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You forgot an item of information... Y'all talk about injuries. Perhaps the most devastating to the Patriots this year was the one that noo ne talks about. It was the one Vrabel suffered in the pre-season. It made it impossible to convert him to ILB, so he stayed at OLB until: A) he...

Your prognosis for the team is apt. Why do you think they hired him? Did you ever hear of the term "Scapegoat"? or the term "sacrificial lamb"? Herm is particularly suited for those occupations, IMHO.

There are seven teams who have let their coach go. And many are looking at shuffling the same old never-weres-and-never-will-bes. Two guys who occasionally get a polite mention as candidates are truly interesting. Kirk Ferentz and Pat Hill. Both have been assistants in the NFL, so they are...

We're doomed! DOOOMMMED!!!, I tell ya... Is hopeless! We're doomed! DOOOOOMMMED ! I, tell ya DDDDDOOOOOOOMMMMEEEDDD!!!

Elsewhere there was poll of preferable draftee positions. I said it was all wrong and OLB/DE/Elephant was the glaring need. Others took up the cry and piped up with Manny Lawson, and Kiwanuka Mathis, as proposed alternatives for the diagnosed need. I would appreciate a discussion by all...

Manny was a guy I had in mind... I haven't devoted any time to draft gazing, but Manny Lawson was the guy most likely to be the target, to me. He's 6-5 and about 250, so he is tall enough to block a passing lane, and big enough to fit the physical requirements. Belichick has said sacks are...

Exactly... Kiwanuka Mathis is the type of guy I had in mind. He fits the sack requirement. I don't know about his OLB possibilities, or his intelligence though; not criticizing I'm just ignorant about him...

None of the Above is a choice missing... None of the above. The Patriots biggest need is a combo DE/OLB to groom behind McGinnest. BB joked that Willie is a "role player". His role is to play every snap, at age 34. While funny, it only shows that the Patriots have no one in the wings...

The Metaphor Line Corey has been hurt most of theyear. But everyone overlooks the two junior metaphor rookies starting on the left side of the O-line. The whole O-line has been unsettled with Ashworth/Gorin and Koppens/Hochstein elsewhere. At midseason I saw a report that broke down our...

Versus Denver I was very fearful of playing denver in Denver until I started to analyze denver as it now is constructed. Denver must run to win. Snake will make mistakes if he is forced to pass. Shanahan has shackled Snake into a throw only when absolutely necessary The Denver defense's...

Russ is a director now .... Russ was a 5th round draft pick and spent his first couple of years at Tampa Bay after being with run only Nebraska. He couldn't pass block and had to learn how. It took some time; and that was the knock on him by Sapp who scrimmaged against him as a rookie...

Andre Tippett should be #4... Nick Buoniconti is #3 even though he played only the last 1/3 or his career at Miami, he captained the "no name defense" and the "Killer Bees" that produced the NFL's only undefeated, untied season. Aa guy who everyone overlooks, who SHOULD be there is...

Pollard and Roach are guys I like so that accounts for picks #3b and #4a, Whodo you get with the other first day picks?

Wrong time to go to the well Gee, Why do you want to go to the well to get water when its dry? If you mean signing FAs as opposed to drafting them for Offense, I could agree but this year's skill position offensive players are offensive, they S-T-I-N-K! The age on this team is on...

What about first day picks??? I like the discussions and I agree the 2006 team will be better. But even better than y'all are saying. How about adding 4 first day picks to your smogasboard? Outside of a CB, or a S, or a ILB... How about ALL of them and more important an OLB/DE. IMHO...

What happened to the prime picks I like the FAs. They are all good selections, although Aundra is in RAC long term plans. I don't think we'd get him even by trade. There is only one critique that I'd make. What have you done with all the Patriots first day draft picks? Did you trade...

Best Interview I've seen... That was a great great interview. Maybe it was because they were old teamates,but if TJ can do that with others like he did it with Tedy ,he will earn a very high rep as a media journalist.

Irony ... Why don't you change that to: No team in the NFL can afford to have xx ProBowlers and over $yy in cap room not playing for them. Imagine the Patriots without Harrsion, Light, Law, Bruschi, Dillon/Faulk, Seymour, Koppen, Givens, yada, yada ..." I didn't have to imagine...

Just sitting here and contemplating improvements the Pats might make for next season. Flutie will be 44 and probably gone Over the Hill. Cassell will still be too green. What would you do? I suspect that the Pats might sign an ex-starter who is contemplating retirement. At this point...

His legs... I think an area that TB has been addressing and has made some improvement is with his legs. He will never be a Mike Vick. I don't think he wants to even try. But I think he also doesn't want to be pigeon-holed as a Drew Bledsoe either. He is doing something about it too. He...