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| Around the AFC East, Week 5: New England Patriots | | 2008-06-20 15:19:32 | |
In our final installment of this Friday's version of Around the AFC East, MaPatsFan - head blogger at Pats Pulpit - joins us to discuss the New England Patriots' receiving corps.
How will the Pats' receiving corps work this year? With Donte' Stallworth out of the picture, is Wes Welker likely to be the team's #2? Who besides Randy Moss and Welker is likely to see the most playing time?
Pats Pulpit: First, let's delve into how the Patriots use their receivers. All have differing skill sets and aren't interchangeable, so there's really no #1, #2, etc... Randy Moss is the seam guy; his particular forte is running down the sideline and pulling down the deep ball. At 6-4 and 210 lbs, he's physically built for this, too. He's tall enough to pull down the ball over the heads of shorter defensive backs and he's got long legs to beat those same DBs. In the middle and on slants, he looks awkward. That's whe... | | By: Buffalo Rumblings | | |
| | Around The AFC East: New England Patriots | | 2008-05-23 09:30:55 | |
Moving on to the 2nd installment of this week's "Around The AFC East," we now turn our attention to the New England Patriots. And helping us out is the relatively new blogger over at Pats Pulpit (who is doing a hell of a job, by the way), MaPatsFan. His response to my question is below. Head over to his site to see how I responded to his question.
Matty I: I haven't really talked with you about last season's Super Bowl, so let's start with that game. Seemingly everybody thought the Pats would win that game and complete the perfect season. What exactly went wrong in that game? Do you blame the offensive line the most for not keeping Tom Brady protected? Are the coaches also to blame for not really making any adjustments?
MaPatsFan:From a philosophical level, I think the Patriots bought into the hype. They were the heir apparent to the "Perfect Season" crown and paid the price. NE came to put the crowning achievement on their hist... | | By: The Phinsider | | |
| | The Phinsider Community Mock Draft: Pick #7 - New England Patriots | | 2008-03-24 12:11:44 | | With the sixth pick in The Phinsider Community Mock Draft, the New York Jets select Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State. Gholston picked up 56% of the vote, with Glenn Dorsey picking up 15% and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie getting 11% of the vote. So the mock draft now looks like this so far: Miami Dolphins - Chris Long, DE, Virginia (49%) St. Louis Rams - Jake Long, OT, Michigan (67%) Atlanta Falcons - Matt Ryan, QB, BC (68%) Oakland Raiders - Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas (47%) Kansas City Chiefs - Ryan Clady, OT, Boise St. (30%) New York Jets - Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio St. (56%) Next up with pick #7 is everybody's favorite team to hate, the New England Patriots. For Patriots' news and insight, you can check out Pats Pulpit. And as always, the Pats' draft needs are below and are courtesy of NFL Draft Countdown: 1. Cornerback: Asante Samuel is gone. Randall Gay is gone. Heck, they even lost Eugene Wilson! Other than maybe Ellis Hobbs there is not anything resembling a star... | | By: The Phinsider | | |
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| NEW YORK GIANTS UPSET THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AND WIN SUPERBOWL XLII | | 2008-02-04 13:48:00 | | Yesterday in Arizona, the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots for Super Bowl XLII. This was probably one of the biggest upsets in Superbowl history, because the Patriots had a record of (18-1) and hadn’t tasted defeat in more than one year. All throughout the game, the Giants gave the Patriots a taste of their unstoppable defense and the remarkable comeback with 35 seconds on the clock. Tom Brady, who was the NFL’s most valuable player and won his first three Super Bowl’s, w... | | By: THE AC 411 | | |
