// BenJarvus Green-Ellis

The RB Free Agent Market

By ⋅ March 3, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

The 2010 off-season features a long list of free agent running backs. Some familiar faces including LaDanian Tomlinson, Thomas Jones, and Brian Westbrook will all be looking for new homes this summer. Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots are notorious for being active in free agency over the past few years, and I expect [...]

Patriots Return to Foxboro for East Showdown

By ⋅ November 8, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

New England Patriots (5-2) vs. Miami Dolphins (3-4) Time: 1:00 p.m. EST Place: Foxboro, Massachusetts TV: CBS Radio: 98.5 FM – The Sports Hub Did everyone enjoy their last Sunday? Going outside for the first time in weeks to enjoy the beautiful fall days must have been nice. Well, now it’s time to get ready [...]

Grading the Patriots Offense

By ⋅ November 4, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The bye week let New England fans soak in everything. After eight weeks, New England has outplayed its division rivals to a 5-2 record. Some hard fought wins and heart breaking losses have made this season exciting. Now, before the Patriots welcome the Dolphins to Foxboro, it seems like a perfect time to take a [...]

Pats Head to London for Showdown With Bucs

By ⋅ October 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

New England Patriots (4-2) vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-6) Time: 1:00 p.m. EST Place: Wembley Stadium in London, England TV: CBS Radio: 98.5 FM – The Sports Hub New England is coming off a shellacking of the University of Tennessee…wait that was the Tennessee Titans? (Fooled me.) Now they move on to another winless foe. [...]

Patriots Gets Ready For Perfect Broncos

By ⋅ October 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

There were the 1-0 Jets, then the 2-0 Falcons, and the 3-0 Ravens, and now the Patriots will get ready for the surprise 4-0 Denver Broncos. New England is riding a two-game win streak, following impressive wins over Atlanta and Baltimore. Now, they will have to survive a Broncos team with a top ranked defense [...]

Patriots, Falcons to Clash on Sunday

By ⋅ September 26, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Atlanta Falcons (2-0) at New England Patriots (1-1) Time: 1:00 p.m. Where: Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts TV: FOX Radio: 98.5 FM:  The Sports Hub The Patriots have fallen to a 1-1 record and have seemed like a shell of their former selves. They struggled through the Buffalo game, and thanks to make a miraculous [...]

Fantasy Football Focus: The Starting 11 – Diving Deep into Depth Chart Battles

By ⋅ September 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

By now, many of your fantasy football drafts probably have come and gone. Sure, your Labor Day weekend may feature a last minute draft or two, but at this point, your teams are most likely drafted and you’re just sitting back, waiting for Thursday’s kickoff to the season. But if you are sitting back, you [...]

Patriots 38, Giants 27 – 3 Things We Learned

By ⋅ September 4, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

The Patriots beat the Giants in the fourth meaningless game of the pre-season last night at Gillette, overcoming an early 21-0 deficit. Here’s three things we learned from the game: 1. BenJarvis Green-Ellis Should Be on the Team Spare me the addage that his performance (29 carries, 125 yards, 3 TDs) was against third and [...]

Pats Fall to Cincy in Preseason Homecoming, 7-6

By ⋅ August 21, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

When the most exciting play of a game is the extra point, you know you’re watching a stinker. Thursday night’s preseason game between the Bengals and Patriots was just that, and it was painful to watch. New England wasn’t able to muster much on the offensive side of the ball, and was unable to cross [...]

2009 Training Camp Preview: Running Backs

By ⋅ August 4, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The days of Marion Butts, Curtis Martin, Robert Edwards and Corey Dillon seem to be over in Foxboro. The Patriots’ offensive scheme has not only changed to pass-oriented, but now employs a strategy sweeping the NFL: running back by committee. Coming into this year’s training camp the Patriots possess numerous options in the backfield which [...]

This Week At Patriots Place

By ⋅ May 26, 2009 ⋅ One comment

As we approach NFL training camp and the preseason I’ll be giving you a weekly look at the issues surrounding the Patriots. I will also be starting a weekly mailbag, answering your questions about all things Pats, just send me a question at jeff@sportsofboston.com. The big news in New England this week is we actually [...]

Patriots Season Grades: Running Backs

By ⋅ January 28, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Our next stop on the postseason grading tour of the 2008 Patriots are the running backs, who were perhaps the most scattered position on the team with injuries. Laurence Maroney: C- Thoughts: Count me as a person who has completely jumped off the Laurence Maroney bandwagon. After a decent rookie season Maroney has been nothing [...]

Gametime: Patriots At Dolphins

By ⋅ November 23, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

The Teams: New England Patriots (6-4) at Miami Dolphins (6-4) The Terms: Regular Season Week 12 The Place: Dolphin Stadium, Miami, FL The Time: 1:00pm The Channel: CBS 3 Burning Questions: Can the Patriots stop the wildcat? Ronnie Brown ran all over the Patriots in week three thanks in large part to the wildcat formation [...]

Gametime: Jets at Patriots

By ⋅ November 13, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

The Teams: New York Jets (6-3) at New England Patriots (6-3) The Terms: Regular Season Week 11 The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass The Time: 8:15pm The Channel: NFL Network, Channel 5 (Boston), WMUR (New Hampshire) 3 Burning Questions: Which quarterback do you trust more? A laughable question heading into Week 2 when Matt Cassel [...]

Patriots 20, Bills 10 – The Verdict

By ⋅ November 12, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

This is from start to finish a domination by the Patriots on both sides of the ball. The stats and final score may not indicate it but there was never really a doubt in the second half that the Patriots were going to win the game. The final drive which lasted more than 9:00 was [...]

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