In Response to My top Reasons why the Patriots will never win another Superbowl. : Top reasons you are wrong: 1) they can get another QB. 5 teams have won since the Pats last did. They did not have Tom Brady as QB 2) They have a LOT of young talent and are getting better.  Fill those D positions and get a pass rush 3) Rex Ryan did not give a blueprint to beat the Pats. He followed the blueprint the Giants used years ago. Pressure Brady, take advantage of the average offensive line (at least in the playoffs).  Notice what Cleveland did this year? Mangini knew what happened to the Pats against the Giants.
Posted by boomerst3

I looked at the icon, the title of the thread and the user name. Didn't read, I see TROLL written all  over this. Ignore and move on.
Posted by GadisRKO

So it is a consensus...a NY Jet Provocateur troll ?
Posted by SeattlePatsFan99

Don'tQuestionBB is in fact, Leon.  He is currently pretending to be a fan so he can post these snide shots posing as real actual concerns.  Heck, look at his sig, its a cheap shot right there.   Check his history here for the last 6 days.  I have followed him, smacked him down a few times, then he created the alt DoctorFootball and started trying to get me booted.  He is just a flaming troll who wants to get a reaction.  Not even a football fan as far as I know, just some useless kid with a computer and inordinate joy at making people upset. 
Posted by Davedsone

In Response to My top Reasons why the Patriots will never win another Superbowl. : As for your "blueprint" idea, if you knew this team you would know that Brady shreds zone defenses when given time to throw. The O-Line had an uncharacteristically poor game and Brady didn't have time to make his progressions in the pocket, which wouldn't happen on a regular basis.
Posted by MinniSoxFan

Never? As in, if the NFL is around for another 50 years we wont win at least 1 more? Did you say that the Steelers would never win anothre after their coach, and all those Hall of Fame players left in the 70's? Did you say never after Montana and Walsh left the 49ers? Did you say never after Staubach left the Cowboys? Never for the Packers after Bart Starr left? Brady is a great player, but he is not once in a lifetime.  Every era there will be another QB that we will argue as the best ever.  Remember before Brady and Manning in the 90's there was Young, Aikman, Marino, Favre 80's there was Montana, Marino, Elway, Fouts And i can go back and back. Next generation of players will probably be greater than Brady and Manning. QBs seem to be getting better and better with each generation. Aaron Rodgers, Roethlisberger, Rivers, Freeman, Sanchez (Ughhh, he does have 4 road playoff wins in just two years), Ryan, Bradford are all capable of leading their teams to championships in the future.   And don't forget, a kid from Stanford is said to be the most polished prospects in a long long time, since Manning some are claiming. Multiple championship QB's should be available in the coming drafts.  Brady can be replaced.  It wont be easy, but its not impossible Plus, defense wins championships.  Even if we dont get another Brady, we can still build another dominant defense.  Easier said than done. But to say the Pats will never win another Super Bowl is dumb. Great players and coaches come and go for everyone
Posted by dapats1281

Don'tquestionBB's  headline  is  overstated  when  he  says  "never"  win  another  superbowl.  I  just  don't  think  they're  going  to  win  anytime  soon.  Overall, his  post  is  a  good  one.  The  post  is  realistic  and  his  criticisms  seem  on  the  mark.  I've  been  a  PATRIOT  fan  since  '73.  And  I've  seen  PATS  fans, like  other  fans, unable  to  take  constructive  criticisms  of  their  team.  The  truth  is  the  PATS  defense  hasn't  been  good  enough  to  win  superbowls  during  the  past  6  years.  And  the  OL  has  always  been  over-rated.  The  07  Superbowl  exposed  our  OL  and  we  should  have  revamped  the  OL  three  years  ago.  Overall, the  PATS  simply  don't  have  enough  TALENT  to  compete  in  the  playoffs.  It's  true  that  sometimes  high  draft  choices  and  superstar  FA's  are  a  bust.  But  there's  never  any  guarantee  with  any  selection.  The  proof  that  the  PATS  strategy  of  continually  trading  down  and  essentially  staying  away  from   key  free  agents  isn't  working  is :  1)  It's  been  a  consensus  opinion  for  years  that  the  PATs  haven't  matched  up  with  the  elite  teams  talent  wise; 2)  Many  have  said  that  the  2010  PATS  were  in  a  " rebuilding "  year.  WHY  ARE  THE  PATS   REBUILDING  AT  THIS  POINT ?  The  Steelers  and  other  elite  teams  aren't  rebuilding.  Trading  down, overall, is  a  good  strategy.  IT  JUST  CAN'T  BE  THE  ONLY  STRATEGY !  THERE  ARE  TIMES  WHEN  YOU  HAVE  TO  GO  AFTER  DIFFERENCE  MAKERS.  A  perfect  example  is  drafting  Ron  Brace  instead  of  B.J  Rajii.  Anyone  watching  them  at  BC  could  see  a  big  difference  in  their  potential  and  talent.  The  PATS  have  over-relied  on  Bellichek  and  Brady  for  years.  THEY  NEED  MORE  TALENT.  The  Banta  Cains  and  Guytons  won't  get  it  done.  After  the  04  Superbowl  win, I  asked  myself  how  many  more  Superbowl  wins  will  Bellichek  and  Brady  win.  My  answer  was  " two."  Now, I'm  not  so  sure.   
Posted by zeitgeist49

Nice too see another poster that doesn't live in fantasy land!   Your absolutely correct in stating that the Patriots philosophy of trading down or picking up additional picks for the next year doesn't work. Just looking at the four remaining playoff teams you can clearly see how championships are won. Bears- Picked up FA Peppers, traded for Cutler. Steelers-kept their 1st rd picks like Mendenhall and Pouncey. Green Bay- traded up to get Clay Matthews. Jets-FA pickups L.T., Cromartie, J. Taylor.  Traded for S. Holmes. All of these team kept the 1st rd picks and were aggressive in the FA market.  Which is why one of the them is going to win the Lombardi Trophy this season.  If the Pats don't change their philosophy while Brady is still Brady, then I see no trophy in foxboro for the foreseeable future.
Posted by DontQuestionBB

Dude, the Patriots beat those four remaining teams this year. They just laid an egg against the Jets. Their draft philosophy doesn't work??? 2011 - #17, #28, #33, #60, #74, #92. 2010 - Devin McCourty, Rob Gronkowski, Jermaine Cunningham, Brandon Spikes, Aaron Hernandez. 2009 - Patrick Chung, Ron Brace, Darius Butler, Sebastian Vollmer. As for free agents the Pats re-signed Vince Wilfork and Leigh Bodden plus traded for Deion Branch. This team is young and will only getting better.
Posted by digger0862