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Assessing the 2012 NFL Draft: A Patriots Perspective

By ⋅ May 1, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s a joke that websites publish NFL Draft grades the day or even the year after the actual NFL draft. Draft “experts” like Mel Kiper and Todd McShay say they evaluate team’s drafts based on whether they fulfilled their needs and received draft “value” with their picks. There is nothing wrong with those evaluations. Just [...]

2012 NFL Draft: Potential Patriots – Defensive Line

By ⋅ April 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

As the 2012 NFL Draft approaches, the New England Patriots have some glaring needs. One of those needs, as many will agree, is at Defensive End. With the losses of Mark Anderson and presumably Andre Carter, the Patriots will need to fill the void left by their two best pass-rushers. The Patriots have never truly [...]

Patriots Place Franchise Tag on Wes Welker

By ⋅ March 6, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

It was refreshing to hear Wes Welker discussion and not have it be about whether or not he should have caught that Brady pass in the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl. Monday, as was speculated, Wes Welker was given the franchise tag by the New England Patriots. The Patriots waited until the final hours [...]

2012 Patriots Blueprint to New Orleans (If They Sign Wes Welker)

By ⋅ February 21, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

I wrote at the end of September that Bill Belichick had lost his fastball on defense. As it turned out, I was wrong. Given the personnel, I thought it was a near miracle that the Patriots were an incomplete pass from a Super Bowl championship. Looking back, it was one of his finest coaching seasons. [...]

What We Learned This Week: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

By ⋅ February 13, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Week of 2/5 – 2/12/12 This was a week filled with curious and controversial decisions like Kevin Youkilis popping the question to Tom Brady’s sister, Rob Gronkowski partying like he’s on the Jersey Shore right after losing the Super Bowl, and Tom Brady’s wife publicly blaming the receivers for blowing the big game. What could go [...]

The End of the Boston Sports Renaissance

By ⋅ February 11, 2012 ⋅ One comment

With Super Bowl XVLI in the rearview window, it’s clear that the hype around this Super Bowl was not like many other championships. As much as we try to kid ourselves, they all basically follow the same repackaged story lines. Will so and so finally get that elusive ring? Can the whoevers bring glory back [...]

Hey Patriots, “Coffee is for Closers”

By ⋅ February 8, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Alec Baldwin famously said “Coffee is for closers” in the movie “Glengarry Glen Ross,” and when it came to Super Bowl 46, he couldn’t be more right. The Patriots couldn’t close. I have had a couple days to digest, and I am like many Patriot fans, I’m ready to move on. I wanted to reflect [...]

Rematch: A Giants-Patriots Super Bowl XLVI Preview

By ⋅ February 4, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

On Sunday, Feb. 5, the New England Patriots (15-3) will battle the New York Giants (12-7) for the right to hoist the Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Ind. The Patriots have won 10 in a row, outscoring their opponents 359-188 over that time period to advance to their [...]

Super Bowl Media Hype: Felger Talks Spygate AGAIN, Brady’s “Trash Talk”

By ⋅ January 30, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

The Super Bowl media hype really kicked into gear Sunday night with the arrival of the Boston sports media in Indianapolis. So, let’s start the insanity with our resident contrarian, Michael Felger. Felger began his “Sports Sunday” program with his “Reality Check.” Felger on Spygate Incidentally, Felger stole that segment from Bill O’Reilly, but regardless, [...]

AFC Championship Preview: Patriots vs. Ravens

By ⋅ January 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

The New England Patriots will make their sixth AFC Championship Game appearance of the Bill Belichick era this Sunday, hosting the Baltimore Ravens for the right to go to Super Bowl XLVI at 3:00 p.m. at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots have owned this series over the past decade, going 4-1 against Baltimore [...]

NFL Team Building: Ozzie Newsome vs. Bill Belichick

By ⋅ January 20, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s not by accident that the Patriots and Ravens are facing off in the AFC Championship this weekend. They were clearly the two best teams in the conference and have been on a collision course for about a month now. Once the season gets down to the final four, I find the ongoing discussion of [...]

Patriots, Giants On a Collision Course for a Super Bowl Rematch

By ⋅ January 19, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Finally the New England Patriots are back where they belong; in a championship game. After beating the lucky-to-be-there Broncos in the divisional round, The Pats are back in the AFC Championship game. They’ll be hosting the Baltimore Ravens in a playoff game for the first time since Baltimore ousted the Patriots in the wild card [...]

Broncos vs. Patriots Divisional Showdown Preview

By ⋅ January 13, 2012 ⋅ One comment

After a week of waiting, the New England Patriots (13-3) will finally return to action this Saturday, hosting Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos (9-8) in the AFC Divisional Round at 8:00 p.m. at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass.

Why is the Local Media so Divided on the New England Patriots?

By ⋅ January 9, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

It’s been a year since the New York Jets and Rex Ryan’s big mouth came into New England an upset the Patriots. It was a humiliating offseason for Patriot fans as they had to hear a lot of talk about the changing of the guard. This Saturday, Jan. 14, the Patriots can accomplish two things: [...]

Josh McDaniels Joins Patriots for Playoffs, Will Be Offensive Coordinator in 2012

By ⋅ January 7, 2012 ⋅ One comment

The Patriots have found their replacement for the departing Bill O’Brien: former offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The 35-year-old McDaniels will join the Patriots immediately and help coach the Pats as an assistant during the playoffs. Then, he’ll take over as the offensive coordinator on a full-time basis in 2012.

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