WEEI Afternoons: Mark Schlereth doesn't see many reasons as to why the Patriots could struggle

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00:00If you were going to argue why the Patriots aren't one of the best teams in the AFC,

00:04why they probably won't go to a Super Bowl,

00:06why this season will end up disappointing or coming up a little short,

00:10what do you think the reasons would be?

00:14Well, right now, I mean, I don't think there's a chance.

00:18I mean, they've already exceeded expectations, I would imagine, with most people.

00:22So I think it's already been a win.

00:24I think, obviously, when you get into the playoffs, you're going to play against teams

00:31that have playoff experience, and a lot of people would sit there and say,

00:35hey, man, you've got to kind of learn to win.

00:38You've got to take some lumps when you get to that point of the season

00:41so that you can learn how to go about that, how to win those playoff games.

00:48So I think there's always that aspect of it.

00:50But I don't know that I can really argue.

00:54I look at them and the way they're playing right now,

00:57and I can't argue that they are, if not the best,

01:02one of the top three teams in the AFC without question.

01:06So, like, what are the rail injuries?

01:10You know, you get in the playoffs and you make some mistakes

01:14because of the intensity of the playoff atmosphere,

01:17and you've got to learn how to deal with that.

01:18But they're a damn good football team.