Red13JoePa wrote:Like what!
Well, for starters, their receiving core SUCKS! Any time your running back is your leading receiver, your team has troubles! The likes of Jasan Avant, Hank Baskett, Greg Lewis, Reggie Brown, and Kevin Curtis aren't going to scare many defenses! That's a pretty lackluster receiving core, and a pretty critical part of any offense! Also, Brian Westbrook, who is a GREAT player, accounts for 40% of ALL of the Eagles offense! There isn't a single team in the NFL who is EVER succesful, when counting on just one guy to do everything! Ask Barry Sanders how that worked out for him in Detroit, and Westbrook isn't anywhere near as good as Sanders was! Also, they have Runyan and Thomas on their O line, who are 33 and 34 (getting up there for O linemen). You also have Brian Dawkins, who is 34, and not the same player he used to be. Then you move on to Jevon Kearse, who is a VERY old 31 (haven't heard anyone refer to him as "The Freak" anytime in the recent past). We then move on to Kimo von Oelhoffen, who is the spry young age of 37! Other than that, they have a team full of all-pros
My point is that guys in the NFL slow down a ton, with age. We've seen it in New England with Rodney Harrison, who is NOWHERE near the dominant player, he once was. Also, guys like Tedy Bruschi, and Junior Seau are shells of their former selves! Why??? Because they're damn old! The difference with the Patriots is they actually have some other talented players on the team, to make up for some of these guys losing something off of their fastball. Not to mention, the Patriots have NEVER, EVER, EVER relied upon one single guy to carry their offense! That has NEVER worked in the NFL and never will!
John from Boston