MNF

I'm tired. Also I'm tired of hearing the analysis that the Pats have all this success without stars. Madden said it last night between chugs. They don't have media appointed stars, self promoters, and their stats aren't always great because the spread the ball around on offense and rotate a lot of players on defense. Talentwise, though, they are stars. Here's a list of stars (about top 5 talent) on the Pats.

• Current Stars: Brady, Dillon, Branch, Seymour, Bruschi, Law, Harrison, Vinatieri
• Former Stars who still come up with big plays: Brown, Ted Johnson, McGinest, Colvin, Phifer
• Potential Stars: Givens, Graham, Ben Watson, Warren, Wilfork, Eugene Wilson, Colvin (if he fully recovers from injury)

Other thoughts:

• On the last play, the Chiefs' receivers quit before Green got sacked.
• Gonzalez whines like a Colt receiver. You shouldn't get the interference call when you initiate the contact 99% of the time.
• Potential problems for the Pats is their kickoff coverage.
• Are there any free agent cornerbacks available? Otis Smith? Jimmy Hitchcock? Chris Canty? Ronnie Lippett?
• Hopefully the national media will recognize how good Deion Branch is. It's amazing the Pats offense did okay without him since week 2.
• Interesting tidbit from Madden: at practice, he claims that Belichick treats every player like a starter. This could explain why backups do pretty good filling in for injured players.
• I like hearing sounds on the field, but I didn't like hearing Samuels screaming in agony after reinjuring his shoulder (I think)
• 2005 Patriots' draft preview: they take a few cornerbacks.