16 Game predictions for 16 2015 Patriot games

The NFL released all 32 teams 2015 schedules last night, lets dive into the +New England Patriots  and jot down  quick prediction for each game
                                                                               

                                                                               
Opening Day Week 1 VS. +Pittsburgh Steelers 

  The Patriots open up the 2015 season with a Super Bowl banner being  raised and an 8:30 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Former teammates and starting Running Backs will suspended for the game which means we could see a hole boatload of passing. I expect a high scoring game and the Pats are 3-0 when raising the banner following a Super Bowl win. 31-28 Patriots Record 1-0

WEEK 2 @  +Buffalo Bills                                                                                                                 
 Don't expect anything to change from Rex Ryan from New York to Rex Ryan in Buffalo, New York. A vaunted front seven, with pressures from every spot and a mix of coverage to keep Tom Brady and his receivers guessing. Buffalo and its new coach will get the Patriots at home in a close one. 24-21 Bills Record 1-1

WEEK 3 +Jacksonville Jaguars 

The Patriots face a young team with huge potential but that potential will not be enough against the Patriots at home. New England follows its loss to the Jets with blowout win at home. Patriots 42-14 Record 2-1

Week 4 BYE

The Patriots host the earliest bye of any team this season which can be a benefit but also a burden. Following the bye the team travels to Dallas for a 4:25 game against the Cowboys.

WEEK 5 @ +Dallas Cowboys 

The Patriots under Bill are 11-4 after a BYE week. Dallas will pose a tough challenge with Tony Romo and Dez Bryant to defend. You also can not forget about the great offensive line of Dallas so the Patriots will be on their heals in this one. Dallas 28-24 Record 2-2

WEEK 6 @ +Indianapolis Colts 

After a loss to Dallas the Patriots will travel back north for a prime time game versus Andrew Luck and the Colts. This time around the Colts look to have more fire power but can they stop the run? As history states Indy has been very vulnerable to the Patriots run game, and Andrew Luck has struggled versus the Patriots defense. I expect those trends to continue as the Patriots win in Indy. Patriots 34-20 Record 3-2

WEEK 7 +New York Jets 

In the Patriots second divisional game of the season this time versus the Jets at Gillette the Patriots will see a familiar face- Darrelle Revis. That alone brings a ton of press for this 1PM game. Expect the Patriots to expose Revis as they roll to their 4th win of the year. Patriots 29-21 Record 4-2 

WEEK 8 +Miami Dolphins 

Back to back home games, back to back divisional games and back to back wins for the Patriots.This win improves them to 2-1 in AFC EAST play. Patriots 24-21 Record 5-2

WEEK 9 +Washington Redskins 

Another home game for the Patriots. This time the Washington Redskins. Last time these two teams played was in 2007 and that game saw the Patriots blowout the the Redskins 52-0. I don't expect that to happen, so much has changed since then but the Patriots will cruise to their 4th straight victory. Patriots 38-17
Record 6-2

WEEK 10 @ +New York Giants 

An away game against the Giants, We all know the Giants play the Patriots extremely well every time they face and I expect that to continue. Shane Vareen will square off against his former team while New England will have their hands filled with ODB and Victor Cruz, Although that won't be enough. Patriots 27-24 Record 7-2 

WEEK 11 +Buffalo Bills 

The first time around Rex Ryan and the Bills caught the Patriots. The Pats have not loss to the same divisional opponent in one season since 2000. The Patriots blow out Buffalo in this one. Patriots 48-17
Record 8-2

WEEK 12 @  +Denver Broncos 

The Pats will head to Mile high in what could be the last time we ever see Brady VS. Manning. Manning will be 39 Brady will be 38. I believe this will be Manning's last season, Brady will get the upper hand in the potential end to a great QB match up. Patriots 31-28 Record 9-2 

WEEK 13 +Philadelphia Eagles 

New England will face an Eagles team with a backfield seen like no other featuring D. Murray, R. Matthews and D. Sproles. Tim Tebow could also be the starting QB for the Eagles or not, we all like to dream. The Eagles fast pace attack and the depth at Running Back will be to much for the Patriots as they fall to the Eagles at home. Eagles 28-14 Record 9-3 

