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Can you dig it Pats Fans?

Take a good look at an (old team) picture, and remember the happier times of year's past.

Are you looking?

Can you dig it Pats' fans?

Look what we have here before us today. We've got the former starting QB Drew Bledsoe sitting so close to Super Bowl MVP QB Tom Brady they might as well be holding hands. Examine the picture closer, and you'll see WR Terry Glenn standing a stone's throw away from Bob Kraft and Bill Belichick.

Nobody, is wasting nobody...

...And that, was a beautiful thing.

Can you dig it Pats' fans?

Oh yes, those were the quieter times, but not these days. Bledsoe is off to another Foxboro Stadium in Buffalo, while Terry Glenn has to take a crash course in "There is no I in team 101" before stepping foot onto Lambeau field.

In the upcoming months, the Patriots will run several mini camps, while the team as a whole begins to realize that the hunters have now in fact become the hunted in Foxboro. Teams will now be looking at the Patriots in a different way. No longer will they be regarded as the doormats of the AFC East. For the first time they are Super Bowl Champions, and they'll have to play like Super Bowl Champions after they look over their schedule.

So here's what I'm going to do for you. I'm going to pull out my tarot cards, and try to foresee what may or may not happen to the Pats this regular season.

Let's begin with the AFC East Matchups...

Miami Dolphins: The Dolphins are always in the game every year, but they always seem to find ways to self destruct when the playoffs roll around. The infusion of RB Ricky Williams, has the 'Fins fan base teeming with high hopes, but can the strange bird leave the nest and perform for a full season? This I don't know, but I do see the Pats splitting one a piece with Dave Wandstadt's boys.

NY Jets: The Jets time has passed. They've lost some major defensive players, and RB Curtis Martin is due to get bit by the injury bug. I say this will be the year for Martin allowing the Pats to make the Jets their AFC East whipping boys since the Colts have moved on.

Buffalo Bills: Oh yes, they originally were my choice for the new AFC East whipping boys, but now they have QB Drew Bledsoe who has a nagging thorn in his side. Look for these two to split, and possibly match up for the playoffs.

Other AFC Matchups...

Pittsburgh Steelers: The Steelers will be looking to ruin the Grand Opening of CMGI on Monday night, but it isn't about to happen. The Pats will be looking to impress on their new field, and they will with 68,000 to help them along. Can you say, "O E O EO O, O E O EO O"

Kansas City Chiefs: The Pats usually have troubles on the road against the Chiefs, but right now they have internal problems with their TE Tony Gonzalez. Even if they resolve this problem, the Pats always seem to find ways to beat the Chiefs in Foxboro.

San Diego Chargers: QB Drew Brees and RB LaDainian Tomlinson are budding talents, and I'm sure Flutie remembers how the Pats turned their season around after their matchup. But it all doesn't matter because the Pats have their ticket and it has been punched.

Denver Broncos: The Broncos will be here in October, which is sure to be good football weather, along with the return of TE Shannon Sharpe. Look for the home field advantage in this Pats win.

Oakland Raiders: The Raiders will get their revenge, and Jerry Rice will be the answer. Hopefully, Brady will survive because I'm expecting the Raiders D to be much improved this year.

Tennessee Oilers: Bothered by nagging injuries up and down the roster, the Oilers can never seem to get going. Which is why I see them as the Pats biggest marginal win for the season on Monday night.

Some NFC Matchups...

Green Bay Packers: Sports karma strikes as Terry Glenn comes back to haunt us, Kraft, BB on the Boston Media with one hell of a performance. Look for hype the week before in the Boston Herald with quotes from Ty Law. The Pats will lose by Teary Glenn's hands.

Chicago Bears: Brian Urlacher, and the rest of the Bears defense will show QB Tom Brady a true welcome to the NFL. If QB Tom Brady survives this loss, it will be the start of a tumble for the Pats.

Minnesota Vikings: Daunte Culpepper and Randy Moss will silence the CMGI fans with a huge win, but it will ignite a fire below the Pats as they head into December.

Detroit Lions: The Pats will go into Detroit and serve up the Lions like turkey on Thanksgiving day. This is where the playoff talk will begin.

FINAL RECORD: 10 wins 6 losses

Now remember, these are just my thoughts on how the Pats season may develop, but we have to remember other than Bledsoe, the Pats dodged the injury bullet last year. Can they do the same this year?

Only the Tarot Cards Will Know! Call Now at 1 900 SINISTA. *Sinista Note: The opening "Can You Dig It Pats Fans" was inspired by the movie "The Warriors."