game....i remember in 2001 being at a wild party in CT where a bunch of guys where watching a tv in the kitchen. when brady fumbled the kitchen cleared out, its over. i stuck around. 45 min later i returned to the dance floor to tell them all that the pats won, then...

but some of these salaries in the out years look ridiculous (not Amendola's really). they scream restructure or cut. so are you saying its just the player/agent getting a possibility of a later payout? if i were a player, i think i might prefer to have more realistic out year salaries...

I dont really understand the capology around NFL contracts. I understand that when a team gives a player a signing bonus, its in ther interest to spread the cap hit out over more years, frequently beyond what is realistic. But why do salaries go up so much in the later years, again beyond...

I appreciate the thoughtful thread by the OP, on a tough subject. Some good points raised, especially the main one -- that the Cards might actually do a deal like this. My own view is that BB would not do this deal because even tho he would love to have LF on this team, the CONTRACT IS THE...

Re: A "Reasonable" Draft evaluation on Pats DB and WR picks the last 10 years. The thesis from the OP is a good one -- the Pats have NOT done well drafting DBs and WRs. (We knew this already I think). The grades are not reasonable for the picks that worked out (Eugene Wilson, Asante...

What i find interesting is the softness on 1 st down run D that the numbers indicate. We all know about the soft downfield pass D. We need help at CB and S of course. But on the run D, has our switch to a 4-3 made us softer at DE. I m,ean we have some great run D LBs. -- FRITZ

I am a fan of statistical analysis. i thought this was pretty interesting amongst all the hysteria we are generating, myself included :D what jumped out for me 1. Last in the league in giving up big pass plays (2nd year in a row) 2. Last in the league on first down D (giving up at...

JUST for the sake of argument, (haha) ;lets say the AFCCG was fixed for the Ravens. then which were the events that swayed the game? - which calls by the refs changed the game? - was welker in on it? or Brady? and PS have you noticed that there are a lot of family deaths amongst and...