by Christopher Price
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The preseason is a necessary evil — players need the on-field reps to get game-ready ready for the regular season. But, at the same time, it can be a dangerous animal — do you go all out, pushing it to the limit? Or do you go half-speed, hoping to preserve the body in [...]
by Scott Benson
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The Patriots were off on Sunday, so there’s little in the way of news as the third week of the pre-season schedule begins today.
That’s good news in and of itself, considering how the injuries piled up across the league this weekend. AFC rival Denver took a couple of big hits, losing end Ebenezer [...]
by Scott Benson
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I’m going for Kige Ramsey-style brevity this morning as a full day (and a maybe-slightly-impatient wife) awaits. Let’s see what’s in the Sunday papers today:
Over at the Globe, Christopher Gasper leads off with a look at Patriots veteran linebacker Junior Seau, who sacked Vince Young on Friday in his first action since breaking [...]
by Scott Benson
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Okay, first week was oppressive heat, second week monsoon…..what’s next week? A towering inferno? A runaway airliner? An avalanche?
The Patriots lost their second straight pre-season game last night – again on a late field goal – as intense thunderstorms pounded away at the first crowds to pass through the Gillette Stadium turnstiles for [...]
by Bruce Allen, Greg Doyle, Tim Jordan, Kevin Thomas, Dan Snapp, Travis Graham and Scott Benson
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The Patriots open their 2007 home schedule tonight with a pre-season matchup with Vince Young and the Tennessee Titans (8:00 PM, on the Patriots Regional Television Network).
The team has now broken training camp and is moving quickly towards the season [...]
by Dan Snapp
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A River Runs Drew It
“The best day of my year was always the day after the season when we landed in Whitefish and I could feel myself exhale. Like the pressure was lifted off my shoulders – a physical feeling when we would get into Whitefish. I always looked forward to that day [...]
This is another look into Bill Walsh’s Finding the Winning Edge.
Chapter 10 of the book is entitled “Designing a Winning Game Plan.” Within this chapter, all the elements of what needs to be considered in building the game plan are discussed. A lengthy section of the chapter deals with Situation Offense. It is noted [...]
by Scott Benson
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You know it’s time to break camp when the release of a video game threatens to tear at the very fabric of your organization.
Actually, yesterday’s bitching about Madden ratings was all good natured – John Tomase of the Herald has the graphic blow-by-blow in our feature of the day - providing a light moment [...]
By Bruce Allen
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We’re very pleased to announce that we’ve filled what was previously the only open day in our posting schedule.
Tuesdays will now be home to Inside Gillette – a weekly notes column from Christopher Price which will bring Patriots Daily readers right to Foxborough, with bits and pieces picked up from around Gillette during [...]
by Scott Benson
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Patriots defensive coordinator Dean Pees had his chance the meet the press yesterday, and Mike Reiss of the Globe has our Feature of the Day on Pees’ presser.
I don’t want to make a big deal out of this, but Pees speaks so openly about the team’s plans that it feels (relatively) like he’s [...]
by Scott Benson
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In case you haven’t seen this yet, here’s Steve Serby of the New York Post claiming that Eric Mangini has a “strategy for slaying (the) dragon”, which turns out to be none other than Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. Why a dragon? Why not a giant robot?
People, this is one of [...]
by Scott Benson
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The morning papers have more reaction from Friday night’s pre-season opener, so let’s take a spin through the links to see what’s up.
The Globe hits leadoff today with Christopher Gasper’s look at Kelley Washington, who impressed in his Friday debut. Washington talks a bit about his 12 yard catch and run first-down that left [...]