WEEK 14 @ +Houston Texans 

Talk about a family reunion. Brian Hoyer, Ryan Mallet, Romeo Crennel, Vince Wilfork and Mike Vrabel. The Patriots travel to Houston to face familiar foes. This game will be tightly contested  as J.J Watt and Vince Wilfork will be a "BIG" task to get by but New England prevails. Patriots 21-17 Record 10-3 

WEEK 15 +Tennessee Titans 

One week later the Patriots host the Titans. For the first time in their careers the McCourty twins will face off. The Patriots will ride to their 11th victory on the season. Patriots 38-14 Record 11-3 

WEEK 16 @  +New York Jets 

New England will finish the season with away games starting with the New York Jets. The Jets always play the Pats tight but not this time around. Tom Brady has a field day as the Pats cruise to Victory.
Patriots 34-17  Record 12-3 

WEEK 17 @ +Miami Dolphins 

The last game of the season see's the Patriots heading out to Miami. Last season the Patriots struggled in the heat on opening day but that won't be a problem in January. The Pats will wrap up another AFC EAST TITLE and finish the season as the AFC'S top seed gaining  Home Field and a first round bye in the playoffs. Patriots 28-20 Record 13-3 

How long does Tom Brady have left?

People every year say that Tom Brady is regressing, he's not the Tom he once was, he can't win in the clutch anymore. So on and so forth you get the picture, actually Tom Brady has been just as good if not better than than he has in his "prime years". In case you didn't know he just won his 4th Super Bowl and his first in 10 years. He's the only player along with Joe Montana with Multiple Super Bowl MVP awards. Oh and he won the Super Bowl against a defense as good as we seen in the last 25-30 years of football. He threw 4 touchdowns and completed 37 passes which is a Super Bowl record yet he's regressing. Let's take a deeper look into Brady these past two seasons.

2014-2015 Season

This season Brady completed 65% of his passes for 4100 yards 33 Touchdowns and 9 Interceptions with a QBR of 98.1

Brady's receivers featured Julian Edelman, Brandon LaFell, Danny Amendola, Rob Gronkowski and Running Back Shane Vareen. Outside of those players there wasn't much production from any others excluding Tim Wrights 6 TD receptions. Amendola really only came on towards the end of the season.

Brady's career average for % of passes completed stands at 64 while he averages 30 TD's a season and just around 10 Interceptions a season. That is 2:1 TD-INT ratio.

His numbers from this past season were right on track with Brady's averages. Meanwhile in the playoffs he was asked to throw the football more than 50 times in 2 games in which he won both games. QB's who throw the ball are 4-50 since the Super Bowl when throwing the ball 50 times in a post season game, 3 of those wins coming from Brady.

2013-2014

Many thought this season was going to TB12 to a downwards trend has he had only 25 TD's two up from his career low of 23 and also threw 11 Interceptions throwing the ball 628 times that season. Brady was throwing to at the time unproven Slot receiver a oft injured Danny Amendola and a never healthy Gronk.

Yet he still lead his team to the AFC Championship game. Despite career lows he continued to show greatness in the clutch with come from behind games against the Browns and Broncos.

I know many people say stats don't prove everything Brady has stuck to his career averages and broken records while also winning a Super Bowl. So with the pace Brady is going at the soon to be 38 year old should have a few more good seasons in him and maybe one more Super Bowl win in him.

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2015 NFL Draft

With the NFL draft creeping slowly upon us let's take a quick look at what the draft really provides.

The NFL is loaded with Talent it's also loaded with other guys aiming to prove them selfs. A 7 round 255 player draft every year allows 255 players every year a chance to make roster earn some money and do what they love. 

What about those undrafted guys many have to go through more workouts land on a practice squad and if they get lucky end up on the 53 man roster because of injury. 

The draft process is rough it opens many dreams but also closes several.