As always each week brings a new challenge and there is more news than just that Coach Belichick will face off versus his undefeated pupil Josh McDaniels. McDaniels knows om Brady and the Patriots offense well having coached them over the past four years, but that is not the only area of concern.Two veterans signed in the off season will not be playing today, while another veteran...

The New England Patriots have not started the season like many anticipated. Tom Brady isn't lighting up the scoreboard, Randy Moss isn't a touchdown machine (he has 1 so far), and Wes Welker hasn't carved up defenses underneath. The offense has been slow out of the gate, but has begun to pick up some steam after scoring more red zone touchdowns instead of field goals...

Always take the 'W' no matter how you get it. During a tremendous comeback versus Buffalo in week one, a loss to the Jets in week two and a win versus a solid Falcons team in week three, The Patriots did something they do not often do. They did settled for field goals when normally they would have scored touchdowns. The team mantra still seems to be inconsistency on offense...

If anything has been proven over the past two games it is that Brady is throwing the ball alot. Over 100 times in fact versus the team running the ball just over 40 times. This is not a balanced attack, but also do not expect it to change much this week. OK maybe a bit more balanced, however, facing a stout Falcons run defense will not help Brady. The Falcons defense have been successful...

With all the complaining about everything from coaching, lack of offense power and penalties to bringing back Bruschi, some may need to stop, breathe, take a step back and see the bigger picture. The defense is terrible! Now hold on, maybe the defense has been a bit inconsistent and giving up too many plays in the red zone - yes, but terrible? Not really. The Patriots defense is...

There is much fear and loathing in Patriot Nation as the New England Patriots were beaten by the loudmouthed New York Jets. After months and weeks of hearing the BS coming out of New York and the Kerry Rhodes versus Rodney Harrison tweeter war, the Patriots just could not handle the defensive pressure brought on by Rex Ryan's group. Although Kerry Rhodes made a play or two, the...

There was one operative difference between the Patriots game last week and this week's effort against the New York Jets: the opponent. Against Buffalo, which chose to run a prevent defense in the second half vs. the Patriots, letting Brady hang back and make reads, the Jets blitzed Brady first and asked questions later. There always seemed to be a defender free to bust through...

As we look forward to week two of the 2009 season, I am excited to see how New England will play versus the Jets today.Monday night's game versus the Buffalo Bills has left more questions than answers on both sides of the ball and the one area to feel confident was the special teams play (an area of concern after losing the 2008 coach and captain) as it help the Patriots win...