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The NEXT: Extreme Vote of Confidence

The Patriots are darn good, eh?

by Ted Bauer

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"Time to go get another, gents."

Visit the NEXT 2009 universe.

We respect the Patriots as much as anyone (does anyone think the Browns hired Eric Mangini because they're still smarting from how Bill Belichick became a good coach after leaving Cleveland?), but this seems odd: they're running the best odds to win the 2010 Super Bowl (XLIV), despite losing a coordinator, missing the playoffs this season and having a potential "QB controversy" on their hands. Read this for more details. We're really hoping the 2010 AFC Title Game is Steelers/Pats. Let's settle this "AFC Team of the Decade" thing, ya know?


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