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2013 NFL Draft Preview: Patriots Could Use More DB Depth

By ⋅ April 23, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The NFL Draft begins on Thursday, and the New England Patriots approach it with just five picks, as a result of having traded their fourth-round pick for Aqib Talib, their fifth-rounder for Albert Haynesworth and their sixth-rounder for Chad Johnson over the last two years. The Patriots received Tampa Bay’s seventh-round selection in the Talib trade, [...]

Patriots, Aqib Talib Reach One-Year, $5M Agreement

By ⋅ March 16, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

The New England Patriots carried their Friday frenzy of free agent signings into Saturday, reportedly reaching a one-year, $5 million agreement with cornerback Aqib Talib, according to WEEI’s Christopher Price. (The report came via ESPN’s Adam Schefter, unsurprisingly, who is apparently “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” of NFL free agency news in terms of [...]

Notes and Observations from The AFC Championship Game, Ravens Beat Patriots 28-13

By ⋅ January 22, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

To begin, sorry this is late. After going to the game and witnessing this lack of performance first hand, I needed a day to gather the correct thoughts on the latest in our recent gut-wrenching failures. This final notes and observations will be more of a final impression of the season as well as the [...]

Positives and Negatives: Brady Sets All-Time Postseason Wins Mark

By ⋅ January 14, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

With a win on Sunday against the Houston Texans, Tom Brady has become the all-time leading winner in postseason history. It came against a Texans team who still looked like they didn’t belong at the big kids’ table, as they were handily defeated by a score of 41-28, but it never really felt that close. Overall, there [...]

Notes and Observations from the Divisional Playoffs: Patriots Advance Beating the Texans 41-28

By ⋅ January 13, 2013 ⋅ Post a comment

There was a ton of talk heading into this game. Everyone expected it to be a close game after the Patriots embarrassed the Texans in Gillette back in week 14. However it was more of the same as the Patriots showed the rest of the NFL that they are the class of the league. First [...]

Is the Patriots’ Defense Championship Caliber?

By ⋅ January 3, 2013 ⋅ One comment

Yes. The New England Patriots defense is championship caliber. They were championship caliber last year. Their defense is better this year. No, Ty Law isn’t walking through that door. but in today’s NFL, he doesn’t have to be. No one wants to revisit February of last year, but if a certain undersized receiver had made [...]

Notes and Observations from Week 17: Patriots 28, Dolphins 0 – Patriots Clinch #2 Seed

By ⋅ December 30, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The Texans lost to the Colts in the early afternoon games which set the Patriots up to control their own destiny to gain a first round bye in the playoffs. Playing against the Miami Dolphins nothing is a guarantee. The Patriots needed the win to guarantee the first round bye. First Half – Being slightly [...]

Notes and Observations, Week 16: Patriots Escape Jacksonville with 23-16 Win

By ⋅ December 23, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Going into Jacksonville Sunday, the Patriots already had their playoff spot figured out. They will most likely be the third seed unless somehow the Broncos and Texans fall apart in the final two weeks. They had three major starters out with Rob Gronkowski, Brandon Spikes, and Alfonzo Dennard all not making the trip. The Patriots [...]

Notes and Observations, Week 15: 49ers Outlast Patriots in a Heavyweight Bout, 41-34

By ⋅ December 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Unlike the Texans game on Monday, Sunday night’s match-up of the 49ers and the Patriots lived up to all the hype. It had the feel of a heavyweight fight, and looked like a bloodbath early on. The Patriots turned things on late to make the game interesting, but the 49ers were able to hold off [...]

With Addition of Aqib Talib, Patriots have Shown Change in Philosophy

By ⋅ December 14, 2012 ⋅ One comment

Bill Belichick often preaches consistency, but through the first eight games of the season, his Patriots defense was consistently mediocre and looked like the team’s weak link in its quest for another Lombardi Trophy. Enter Aqib Talib, the much maligned but talented young cornerback, acquired from the Buccaneers on Nov. 1 for a 2013 fourth round [...]

Week 13 Notes and Observations: Patriots Clinch AFC East with 23-16 Win Over Dolphins

By ⋅ December 2, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Playing in Miami is never an easy game for the Patriots. Sunday was no different, especially with the chance to clinch the division.  The Dolphins played the Patriots very well on both sides of the ball, but especially defensively. – Brady had only been sacked 15 times the entire season coming into the game. He [...]

Positives and Negatives: Patriots-Colts, Week 11

By ⋅ November 19, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

After quite a performance on Sunday, the Patriots are 7-3 and in the drivers seat in the AFC East. Let’s take a look at some of the Positives and Negatives from Week 11 action. Positives  The front seven cause a lot of commotion up front. Brandon Spikes looked like he was getting an excellent jump [...]

Patriots-Colts Week 11: Notes and Observations

By ⋅ November 19, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

- The first thing that we all took away from this game is the injury to Rob Gronkowski. The injury definitely hurts as Gronk does a lot more for the offense than just catch passes and spike footballs. He is one of the more dominant blocking tight ends in the NFL today and his presence [...]

Patriots Waive Deion Branch, Activate Aqib Talib

By ⋅ November 17, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

For the second time this season, the Patriots have released wide receiver Deion Branch. Branch has been seldom-used this season, compiling only nine catches in seven games this season.

Patriots Acquire Aqib Talib from the Buccaneers

By ⋅ November 1, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The trade deadline was extended to Thursday (today) and the Patriots made a move in an attempt to plug the glaring hole that is their secondary. They traded their 2013 4th round pick in exchange for Buccaneers’ cornerback Aqib Talib and a 7th round pick.  Talib has had a few off the field problems in his [...]

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