Week 1. At home against the Chiefs. Not too much to worry about, right? With a little over 7 minutes left to go in the 1st quarter, the Patriots game plan was flipped upside down.
As if last year's ending wasn't enough, we have now lost our QB hero for the season to a torn ACL. Brady has been quoted this week to "still like our (the Patriots') chances." How many times do we think Belichick had to recite that one-liner to Brady? So now the recent debate has been: who's more essential to the success of the Pats - Belichick or Brady?
I have to go with Brady on this one. Belichick has proven himself to be a master of football for the last 7 seasons with the Patriots, but he has been able to reach an elite level of success because of the tools he has had available to execute the plays. (Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Wes Welker in the most recent season, Tedy Brushchi leading the defense, and in the past, Adam Vinatieri to tally up some W's in clutch situations, etc.) Belichick's record before the Patriots as Head Coach of the Cleveland Browns? 36-44.
Does Matt Cassel have what it takes to fill the shoes of future hall-of-famer, Tom Brady? In pre-season Cassel looked anything but sharp, but he was able to pull off the first victory of the season and keep the undefeated homeopener streak at Gillette alive. Yet again, we were playing the Kansas City Chiefs who went 4-12 last season. On Sunday, Cassel will really be put to the test when the Patriots hit the road for the first time this season and take on Brett Favre and the NY Jets at the Meadowlands. This will be Cassel's first start since high school...yikes. Almost 8 years ago to the day was the last time the Patriots lost to the Jets at Giants Stadium. It was also only Belichick's second game as the Patriots Head Coach.
“I’m just going to go out there and do what I have done in the past – prepare as hard as I can and put myself in a good position to be successful and have fun,” Cassel said. “We will see come Sunday.”
Fingers are crossed for this one.
As if last year's ending wasn't enough, we have now lost our QB hero for the season to a torn ACL. Brady has been quoted this week to "still like our (the Patriots') chances." How many times do we think Belichick had to recite that one-liner to Brady? So now the recent debate has been: who's more essential to the success of the Pats - Belichick or Brady?
I have to go with Brady on this one. Belichick has proven himself to be a master of football for the last 7 seasons with the Patriots, but he has been able to reach an elite level of success because of the tools he has had available to execute the plays. (Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Wes Welker in the most recent season, Tedy Brushchi leading the defense, and in the past, Adam Vinatieri to tally up some W's in clutch situations, etc.) Belichick's record before the Patriots as Head Coach of the Cleveland Browns? 36-44.
Does Matt Cassel have what it takes to fill the shoes of future hall-of-famer, Tom Brady? In pre-season Cassel looked anything but sharp, but he was able to pull off the first victory of the season and keep the undefeated homeopener streak at Gillette alive. Yet again, we were playing the Kansas City Chiefs who went 4-12 last season. On Sunday, Cassel will really be put to the test when the Patriots hit the road for the first time this season and take on Brett Favre and the NY Jets at the Meadowlands. This will be Cassel's first start since high school...yikes. Almost 8 years ago to the day was the last time the Patriots lost to the Jets at Giants Stadium. It was also only Belichick's second game as the Patriots Head Coach.
“I’m just going to go out there and do what I have done in the past – prepare as hard as I can and put myself in a good position to be successful and have fun,” Cassel said. “We will see come Sunday.”
Fingers are crossed for this one.
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