I attended the Super Bowl two years ago, and left Glendale, Ariz., with perhaps the most empty feeling I’ve ever experienced. With a perfect season no more than two minutes away, the Patriots coughed it up - to a guy who shot himself no less.
Critics said it was the biggest choke job ever, and that no team will ever be in that position again — until this year. The Patriots have all the pieces to put together another run at perfection, and I’m calling it right here and now. ... 19-0! Of course, my cohort, Josh Krueger, will tell you I’m nuts. But he’s never rooted for a team so good. Even when his Packers were going to back-to-back Super Bowls, he knows they weren’t as good as these Patriots.
To be honest, it should have happened last year. The Patriots, minus all-world QB Tom Brady, went 11-5 and missed out on the playoffs. And they have that punk Brett Favre to thank. I digress. That was an abomination, and this year is a clean slate.
Brady is back. Moss is back. Welker is back. And the additions of running back Fred Taylor, speedy wide receiver Joey Galloway and tight ends Chris Baker and Alex Smith make this offense unstoppable. For teams to beat the Patriots, they’ll have to outscore them.
I won’t lie, the aging defense scares me a bit. Getting Adalius Thomas, who missed most of last year with an injury, back is a huge plus, and the off-season additions — namely Shawn Springs at cornerback — made will help out. Not to mention Ellis Hobbs, who was burnt like toast on that Super Bowl-winning play, now resides in Philadelphia.
To be honest, I’ll be surprised if the Patriots don’t go 19-0. The mantra for the season should obviously be "Finishing the Job."
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I would tell you you're nuts, but nuts doesn't even begin to scratch the surface. I don't even know where to start with this one.
It's like trying to respond to a friend who tells you, with a straight face, that he quit drinking because beer, not a full moon, turns him into a werewolf.
Instead of telling this friend he's insane (and risk getting mauled if he has a beer and really does turn into a werewolf), I'll just keep my mouth shut ... for now.
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