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Umm. When you are growing old as a team at the key positions, I guess you could pay out of obligation like the 90s Cowboys. All it did was lead to 25 years of mediocrity. I don't think anyone on here felt going 12-4 was a problem. That was a better mark than the Super Bowl team the prior year...

Play doctor but don't date doctor. Got it.

The only players I could see joining the Patriots would be veterans willing to do a 1-2 prove it deal. Otherwise there is too much uncertainty even IF Brady re-signs.

I wonder where the knife's edge is between drafting for need versus overall skill. For years we've been drafting guys who feel like they fit a specific niche on the roster that complements our most talented players. With the team growing older the past few years and starting to lose the talent...

Don't resign Brady. Tank. That's an easy formula for freeing up cap space.

The 2018 Patriot team is now also the one who stopped the surging Chiefs who went on to win the next year's championship. If Mahomes wins a few more, that AFC Championship will be known as the one that got away. Or, more accurately, the one that the Patriots stole away with a roster wheelchair...

Even when he plays poor for three quarters, he digs deep and wins. I can only imagine how much they win by if Mahomes played well all four quarters.

I don't know enough about their roster. How many rookie contracts have they got to help keep the team together as long as possible?

Agreed. I'm just worried with this year's multiple injuries that Edelman is about to fall off that proverbial cliff. He's been as reliable as anyone could ask for but at some point you can't take that abuse into your mid-30s.

He could take them and be worse for it. Both Edelman and Gronk are two of my favorite Patriots. That being said, they are shells (or with Edelman, at least becoming a shell) of what they once were due to injuries. If they end up in San Diego and we get some sort of compensation, that hurts on a...

I agree with you that there was a "burn the witch" mentality with Brown once he signed with the Patriots. I never wanted him to stay because of the circus he brought to the locker room with his social media antics. But an even greater reason of why he needed to go was because it provided...

I see Mahomes hobbling way too often to believe he'll be around in ten years. The guy could win four Super Bowls by then, if he gets a defense, but his tendency to get dinged will hurt his longevity.

My "care" rankings with professional Boston men's sports: 1. Patriots 2. Bruins (hockey) 3. Celtics (basketball) 4. Free Jacks (rugby) 5. Night Riders (quidditch) 6. Cannons (lacrosse) 7. Homeless Go Cart Racing (a division of Nascar) 8. Revolution ("football") 9. Beans (bean bag throwing team...

Clemson's receivers got about as good a separation as the Patriot wideouts down the stretch. Lawrence had a poor game but it wasn't like things would have worked out even if his accuracy was solid.

One idea needs to get floated to Belichick: a sabbatical. He gets to take a year off to travel Europe and tailgate at Alabama football games while an interim coach struggles to a 1-15 record. When Belichick returns, he gets to use the #1 pick on a guy like Lawrence and coach him up after a...

How mediocrity triumphs in Goodell's NFL?

The Titans game was dramatic for me since it felt like the Ravens could burst to life at any moment. The rest of the games have been, as you said, awful routs with no drama. Usually that's the wild card round, but instead it was this week. Here's hoping Seattle can flick a switch at the half.

In a way, the way the Chiefs/Texans game progressed can benefit the Titans. The Chiefs piling up garbage points on an awful Texans defense should make many in the media/Vegas claim the Chiefs are the favorite because... oooohhh... "shiny offense." The Titans are thriving as underdogs and now...

Wilson has the postseason magic more than Rodgers. I'll take Wilson in a close one.

Here's hoping it is a Titans vs. Seahawks Super Bowl. I like Vrabel, Henry, Carroll, and Wilson as long as they're not facing the Patriots. Outside of those clubs, though, there is disgusting filth like the petulant clown Aaron Rodgers, the child abusing Tyreek Hill, and the entitled Richard...