I thinking Belichick is actually dumbing down the Patsises to his competition's level this year.
Listening to the local sports talk radio has been pretty fun this off-season. The callers are having total meltdowns. To recap, the Patriots have let the likes of McGinest, Vinatieri, and Givens go... while signing a drunk off his ass cornerman, a retreaded dude they traded a few years ago whose best years are behind him, and one of the Flying Gramaticas... no... not the jackass who injured himself, but the one who missed an extra point 4 years ago against the Saints, blowing that game, has deep-seeded confidence issues, and now hits about 50% from 30-39 yards. Oh btw -- most of his previous kicks have either been indoors or in the balmy Tampa weather. I can't wait until this loser misses a potential game winner from 20 yards in a blizzard as the clock reads 0:00.
Hey, they did all this after locking in 3 Lombardi Trophies. With Brady, Dillon, both lines pretty strong and great coaching and FO, they'll probably still be the best team in football like *drumroll* they were last year.
“If you look at folks of color, even women, they’re more
successful in the Democratic Party than they are in the white, uh,
excuse me, in the Republican Party.” (NPR Interview Of Howard Dean
<http://www.breitbart.tv/html/153493.html> , 8/15/08)