Salt In The Wounds Of Belichick Haters ... Pats Close To Landing Peppers

Remember when Bill Belichick was so heavily criticized by the members of the Boston (and national) media when he traded Matt Cassel and Mike Vrabel to the Chiefs for a second round pick (#34 overall) in April's draft? Those were the days. Vic Carucci of NFL.com reported today that the Patriots are going to trade that draft choice to the Panthers in exchange for Pro Bowl defensive end Julius Peppers. With the Patriots, the 6-7 quarterback killer would be converted to outside linebacker. Imagine a Patriots front seven of Richard Seymour and Ty Warren at defensive end, Vince Wilfork at nose tackle, Jerod Mayo at inside linebacker, and Peppers and Adalius Thomas at outside linebacker. With an improved secondary (Shawn Springs and Leigh Bodden added at cornerback) and four other picks in the top 90 picks (#23, #47, #58, #89) to add depth, the Pats defense will be Super Bowl caliber. Add that to an offense that has Tom Brady, Randy Moss, Wes Welker, and a stable of top running backs, and you are talking about the prohibitive favorites to win Super Bowl XLIV. Ron Borges and the rest of the Belichick hating scribes can start the line to start kissing the ass of the greatest coach in the NFL. It's time to admit that they are idiots and Belichick is a three-time Super Bowl winning genius who is gracious enough to continue providing the fans of New England with a phenomenal football team.