Will the New England Patriots go undefeated?
Author: John C (Jcutt) |
December 7, 2007 |
4:28 pm |
Sports & Recreation
Ah, the New England Patriots. They are currently 12-0 after escaping Baltimore with a win on Monday Night Football. They have already clinched their division and with a win next week they can clinch homefield advantage throughout the playoffs. Personally, I don’t love the Patriots, but it is enjoyable watching them play. Brady’s cockiness and Belichick’s stern face and hoodie throughout every game is always entertaining. I remember the press conference after the Colts game, Brady was like “Yeah it was nice having a team actually compete with us for awhile there”, after he threw for 153 of his 255 yards in the fourth quarter. Belichick is a genius of a coach, using Mike Vrabel (a linebacker) on the goal line to catch touchdown passes, and using Junior Seau (another linebacker), to block for Laurence Maroney and Kevin Faulk as they run it in. Love them or hate them, you can’t deny that they are the best team in football.
Three of the last four of their wins have been by less than 4 points. Does this mean they are slipping and headed for a loss soon? Not necessarily. The Colts are the Colts, and even with their injuries that game should have been as close as it was. The Ravens have a solid defense, and if it weren’t for penalties and a few more yards on the last second hail mary, they may have won that game. The Eagles game was just a sloppy game for them, and with a game sealing interception by Asante Samuel, they did not have the chance for a final drive down the field. If the Patriots can beat the Steelers, I see no reason for them not to go undefeated, although it is my personal hope that they are 15-0 and then lose to the Giants in Week 16.There has been talk of the Patriots record being “tarnished” or “asterisked” such as Barry Bonds’ home run record because of the cheating incident in the first game of the season. Honestly, from what I’ve heard, the tapings happen a lot around the league, and if the Jets weren’t smart enough to change their signs at halftime, it’s their fault. And come on, do you really think the Jets would have won that game? Belichick running up the score every game after that was just a signal that they were not effected at all by that incident, and watching the Patriots able to just march down the field in the no huddle offense is hilarious. They are winning by an average of 22 points, and that’s including the previous games where the scores have been close. They average 39 points a game, and that is just unheard of. Their offense is so explosive and they have a ton of receivers to spread the ball around to. Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Dante Stallworth, even Jabar Gaffney, who caught the game winning touchdown last week against the Ravens. Watching them on third down, running a dump pass over the middle to Welker who just plows through the defense for the first down, or watching Moss catch the ball over 2 or 3 defenders is entertaining. They can score points in a hurry. Brady is playing as well as anyone has ever seen one quarterback play in a season. The defensive unit is solid, and personally, I think there is a very good possibility that the Patriots will go undefeated and go on to win the Super Bowl.
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