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Re: NEW ENGLAND'S REMAINING GAMES LOOK REAL TOUGH!
well as you seen in the oakland game.... they were struggling horribly.... only thing was... oaklands d was doing just as badly, if not worse......
then in their loss to carolina.... nothing went right...... could it be a one week fluke? i dunno, but i enjoy watching anyways
pittsburgh should be able to beat them, but i also think they will split with all the AFC east rivals....... which even if they won out.... and with my pitt loss..... that would put them at best at 11-5... and they still have to dance with KC, Indy, and a few others.....
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jets jets jets (insert suck for those who aren't gangreen fans)
They will be 12-4 or 11-5 at the worse. Do you honestly believe we are gonna sweep them? Don't be a homer, Skooby.
They looked really beatable the first 2 games, nothing impressive at all. 3 of the next 4 games they have also look real tough. so there is a better then avg. chance they will be 2-4. If they lost to us there they then play the colts at 2-5, which will not be good for them. There will be a big stink and someone will complain and fight and spiral down. By Dec 14th when we play them again, who knows how they will look or feel.
Re: NEW ENGLAND'S REMAINING GAMES LOOK REAL TOUGH!
It seems a little early to write them off, although I agree the early season schedule is pretty difficult. I think they need to go 3-3 in the first 6 games to win the division and have a chance to repeat.
It will be interesting to see how they respond to playing poorly last week. Against Carolina they were brutal with turnovers, costly penalties (6 false starts on the OL, many on 1st down), dropped passes and dropped interceptions. However, they have a history of coming back strong from poor performances and haven't lost 2 straight since December 2002. Playing Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh is about as tough as it gets, so it will be interesting.
Probably the biggest concern is their complete lack of a running game. The parts all seem to be there, but they haven't run the ball well at all and have taken way too many negative play. It is too early to say it is a trend, but certainly I'd like to see them get Dillon going.
On the bright side, I think the defense is going to be very good. Their DL is dominant, as advertised. Monty Beisel has blended in well (although Chad Brown has looked slow). Their secondary has been battling injuries, but their depth is apparent as they have played very well. They are going to be very good defending the pass, stronger than last year. They have to do a better job on 3rd downs and in the Red Zone (they are tied with Buffalo for the worst Red Zone defense in the NFL), but I think they will be alright there.
One interesting development is they are playing their base 3-4 set with an extra DB and Rodney Harrison coming down and playing like a LB. When they have used that alignment it has been very effective.
Overall, they look like the same team to me. Last week's game had a lot of bad football, but they have a history of correcting that sort of thing as the season progresses. They still look like they the same team to me, although a slow start might set them back.
I can't predict their record, but I think they are still the same team. They have always started somewhat slowly (other than 2002, when they started fast then struggled after the first few games.
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