Does anyone else feel totally content now?

[LetsGoPats]

I was just thinking about FA stuff, and it occurred to me that I'm not stressed or worried about what happens anymore. Sure I want Brady to win another, and for The Pats to always make a push, but it all feels like icing on the cake from here on out. Just a thought. It's a pretty great place to be as a fan.

 

[RP-29]

Good. Rest on your accomplishments.

Give some other team a chance to win for once!

 

[Carnzo]

I was just thinking about FA stuff, and it occurred to me that I'm not stressed or worried about what happens anymore. Sure I want Brady to win another, and for The Pats to always make a push, but it all feels like icing on the cake from here on out. Just a thought. It's a pretty great place to be as a fan.

Yup, happy as a clam at high tide.
I know the team may lose some people I like but I accept that as part of the game now.
In Bill I trust. And a LOL for him at the combine wearing his 7 rings sweatshirt.

 

[bunchofpixels]

I try not to get too attached to any single player as the Patriots have proven they can plug the holes up pretty well. That being said I am hopeful they can continue to balance the right now with the future and keep themselves in a position to remain competitive for the forseeable future.

 

[NEhomer]

Yes.

 

[NWPATSFAN]

Nope NE should have 7 rings, effing G-men.
Loving where they are at though. 8 picks, lots of cap, just signed Allen to replace Bennett...

 

[LetsGoPats]

Nope NE should have 7 rings, effing G-men.
Loving where they are at though. 8 picks, lots of cap, just signed Allen to replace Bennett...

I hear you, but I was always more mad about the 2005 loss to the Broncos. The BS pass interference call on Samuel right before halftime that gave Den the ball on the 1 yard line, the missed call after the Ben Watson run down of Bailey which should have been a touchback, etc. NE had some fumbles and Brady threw 2 picks, but I think the refs helped out Denver just enough to keep me pissed for a long time. < SEE?!??

 

[nefansince75]

Nope NE should have 7 rings, effing G-men.
Loving where they are at though. 8 picks, lots of cap, just signed Allen to replace Bennett...

You can't have it both ways if you add in two for the Giants' wins you need to subtract the last two where the pats robbed victories from what the whole world had chalked up as defeats...

 

[NWPATSFAN]

You can't have it both ways if you add in two for the Giants' wins you need to subtract the last two where the pats robbed victories from what the whole world had chalked up as defeats...

Stop deflating my dreams.NE deserved to win 3 out of those 4. I'll let you guess which one they should've lost.

 

[nefansince75]

Stop deflating my dreams.NE deserved to win 3 out of those 4. I'll let you guess which one they should've lost.

If Bill Parcels were dead he'd be rolling in his grave with a statement like that....

I still remember like it were yesterday when asked if his team were better that their record... You are what your record says you are.... Put another way, If you win, you deserved it, if you lost... You didn't...

To answer the original question... I'm quite satisfied. I seem to be in the minority in thinking you don't need a championship to have a successful year. It's kinda like the Olympics... Silver is pretty good too and the Pats have a ton of silvers and bronzes to go with their many golds...

 

[NWPATSFAN]

If Bill Parcels were dead he'd be rolling in his grave with a statement like that....

I still remember like it were yesterday when asked if his team were better that there're record... You are what your record says you are.... Put another way, If you win, you deserved it, if you lost... You didn't...

To answer the original question... I'm quite satisfied. I seem to be in the minority in thinking you don't need a championship to have a successful year. It's kinda like the Olympics... Silver is pretty good too and the Pats have a ton of silvers and bronzes to go with their many golds...

Nope once you set the standard it's gold or bust. The Pats go into every season with the attitude it's SB or bust. No one remembers who comes in second. Winning is everything unless your the Colts they pride themselve's in being runners up.

 

[nefansince75]

Nope once you set the standard it's gold or bust. The Pats go into every season with the attitude it's SB or bust. No one remembers who comes in second. Winning is everything unless your the Colts they pride themselve's in being runners up.

