Anything that could go wrong went wrong. You can never expect to win a game when you hand it to the other team on a silver platter. 4 turnovers lead to 4 drives for a TOTAL of 25 yards to score 24 points. Vinatieri misses a filed goal?, brady throws a bad pick? (and missed some open guys) the O line couldn't block my grandmother?, Faulk does what he always does (fumble), Troy Brown drops a punt?Hobbs is the best option you have for returning a kickoff? The officiating was atrocious but wouldn't have matter if the Pats simply applied the most basic of all fundamentals. HOLD ON TO THE F$CKING BALL!!!! It can't get any worse, can it. OH YES, it can! To pour more salt on the wounds the damn Steelers knock Indy out. Great, we could have hosted the AFC championship and gone to the superbowl against 2 teams that strike no fear. The stars aligned for the Pats to threepeat and they fumbled it away. It was quite honestly the hardest game to watch in my life. (I can barely remember the 46-10 SB)
So things can only get better, right?
It's going to be a busy off season, hopefully it's a productive one. Here's what Belichick and Pioli did the last time they were bounced out early: free agents Rosie Colvin, Rodney Harrison, Ty Poole and draft picks Ty Warren, Eugene Wilson, Asante Samuel and Dan Koppen as well as Ted Washington via trade.
Word out of Foxborough is that the loss of Mangini is probably an upgrade at D coordinator with Dan Pees. Mangini evidently lacked leadership and decision making skills and didn't hold the respect of the players. That's why it took the Pats 62 minutes to anounce their new D coordinator.
Regardless of how good (or bad) an off season the Pats have, they still have to be considered the favorites to win their division next year. Buffalo has an 80 year old in charge and a head coach that stepped down. The Jets have Mangini trying to learn to be a head coach and BIG issues at QB and RB as well as O Line. The Dolphins should be OK, but they HAVE to get a real QB.
So far, the Pats 2006 schedule looks to be favorable:
Home games vs. Buffalo, Miami, N.Y. Jets, Houston, Indianapolis, Chicago, Detroit and Denver.
Away games vs. Buffalo, Miami, N.Y. Jets, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Green Bay, Minnesota and Cincinnati
Can't you see another 14-2 season too?
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One can only hope that with the future games against Denver, Chicago, and Indy that the mistakes made in 2005 will prevail in the Patriots favor. Tom Brady is by far the best of the best! Manning who? Patriots will clinch the title again next year.
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