| | The New England Patriots Are No Miami Dolphins | | 2008-02-01 20:54:00 | | The big game, “The Super Bowl”, is here and everybody is awaiting the best two teams of the NFL to engage in battle. But this will be no average championship contest, one of the teams has captured our attention. These New England Patriots have achieved something that no other team has - except one other team - their nemesis - The Miami Dolphins.The Miami Dolphins(1972)Now these Patriots are a special bunch, this can easily be seen by any football spectator even if their knowledge of the game is a little shaky. This team wins so seeming effortless that you wonder if their opponent is really trying to defeat them. That’s how good the New England Patriots are, they have excellent players in every position. Here’s where the train goes off the tracks for this team and glorious NFL franchise: They are cheaters. The New England Patriots were caught videotaping another team's defensive signals - this is a horrible revelation - how could they? My faith in the New England Patriots and , ... | | By: Glendell's Art And Music | | |
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| Jacksonville Jaguars to play New England Patriots | | 2008-01-07 16:51:30 | | Update [2008-1-7 17:51:9 by River City Rage]:: Better late than never... VS. The FactsDate: Saturday January 12th, 2007Time: 8:00 p.m, Eastern Standard TimeLocation: Gillette Stadium, In the great white north, Records: Jaguars (11-5) , Patriots (16-0)Patriots Coverage Coverage: Pats PulpitAs much as I liked the idea of going to Indianapolis this weekend, Jacksonville will travel on Saturday to New England to face the Patriots. We survived the Steelers only to jump right back into the gauntlet in the second round of the playoffs. I'm overjoyed to get the "no playoff win since 1999" monkey off our back, but there's little time to enjoy it considering who we're going to play.We'll have a busy week here, especially now that I'm done travelling!-Chris... | | By: Big Cat Country - An Unoffical Jacksonville Jaguar | | |
| | New England Patriots finish undefeated regular season 16-0! | | 2007-12-29 22:18:00 | | The Patriots have done it and have become the first team in over thirty years to finish the regular NFL season undefeated. The Giants played a close game, even holding the lead for a good amount of time, but when the final whistle blew, it was New England who had come out on top. The Patriots capped off a record breaking 2007 regular season with a 38-35 nail biter of a win. Tom Brady and Randy Moss became proud owners of all time single season touchdown records for their respective positions. Brady bested Peyton Manning's mark of 49 passing touchdowns in a single season. Moss topped Jerry Rice's all time mark of 22 receiving touchdowns when he brought in a 60 yard bomb from Brady. The Patriots also set the single season team record for points scored. The Patriots finish the season an unparralled 16-0, but the real test comes in the playoffs where they will have to contest with tougher competition. New England could be challenged by the Chargers, Jaguars, or be faced with another classic showdown against the Colts before likely being matched up against the Cowboys or Packers in the Super Bowl. The 2007 Patriots have staked their claim as one of the greatest teams in football history, but none of that means anything to the Patriots or their fans if they don't bring home another Lombardi Trophy.... | | By: Sunrise on the Sufferbus | | |
| | Gameday: New York Jets (3-10) @ New England Patriots (13-0) | | 2007-12-16 11:14:45 | | The Jets will take on the Patriots in Foxboro with kickoff set for 1:00 p.m.
Game: New York Jets (3-10) @ New England Patriots (13-0)
Date/Time: Sunday, December 16, 2007, 1:00 p.m. (EDT)
TV: CBS
Radio: WEPN (1050)
Weather: A wintry mix all throughout the game with temperatures around 34 degrees. Wind between 25 mph and 35 mph.
