Well first things first, the media needs to give it a break with the "Patriots are awful" talk. Like, yeah we get it. They haven't been as dominant as they could be. They didn't assault the Jets like they absolutely should have and the Falcons almost came back. But guess what? They're 4-0.
The roster they have right now is almost laughable. I'll put it in perspective for you. They currently have 14 rookies on the roster, 7 of whom were undrafted. The other 7, with the exception of Aaron Dobson, were pretty late picks. Mostly unknowns. And here the Patriots are with a roster stacked full of them. Some of these guys have actually been pretty impressive in the short time we've seen them.
This is what I love about Bill Belichick, though. This is why he is one of the greatest coaches in the world. He's taking chances on these kids. He's giving them a shot. Last night against the Falcons, Matthew Mulligan caught a TD pass from Brady. Yeah, who the hell is Matthew Mulligan? Don't know, but he was given a shot and he capitalized. (Turns out he's a 28 year old out of UMaine who floats around the league on practice squads.)
The team has been plagued by injury and Vince Wilfork having a torn achilles is the last thing the Pats needed, but they seem to have a lot of fight in them. Hopefully Gronk and Amendola will be back next week to help Brady out and take some pressure off the young guys.
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