Monday, November 16, 2009
IT IS WHAT IT IS: Belichick Blows It
Was Bill distracted by something?? 4th and 2 call deep in enemy territory a rare mistake for "Beligenius". His D should be insulted, and his O questioning his decisions...until Tuesday. I feel sorry for those Jets.Labels: Bill Belichick, Boston Red Sox, Colts, Jason Bay, Patriots Nation, Tom Brady, WEEI
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
WHEN IN DOUBT, HUG IT OUT
Way too much has been made of "THE HUG"...
Way too much has been made of "THE HUG"...
If anyone can stop the Chargers, it is the Dynamic Duo of Belichick and Brady...And of course, the Patriots best defensive line of all-time...
Mismatch:
Belichick vs. Marty Scottenheimer in the playoffs may level the playing field for the Patriots
The keys to a Patriots victory:
- Use the dominant defensive line to hold L.T. to around 100 yards and 1 score
- Utilize the stellar ball control skills of Tom Brady to minimize L.T.'s touches
- Still more ball control via the runningback duo of Maroney-Dillon
- The dangerous playoff mind of Bill vs. the post season brain lock that is Marty
- If the ball control works, AND the Pats have 3 or less turnovers, then:
- Philip Rivers will be forced to throw
- Rivers vs. Beligenius
- =PATRIOTS 27, Chargers 24
-PATRIOTS NATION
Labels: Bill Belichick, Chargers, Patriots Nation, Tom Brady, Vince Wilfork
Saturday, January 06, 2007
And A Firm Handshake:
“We do a lot of self-scouting after the game - what we did well, what we did poorly - and I (don’t) really evaluate those things,” said Mangini, before deadpanning, “but I thought my handshake was strong. Firm. My dad always told me it’s important to have a good handshake and I try to be consistent with that. I’ve experimented with a couple other different kinds that haven’t worked for me.”
-Jets Coach Eric Mangini
“We do a lot of self-scouting after the game - what we did well, what we did poorly - and I (don’t) really evaluate those things,” said Mangini, before deadpanning, “but I thought my handshake was strong. Firm. My dad always told me it’s important to have a good handshake and I try to be consistent with that. I’ve experimented with a couple other different kinds that haven’t worked for me.”
-Jets Coach Eric Mangini
Labels: Eric Mangini, Patriots Nation, Playoffs
Patriots Go From Papa Gino's To Pepto Bismol At Kicker
"I’ve probably gone through four bottles of it this season,” he said, laughing. “It’s no big deal.”
-Pats Runny Kicker Steve Gostkowski
OUR KICKER IS "THE SHIT"
-Pats Runny Kicker Steve Gostkowski
OUR KICKER IS "THE SHIT"
Labels: Gostkowski, Patriots Nation, Playoffs
Monday, January 01, 2007
PATRIOTS GET MAD AND EVEN
NOW IT MAKES SENSE:
Patriots, enraged about Bobby Wade's dirty knee cutter on Rodney Harrison, have Vinny T throw the ball to run it up in the 4th quarter.
“It was a dirty play. He wasn’t just trying to block me. He dove at my knees intentionally. He was trying to hurt me. The whole play was dirty.”
-Hard Hittin' Rodney Harrison
"Patriots players were particularly incensed at Titans coach Jeff Fisher, whom they believed winked and smiled toward the field after Harrison was injured. Linebacker Tedy Bruschi [stats] charged the Titans sideline before being restrained.
Bruschi declined comment, and Fisher apologized, “if there was a misunderstanding.”
"Patriots players were particularly incensed at Titans coach Jeff Fisher, whom they believed winked and smiled toward the field after Harrison was injured. Linebacker Tedy Bruschi [stats] charged the Titans sideline before being restrained.
Bruschi declined comment, and Fisher apologized, “if there was a misunderstanding.”
Harrison wasn’t having any of it.
“It was a dirty play,” he reiterated. “I don’t even know the guy (Wade). I don’t even know him. But their whole offensive line is dirty. Their whole offense is dirty. They’re a dirty team.”
Incensed, the Patriots [team stats] went for the jugular. They left their starters in for most of the game and let Vinny Testaverde [stats] throw a 6-yard touchdown to Troy Brown [stats] with 1:45 left." (Herald)
“It was a dirty play,” he reiterated. “I don’t even know the guy (Wade). I don’t even know him. But their whole offensive line is dirty. Their whole offense is dirty. They’re a dirty team.”
Incensed, the Patriots [team stats] went for the jugular. They left their starters in for most of the game and let Vinny Testaverde [stats] throw a 6-yard touchdown to Troy Brown [stats] with 1:45 left." (Herald)
Some teams, notably Mike Shanahan's Denver Broncos, teach a technically, or at least gray area of legal but dirty strategy broadly labeled as "cut blocking" on offense. Offensive players dive low at the backs of defensive player's legs near the line, making it tough to detect. In the open field, players aim at or below the knees, which is what happened to Rodney. Or, even worse and riskier to the offensive player:Two players will go high and low on a defensive lineman, brushing close to an illegal block, with the low player going after the calves of the defensive player. Remember that playground prank, when one friend would crouch low behind you and another would push you? Think of that in high speed, delivered from an NFL linebacker.
