by Dan Snapp
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So what’s the big deal? Brady sat out the entire second half.
Oh, right. Not that Brady.
“Runningupthescore-gate” is my favorite gate yet. It’s got all the classics: irrational speculation, righteous indignation, even body language interpreters. I can’t wait to see how the Patriots are going to top it.
At the heart of it is a [...]

by Christopher Price
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With the Patriots’ offense on the goal line, everyone seems to know what’s going to happen when Mike Vrabel enters the game. Everyone can hear over the public address system when the referee announces, “No. 50 is reporting as eligible.” And everyone knows that when the converted linebacker lines up at tight end, [...]

Here are a few more links and some reaction to yesterday’s dismantling of the Redskins.
John Clayton was leading the “running up the score” brigade yesterday, saying the Belichick kicked Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs while he was down. One can only wonder what Gregg Easterbrook is going to come up with tomorrow.
Peter King’s Monday Morning [...]

by Scott Benson
scott@patriotsdaily.com
Kind of a busy morning over at the Mothership (not sure why – what happened?) so I’ve been assigned to handle the links for the Patriots’ 52-7 hammering of the putrid Washington Redskins yesterday, which has set up an epic showdown between 8-0 New England and the 7-0 Colts next Sunday in Indianapolis.
Christopher [...]

by Scott Benson
scott@patriotsdaily.com
The Pats are 7-0, we’re about to Seymour of Richard, and one of the great coaches in pro football history brings his 4-2 team to Foxboro this afternoon. Let’s see what’s in the papers on Game Day, Week Eight.
One of the busiest days in the young life of Patriots Daily came when our [...]

by Greg Doyle
greg@patriotsdaily.com
The two big games this weekend are #1 Ohio State visiting #22 Penn State and #5 USC visiting #8 Oregon. These two games will have major implications for the National Championship and, of course, a local tie in with Boston College sitting at #2 having already defeated Virginia Tech Thursday night. An upset [...]

by the Patriots Daily Staff
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(Note- The Patriots Daily Buffet Table for this weekend is also posted.)
As is their custom on Fridays, the Lords of the Table have gathered again to chat about all things Pats. This week, they look at the team’s defense, Adalius Thomas opening up to Sports Illustrated, and of course, this Sunday’s [...]

By Bill Barnwell
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42 points in a half is a lot, even for these Patriots. It’s not an unbeatable total if you’re Bill Belichick, apparently, but it’s enough to inspire thoughts of record totals. It leads announcers to point out that the Patriots, against the Dolphins, were on pace to score 84 points.
The thing is, of [...]

by Scott Benson
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Bill Barnwell’s Football Outsiders column will be along later today, but while we’re waiting, let’s spend a minute with the Herald’s Karen Guregian, who filled up her notebook yesterday with some quotes from a couple of newsworthy Patriots.
First, Guregian asks Tom Brady to explain exactly what’s wrong with ESPN’s Gregg Easterbrook:
“Usually, when it [...]

by Dan Snapp
dan@patriotsdaily.com
I know what you’re thinking: “How good could Peyton Manning be if he had Tom Brady’s weapons?”
It’s gotten that ridiculous.
Suddenly the Patriots offense is the Colts of 2004, the Rams of 2001, the Vikings of 1998. They’re perched to set new standards of achievement, both individually and team-wise. Along the way, let’s hope [...]

by Christopher Price
chris@patriotsdaily.com
When it comes to watching Tom Brady, Joe Theismann is just like the rest of us.
“We’ve run out of adjectives to describe him,” Theismann said earlier this week after watching Brady throw six touchdowns in a 49-28 win over the Dolphins. “He is what every quarterback should aspire to be.”
Through seven games, Brady [...]

Here is a sampling of media reaction following yesterday’s 49-28 victory over the Miami Dolphins:
FOX NFL SUNDAY analyst Howie Long on the New England Patriots’ outstanding start: “I think the only person that can stop New England’s offense is the guy whose game plan stopped the ‘Greatest Show on Turf’ in Super Bowl XXXVI and [...]