Is the team living up to, exceeding or failing to reach your expectations over the first half? Plus, what grades would you hand out to the offensive and defensive units?
Frankly, I think the closest thing Brady, Belichick & Co. ever had to a rival during all those years wasn't a team, but instead one guy. And no, I'm not talking about the blowhard coach in New York.
Peter King, NFL Insider for NBC Sports, said earlier this week that if a team would be willing to eat the majority of McCaffrey's deal, he could be had for a 2nd and 4th round pick in next year's draft. That's not a terrible price to pay for someone who three years ago was the most dynamic playmaker in the league.
If we're going off yesterday's performance, Zappe earned another shot to play QB for the Pats. Maybe yesterday's game will serve to speed up Mac Jones' recovery a tad, and give last year's first round pick a bit of a chip on his shoulder when he returns to the field.
While the Pats take a page out of Mother Nature's playbook this weekend and go the way of trees throughout New England as they transition to the classic reds, the season is at a crossroads.
In order for the Patriots to have a "more successful" season than the Red Sox, they would have to finish the regular season 9-8 (.529) at minimum. Anything less, and the Pats will come up short of the low bar left behind by the Sox (.481).