The Patriots play their sixth regular season game at CenturyLink Field against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday October 14th at 4:05 PM.
Woop woop woop.
I re-watched most of the Pats - Broncos on the NFL Network Replay this week. And let me tell you, it was definitely a butt kickin'. It wasn't even as close as the final score would indicate. The Patriots RAN ALL OVER the Broncos. Whenever they wanted it, it was there for them. Somebody on Twitter referred to the current Patriot's offense as "speed crushing" their opponents. That's a pretty accurate description of what's been going on lately. I can't ever remember seeing anything like this combination of speed and power. Hopefully, it'll work on the road.
Newton Power Rankings
1) Isaac
2) Cam
3) Raspberry
4) Huey
5) Fig
...
87) Apple
Here's five things I'll be watching for this week:
1) Stevan Ridley - Another solid week. 151 yards and a touchdown. Was the late fumble was worrisome? A little bit, yeah.
2) Brandon Bolden - As long as we're running for 250 yards a week, I'm just going to keep putting both of these guys in the top 5 each week.
3) Alfonzo Dennard - Somebody stepped up at corner and made a few plays last week! Nice.
4) Wes Welker - Don't look now, but Welker has been heating up.
5) Aaron Hernandez - Rumor is he'll be back this week. I can't wait.
Did Michael Hoomanawanui have a catch last week?
No.
(In his defense, he was injured.)
My prediction (Game 4): Pats 27, Seahawks 13
My prediction (Season): 12 - 4 (Yes, really...)
Nut up or move on.
*****
Not many people remember this, but most people would have said Willie McGinest was a little bit of disappointment before my staff got a hold of him. He definitely underachieved under the previous regime (ed. note Pete Carroll).
Parcells drafted him fourth overall. Obviously, he liked him. But I wasn't so sure. Something just never sat right with me. I felt like he wasn't really living up to his potential.
We sat down and had a heart to heart one day after practice.
"Look Willie... We need you to focus on football. I want people on my team who I know care about football. I know you've got some outside interests. I know you and Snoop Dogg are tight. But trust me... You want to focus on football now. Save that stuff for after your career is over."
"This city is afraid of me... I've seen its true face."
"I don't know what to do with you... But Coaches Ryan and Mangini really seem to like you. So we're going to keep you around for a bit longer. But... I want to see a little more dedication."
"Soon there will be war. Millions will burn. Millions will perish in sickness and misery. Why does one death matter against so many?"
"I'm thinking of having you play more of a defensive end roll rather than outside linebacker this season."
"None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you. You're locked in here with ME!"
"And another thing - no more appearances on 'Arliss'. That Robert Wuhl is a real prick."
"THE END IS NIGH."
Anyway... I think I got through to him. We ending up winning a whole bunch of games with Willie after we had that talk.
In '06, he went to Cleveland with Romeo. We let him go without too much of a fight. The last thing we needed on this team was a vigilante.
Besides... Brady already thinks he's Ozymandias.
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