Thursday Morning Third Down Back

The first place New England Patriots play Ryan Fitzpatrick and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Sunday November 27th at 4:25 PM If they don't resign Butler, I'll be somewhat upset. Captain Power Rankings: 1) Ahab 2) Horatio McCallister (Simpsons Sea Captain) 3) Phasma 4) Crunch 5) Kangaroo 6) & Tennille 7) Caveman 8) Needa 9) Morgan 10) Canada Good win on the road last week, but I still feel like this team isn't quite great .  Too many holes on defense. Here's three things I'll be watching this week as I digest everything I ate this weekend. 1) Malcolm Mitchell - With Gronk and Hogan out with injuries, Malcolm Mitchell had a chance to shine.  And he did!  98 yards and a touchdown.  It sure would be nice if the Patriots could draft and develop a real NFL level WR for a change.  It's been a while. 2) Julian Edelman - Edelman had a very good week last week, but it still feels like he's not quite 100%.  Watch him...

The first place New England Patriots play Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium on Sunday November 20th at 4:25 PM Congratulations to Rob Gronkowski on a major touchdown milestone. Holiday Power Rankings: 1) Thanksgiving 2) Festivus 3) Road 4) Roman 5) Madonna - Holiday Not a lot of positives to take away from last week's game.  Let's move on to San Francisco. Here's three things I'll be keeping an eye on this week. 1) Martellus Bennett - Gronk got blown up  by Earl Thomas late in the game last week.  Bennett will need to step up this week. 2) Barkevious Mingo / Elandon Roberts - We need a non-Hightower inside linebacker to show up on a regular basis going forward. 3) Cyrus Jones - Hang on to the rock there, Big Guy. FREE AGENT WATCH: Has Malcolm Butler, Jamie Collins or Dont'a Hightower been resigned yet?  Not yet! The day after a Bills fan threw a rubber dong on the field in Buffalo, Jamie Collins go...