Meebo just put out a new release this week which is super nice. New graphics, drag-and-drop buddy list, pop-outs, a whole buch of stuff. I don’t even use IM clients anymore, Meebo does all I need.

This game was supposed to be a challenge for the Patriots. The Vikings have a strong defense, a veteran quarterback, and a decent offense. The week before they hammered the Seahawks to the tune of 31-13. And it was a home game for the Vikings, in one of the noisiest domes in the league. All signs pointed to this being a struggle for the Pats.

Guess again. Rather than try to run against their top-ranked run defense, Belichick and the boys went to the air. And the receiving corps which was so maligned suddenly had life. A lot of life. 372 yards and 4 touchdowns worth. Two of the “no-name” receivers, Gabriel and Caldwell, pulled in over 80 yards each. Four different players caught TD’s and 10 different players caught passes.

It was amazing. The precision, the timing, they were all back. You’d swear these guys had been playing together for years when in fact some of the receivers weren’t even on the team at the start of the season.

Laurence Maroney chipped in for another 70+ yard kick return. Rookie Chad Jackson did his usual 1-catch/1-touchdown performance. The offense just gets better every week.

And so does the defense.…

With so much hype this week about the Patriots-Colts game, and so much of it being stupid, a few words are in order.

The media and the league just don’t understand the Patriots. Period. They freeze a notion of what a team is all about in their heads at the start of the season and then the team either plays well or it doesn’t according to that model. That’s why they’re always surprised when the Pats win. That’s why they always pick wrong when it comes to the Patriots, especially early in the season.

The Patriots play different every week. Whatever will work, they’ll do. Who would have thought they’d go 4-wide all game last week against the Vikings. The talking heads can’t grasp that the team they see in Foxboro in September is only a shadow of what Belichick expects it to be in December. The team grows, changes, evolves, improves – every week. Even when there’s injuries, the people who fill the gaps get better every week.

Kraft, Belichick, and the team go their own way. They say screw the personal stats, the endorsements, and the media – we want to win championships. Reminds you of Red Auerbach,…