Dolphins - Pats week 1 early discussion

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

I'm with dolfan13 on this one--how can you say, with all of your *clairvoyance*, that the Dolphins aren't a "playoff caliber team", Hoodie?  Based off the last two seasons? 

In a nutshell.  Yes.  Based on the past few years.  Isn't that all we have to go with?

Other than that you have nothing to your analysis.  In this thread the Jets have been called an average team that beat NE.  Based on what?  Average teams don't to the the AFCCG two years in a row. 

NE hasn't lost any significant players.  Dolphins haven't gone crazy in FA or trades.  You can hope the Dolphins are better this year than last year or that NE has magically declined but there is nothing solid to support such a supposition.  NE isn't the Colts who lost their best player and the Dolphins aren't the Eagles who went crazy in the off season, so there isn't much reason to EXPECT much changing in the pecking order.  Could it happen? Yes,  absolutely, any given Sunday.  Any reason to think it is probably going to occur?  None whatsoever. 

[MikeO]

welcome to the 2011 season ne where all 14-2 gets you is over-hyped expectations.

F' Yeah it does! THEY WERE 14-2!! IF expectations arent super high when you are coming off 14-2 then when are they high?  Jesus Christ!

[MikeO]

i said 5 years of futility in the playoffs. key words you conveniently leave out of your response. are we now handing out championships for the regular season too? i have been watching the nfl just like everyone else, and have seen for the past 5 years ne exit stage left after the first game in the tournament.

Cause its silly. It's cherry picking a debate. It's like saying the Houston Texans are the best Week 6 team in NFL history cause they always win in Week 6. It's a dopey argument. To only point out "part" of the Pats season and ignore the vast majority of it where they dominate everyone is just as silly.

Yeah they lost in the playoffs, OK. Team has also been to 4 Super Bowl in the last 10 years and won 3 of them.  And they keep churning out double digit win seasons...to use the word futility in any way, shape, or form when it comes to them is just plan stupid!