Patriots Perfect Season?

18-0....... and counting


The Patriots are one game away from history. If they beat the Giants for the second time this season, they will be the first team to go 19-0 in a season. Right now only the Dolphins can say they were perfect. But just how good are the Patriots?

They rolled against some teams like the Redskins, winning 52-7 and the Bills, winning 38-7 AND 56-10. They played well enough to beat the Colts 24-20 and Steelers 34-13. And they struggles yet pulled out wins against the Eagles 31-28, the Ravens 27-24 and the Giants 38-35. This is the same Giant team they will face this Sunday in the Super Bowl.

We all know Tom Brady is a great QB. Randy Moss is a record breaking WR. But it was the play of Wes Welker, Jabbar Gaffney and Donte Stallworth that got the Patriots where they are. Kevin Faulk in another unsung hero on the team. He has been a steady force, a reliable safety valve for Brady. The OL has been rock solid. You rarely saw Brady get sacked, or even knocked down for that matter. All this combined made for a great offense. Maybe one of the best we've ever seen.

The defense has veteran leadership. Rodney Harrison, Mike Vrable, Tedy Bruschi, Richard Seymour, Junior Seau. All of them are leaders on that defense. All of them know what it takes to win. The addition of Adalius Thomas made a good defense even better.

And the coach. Say what you want about B.B. after the "spygate" scandal, but he is still one of the top coaches in the league. He loses assistants year after year, yet the team never misses a beat. If that is not a sign of good coaching, I don't know what is.

Many people are rooting against the Patriots to lose this week. I'm on the fence about it. I would like to see perfection. It's a rarity in sports. It's history in the making. Yet these are the same Patriots that beat my Eagles a few years ago. I still remember it like yesterday. In that respect, I want them to lose. I want them to win 18 games straight only to lose the biggest one of all. But I doubt it will happen. This team is just too good not to lose...... until next year.