Five Reasons the 2009 New England Patriots are Struggling

By
for NFLSportChannel.com

Published: December 7, 2009

commentComment        

... three of their last four games. 

This team, while 6-0 at home, has not won a game in an opponents’ stadium all season and has blown second-half leads in four of their five losses.

In the span of a few weeks, the conversation has swung from do the Patriots belong mentioned among the league’s elite to will the Patriots even hold on to win the AFC East.

Thinking about the reasons why the Patriots lost to the Dolphins, I realized something that's plagued the team all season—it's what makes the loss so troubling. 

It wasn’t a bad day, but there have been a series of problems that haven't been addressed and, in some circumstances, have actually become worse. 

This is still a good football team, who at times, even in the losses, has shown flashes of being a very good team. But at the end of the day, as Tom Brady said after the loss, “You get what you deserve. You don’t deserve to ...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article Source: BleacherReport.com


Comments