2008 Team Preview: New England Patriots – AFC East

2007 Record: 16-0
Key Losses: Donte Stallworth (WR), Kyle Brady (TE), Rosevelt Colvin (LB), Asante Samuel (CB)
Key Additions: Marcus Pollard (TE), Victor Hobson (LB), Fernando Bryant (CB)

At first glance at losses to this team might have cause for concern.  Some solid players gone from this team.  But a look at the additions and you’ll quickly see they upgraded many of these losses.  The Super Bowl loss has this team with motivation to again be awesome.  16-0 seems highly unlikely – of course, that’s no great statement – but this is still the elite team in the AFC.

Picking on New England got real dicey last season in the later part of the year as early season blowout after  blowout drove the pointspread too high as the cold weather and long season set in.  We expect this team to again face some lofty pointspreads to cover but will always be the better team on paper.  That being said, expect me to pick the Pats to destroy KC in week 1.

2008-09 Predicted Record: 13-3
Win the AFC East, Super Bowl Champs