MainePatsFan26
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The historic success of the Pat dynasty from '01 onward has been synonymous with having a bye. Most of these Patriot teams had a veteran roster who needed time to physically recover compared to the competition.
With this year's young(er) team, we saw an uncharacteristic disaster against the Cots coming off the bye. We seemed to lose the plot the first three quarters, playing with a lack of urgency and focus. As some other threads have mentioned, maybe this loss was due since we've been on such a winning streak.
But if the Colts game was the result of a young team losing their groove because they had a week off... are we necessarily better off with the #1 seed with this specific team? I'd love the #1, but I do wonder if this squad might be best served with the #2 spot provided we don't draw the Colts (and beat the Bills, naturally).
I'm still rooting for a #1 seed, but wonder if a second seed might be a blessing compared to having a week off after what we saw against the Colts.
What do the rest of you think? Is the bye of absolute importance with this specific Patriot team?
With this year's young(er) team, we saw an uncharacteristic disaster against the Cots coming off the bye. We seemed to lose the plot the first three quarters, playing with a lack of urgency and focus. As some other threads have mentioned, maybe this loss was due since we've been on such a winning streak.
But if the Colts game was the result of a young team losing their groove because they had a week off... are we necessarily better off with the #1 seed with this specific team? I'd love the #1, but I do wonder if this squad might be best served with the #2 spot provided we don't draw the Colts (and beat the Bills, naturally).
I'm still rooting for a #1 seed, but wonder if a second seed might be a blessing compared to having a week off after what we saw against the Colts.
What do the rest of you think? Is the bye of absolute importance with this specific Patriot team?