by Scott Benson
scott@bostonsportsmedia.com
The Patriots finished their 2006 pre-season with a thud tonight, as both their starters and reserves were bettered by the New York Giants in a 31-23 loss at the Meadowlands.
New York piled up nearly 400 yards of offense while limiting Matt Cassel and the Patriots to their lowest output of August. The Giants [...]
by Scott Benson
scott@bostonsportsmedia.com
I have to admit. I feel like I’ve seen almost none of this game because I stupidly arranged to have my fantasy football draft tonight.
So I have no idea what’s going on. At either place.
I noticed Tom Brady wasn’t dressed and that Matt Cassel was the quarterback. Hey, you’ll think this is funny [...]
by Scott Benson
scott@bostonsportsmedia.com
In just about an hour, the Patriots will take the field at the Meadowlands to play the Giants in their final pre-season game of ‘06.
The game will be broadcast locally on Boston’s WCVB and sent throughout the six state region via the Patriots regional television network.
Tonight seems almost like an afterthought to [...]
by Scott Benson
scott@bostonsportsmedia.com
The 2006 pre-season will mercifully come to a close tonight when the Patriots travel to the Meadowlands for a curtain-dropping practice game with Tom Coughlin, Eli Manning and the New York Giants.
No matter how good a pre-season goes (and this one’s been goooood), they’re largely equivalent to impatiently checking your watch for a [...]
By Bill Barnwell, Football Outsiders – special to BSMW Patriots Game Day
The Patriots selection of Laurence Maroney in the first round of this year’s draft was a curious one. That’s not to say that Maroney was a reach – it’s just that, well, Bill Belichick is not too amused by men who can shop at [...]
Patriots Second Look
by Greg Doyle
greg_AT_bostonsportsmedia.com
A second look at this game on tape was even more revealing, in terms of how badly the Patriots dominated Washington Saturday night at Gillette Stadium, than it was the first time live. Again, Dean Pees work with the defense, and admittedly its very early to draw any definite conclusions, continues [...]
I don’t want to make too big of a deal about this.
But isn’t it about time that we hear a little less about what’s wrong with the Patriots, and a little more about what’s right?
If it isn’t the holdout, its the wide receivers, or the inside linebackers. If it isn’t them, its the rookie kicker, [...]
In the pre-season game that is known as THE dress rehearsal for the approaching regular season, the Patriots starters are completely overwhelming the Washington Redskins, an 05 NFC semi-finalist, by a halftime score of 20-0.
Tom Brady has been the star, leading four scoring drives that heavily emphasized the pass, often from a no-huddle spread offense [...]
King of all Pats bloggers Mike Reiss, who was probably hoping for a slow Friday, brings us the news that the Patriots have today isssued a statement indicating that they have granted permission for holdout receiver Deion Branch to explore trades and new contracts with other clubs over the next week.
So the Pats are allowing [...]
Well, this is my first time hosting the round-table. I’m the slacker of the trio. Sort of like Manny. Speaking of which, they’re ruiiiiiiiiining my summaaaaaa…..Oops, sorry, wrong sport. For a moment I thought I was Larry Johnson and my role here was to ask irrelevent questions about off-topic subjects mixed in with inane and [...]
By Bill Barnwell, Football Outsiders – special to BSMW Patriots Game Day
Where I last left off, I was taking a look at the swings in ability that kickers show and wondering aloud whether Adam Vinatieri’s $2.5 million a year contract was worth it. If the Colts make it to the Super Bowl, and Peyton Manning [...]
The most significant thing that appeared when reviewing last week’s exhibition game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Patriots was how agressive new defensive coordinator Dean Pees was. Considering this was an exhibition game, one wonders how agressive with the blitz and mixing up defenses he’ll be when the regular season begins. But the thing [...]
