A new season is almost upon us and it should prove to be a fun one. Looks like the AFC East will be a battle to the end between the Pats and the Jets. I love Ryan because he makes the Jets so easy to hate, (not that I didn't feel that way anyway). The most interesting thing about this year's teams is that it increasingly looks to be a classic battle between a great offense and a great defense. I know, conventional wisdom is that defense wins... we'll see.

Some other thoughts re the Pats:
I'd love to see both Brady's and Moss's contracts settled prior to the first game.
I hope the very young defense learns quickly.
I've about given up on Logan Mankins ... too bad, he's a good one.
Tight ends- just imagine, we are going to have credible tight ends:-) (bet Wes Welker loves that idea-opens up the middle even more)
How can anyone not love Welker?
Why is Maroney still with the team? (probably in case Taylor gets hurt)
The rookie punter Mesko looks pretty good
The Defense will need lots of specific game planning (and probably trickery) to be effective - we'll see if BB is up to the task

All in all I'm excited about the new season. As usual, injuries will go a long way toward deciding the league's leaders, but with this offense it
promises to be a fun ride.

GO Pats !
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I just hope that with Connolly in there and Neal almost guaranteed to get hurt at some point that the OL can keep Brady upright.
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Brady's contract is a done deal :-). Now that the most important one is done maybe they will address Moss. (although it might be better to have him playing for a big contract)
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I heard he got into some bad car accident, didn't he?
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Yes but he is fine. Person driving a mini van ran a red light and was hit Brady.
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Looking Good :-)
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Some thoughts after week one.

Nice win... that should shut up some of the negative media.

Offense was terrific - just about as I expected - so nice to have a couple of quality tight ends- even if they are rookies.

Wes Welker = Superman

I still worry about the defense- yes they were great yesterday-especially during the first half. I saw an intensity that I havn't seen since the 07 season. If they can keep up that level of intensity this team will go a long way. I'm confident that the Offense will continue to score lots of points - wish I had the same confidence in the defense.

So that is what a healthy Fred Taylor looks like :-)

Note to the Krafts - give Randy Moss the contract he deserves.

Great game ... bring on the Jets
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That was not the time and place for Moss to talk about $$ but I give him props for being intelligent about his reasoning.

*I don't feel wanted
*Football is in high school and college
*This is a job
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That money that Cincy spent on Ochocinco and T.O. was money well spent, eh? :-)
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I agree the defense was very shacky in the second half if they do that against any of the really good teams out there they will loose.

Tight ends looked great.
Wes Welker awesome
Fred Taylor did great but a whole season at his age we will see by week 6
Randy should get paid

1-0 18 more to go
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As the season progresses I think they will earn their salary. They got explosive in the 3rd quarter.


Chad's stats:
12 rec, 159 yards, 1 TD

TO's stats:
7 rec, 53 yards, 0 TD
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:-)
If they are not hitting one they are hitting the other.
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Don't get me wrong . . . I'm no Jets fan, in any way. In fact, I really don't give a damn about any AFC team, one way or the other. But is Rex Ryan any easier to hate than Bill Cheat-A-Lot? :-)
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I'm a New Englander... I've drunk the KoolAid...Belicheck is the best.
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Re: Moss

Lots of conversation and talk radio nonsense about his post game press conference and that he doesn't feel wanted etc.

My take is that Randy Moss is one of the smartest guys in football. He saw that Brady got his money, knows there will be at least a greatly expanded salary cap (if there is one at all) next year and he used his media time to push himself to the front of the line for the next big contract to be given out by the Pats. Everything Moss said was calculated to get him a big contract during this season. I expect that at some point he will get his way ... just as I expect that Logan Mankins will be traded close to the trading deadline later in the season.

If you had to trust one of these two to invest a big chunk of money for you who would you go with?
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Laurence Maroney + 6th round draft choice traded to Denver for their 4th rounder. Bye-bye!!
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:-)


:-):-) KoolAid!
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Good move. He never lived up to his potential and he was in the last year of his contract and the Pats were never going to re-sign him anyway.
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Good job By the Pats, In getting rid of Maroney.
he would shoe great potential then just disappear from the game/season.
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He danced way to much on the field...I can't count how many times I would yell at the tv...PUT YOUR HEAD DOWN AND RUN YOU F*****
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