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, [...]
Former Patriot safety Rodney Harrison recently said on Football Night in America that this Patriot secondary is the worst he has seen in 10 years. Do you blame him? The Patriots give up a league worst 416 yards per game — 308.7 yards per game in the air and 107.3 yards on the ground. Despite [...]
In a game that featured a 517 yard passing attack, Patriots receiver Chad Ochocinco contributed to only 14 of those yards with one catch Monday night against the Dolphins. After being nearly absent from the stat sheet, Ochocinco still felt like talking about Tom Brady’s video game like performance. He took to his usual outlet, [...]
There’s a million reasons to love sports. You can love it for the rivalries. Maybe, you love it for the thrills; or subconsciously, because everyone loves to complain, you may love sports for the lolls. Some people love sports for the tradition, kind of like a holiday. The natutre of the beast is unpredictable. It’s not dubbed “March Sanity”, [...]
The Patriots are officially back. Tom Brady is back to making the throws he needs to make. The offense is back to being able to do enough to win games. The defense is back to being that opportune Belichick defense that will let up yards, but will make the stops when they are needed. It’s [...]
Does someone with the stigma of being one the dirtiest players in NFL history deserve a place in the Hall of Fame? For many New Englanders, the answer would be an absolute yes. For six seasons, Rodney Harrison was a definitive leader on the field for the Patriots. He was a two-time Superbowl Champion, two-time [...]
All-pro safety Rodney Harrison is about to head out to pasture. In a somewhat unsurprising move, Harrison is set to retire from the game of football Wednesday morning, according to sources. The source also says Harrison will join the NBC broadcast crew. Harrison, 36, played 16 years in the NFL and amassed hall of fame [...]
The busy Patriots off season continued today as the team has agreed to a three year deal with safety James Sanders. Sanders, 25, has played his entire four year career in New England but was a free agent and reportedly turned down more money elsewhere to come back to the Pats. He started 14 games [...]
The Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3) at New England Patriots (7-4) The Terms: Regular Season Week 13 The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass The Time: 4:15pm The Channel: CBS 3 Burning Questions: Can the Steelers stop the Matt Cassel attack? This would have been a laughable question in the beginning of the season but the emergence [...]
Despite all the complaints and misgivings with backup QB Matt Cassel, you gotta take a step back and appreciate that he’s got the team to 5-2 and now in a virtual tie atop the AFC East. On Sunday, the strength of the offense – the wide receiver corps – let Cassel down on several occasions [...]
The Teams: St. Louis Rams (2-4) At New England Patriots (4-2) The Terms: Regular Season Week 8 The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass The Time: 1:00pm The Channel: Fox 3 Burning Questions: Will the Patriots beat an inferior team without trouble? The Pats have defeated the Chiefs, Jets, 49ers and Broncos so far this year, [...]
The injury report got a lot more crowded Tuesday as safety Rodney Harrison reportedly has a torn quad muscle and will be out for the rest of the season. Harrison was carted off in the second half of the Patriots 41-7 win over the Broncos last night and Adam Schefter of NFL.com reports it’s a [...]
Here’s the schedule for the training camp previews: Wednesday: Special Teams and Coaching Special Teams Key Departures: None Key Arrivals: Matthew Slater, Terrence Wheatley Breakdown The Patriots are loaded at special teams, so first we’ll look at the crowded areas which are punt and kick returns. The Pats have a plethora of options to return [...]
Jaguars defensive end Paul Spicer has come out reiterating his comments from earlier in the season when he suggested that the Patriots should be barred from the playoffs because of the Spygate scandal. His quote from before the season: “Do like the NCAA and kick them out of the playoffs or something,” Spicer told The [...]
In the second edition of a week long preview of the Colts vs. Pats (deemed El Clásico after a world famous European football rivalry between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid), I’ll take a look at the secondaries of each team. Cornerbacks Asante Samuel/Ellis Hobbs/Randall Gay: In analyzing all aspects of the Patriots roster, it’s obvious [...]