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Yep, I think you'll be seeing quite a bit more of The Guys With The Flying Elvis Logo during January. (The Old Man In The Mountain was not pleased at its appearance, but he got a Super Bowl win out of it and then expired with a mountain man's grin on his face.)
Ted Washington came back last week and uncharitably ate a Houston offensive lineman in celebration. (No barbeque sauce- nicely chopped up and cooked into a chowder, then chugged.) Sadly for opponents, the quota will probably soon move up to two per game.... With him back and Seymour running down anybody the NE defense is about to go back to being a complete monster. Their secondary is starting to looking picture perfect on coverages- the 'weak link' rookie cornerback there, Ty Poole, is having a most excellent time when opponents throw away from Ty Law. And, all playoff opponents should groan at the thought, they're still missing Roosevelt Colvin but may get him back in time.
The offense is less up to speed. They do have a slacker mode which shows up in games between (percieved) strong opponents- Cleveland and Houston were beneficiaries. There are a bunch of problems that derive from the offensive line, but as the OL improves and Brady's shoulder heals up (and I think he also got a new set of contact lenses after bombing so badly on long bombs last season) things are looking up. Graham seems to finally be maturing into something of an NFL Big Tight End, Kevin Faulk is getting actual holes to hit on early downs, and Antoine Smith- everyone's favorite rb to pick on- seems to be satisfied with being made short yardage specialist.
They seem to think they're gonna have some fun in the playoffs. Locally people thought in September they'd do well to end the season 10-6 and with a wild card spot. Now the AFC East title and 11-5 seems to be the lower bound on expectations, 13-3 and favored over the Chiefs the upper.
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