Its really unbelievable. I don't think there is anyone who had (or even has) expectations of a SB appearance this year.  In fact I'd say anything outside of a blowout loss in the first round of the playoffs should feel like this was a great season and a building block for years to come.  It's hard to believe that the Pats appear to have a franchise QB in the making.  The hiatus between Tom leaving and Maye's arrival was 5 years - which is the blink of an eye despite all the negativity surrounding coaches BB, Matt Patricia, Jerrod, etc..  and QBs - from Cam to Mac to Zappe to Brissett...   When you consider how long other franchises have waited (are still waiting) for a legit franchise QB - the Pats are ridiculously fortunate. 

We could never have predicted what would happen in the Brady era (never will be duplicated) but there's a very different feel to the start of Maye's tenure - a feeling that there is an expectation of multiple SB appearances.  Whereas Brady exceeded career expectations by Year 2, Maye will probably be seen as a disappointment if the Pats don't see a SB by 2027.

History repeating itself? Rams/Patriots Superbowl, that started the 20-year dynasty? Maybe we'll get a Rams/Pats Superbowl rematch, with the Pats winning it all and igniting another 20 year dynasty 

Its really unbelievable. I don't think there is anyone who had (or even has) expectations of a SB appearance this year.  In fact I'd say anything outside of a blowout loss in the first round of the playoffs should feel like this was a great season and a building block for years to come.  It's hard to believe that the Pats appear to have a franchise QB in the making.  The hiatus between Tom leaving and Maye's arrival was 5 years - which is the blink of an eye despite all the negativity surrounding coaches BB, Matt Patricia, Jerrod, etc..  and QBs - from Cam to Mac to Zappe to Brissett...   When you consider how long other franchises have waited (are still waiting) for a legit franchise QB - the Pats are ridiculously fortunate. 

We could never have predicted what would happen in the Brady era (never will be duplicated) but there's a very different feel to the start of Maye's tenure - a feeling that there is an expectation of multiple SB appearances.  Whereas Brady exceeded career expectations by Year 2, Maye will probably be seen as a disappointment if the Pats don't see a SB by 2027.

The site was being obnoxious which is probably why nobody posted about MNF but the Patriots totally owned the Giants - in the first half anyway. 30-7. Giants won the 2nd half 8-3 but who cares   

Funniest moment of the night - maybe the whole season - was Younghoe Kim going all Charlie Brown on the ball, when holder Jamie Gillan wasn't even doing a Lucy to him. Even funnier than Younghoe turning into a hack golfer was Jaxson Dart's reaction 

https://bsky.app/profile/cjzero.bsky.social/post/3m6xuvy7mys2b

I thought it was a fake FG, but then it became even funnier when the holder suddenly looked very confused and panicked as he was getting smothered by Patriots defenders 

Great night. Pats are back baby! Maye + Vrabel leading the next dynasty. Idk if they'll make a run this January but the pieces are there for long term contention again and it starts with the coach and QB duo. They are taking care of business against these teams and showing up on primetime too, like the Brady days (and not the recent years with Mac Jones/Zappe/Brissett and HC Mayo... oof)

I would absolutely be fine dangling Simons + a future first round pick + 1-2 second rounders for any of Claxton, Zubac or Vucevic.

Yeah, neither of them are superstar bigs but that's fine. Realistically, I don't think you're going to get much better than these guys over the next year in trades or FA, and that's okay. We don't need a superstar, just a very solid to above average starting center who can be productive and gives the team more size. Queta would be an awesome 6th or 7th man as he continues to improve.

Then you can definitely contend with PP, White, Jaylen, Tatum, the center you acquire, and a very solid bench of Queta, Hauser, Walsh, Hugo, and maybe 1-2 of Minott/Baylor/Amari in the mix. 

I fully understand the arguments that we may not technically need another center, but if you literally have an injury to someone like Queta then you're frontcourt is already kind of cooked. We had Horford for a handful of years as a very nice backup to Porzingis and even Timelord (or Horford starting, Timelord backup) while Kornet was a solid 3rd big. Garza is okay as a 4th big, not much more than that. They absolutely still need a starting center (or very good backup) even after Tatum comes back for beyond 2026.

Hell no