This afternoon, the New England Patriots will host their first NFC opponent of the year as they face off at 1 PM against the 2-0 Atlanta Falcons.
Offensively, the Patriots will look to overcome their abysmal 9-point showing in week 2 against the Jets. However, in the passing game, they will have to deal with Pro [...]
I’m trying out a new “Report Card” feature, for each week. If you remember, a couple of years back, I did a weekly position by position report card. This time around, I’m going to focus on six major aspects: rush offense, pass offense, rush defense, pass defense, special teams, and coaching. I will wrap up [...]
For all who were hoping for my thoughts on the game yesterday, I had a lot of work to do so I just opened a discussion thread on the game. Now, after re-watching the game, I feel I have a better grasp at what happened.
Like last week, lets start with the Jets. As Bill Belichick [...]
It’s hard to believe that although the Patriots opened up their season just six days ago, that the Super Bowl is already upon us. Well, according to nose tackle Kris Jenkins at least, who said earlier this week that the Jets were treating today’s game like their Super Bowl. That’s not to mention the comments [...]
With linebacker Jerod Mayo sidelined indefinitely, the Patriots certainly need to add some depth at the linebacker position.
The Patriots opened Monday’s game in the 3-4, but after Mayo went down, switched almost exclusively to the 4-3. If the Patriots were to switch exclusively to the 4-3, at least until Mayo returns to the field, it [...]
The news on Jerod Mayo is bad, but it isn’t that bad. Christopher Gasper of the Boston Globe reports:
According to two sources with direct knowledge of Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo’s injury, Mayo sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee on Monday night against the Buffalo Bills.
One source said that Mayo was expected to [...]
Mum is the word on Patriots’ linebacker Jerod Mayo’s condition this morning. The closest thing to an update comes from Ian Rapoport of the Boston Herald:
As loud as Gillette Stadium got with 50 seconds to go, it got just as quiet midway through the first quarter. That’s when Jerod Mayo, the reigning defensive rookie of the [...]
The Patriots Monday night game ended over an hour ago, and I am still at a loss for words.
This was truly a remarkable game, a one that I probably will never forget. There are so many things I have to say, so lets get started:
First, I truly underestimated the Buffalo Bills. Defensively, Donte Whitner, Terrence [...]
Football is officially back. Tonight, the New England Patriots will host the Buffalo Bills in their 2009 regular season opener. For the Patriots, its defense will need to prove they can cope with the veteran losses of Rodney Harrison, Tedy Bruschi, Mike Vrabel, and Richard Seymour. On offense for the Patriots, Tom Brady and Randy [...]