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2009 Training Camp Preview: Tight Ends

By ⋅ August 6, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

We move along in our training camp previews to an always revolving position in Foxboro, the tight ends. From Ben Coates to Daniel Graham to Ben Watson, the Patriots have always had many options at the TE position, even if they’ve never had a superstar like Tony Gonzalez or Antonio Gates. This year’s crop looks [...]

Patriots Season Grades: Wide Reciever/Tight Ends

By ⋅ January 29, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

In my third installment of 2008 season grades I’ll be taking a look at the wide receivers and tight ends. Randy Moss: B+ Thoughts: After a record breaking 2007 season it was going to be tough for Moss to follow up his performance with anything but a let down statistically. Throw in a brand new [...]

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 [...]

Gametime: Bills At Patriots

By ⋅ November 8, 2008 ⋅ One comment

The Teams: Buffalo Bills (5-3) at New England Patriots (5-3) The Terms: Regular Season Week 10 The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass The Time: 1:00pm The Channel: CBS 3 Burning Questions: Who saw this coming? Coming off an 18-1 season and nearly every significant contributor coming back, anyone who thought week 10 would pit the [...]

Colts 18, Patriots 15 – The Verdict

By ⋅ November 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

This game pretty much came down to a couple of plays. 1) Belichick using a challenge and losing a timeout three minutes into the second half on a play which would’ve gained the Pats five yards, instead they were facing just 2nd and 10. 2) Belichick using the team’s last timeout as Cassel snuck for [...]

Vinatieri Hits Late FG, Colts Edge Patriots 18-15

By ⋅ November 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Adam Vinatieri proved to be one of the clutchest kickers in the history of the NFL during his years with the Patriots. Now with the Indianapolis Colts, Vinatieri has continued to have a high level of success. Against his former team, the kicker hit a 52-yard field goal in the fourth quarter that turned out to [...]

Patriots Offense in Transition

By ⋅ September 18, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s this week’s Patriots Two-Point Conversion column: The loss of Tom Brady to this offense in the first drive of the first week of the season puts the Patriots in some rare company. Only once before has a team lost a reigning NFL MVP for the entire season, that was back in 1991 when Joe [...]

Patriots Release Marcus Pollard

By ⋅ August 19, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

The Patriots have released veteran tight end Marcus Pollard, possibly signaling the team may keep just two tight ends on the roster. Pollard is best known for his time with the Colts, but has failed to impress in training camp and two preseason games for the Pats. The move leaves Ben Watson and David Thomas [...]

2008 Training Camp Preview: Tight Ends and Wide Receivers

By ⋅ July 28, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Here’s the schedule for the training camp previews: Monday: Tight Ends and Wide Receivers Tuesday: Quarterbacks and Runningbacks Wednesday: Special Teams and Coaching Tight Ends Key Departures: Kyle Brady Key Arrivals: Marcus Pollard Breakdown The tight end unit is still led by the big and speedy Ben Watson. Though he hasn’t exactly lived up to [...]

Harrison Back in Fold; Thomas to IL

By ⋅ October 3, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Rodney Harrison is back! (Courtesy of NFL.com) After a four week absence due to a suspension from the NFL for taking Human Growth Hormone, safety Rodney Harrison was back at practice today in preparations for Sunday’s game against Cleaveland. The Patriots will have a roster exemption for Harrison for one week, which means they could [...]

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