They’ve lost stalwart DT Vince Wilfork, three-down
LB Jerod Mayo and Vince’s DT dance partner Tommy Kelly on defense and RT
Sebastian Vollmer and All Galaxy TE Rob Gronkowski on offense. They have almost
as much money on IR as they do on the active roster. WR Danny Amendola has been
nicked up since Week 1, safety Steve Gregory missed time with a broken thumb,
cornerback Aqib Talib missed time with a hip injury and they only recently got
pass-catching 3rd down RB Shane Vereen back on the field after a
stint on the short-term IR. And just as rookie wide receivers Kenbrell
Thompkins and Aaron Dobson seemed to be getting consistently on the same page
with Brady, both of them got hurt.
After all that, the Patriots are 10-3-0 and if
they win today in Miami, they will hold the “if the playoffs started today” #1
seed in the AFC Playoffs, thanks to that tiebreaker they hold with the Denver
Broncos.
How is this possible?
