Thread: Are the Patriots the Yankees?

Are the Patriots the new Yankees of the NFL?

They win a few championships in a short period of time, the right way. Built through the draft, discovered and promoted talent from within, great coaching, good defense, and a solid running game.

Then they go out and start acquiring big free agents, not just in 2007 with Moss, Stallworth, Welker, and Thomas, but Seau
in 06, and probably a few others I'm missing.

Now they can't get to the Super Bowl, or they get there and they lose.

This is just comparison though, I think the free agents they brought in are completely part of the team, unlike Yankee FAs who were never really accepted in the clubhouse.

So are they the Yankees? Only time will tell, we'll see how their Super Bowl quest for the next few years go, and if they can't win it. They're the Yankees.

I think we saw the best "Team" win last night. In fact I think we saw the best team beat the best bunch of "Stars" ever assembled into a team concept last night.

So much for the idea of running out and buying a team (ala the Redskin way).
Gonna be some serious issues next year on this team as they try to put something back together.
Alot of these
guys really showed thier age last night.

Offense
NO. NAME POS AGE HT WT EXP COLLEGE
12 Tom Brady QB 30 6-4 225 8 Michigan
16 Matt Cassel QB 25 6-4 230 3 USC
7 Matt Gutierrez QB 23 6-4 230 R Idaho State
33 Kevin Faulk RB 31 5-8 202 9 LSU
39 Laurence Maroney RB 22 5-11 220 2 Minnesota
38 Kyle Eckel FB 26 5-11 245 1 Navy
44 Heath Evans FB 29 6-0 250 7 Auburn
34 Sammy Morris FB 30 6-0 220 8 Texas Tech
80 Troy Brown WR 36 5-10 196 14 Marshall
10 Jabar Gaffney WR 27 6-1 200 6 Florida
17 Chad Jackson WR 22 6-1 215 2 Florida
81 Randy Moss WR 30 6-4 210 10 Marshall
18 Donte' Stallworth WR 27 6-0 200 6 Tennessee
15 Kelley Washington WR 28 6-3 215 5 Tennessee
83 Wes Welker WR 26 5-9 185 4 Texas Tech
88 Kyle Brady TE 36 6-6 280 13 Penn State
82 Stephen Spach TE 25 6-4 250 2 Fresno State
86 David Thomas TE 24 6-3 248 2 Texas
84 Benjamin Watson TE 27 6-3 255 4 Georgia
67 Dan Koppen C 28 6-2 296 5 Boston College
66 Lonie Paxton C 29 6-2 260 8 Sacramento State
71 Russ Hochstein G 30 6-4 305 7 Nebraska
70 Logan Mankins G 25 6-4 310 3 Fresno State
61 Stephen Neal G 31 6-4 305 6 Cal State Bakersfield
68 Ryan O'Callaghan G 24 6-7 330 2 California
74 Billy Yates G 27 6-2 305 4 Texas A&M
65 Wesley Britt OT 26 6-8 320 2 Alabama
77 Nick Kaczur OT 28 6-4 315 3 Toledo
72 Matt Light OT 29 6-4 305 7 Purdue
Defense
NO. NAME POS AGE HT WT EXP COLLEGE
90 LeKevin Smith DT 25 6-1 308 2 Nebraska
75 Vince Wilfork DT 26 6-2 325 4 Miami (FL)
97 Jarvis Green DL 29 6-3 285 6 LSU
95 Rashad Moore DL 28 6-3 325 4 Tennessee
93 Richard Seymour DL 28 6-6 310 7 Georgia
94 Ty Warren DL 26 6-5 300 5 Texas A&M
99 Mike Wright DL 25 6-4 295 3 Cincinnati
52 Eric Alexander LB 25 6-2 240 3 LSU
54 Tedy Bruschi LB 34 6-1 247 12 Arizona
59 Rosevelt Colvin LB 30 6-3 250 9 Purdue
53 Larry Izzo LB 33 5-10 228 12 Rice
49 Oscar Lua LB 23 6-0 238 R USC
55 Junior Seau LB 39 6-3 250 18 USC
96 Adalius Thomas LB 30 6-2 270 8 Southern Miss

