Sunday, January 13 at Gillette Stadium
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Archives for December 2012
The 2012 Patriots: Let’s finish it where we started it!
It’s tough to immediately sum up my thoughts following another 16 game campaign, so I find that the best thing to do is to just rattle of the things that have stuck with me about this 2012 version of the Patriots.
Each year the Patriots win, but each year is special.
Here in no particular order are the things that stood out most to me about the 2012 Pats:
- Hernando and Gronk like two lost (injured) lovers who just cannot find the field together at the same time.
- The emergence of Stevan Ridley.
- The one word offense. Brady and the Blitzkreig.
- Mayo ascending to another level.
- Buttfumble.
- Ridiculous loss to the Cardinals. That brain fart is why the AFCCG will be in Denver.
- Spikes becoming a frightening force in the middle.
- Julian Edelman replacing Welker? Nope.
- Danny Woodhead becoming the new Kevin Faulk.
- Pulling a bye out in week 17.
There was a lot to like about this Patriots team, and the late season loss to the 49ers could be a combustible ingredient that similarly talented teams the last two years have lacked.
On offense they have a real outside threat that they have also recently lacked in Brandon Lloyd. The rest of the weapons are mostly banged up, but should be able to pull it together for three more games.
On defense the Pats will hope to get starting corners Alfonzo Dennard and Aqib Talib healthy over the bye week. Rob Ninkovich is a question mark at the moment, but we’re assuming that he’s out at least until the Super Bowl.
Their defense turned in their best effort of the year against the Dolphins. Let’s hope they have more games like that against better offenses in them.
As always it will come down to finishing. If this Pats team goes down it won’t be by much, and they’ll go down fighting. That’s all you can ask for.
The Patriots dynasty was crowned for the first time in New Orleans and that’s where this year’s playoff road ends as well.
Let’s finish it where we started it!
The Patriots don’t know who their first playoff opponent will be, but they do know when they will next take the field, as the NFL has announced they will play Sunday, Jan. 13 at 4:30 p.m. EST.
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Bill Belichick’s message was clear to the players all week: without a win, the Patriots couldn’t improve their playoff positioning. It kept the focus on the game at hand, and helped to prevent a second-straight “What is going on here?” game, following last week’s debacle in Jacksonville. Oh, and the icing on the cake for the coaches? Having backup quarterback Ryan Mallett make like Jets quarterback Tim Tebow and line up on the punt unit, forcing the Dolphins to burn a timeout in confusion. Brilliant.
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1. How important is it that we got a Bye week? 2. Who do you think would be the best team for us to face in the divisional round?
Given the number of Patriots who are banged up getting the bye is a huge boost to the team. Of course it came at a probably cost of Ninkovich so that is something they’ll have to overcome barring a miraculous recovery. I do think between Trevor Scott, Jermaine Cunningham and Justin Francis they have some interesting players who will get a shot.
I’m just fine seeing Houston again, they haven’t been the same team late this season. Baltimore scare me a little. The Colts just a little less.
There’s no way around it, the Patriots will need their best three games of the season to win the Super Bowl, who they play really doesn’t matter that much. With their best game the Patriots are the best team in at least the AFC. That’s no assurance they’ll turn in their best games.
