Yeah, I'm starting it, since there's no way in hell that a message board thread is going to have an impact on the season.
The Patriots are one game short of halfway through the regular season, still undefeated, and appear to have a historically good team led by a historically good defense. Their +175 margin of victory is the highest ever through 7 games (No I'm not including the 1920 Buffalo All-Americans), and quite ahead of the 2007 Patriots (+159). The schedule is about to get tougher, but let's look at the records of this horrific schedule they have to face: Browns (2-4), Ravens (5-2), Eagles (3-4), Cowboys (4-3), Texans(4-3), Chiefs(5-2), Bengals(0-7), Bills(5-1), Dolphins(0-6). All of these teams have looked dreadful throughout the season. The Ravens were blown out by the Browns at home, and barely survived overtime against the Steelers on the 3rd string QB. It is left to be seen whether Mahomes can return from a dislocated kneecap and how he'll be impacted if he can play. We saw the impact of an ankle injury that limited his mobility.
I know some of you will sit back and say, "I don't care about a perfect season, I just want the team rested and healthy for the playoffs." Fuck that. I want this. 2007 still hurts. I went to the final game of the regular season against the Giants and it's still the most fun sporting event I've ever been to in my life. Fuck the 72 Dolphins. I want them to see their place in history knocked off while most of them are still alive. I want Belichick, Brady and this franchise to have one more record in their pockets. I want the FU to the NFL for the continuous penalization of draft picks and to mock all of the efforts around parity that the Patriots continue to laugh at. And I want to enjoy the tasty tears of fans across the entire league.
The Patriots are one game short of halfway through the regular season, still undefeated, and appear to have a historically good team led by a historically good defense. Their +175 margin of victory is the highest ever through 7 games (No I'm not including the 1920 Buffalo All-Americans), and quite ahead of the 2007 Patriots (+159). The schedule is about to get tougher, but let's look at the records of this horrific schedule they have to face: Browns (2-4), Ravens (5-2), Eagles (3-4), Cowboys (4-3), Texans(4-3), Chiefs(5-2), Bengals(0-7), Bills(5-1), Dolphins(0-6). All of these teams have looked dreadful throughout the season. The Ravens were blown out by the Browns at home, and barely survived overtime against the Steelers on the 3rd string QB. It is left to be seen whether Mahomes can return from a dislocated kneecap and how he'll be impacted if he can play. We saw the impact of an ankle injury that limited his mobility.
I know some of you will sit back and say, "I don't care about a perfect season, I just want the team rested and healthy for the playoffs." Fuck that. I want this. 2007 still hurts. I went to the final game of the regular season against the Giants and it's still the most fun sporting event I've ever been to in my life. Fuck the 72 Dolphins. I want them to see their place in history knocked off while most of them are still alive. I want Belichick, Brady and this franchise to have one more record in their pockets. I want the FU to the NFL for the continuous penalization of draft picks and to mock all of the efforts around parity that the Patriots continue to laugh at. And I want to enjoy the tasty tears of fans across the entire league.