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Originally posted by King Ecnal you know whats funny, I got a wedding October 14th.... of course, Pats v. Cowboys that sunday, my friends and I want to kill our friend...

mmh I thought US people wait for the NFL schedule to come out before they make plans between September and December?

King Ecnal...congrats on having the best front office in ALLLLL of sports, I cant believe you got one of the best wide recievers for a 4th round draft pick, unbelievable! I hate New England teams with a passion, but DAMN, enjoy taking the AFC this year...hawks will meet you there!!

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Originally posted by fmodena369 hawks will meet you there!!

not if we have a holder next season

not if we have a HEALTHY team
Definitely could see a Hawks v Boys matchup in NFC Championship game, we'll see how you guys do with the new coach and TO, and a full season of ROMO and TO

Some really dumb trades thus far, including the Moss one. I'm just scared to death that at any second, I'm gonna see Lance Briggs go to the Colts for a 7th round pick or something.

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hahaha lol...what is the deal with Lance Briggs right now? Getting traded, not traded...Bears going try keep him happy in Chicago with Urlacher stealing all his glory? What an idiot, play your damn position and try to win a Super Bowl, you were one fuckin game from winning the SUPER BOWL, what makes you want to leave that team?

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Originally posted by fmodena369 what makes you want to leave that team?

Rex Grossman?

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Originally posted by King Ecnal Rex Grossman?

owned


btw is it too late to jump on the Pats-bandwagon?

LOL excellent point

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Originally posted by King Ecnal Rex Grossman?

I'm willing to give him another shot, simply because of the fact that when he's good, he's excellent. Yes, when he's bad, he's horrible, but he was pretty much split between the two last year. He had more games last year with under a 50 passer rating than anyone in the NFL, but he also had more games with over a 100 rating than anyone, too. Also, keep in mind that the guy hasn't even played two seasons yet, and he's doing it with an old, decrepit offensive line with terrible guards and tackles that have been injured all year. I'd MUCH rather play somebody who has the potential to be great than somebody who doesn't. I'd rather take my chances on somebody like Grossman for another year than to go grab somebody who's had a purely mediocre career, since there's at least a chance that he can be very good. That being said, he needs to improve a lot from last year, mainly in consistency. The fact that I'd rather roll the dice with someone inconsistent for another year doesn't mean that that's going to fly forever. If he keeps up the schizophrenia, we're going to have to find another solution, because you need to be able to get 3-4 straight quality performances in the playoffs to win a Super Bowl, and that's where this team should be.

As for Briggs, as it stands right now, it looks like they're going to keep him and just play a game of chicken, figuring he's not gonna sit out and turn down 7.2 million dollars to play 16 games. For each game he misses, he's sacrificing almost a half million dollars, so we'll see. And I wouldn't say that Urlacher's stealing all his glory, because:
-He still gets a lot of recognition
-He didn't turn into an outstanding player until the last two years
-Without Urlacher to soak up a lot of blocks and attention, he wouldn't be set free to roam as much as he can now.

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my take on the past couple of weeks with the new england patriots....

as we all know, the pats have been very busy in the offseason. they signed adalius thomas(baltimore), donte stallworth(philly), wesley welker(miami), troy james(cincinnati) and randy moss(oakland). this is the most aggresive i've seen the pats be in a very long time.

after their loss to indy in the conf finals, i think billy bel took a hard look at his roster, and knew the pats needed some help. last year, they took a heavy blow by losing deion branch early in the season and richard seymour to free agency. billy bel also knew that last year, their "biggest" free agency signing was reche caldwell, and we all know what happened after that. they drafted well by signing lawrence maroney, who i think will be a good successor to corey dillon. billy bel and rob kraft knew they needed to beef up their team a bit, after seeing the jets surge last year, the bills looking decent, and the dolphins looking semi-positive in their rebuilding phase. so they had to be aggessive.

thomas is a great pickup for them, and in my opinion they should put a franchise tag on him, because he is a top notch linebacker. i am iffy on donte stallworth and randy moss. 2 great receivers, yet we all know in the past their problems. donte not coming through in the clutch in the 4th quarter. moss and his problems internally and externally. but if we look past these problems, these are 2 deep threats brady will love to throw to. brady loves the long ball (no gay reference here. ). as for welker, this is a good pickup. all great teams have 1 guy in special teams that can make a difference in the special teams. welker is the man to fill that role. pats had tim dwight last year, and he was a bomb. let's hope welker isn't.

we are going to see a very different patriots team next year. maroney is going to be behind brady, instead of dillon. stallworth and moss are going to be at opposite ends, rather than jackson/gaffney/caldwell. barring they can settle the asante samuel problems, their defense will look a little beefier with thomas in the outside. they now can use troy james/randall gay, samuel, and hobbs for 3 wr sets becoming more popular(ala colts). i am afraid to say the pats are back in town.

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