Inactives:
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OT Adrian Jones
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| | The New England Patriots Will Make Footballl History! | | 2007-11-14 01:39:43 | | There's no denying that I love football and an avid collector of football jerseys and uniforms. And I am one of the biggest fans of the New England Patriots football team! I believe the Patriots will continue their dominance with a perfect season! And I kid you not! Go Patriots!"It's a touchdown with The AnitoKid!"*Did you enjoy the post? Did you find it interesting?You know what to do...:)
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| | 5 Good Questions: New England Patriots Edition | | 2007-10-19 20:37:36 | | I recently got the opportunity to exchange 5 questions with tommassee of Pats Pulpit, SB Nation's fine New England Patriots blog. Below are his responses to my questions. And to see my responses to his questions, head on over to Pats Pulpit. I know it's old news, but I'll ask anyway because I didn't ask you earlier. What has been your take on the whole "spy-gate" incident? My take is this: There was a rule. Many teams were violating it in one way or another. The league sent a memo to every team warning them to cut it out. The Patriots were caught further violating the rule. The league severely punished them. That should be the end of it. There have been plenty of former coaches and players who admitted that all kinds of "bending" the rules happens all the time. People using this "cheating" to belittle the Patriots past accomplishments need to look at the 2007 Patriots who, under the direct scrutiny of the league, are destroying every team in their path. Other than that, it's just so much noise, people making excuses for why the Patriots have been so much better than the rest of the league for the last half-decade or so. I don't want to seem like a Patriot hater, but I'd love to hear how you feel about how the Pats have clearly been running up the score late in games this season. Does it bother you at all as a fan of the team? You'd have to provide an example. "Running up the score" is pretty vague. If you want to take the Dallas game, the Patriots had the ball on the Cowboys 20 yard line with 3:45 to go. They ran the ball seven straight times. Dallas called timeout eventually leaving New England with too much time to kill by kneeling. Ultimately, it was 4th-and-goal and New England had their fourth-string running back in the game. Why should they turn the ball over on downs? If Dallas didn't want New England to score, they should have (a) not taken that timeout, or (b) stopped Kyle Eckel. I mean, Kyle Eckel! The Patriots margin of victory isn't even a record, and I don't remember anyone complaining about the St. Louis Rams running up the score in 1999 (after a 27-10 season-opening victory, the Rams beat teams 35-7, 38-10, 42-20, 41-13, and 34-3). Every year you see Indianapolis score in the 40s, even 50s against any number of teams. In 2004 when Indy was on a singular mission to get Peyton Manning to break Dan Marino's single-season passing touchdown record, they were trouncing teams just so Manning could break a record. No one complains about that. And no one said anything about Dallas running it up before they played Buffalo. It's just so much whining and all any of these pathetic people can do to tear down a great team. What should the Patriots do? Start taking knees after halftime? So let's get right to the major issue. Do you think this team has what it takes to go undefeated? If so, do you think they will go undefeated? And in which game do you think they could get tripped up (other than the game at Indy)? Do they have what it takes? I'll defer to someone (among others) who knows more about and has seen much more football than I: Mike Ditka. When asked if he thought the Patriots could do it, he said stone-faced and emphatically, "Absolutely." Yes, I think they have what it takes. This team won three Super Bowls and went 14-2 twice with a roster that didn't approach the capabilities of this one. Whether they will go undefeated (I think it's unlikely) depends on so many factors, especially injuries. Every team New England plays is going to be giving the Patriots their best shot, and when teams have nothing to lose, they can play recklessly, and when they play recklessly, there's a better chance of injury. There's also weather, luck, and the plain fact that teams some times have bad games. Six games into the season, it's just too early to realistically consider an undefeated season. Which game could be the one to ruin it? Heck, this weekend. Doesn't much matter to me that Miami is 0-6. The Patriots rarely win down