Clearly thats what you think or you'd be NWHawksFan... JK...

 

[realityball]

I remember watching them get their asses handed to them by the Bears and being happy they at least made it to the SB ...


I'm good ...

 

[BigKen]

If I got Ring #6 ....you know where I'd wear it....right???

 

[BigKen]

I'd finally be able to be called "hung" with that much weight stretching me.

At least 3"

 

[PatsFan2003]

If we can just get Hightower back in the fold, I'd feel really, really good.

 

[Yankee Traveler]

I remember watching them get their asses handed to them by the Bears and being happy they at least made it to the SB ...


I'm good ...

I'm with you. Never thought they would win one, never mind five.
I get stressed out every game every year, especially a month ago.
Until I remind myself to appreciate the good fortune we Pats fans have had.
Then I'm warm and fuzzy.

 

[BigKen]

All indications appear to be that Donte Hightower and the Patriots have just about completed a contract that will keep Hightower in a Patriots uniform for the next few years. Nothing in concrete and nothing official but Albert Breer and others are starting to tweet that other teams feel that HT will be a Patriot and have backed off attempting to sign him.

If the above is true, then can we hope that BB will try to sign Malcolm Butler to a contract for at least the next 3 years. If Butler wants Gilmore money, I don't think Bill will give him anything close. I'm thinking he might offer him 3 years $24M in increasing salary. $6M, $8M, $10M and guarantee $12M. Considering that he hasn't gotten any offer from other teams, this would be a decent contract. With Gilmore and Rowe, Butler would be the slot CB and not chasing guys much bigger than him. What do I know..??

I'm extremely happy that I'm not where I've been the past few years waiting around on Day 4 wondering if BB is going to do anything at all. For once I'm wondering....."What the hell is he gonna do next?"

 

[BigKen]

I certainly feel good about the Patriots for the upcoming season and I know that BB ain't done yet.

