I'm not saying you are convincing me...

 

But to hedge my hubris, I will say this:

 

I expect a team that looks like they legitimately are playing with every team this year.  I'm not expecting a strong first half with 2nd half collapse.  We should be right there in every game from the get go----Besides the clots game.  I still think they have our number.  

 

But I'm pretty sure Brady isn't playing in week 3, so that game should be a win.

 

Carolina and Miami are teams that appear on the cusp again this year.  Both teams were pretty legit last year.  But you got to remember, as I'm sure you do, that we played Miami HARD last year.  The reason we lost that game was BB5's INTs.  I expect that not to happen this year.

 

That game better go down to the 4th Quarter. 

 

I said this like 4 months ago in another thread---The Miami game is a bench mark for me.  If we lose that game and it's not close, it's not a good sign.  We played them last year.  We have a better QB now than we did last year based on BB5's development.  And our recievers are also more experienced as well as adding a shiny new TE.

 

I don't want to jinx it, but man...  That game to me looks winnable.  If we lose that game...  Well, it depends on how that game transpires.  But I'm expecting/demanding more from this team in 2015.  I think Bradley really needs to show the fans that he's got this under control.

 

I'm confident that with BB5's development, we are legitimately ready to turn the corner.  Starting 1-3 is not turning the corning in my mind.  Not with a brady-less Pats team, a Dolphin team that we really should have beat last year, and a Carolina team that has an over-rated QB that has lost his best WR...

 

It just seems like we're lined up to start strong.

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