Deja Vu

Deja Vu is defined as the experience of feeling sure that one has already witnessed or experienced a current situation, even though the exact circumstances of the prior encounter are uncertain and were perhaps imagined. Well what happened yesterday at Gillette Stadium gave every Patriot the feeling of deja vu. Only we know exactly when we experienced it the first time. That game last night played out just like Super Bowl XLII. Pats offense struggled throughout. Then Brady comes though. Then a Giant who wears number 85 makes a unbelievable catch and then after that Manning throws a game winning touchdown. It was uncanny. Eli Manning gave me the same face that probably Tom Brady has given teams throughout the decade. That "I'm totally helpless and I just got punched in the stomach" face.


The defense played well throughout the game but they had a chance to shut up the critics and make a play but they didn't. And lets stop with this whole idea that "the game has passed Bill Belichick by". That's just foolish. He's still as good a coach as ever. I will fully admit that the players aren't good and that goes back to Belichick. Bill Belichick the GM has failed Bill Belichick the coach. Sergio Brown and Tracy White are special teams players, not guys that should be out on the field with the game on the line. Sergio Brown had a tough time making plays at Notre Dame, now hes expected to do it in the NFL? You look around at other teams in the league and they just have better defensive players. The Pats don't have it.


This game also brings home the point even more that Tom Brady has to play perfect and put 30 points plus for the Pats to win. You can tell that he's pressing out there and trying to force the ball into spots that he normally doesn't. All the pressures put on Brady to be perfect and we all expect a him to be perfect and when he's off it's panic time all over New England. Look at the Green Bay Packers. Their ranked 31st in defense but their winning games because Aaron Rodgers is playing at such a high level. If he gets into a slump the Packers will probably lose a game or two. Tom Brady is going to be fine. He's just a bit off.


Now we head to a Sunday night match up with first place in the AFC East on the line against the New York Jets. The Pats are trending down while the Jets are trending up. The Jets laid the hammer down on the Bills defensively yesterday and if they play like Sunday night then its going to a loooooooong night.


Until next time...