Pats Prepare for Playoffs

With two full weeks until the next Patriots game, we will be focusing a lot on fluff pieces like this one about the “uncertainty awaiting the Patriots in the playoffs.”  It’s a very decent read, and it speaks to the going narrative in the sports media which basically amounts to this - now that the Patriots have fun the table in the regular season, none of it means anything unless they win the Super Bowl.  First of all, this is bogus.  These regular season records will stand, Super Bowl or not.  I understand the impetus behind saying such a thing, but the fact remains that it is just not true.

While a Super Bowl win will solidify the Pats as the greatest team in NFL history, it is not necessary to this season now to make it great.  This has already been an amazing season for the Pats.  I also scoff at the notion that uncertainty could lurk in the playoffs for a team that has won three Super Bowls together.  There is no uncertainty for the Patriots.  There is only the calm, professional preparation that accompanies any game for these Patriots.  They will come out prepared.  They will likely execute very well.  And they will likely play some extremely good football in the postseason.  Don’t expect the Pats to flinch now.

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Final Power Rankings

Happy New Year!  I hope everyone had a wonderful New Year’s Eve celebration, but now that the end of the year/beginning of the year festivities are over, it’s time to get back to work.  ESPN.com has posted their NFL Power Rankings for the final time this regular season, and it’s time to see where all your favorite teams ended up this year.  This season-ending retrospective features some new information, as well as personal notes from the good writers at ESPN.com who have been putting together these Power Rankings all year.  These final Power Rankings are always insightful, so let’s dive in.

The New England Patriots finish the season as wire-to-wire Power Rankings winners.  The Pats ran the table this season, dominatingthe entire NFL and the ESPN.com Power Rankings in the process.  Just add this to the already massive list of New England Patriots accomplishments on the season.  But, as everyone and their mother has pointed out since their final win, none of these accolades means anything if they don’t win the Super Bowl.  Luckily, nobody gets a team focused like Bill Belichick.  I can’t wait to watch these guys play in a couple weeks.

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