Feep_FLA said:
Best case scenario this season is 9-7.... 10-6 maybe if they get some breaks. Challenge for another title this year? Don't make me laugh till I cry. They are just not as good a team as previous years. But its all good, its a reload season and maybe the 2006 draft will provide the core needed to be in the hunt next year.... BB is a good coach but we don't have the horses this year....:rocker:
Admittedly, it is pre-TC, but here are some reasons why the 2006 team looks (at the moment) to be in line for a more successful year:
1) The OL line is FAR, FAR, deeper than last year. The two wonder-rooks from last year (Mankins and Kazcur) now have a cycle of experience and know what to expect from the NFL. Britt and O'Callaghan are wildcards with great potential. I'd be very nervous if i were Brandon Gorin right now.
2) The RB situation is nothing like last year. There will be no Heath Evans or Amos Zeroue sightings this year. The middle of 2005 was like trying to fly an airplane without wings.
3) The DL (already the best in the NFL) just got a steal in getting a 25 year old backup NT who was a 6th pick first rounder. Don't think that going from Haslett to BB is not an upgrade for the kid's usage?
4) Corey is PIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSED!
5) The Pats are #6 in available cap money left to spend. Hello Ahmad, or Ty, or Ashley...........
6) One of these years the Patriots will NOT lead the NFL in injuries. It's the law of averages, folks. The streak must end sometime.
7) Maroney, Jackson, Thomas, Mills, Gostkowski, O'Callaghan......
8) 19 DB's trying to win 10 jobs
9) Did I mentioned that Corey is PIIIIISSSSED?
10) A D-Coord who is not looking at this position as a stepping stone to advance his career.
11) McDaniels is no longer a rookie O-Coord. My God, sometimes I feel that the coaches and GM's are becoming so progressively younger these days that soon we'll be watching fetuses run teams.
12) Tedy getting a full pre-season in.
13) This year they are not forcing Square Peq (Beisel) into Round Hole ("Mike"). The young man is finally going to be the "Will" this year and it will make all the difference in the world.
14) Did I mention that Corey Dillon is somewhat perturbed?