there. Then, of course, Indy, followed by Baltimore (on the road Dec. 3) and Pittsburgh (Dec. 9, short week after Monday at Ravens). And then, if the Patriots are fortunate enough to wrap up the No. 1 seed or some other goal the coaches require, the last couple games of the season (Dolphins and Giants) could be the one(s) if they are deemed "meaningless." If you were coaching a team, how would you gameplan on defense to stop this Patriots offense? What is the key to slowing this offense down? Unlike Wade Phillips who said his plan was to stop the running game and dare Tom Brady to beat them, I would jam the receivers at the line, much the same way New England jammed the Rams receivers in Super Bowl XXXVI. And, using the same strategy the Patriots employed in that game, I wouldn't rush extra pass rushers or blitz, maybe at all. Brady will find the open man. If you blitz, someone will be open. Brady has shown that he can get rid of the ball in a little more than 1 second. Jam the receivers. Make them not want to run routes. And hit the running back out of the backfield every chance you get. For six years that Brady has been quarterback, I have yet to see a team do what Belichick does. The game films are out there. Every team gets them. Watch what Belichick does to "confuse" other quarterbacks, and do that. Sunday against Dallas, the Patriots lined up with one down lineman, four linebackers and six defensive backs. Take away Tony Romo's end-of-half two-minute drill and he had less than 100 yards in the game, and he had been leading the league in passing through five weeks. Let's get to the predictions. Put your name on the line here: How does this game on Sunday play out (or should I say how badly does New England beat the Dolphins)? What will the Patriots' record be at the end of the season? And how far will they go in the playoffs? Man, you had to ask that, didn't you? At this point, I'm going to assume that both Laurence Maroney and Sammy Morris will be out, leaving New England with Kevin Faulk, Kyle Eckel and Heath Evans. That may leave the Patriots "one-dimensional," but it's a pretty good dimension. For whatever reason that Miami is giving up 30.5 points per game (31st), that one dimension should be enough. I also can't imagine Cleo Lemon having tremendous success against a Bill Belichick defense, especially his first experience against one. I'd expect a two-touchdown game. The odds are just too great against any team to go undefeated. I think New England will finish 13-3 or 14-2, barring significant injuries, especially to Tom Brady, Randy Moss or a group of others, which of course would change everything. A 14-2 record should deliver a first-round bye, and I would expect New England to reach the AFC Championship. I, of course, will be rooting for an undefeated season and a Super Bowl title, but, hey, it's Week 7.... | | By: The Phinsider | | |
| | Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots: Open Game Thread | | 2007-09-23 14:31:59 | | 07 at 38 FINAL SCORE Game Preview :: Pats Pulpit Update [2007-9-23 15:55:30 by Brian Galliford]: This one, thankfully, is over. Ineffective offense, poor time of possession and continued (more devastating) injuries give the Bills a poor outlook even after this weekend. It's going to be a long week; the Jets come to Orchard Park next weekend in a game that should be a little easier for this team... but not much. Update [2007-9-23 15:29:28 by Brian Galliford]: The Pats, still throwing despite a 24-point lead, strike again as Brady exploits a Greer-on-Moss matchup. Leave your final comments about the game and go enjoy the weather outdoors - I'm obligated to stay here; you, fortunately, are not. Update [2007-9-23 15:19:37 by Brian Galliford]: Start of the fourth quarter, and it's 31-7 Pats. One positive: John Wendling, in his first NFL action, makes a great play on a Moorman punt, pinning the Pats at their 2-yard line. Update [2007-9-23 15:12:23 by Brian Galliford]:... | | By: Buffalo Rumblings | | |
| | Breaking Down the New England Patriots | | 2007-09-20 15:17:56 | | Pats' D has dominated Jets, Chargers (Courtesy: Boston Herald) Ask any NFL fan who the best team in the NFL is right now, and you'll get a split: 25% may answer the Colts, but the rest will say "New England". Signal-stealing scandal and all, the Patriots have quickly established themselves as the team to beat in the NFL with successive 38-14 thrashings of the Jets and Chargers. The offense is explosive, the defense is making big plays and the special teams have already delivered a record-breaking TD as well. In short, this team presents a formidable challenge to any foe - especially an extremely young and underdeveloped Bills team in Gillette Stadium. No NFL team is perfect, however, and the Pats aren't an exception - there are vulnerabilities here that the Bills absolutely have to try to exploit. Unless, of course, they'd rather just use this as a practice game to work out some of the kinks that have hindered them in the Broncos and Steelers contests. Her... | | By: Buffalo Rumblings | | |