50 Mike Vrabel LB 32 6-4 261 11 Ohio State
58 Pierre Woods LB 26 6-5 250 2 Michigan
23 Willie Andrews CB 24 5-10 190 2 Baylor
21 Randall Gay CB 25 5-11 190 4 LSU
27 Ellis Hobbs CB 24 5-9 195 3 Iowa State
22 Asante Samuel CB 27 5-10 185 5 UCF
30 Chad Scott CB 33 6-1 205 11 Maryland
28 Antwain Spann CB 24 6-0 190 2 Louisiana-Lafayette
35 Mike Richardson DB 23 5-11 190 R Notre Dame
26 Eugene Wilson DB 27 5-10 195 5 Illinois
37 Rodney Harrison S 35 6-1 220 14 Western Illinois
31 Brandon Meriweather S 24 5-11 200 R Miami (FL)
24 Mel Mitchell S 28 6-1 225 6 Western Kentucky
36 James Sanders S 24 5-10 210 3 Fresno State
41 Raymond Ventrone S 25 5-10 200 2 Villanova
Special Teams
NO. NAME POS AGE HT WT EXP COLLEGE
3 Stephen Gostkowski PK 24 6-1 210 2 Memphis
6 Chris Hanson P 31 6-2 202 7 Marshall

I just can't see the comparison because of the salary cap.
I mainly hate teams like the Yankees because if they have an injury to a player they can just buy one of the best from another team.
The salary cap was the best thing to happen to the NFL and made it so any team has a chance any year.

"Marrdro" wrote:

Alot of these
guys really showed thier age last night.

44 Heath Evans FB 29 6-0 250 7 Auburn
34 Sammy Morris FB 30 6-0 220 8 Texas Tech
80 Troy Brown WR 36 5-10 196 14 Marshall
10 Jabar Gaffney WR 27 6-1 200 6 Florida

You're aware that Troy Brown were inactive for the game. So he didn't show his age that much, beside being on the sideline

"cogitans" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

Alot of these
guys really showed thier age last night.

44 Heath Evans FB 29 6-0 250 7 Auburn
34 Sammy Morris FB 30 6-0 220 8 Texas Tech
80 Troy Brown WR 36 5-10 196 14 Marshall
10 Jabar Gaffney WR 27 6-1 200 6 Florida

You're aware that Troy Brown were inactive for the game. So he didn't show his age that much, beside being on the sideline

More to this point......

Gonna be some serious issues next year on this team as they try to put something back together.

Long story short, they won't be the same team next year.
As with the Yanks and other teams who go out and break from the norm and buy a bunch of vets, this team was built to win this year.

It will be interesting to watch them try to put this back together next year.

"Marrdro" wrote:

"cogitans" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

Alot of these
guys really showed thier age last night.

44 Heath Evans FB 29 6-0 250 7 Auburn
34 Sammy Morris FB 30 6-0 220 8 Texas Tech
80 Troy Brown WR 36 5-10 196 14 Marshall
10 Jabar Gaffney WR 27 6-1 200 6 Florida

You're aware that Troy Brown were inactive for the game. So he didn't show his age that much, beside being on the sideline

More to this point......

Gonna be some serious issues next year on this team as they try to put something back together.

Long story short, they won't be the same team next year.
As with the Yanks and other teams who go out and break from the norm and buy a bunch of vets, this team was built to win this year.

It will be interesting to watch them try to put this back together next year.

I think their only serious problem will be with the LBs who is an entire group of old guys, and of course they have not the best DBs, but they got them somewhere this year.

No, the Pats play football while the Yankees play Baseball.

The Pats will NEVER win 4 championships in 5 years...heck, if things go like I want them to, the Pats might never win 4 championships total.
LOL