-Patriots Hub
Labels: Patriots Nation, Rodney Harrison, Tedy Bruschi
Sunday, October 29, 2006
NANCY DREW
“The only thing I didn’t like about that situation (in New England), that was different from this one, I felt like in that instance I was treated dishonestly. In this situation. ... Bill (Parcells) was honest with me. We sat down and had a conversation about it and there was nothing dishonest about it.”
-A Sulking Drew Bledsoe
"So you walk the tightrope. You become a cheerleader who understands his chance of a lifetime always is one play away. The backup has to be a good guy... The one thing you can't do is what (Dallas') Drew Bledsoe did (last Monday against the New York Giants). You can't give the stink eye to the guy playing in front of you."
-Career backup and Ex-Patriot Hugh Millen
We respect Drew Bledsoe as a person (perhaps his best touch pass was on his full page Thank You he put the Globe when he left the Patriots) and as a tough football warrior, but we are disappointed in his whiny handling of this situation. More than ever, Drew needs the perfect offensive line in order to succeed, a situation that doesn't exist in Dallas, or perhaps any place else in the NFL. At 34, his career is at a crossroads, and he may have to accept a backup role somewhere else next season. In order to survive, he must unselfishly play the role of the enabler to a young quarterback, while staying poised enough in this backup role to step in and start if an opportunity presents itself due to a injury or a lack of success, a common scenario in today's NFL...just look at the current situation in Dallas. On second thought, Drew's best chance to start again may in fact be in Dallas...this season. Stay poised Drew.
-A Sulking Drew Bledsoe
"So you walk the tightrope. You become a cheerleader who understands his chance of a lifetime always is one play away. The backup has to be a good guy... The one thing you can't do is what (Dallas') Drew Bledsoe did (last Monday against the New York Giants). You can't give the stink eye to the guy playing in front of you."
-Career backup and Ex-Patriot Hugh Millen
We respect Drew Bledsoe as a person (perhaps his best touch pass was on his full page Thank You he put the Globe when he left the Patriots) and as a tough football warrior, but we are disappointed in his whiny handling of this situation. More than ever, Drew needs the perfect offensive line in order to succeed, a situation that doesn't exist in Dallas, or perhaps any place else in the NFL. At 34, his career is at a crossroads, and he may have to accept a backup role somewhere else next season. In order to survive, he must unselfishly play the role of the enabler to a young quarterback, while staying poised enough in this backup role to step in and start if an opportunity presents itself due to a injury or a lack of success, a common scenario in today's NFL...just look at the current situation in Dallas. On second thought, Drew's best chance to start again may in fact be in Dallas...this season. Stay poised Drew.
Labels: Patriots Nation
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Bill Belichicken?
No, Not really. But maybe a rubber chicken in Bill Polian's soup.
Classic.
That’s about the only way to describe the bit of tweaking the Patriots sent the way of combustible Indianapolis president Bill Polian this week.
The Pats have asked the NFL to make sure that Polian doesn’t endanger the physical safety of team personnel when the Colts play at Gillette Stadium Nov. 5. The request came after Polian reportedly grabbed a Jets official by the lapels three weeks ago and threw him into a wall at Giants Stadium. Polian’s beef was apparently over the fact that the Jets were pointing loudspeakers at the Colts bench. -Herald Scoop
That’s about the only way to describe the bit of tweaking the Patriots sent the way of combustible Indianapolis president Bill Polian this week.
The Pats have asked the NFL to make sure that Polian doesn’t endanger the physical safety of team personnel when the Colts play at Gillette Stadium Nov. 5. The request came after Polian reportedly grabbed a Jets official by the lapels three weeks ago and threw him into a wall at Giants Stadium. Polian’s beef was apparently over the fact that the Jets were pointing loudspeakers at the Colts bench. -Herald Scoop
"Bill Belichick is funny like a clown. Check out his cameo in Dennis Leary's hit show 'Rescue Me'...http://www.patriots.com/mediacenter/index.cfm?ac=VideoNewsdetail&pid=20687&pcid=111My favorite sport is Lacrosse? Bill is here to win Super Bowls and to amuse you. Now go get your shine box, Polian" -Patriots Hub
Labels: Patriots Nation
Friday, October 13, 2006
"No, you won't see me anywhere near that movie, I just do comedy."
-- Pats coach Bill Belichick on the upcoming football movie, The Game Plan, which is shooting scenes at Gillette Stadium this week
-- Pats coach Bill Belichick on the upcoming football movie, The Game Plan, which is shooting scenes at Gillette Stadium this week
Labels: Patriots Nation