| | Around the AFC East, Pt. III - New England Patriots | | 2007-07-20 21:17:38 | | Pats Pulpit: SB Nation's New England Patriots blog It's Patriots time. The third and final installment of this Friday's tour Around the AFC East lands us in Foxboro, where we're going to discuss kickers. Yes, kickers. Buffalo Rumblings: How comfortable are you with kicker Stephen Gostkowski? How different was it watching a non-#4 kick the ball last year? Do you miss Adam Vinatieri at all? Tommasse, Pats Pulpit: "I'll tell you one thing: I'll be happy when New England gets a kicker with a last name like Smith. Vinatieri? Gostkowski? Sheesh. There's no telling how the "new kid" is going to be in one of those monumental pressure situations until he's in one. He had a very good year last year for a rookie, and he did make some moderate-pressure kicks, including a few in the playoffs. But you can't outright compare Gostkowski to Vinatieri yet. The kid (hey, I'm getting old) was a rookie last year, and you can't expect Snow Bowl-type kicks from him ou... | | By: Buffalo Rumblings | | |
| | Around the AFC East, Pt. I - New England Patriots | | 2007-07-13 15:32:28 | | Pats Pulpit: SB Nation's Patriots Blog It's Friday, Bills fans, which means that we're back with yet another rousing rendition of "Around the AFC East", where Bills fans can fill up their rant banks with the latest glowing endorsements of our most hated rivals. So drink up your Patriots fuel, as Tommasse from Pats Pulpit stops by to discuss the Patriots' wide receivers. Buffalo Rumblings: Your team obviously added a lot of players to the wide receiving corps this year; how does this effect the players that were on the team last season ( i.e. Jabar Gaffney, Reche Caldwell, etc.). How do you see the final depth chart shaking out at wideout? Tommasse, Pats Pulpit: "With the re-signing of 'Mr. Patriot' Troy Brown on Tuesday, the Patriots have 13 wide receivers unofficially on the roster. In alphabetical order, they are (1) Brown, (2) Reche Caldwell, (3) Bam Childress, (4) Chris Dunlap, (5) Jabar Gaffney, (6) Chad Jackson, (7) C.J. Jones, (8) Kelvin Kight, (... | | By: Buffalo Rumblings | | |
| | Around the AFC East, Pt. II - New England Patriots | | 2007-07-06 13:42:15 | | Pats Pulpit: SB Nation's New England Patriots blog Welcome back to yet another installment of "Around the AFC East". Each week, the four AFC East bloggers from SB Nation get together and interrogate each other about their respective teams (I use the word "interrogate" on purpose - generally, interrogations aren't friendly, and neither are the rivalries between these teams). Next up: Tommasse from Pats Pulpit. BR: What's your take on the off-season madness surrounding Tom Brady? From Yankees caps to multiple babies, it's been a circus for that guy. Do you think it will be a distraction for the team at all? Pats Pulpit: "I believe it's a massive Indianapolis Conspiracy! Anything to get the upper hand! But back to reality. I don't think it's a distraction to the people who count, they being the players and the coaches. The media can play their little games and have their fun, but I don't see it impacting how this team prepares or what happens on game ... | | By: Buffalo Rumblings | | |
| | Around the AFC East: New England Patriots | | 2007-07-06 07:29:13 | | It's Friday, which again means it's time to go "Around the AFC East" to discuss topics involving our hated division rivals. First up is tommasse from Pats Pulpit: Phinsider: With the current hold-out risk of Asante Samuel and with Rodney Harrison and Eugene Wilson both coming off of injury-plagued seasons, are you worried at all about this team's secondary? What kind of depth do the Pats have and are there any "sleepers" that outsiders should keep an eye on? Pats Pulpit: If Samuel sits out, yes, I'm worried. Even if he's on the field for Week 1, I'm still a little concerned. The secondary hasn't been the most stellar unit on the team the last couple years. Harrison has suffered a couple very nasty injuries. Nasty as they've been, that tough SOB keeps coming back. That's the good news. The bad news is we're all waiting for that next cheap block at the knees -- and not just on Harrison. The Patriots secondary has been decimated by injuries for what seems like ... | | By: The Phinsider | | |
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