Back at it

Well as you can see from the dates of my last past its been a while since I have been here. One of my resolutions for 2018 is to write more so without further adieu here we go.

It's championship weekend and once again the Patriots are at the top of the card for the AFC. I am not a fan the Pats in any shape or form; however, I have to admire their record of sustained success which in the salary cap era is no small accomplishment. In my semi-humble opinion its been the Patriots and everyone else since the 2001 season comes down to three things:

1. Bill Belichick - What can we say - seven trips to Super Bowl and five rings since 2001. Nobody has been better matching his system with the players he has on hand. Situational football is words he lives by and his teams are ALWAYS focused on what is in front of them (did you hear that Mike Tomlin)

2. Tom Brady - If he isn't the Greatest of All Time, I am not sure who is. Seriously right now there is exactly ONE other player on the offense that could be considered elite and they can still drop 35+ points on somebody.

3. AFC East - Sorry Pats fans but if the Pats had to face down the Legion of Doom in their heyday twice season or have to figure out how they are going to beat Aaron Rodgers in Lambeau every year, we might have a different story. Instead they face:

The Bills - who finally made back to the post season

The Dolphins - masters of the one step forward, one step back rebuild plan

The Jets - who have been a hot mess since the last time they made the play-offs in 2010.

And oh yeah, out of the three teams only ONE of them can say with any level certainty who will be under center next season. So barring something catastrophic - expect the Pats to be coasting for another AFC East title in 18.

Maybe the Jaguars can flip the script one more time like they did against the Steelers. But its likely Fournette is going to be running into a 8+ man box which means it will be up to Bortles to make it happen.