Patriots

[redsfan28]

Is it just me, or do the Patriots look average this season? I realize they lost both coordinators and a multitude of players (most notibly Tedy Bruschi), but they look very beatable.

[rockin500]

of course they are beatable. when you lose that much talent, you're going to be hurt. but they will still be in the playoffs.

[go_bucs2000]

yeah the dynasty can not last forever they will do okay this season but nothing extrodinary...super bowl maybe

[redsfan28]

I got news for ya... they ain't going back to the SB this year. They looked awful against the Chargers yesterday.

[Kingdom]

The chargers are a team in which you absolutely need a Bruschi and a Harrison. Gates and Tomlinson killed them, just as most people predicted since they lack the certain playmakers on defense.

[Fishercat]

It's one thing to lose a couple linebackers (albeit two very good to great ones) and the two coordinators, you have an offseason to prep for that. However, starting 2 rookies (with a total of about 4 games of experience going into Sunday) on Brady's blindside and a 2nd-year (no experience) rookie in the defensive backfield, and having to deal with a deadly accurate QB with a Top 2 TE and the best RB in football, they shouldn't won that game.

If they still had Harrison and Light, I still don't think they would've won but they would have looked respectable.