Before the Patriots were blowing teams out last year, they were winning championships. The mantra that the team held during the years? we are the underdog, no one thinks we can do this. Now everyone is giving the Patriots the no respect card and I believe they will thrive. The defense is going to step up and for the rest of the season be one of the top units in the league. We are going to run the ball down team's throats with our 4 quality backs. When teams dare us to throw the ball we still do have Moss, Welker, Watson (not this week) and Faulk to catch passes. Everything will be ok.
Also I predict that O'Connell makes a poor mans Brady beginning of his career once they realize he is better than Cassell. I think the pats final record will be 10-6 while taking home the AFC east crown again.