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Originally posted by FragileKidA:

Steelers @ Bengals

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it will be nice when the Patriots lose.

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When Taylor intercepted Cassel's second pass and returned it 36 yards for a touchdown to make the score 42-21, Patriots coach Bill Belichick sent Brady back in.

"I did it because of the score," Belichick said. "One more turnover, and then it's a 14-point game in the middle of the fourth quarter."

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Tom Brady:
It's a long season. It's not even November yet and we've got a lot of room for improvement left.

Those guys are making the plays. I'm just throwing it. They're making my job awful easy.

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Originally posted by FragileKidA:
They are a bunch of cocky, overrated, stuck-up losers

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Originally posted by (I Don't Need A Costume, I'm) Sinister:
You mean "if." I seriously doubt any team, past or present, is as good as the Patriots are. They are seriously unstoppable. I think, though the Colts will do better against this team and will prevent the Patriots from tearing them apart, will fall under pressure to keep up with the Pats defense, not the offense.

About the scores, I object to your framing Tom Brady as the culprit and the profiteer. He's very modest; he credits only his wide receivers. Where do those receivers come from? The general manager picked them up, as well as a slew of other defensive and offensive stars. I would argue that the Patriots have been waiting for this moment for years. The stars have aligned (both figuratively as in real stars, and literally as in the Patriots collecting a bunch of talent) and this is the year I see a team going undefeated. I'm wandering, though. Remember what happened last week when they pulled Tom Brady? Matt Cassel promptly threw an interception for a touchdown and Miami scored three touchdowns. Imagine what would have happened if they didn't put Brady back in. One less touchdown for NE and another one for Miami and you're talking a one-touchdown game. The truth is, the Patriots may need to stay in high gear or they risk giving up the game. Remember that the score was 42-7. If they had put in their backups at halftime and the Patriots played like they did when they had backups in then Miami would have won, 49-42. Here's a snippet from the NFL's recap:

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When Taylor intercepted Cassel's second pass and returned it 36 yards for a touchdown to make the score 42-21, Patriots coach Bill Belichick sent Brady back in.

"I did it because of the score," Belichick said. "One more turnover, and then it's a 14-point game in the middle of the fourth quarter."

Now, I'm not arguing that the Patriots are justified in blasting their opponents out of the water. I may just be playing devil's advocate or supporting my birthplace team. But the Patriots seem bent on breaking records, whether they intend to or not. They still feel they have lots of room to improve, though. Observe:

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Tom Brady:
It's a long season. It's not even November yet and we've got a lot of room for improvement left.

Those guys are making the plays. I'm just throwing it. They're making my job awful easy.

The Patriots aren't a perfect team, and they don't think so either. And, in my opinion, what keeps them from being 'flaunt-y' is their teamwork. Last year, when the Patriots had a tough season (in terms of the Patriots, that is) there was no bickering, no dissent. This year, there's no one calling for more carries or catches. Would you believe that Wes Welker has 56 catches on the year? He's a SLOT receiver and he's having a career season. Randy Moss is, well, Randy Moss, and is on pace for 1500, 1600 receiving yards and 22 touchdowns. The Pats have a running game, too, contrary to popular belief, and they've spread it around very well. In the past few weeks, there's been a lull, but that's due to the profound lack of running game when you lose your #1 and #2 running backs. Even Kevin Faulk played OK in their absence, and he's the 3rd down and 3rd string back. Credit also the offensive line for protecting Brady so well that he's only been pressured (has he been pressured this year?) into 2 interceptions through 8 games, and one was a throw off the hands of a New England receiver and should have been caught. Credit everyone on the Patriots offense, as well as the defense which has given the offense some of the best field position in the league, leading to 38 offensive touchdowns, as well as 3 defensive and 2 special teams touchdowns, making a total of 43 touchdowns as opposed to only 10 field goals. The Patriots score when they get the ball. That's all there is to it. The defense forces turnovers, and, oh, is one of two teams to not allow ANY 40+ yard gains this year. This YEAR.

Credit all of the Patriots for playing great, and blame them all if you want, but don't put it all on Tom Brady. Or Bill Belichick.

That's just my opinion.

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Originally posted by EvilGhost75:
Losers? Don't bet on it.