Here is the Patriots' Roster as of 4:00 PM 3-15-2017

6 Allen, Ryan P ACT 6'2" 220 2/28/1990 4 Louisiana Tech
Allen, Dwayne TE ACT 6'3" 265 2/24/1990 5 Clemson
80 Amendola, Danny WR ACT 5'11" 190 11/2/1985 8 Texas Tech
60 Andrews, David C ACT 6'3" 295 7/10/1992 2 Georgia
64 Barker, Chris OG ACT 6'2" 300 8/3/1990 2 Nevada
Bates, Trevor LB ACT 6'1" 247 8/28/1993 0 Maine
12 Brady, Tom QB ACT 6'4" 225 8/3/1977 17 Michigan
7 Brissett, Jacoby QB ACT 6'4" 235 12/11/1992 0 North Carolina State
90 Brown, Malcom DT ACT 6'2" 320 2/2/1994 2 Texas
Burkhead, Rex RB ACT 5'10" 210 7/2/1990 4 Nebraska
21 Butler, Malcolm CB ACT 5'11" 190 3/2/1990 3 West Alabama
61 Cannon, Marcus OT ACT 6'5" 335 5/6/1988 6 Texas Christian
49 Cardona, Joe LS ACT 6'3" 245 4/16/1992 2 Navy
23 Chung, Patrick SS ACT 5'11" 215 8/19/1987 8 Oregon
22 Coleman, Justin CB ACT 5'11" 190 3/27/1993 2 Tennessee
Cooks, Brandin WR ACT 5'10" 189 9/25/1993 3 Oregon State
Douglas, Jamil OG ACT 6'4" 308 2/28/1992 2 Arizona State
Ealy, Kony DE ACT 6'4" 275 12/21/1991 3 Missouri
43 Ebner, Nate DB ACT 6'0" 220 12/14/1988 5 Ohio State
11 Edelman, Julian WR ACT 5'10" 200 5/22/1986 8 Kent State
Farris, Chase OG ACT 6'4" 295 4/8/1993 0 Ohio State
71 Fleming, Cameron OT ACT 6'6" 320 9/3/1992 3 Stanford
98 Flowers, Trey DE ACT 6'2" 265 8/16/1993 2 Arkansas
27 Foster, D.J. RB ACT 6'0" 195 11/22/1993 0 Arizona State
55 Freeny, Jonathan OLB ACT 6'2" 255 6/15/1989 5 Rutgers
Gaffney, Tyler RB ACT 6'0" 220 4/20/1991 3 Stanford
10 Garoppolo, Jimmy QB ACT 6'2" 225 11/2/1991 3 Eastern Illinois
Gilmore, Stephon CB ACT 6'1" 190 9/19/1990 5 South Carolina
3 Gostkowski, Stephen K ACT 6'1" 215 1/28/1984 11 Memphis
Grissom, Geneo OLB ACT 6'4" 265 6/4/1992 2 Oklahoma
Gronkowski, Glenn FB ACT 6'2" 234 3/25/1993 0 Kansas State
87 Gronkowski, Rob TE ACT 6'6" 265 5/14/1989 7 Arizona
Guy, Lawrence DE ACT 6'4" 305 3/17/1990 6 Arizona State
Hamilton, Woodrow DT ACT 6'2" 315 12/20/1992 0 Mississippi
30 Harmon, Duron FS ACT 6'1" 205 1/24/1991 4 Rutgers
15 Hogan, Chris WR ACT 6'1" 210 10/24/1988 4 Monmouth (N.J.)
Housler, Rob TE ACT 6'5" 250 3/17/1988 6 Florida Atlantic
63 Jackson, Tre OG ACT 6'4" 320 12/14/1992 2 Florida State
24 Jones, Cyrus CB ACT 5'10" 200 11/29/1993 0 Alabama
31 Jones, Jonathan CB ACT 5'10" 190 9/20/1993 0 Auburn
75 Karras, Ted OG ACT 6'4" 305 3/15/1993 0 Illinois
Kilgo, Darius NT ACT 6'3" 319 12/14/1991 2 Maryland
36 King, Brandon DB ACT 6'2" 220 6/8/1993 2 Auburn
82 Lengel, Matt TE ACT 6'7" 266 12/27/1990 1 Eastern Kentucky
33 Lewis, Dion RB ACT 5'8" 195 9/27/1990 5 Pittsburgh
16 Lucien, Devin WR ACT 6'2" 200 6/26/1993 0 Arizona State
69 Mason, Shaq OG ACT 6'1" 310 8/28/1993 2 Georgia Tech
58 McClellin, Shea OLB ACT 6'3" 250 8/1/1989 5 Boise State
32 McCourty, Devin FS ACT 5'10" 195 8/13/1987 7 Rutgers
19 Mitchell, Malcolm WR ACT 5'11" 200 7/20/1992 0 Georgia
50 Ninkovich, Rob OLB ACT 6'2" 260 2/1/1984 11 Purdue
37 Richards, Jordan SS ACT 5'11" 210 1/21/1993 2 Stanford
52 Roberts, Elandon OLB ACT 5'11" 235 4/22/1994 0 Houston
25 Rowe, Eric CB ACT 6'1" 205 10/3/1992 2 Utah
18 Slater, Matthew WR ACT 6'0" 205 9/9/1985 9 UCLA
77 Solder, Nate T ACT 6'8" 325 4/12/1988 6 Colorado
62 Thuney, Joe OG ACT 6'4" 305 11/19/1992 0 North Carolina State
99 Valentine, Vincent NT ACT 6'2" 320 2/23/1994 0 Nebraska
53 Van Noy, Kyle OLB ACT 6'3" 243 6/19/1990 3 Brigham Young
68 Waddle, LaAdrian T ACT 6'6" 315 7/21/1991 4 Texas Tech
28 White, James RB ACT 5'10" 205 2/3/1992 3 Wisconsin
85 Williams, Michael TE ACT 6'6" 304 9/8/1990 3 Alabama