Overrated Patriots

I think that the Patriots are the favorite to win the Super Bowl, but I think that they are a bit overrated. Not only are they being picked as the best team, but they are also considered to have the best defense and offense by some "experts."

First, I will discuss the defense. The patriots have a bunch of big, slow defensive linemen who are reeling by the 4th quarter. The addition of Adalius Thomas is not going to make up for the general lack of athleticism on their D line. In addition, their is no way that the Patriots have a better defense than the Ravens, Chargers, Jaguars, Dolphins, or Raiders. Finally, I look for a big resurgence in the Bronco's and Steeler's defenses due to health and the draft.

Now on to the offense. Yea they did a good job in free agency. However, now that Brady has all of these receivers, lets see if he can get it to them and learn to use the check-downs and so for. If you ask me their is a lot more that will be asked of Tom Brady so lets wait to see if he can carry the load. They have made drastic improvements to their passing game, but Randy Moss is no longer what he once was, and they don't have an overpowering running game. Finally, the Patriots will rank behind the Colts, Saints, Chargers, Bengals, Eagles, and Rams in offense this year. The Colts will be off the hook with Gonzalez and Hall. The Saints... Off the Chain. The Chargers will have a more experienced Phillip Rivers and Ladanian Tomlison. The Bengals have Carson Palmer. The Eagles have McNabb and Weapon X. The Rams are an offensive minded team and the QB Bulger had a breakout year last year.

Lets face it the Patriots are just top-ten in offense and defense and just a little better than what they have been in the past few years. Could they win the Super Bowl? Defiantly. Are they the best team all around? Probably. Are the best in any category? Probably not.