Tom Curran (1 Viewer)

[plapla]

Tom was just on Daily News Live out of Philadelphia and he said that the New England players looked mentally fatigued from last year and that it was a good thing that they play what appears to be a soft schedule. Was there other news like this about last season wearing down the team and it affecting them this year?

 

[tombonneau]

Curran used to be a Pats beat guy for the ProJo but now is a national writer for MSNBC.com. Not sure how much he is involved with covering the Pats, but I think he still live around there locally. I'm a Pats homer, and this is the first I have heard about any sort of "mental fatigue." If anything, from what I've read Belichick has them all lockstep with the "last year is last year" mantra, and it seems genuine.

I'd say maybe it would be a factor if they lose a couple back-to-back games early, but if they start off 3-0 it's not gonna be of much concern. Early momentum is key though.

 

[plapla]

Glad to hear from a Pats homer about this. Hopefully its nothing.

 

[PatsFanCT]

This is kinda' corny. It's still pre-season, right?