Article:Pats All Folks: Looking Ahead.....



I will no longer comment on any Super Bowl choke jobs or any sonofabitch that made any lucky catches. It's time to start fresh and look ahead to the Pats in 2008-2009. Stealing a page from SSR & Hoch So its time to examine some burning questions of the Patriots this offseason.

'''Two franchise players in Asante Samuel and Randy Moss hard to envision both being back? Who stays?'''

Thats a tough one, but I would think they keep Moss. They wanted to sign Moss to an extension earlier but they wasn't allowed to renegotiate a renegotiated contract in the same season. I expected Asante to bail last year especially after that Nate Clements deal. Samuel and Moss are looking for different things Samuel got the rings and may go after the big bucks and Moss got the big bucks and wants the rings.

With the 7th pick in the NFL Draft, the New England Patriots select....

Mike Jenkins, USF. If there's any position that has widely varying grades in this draft, it's cornerback. Like I said Asante is as good as gone and Jenkins can come in and start right away, of course if there is an unlikely drop of a Glenn Dorsey, Jake Long or even Darren McFadden the Patriots will grab them up quickly but I think the Pats grab Jenkins and address LB later on in the draft

What about Donte Stallworth is he as good as gone?

More than likely yes, I'm sure Stallworth was unhappy about going from #1 reciever to #3 or 4 this season. I think he bails and gets overcompensated by Jacksonville or Tennessee.

Will there be further fallout from the latest round of "Spygate" allegations? The NFL owes it to their fans to at least investigate but unlike the MLB the NFL can hold their own without congress intervention. I'm sure this will blow over soon.

Bruschi, Harrison, Seau...do they call it a career? Seau should be finished indefinitely at 39, if he even starts next season it's simply out of respect or an injury. I think Rodney and Bruschi give it another go.

19-0 Is it possible? Possible but I think most teams will be turned off to even attempt such a feat. As for the Patriots they may have lost their desire to go after 19-0, they will get 6 wins handed to them via a pansy division, its Peyton's turn to win the regular season battle and they'll slip up to a horrible team next season. But hey 17-2 and a ring trumps 18-1 anytime