Yup I concur

I support this team as I have for many years and will continue to support. I get sh*t and constant " why don't you change teams?"....I laugh and reply...."if I need to explain why, you aren't worth talking too."

I just get sick of empty seasons is all.

When Brady leaves the game we will have more parity I hope in our division. As long as Brady plays for the patriots we won't really stand a chance in our division. Kind of like when we had Marino.

Not so much Brady....Jests got their number now and we could have had it years ago also...just the many bad moves and missed draft picks that have us where we are at.

NE ia tough no matter how you look at it. Belichick is any teams' dreamcoach. Paired with a solid turret of players and an elite qb....very hard to match up. Brady although a p*ssy is a relentless machine that will eat any team. To be honest with you i knew we would lose but was ecstactic to see 24 points!!!!! We didnt have very many games last year that broke 21.....its a good start against a superbowl caliber team......

dolfan1 Wrote:
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> When Brady leaves the game we will have more
> parity I hope in our division. As long as Brady
> plays for the patriots we won't really stand a
> chance in our division. Kind of like when we had
> Marino.

You're gushing again. We know how much you LOVE Brady.

Let's be real here. It's NOT about Brady. Remember: they won 11 games with Matt Cassell!!!

It's Belichick...not Brady. If Belichick stays around after Brady is gone, the team will stay competitive, just like WE stayed competitive after Griese retired.

Phinsfan2 Wrote:
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> That most
> assuredly has nothing to do with Belichick.

THAT's the most absurd thing I've heard in a LONG time. It's like saying the Phins would have gone undefeated without Shula. Are you serious?

Saprano probably feels better then you think. Henne was the biggest question and I think he silenced us (me)pretty good so far. The defense was not supposed to be an issue and I'm thinking its much more fixable then we think. Not every Team we play is gonna be Tom Brady calibur.

Phinsfan2 Wrote:
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> montequi Wrote:
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> > Phinsfan2 Wrote:
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> > -----
> > > That most
> > > assuredly has nothing to do with Belichick.
> >
> > THAT's the most absurd thing I've heard in a
> LONG
> > time. It's like saying the Phins would have
> gone
> > undefeated without Shula. Are you serious?
>
>
> You misunderstood what I meant.
>
> I was referring to the difference between the Pats
> with Brady...(possibly undefeated/Super Bowl
> favorite) to the SAME team with Cassell (fighting
> for a playoff spot/Not going to super Bowl).
>
> The difference between those scenarios has nothing
> to do with Belichick, he's a constant in BOTH
> scenarios. The difference is the ABILITY level
> of the QB.

OK, but Cassell barely played a down in college. The Pats have Mallett now. I'm pretty confident Belichick could get Mallett to stand in for Brady, and the team wouldn't miss a beat.

Remember when Montana went down in SF in the 80's? Young came in, and it was like nothing changed.

its impressive but you are underselling cassel. he is not great but last season he had a great year. he is definitely a *good* quarterback but not great.

The Patriots organization is just well balanced and a well oiled machine, I wish we had what they have.