So how smart do I look having booked my flight to Arizona after week five of the regular season. The foresight was there to see that the Pats were a team of destiny, a team bound for greatness and nothing would stand in their way.



So how smart do I look having booked my flight to Arizona after week five of the regular season. The foresight was there to see that the Pats were a team of destiny, a team bound for greatness and nothing would stand in their way.



Keeping it short and sweet because people probably aren’t at work today or tomorrow.
The Pats were a 22 point favorite and they won 28-7. So Miami covers again, and the Pats lose for the 5th time against the spread this season. This is the first time the Patriots have defeated all their division opponents in a season. They were oh so close in 2004 before that stinker in Miami. Vindication!
Randy Moss is just 2 TD’s away from breaking Jerry Rice’s touchdown record. So if Tommy Touchdown can throw two to Moss on Saturday night, he’ll break Satan Mannings record while helping Moss break Rice’s mark. More importantly with a win the Pats will become the 1st team in NFL history to finish a season 16-0 on our way to 19-0.

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Following a week in which your third down back Kevin Faulk was your starter at running back and you relied on your fullback Heath Evans to be your tailback (nothing screams tailback like a fat white guy), one has to ask the question; where is Corey Dillon?
Coach Belichick was interviewed a couple weeks back on the Big Show and was asked if the team would consider bringing back Dillon and coach Bill said that’s not something the team is interested in at this time. Well, then can you tell me what’s wrong with Maroney the Jabroni? Either he’s the most fragile back in NFL history, or is so stupid that he stays in Bill’s doghouse week after week.
or ![]()
Anyway you slice or dice it, there is an issue at running back for the Patriots. As Al Michaels pointed out Sunday night (thanks Eli for the reminder) Tom Brady’s passer rating is 150 on play action. It’s pretty tough to sell play action when your starting running back is riding the pine for the first half.
I know it seems like were pigeon holing it, but when you’re #1, people are gunning for you. You can’t have any weaknesses and going into the final 6 weeks of the season this seams to be a big flaw with the Pats. It wasn’t so noticeable when Sammy Morris was in there running like a young Corey Dillon, but since his injury the Pats look very thin at running back. So unless Maroney is going to smarten up or toughen up, I say you call Dillon and get him on the team. Ride him until the post season and then take San Fran’s #1 draft pick and get us a franchise running back.

(McFadden anyone?)
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