Way to much optimism from the fans of New England. Is it optimism, or denial?

During the first quarter of the first game of the season their hopes and dreams of the season were gone,….and make no mistake,….. they are gone!

They say Cassel played a great game on Sunday night and he is much improved. I say that the Patriots played right into the Colts hands. The Colts,….the ACTUAL winners of the game. The Colts, who had a game plan of their own. I keep hearing about Bill Belichicks great game plan, but Bill and the Patriots lost. They executed their masterful game plan and still they lost. Like I said. The Colts had a plan too. Let’s not forget that. Their plan was to keep everything in front of them. Give New England field goals but keep them out of the end zone. The old bend but don’t break approach. Just like the Patriots have been doing for years. Everything Cassel got was given to him by the Colts. Dink and dunk all you want is what they said,….HOW ABOUT THROW A TOUCHDOWN IF YOU CAN.

The Colts were playing with a walk on, no name corner back. With Moss and Welker, two of the best in the game, the Patriots can’t throw one single TD pass. Cassel has 4 Td’s and 4 interceptions over the last 4 games and he had 3 TD’s and 3 interceptions over his first 4 games. IS HE much improved? He threw 3 Td’s against Denver and 4 TD’s in the other 7 games. Against Denver he looked great?? Need I remind you that so did  Kansas City who looked like 80's Forty Niners against Denver and their awful defense. When the Pats lit it up against Denver you would think Christ had risen again.

On Saturday I played football with my 11 year old nephew and his friends. I was designated QB for both teams and I threw 12 TD’s. Then on Sunday I went to play football again. This time with my buddies. I  threw one TD and three interceptions. MY POINT! I could care less if Cassel throws for 200 yards and a touchdown vs. 2-6 San Francisco. The fact that Cassel looks O.K. against teams like San Fran and St Louis means jack squat. Let’s see how he does against Pittsburgh, or Baltimore or Tennessee, or god help them,….the Giants. You think he’ll do what Brady himself couldn‘t do?

Most of the Patriots wins were against the chumps of the league. San Fran at 2-6. St Louis at 2-6. Kansas City at 1-7. Denver who is 4-4 and would be 3-5 if not for the blown call by Ed Hochuli. The Denver win,….that's the win they rally around as fans!!

Not only have the Patriots not beaten any good teams, but they have lost to mediocre teams. Teams like Miami 4-4 and  the Chargers 3-5 and the Colts 4-4. The Colts and Chargers aren’t the teams to beat this year in the AFC, but they lost anyway. Miami is improved but still mediocre. After eight games played by the Patriots, the winning percentage of their opponents is .390.

 The Jets at 5-3 have the best record of all the teams they played.

You see Patriot fans. I remember last year, and I remember you had Brady, and I remember you played San Diego with out two of their best players and they still should have beat you. Well now you’re the team missing your best player I remember how lucky you were to get to the Super Bowl, and I remember how lucky you were to go undefeated during the regular season. I remember the easy schedule you had last year. The easiest schedule in the league over the last two years HANDS DOWN!!!! I remember any good team you played last year played you well. The Colts, The Chargers, The Ravens should have beat you, the Giants could have beat you, the Cowboys beat themselves.  You rolled over easy teams and played plenty of them. The Patriots weren’t as good as their record last year and on Super Bowl Sunday that was proven.

Last year  they looked at the record and thought,….Hmmm we could be the best team ever. Not even close to the reality. The truth is the Patriots beat up on bad teams all year long in 07, or they were lucky by getting teams like the Chargers and Colts when they were injury riddled. The fans thought they were unstoppable while I thought it was only a matter of time before their luck and easy schedule wore out. Well it did against the Giants,……and if the Chargers were healthy during the playoffs it would have been a the Chargers who beat them. It should have been a Charger/Giant Super Bowl. That’s what I remember.

This year fans look at the Patriots record and think 5-3. They say to themselves we could do this. Do what??? Make the playoffs. The Patriots would be 2-6 in the NFC East and Kevin O’Connell would be the QB because Cassel would be to banged up to play. 


Last year, with a healthy Tom Brady they didn’t get the job done. The Patriot fans may have forgotten the look in Tom Brady’s eyes during key moments of last years Super Bowl, but I certainly haven’t. The look of confusion. How do you think Cassel would have performed against that relentless pass rush of the Giants or the like. How do you think Cassel will do in a playoff atmosphere, with a playoff pass rush?