They just feel like a team that will somehow find a way to 8-8-0 - coming all the way back from an 0-4-0 start - with a tiebreaker's chance at a wildcard spot, only to lose tragically in Game 17.
On a booth review.
They say it's a game of inches and so far it seems the Patriots have been playing pigskin geometry with a ruler that's just 11" long. While that's a measurement most men in most circumstances would be more than happy with, it's been less than satisfying on the gridiron.
It appears New England can hang with the league's elite teams; they just can't beat them.
Okay.
Deep breath.
Small data sample.
We've seen this movie before.
Lots of football still left to play.
Belichick's teams have a history of starting slow, getting better, and peaking after Thanksgiving, playing their best football heading into the playoffs. So…
Plenty of time to panic later.
For now, there's not too much to say that wouldn't make me or any Patriots fan sound like a whiny little bitch. Or an oblivious, ignorant, legally blind pigskin pollyanna.
Plenty of time for that later, too.
Instead, I'll think of it this way: Given the scenario in the lede, above, if the Patriots can win their game next Sunday against the Jets, they'll be ahead of schedule for breaking my pigskin heart.
Yeah!
Let's do this!
Go Pats!
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