Patriots Bye Week at the right time...

After the loss to the Dolphins, it is good to see that the Bye week came at the right time for both Cassel and Moss.

Matt Cassel said that one of the benefits of an extra week to prepare for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers was he had a chance to take a breather from digesting the game plan and sit down with wide receiver Randy Moss. "We had some time off to really sit down and elaborate on what we were thinking, both of us, and really get on the same page."

As for Moss, "Well, I think that first of all he [Matt Cassel] has to believe in himself. I think it will trickle on down to the whole offense. We have seen Matt progress in these last couple of weeks quicker than we expected him to. We just have to put guys around him. Luckily he is the quarterback so he gets the good and the bad. With the 10 guys that we put around him, we have to make it happen. Not really everything is on him or his shoulders. He has to be smart and distribute the ball but at the same time there are still 11 guys out there that have to get the job done. We like what we are doing as a whole offensive unit and hopefully we can keep it going."