Comments on: Everyday I Write The Book http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/ Where Every Day Is Patriots Day Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:41:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laura http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-2856 Laura Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:10:11 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/#comment-2856 Yay! http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1077462&pos=breaking Yay!

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view.bg?articleid=1077462&pos=breaking

]]> By: Alden http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-2854 Alden Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:17:11 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/#comment-2854 Oh god I take back everything I said about you Randy, just please come back so I don't have to come up with more arguments to justify your depature! Tis' a good point that both the 98' NFC Championship game and this years superbowl were a bit flukish...and indeed it is pretty hard for Moss to catch to many balls when your offensive line is disintegrating like quick sand. Nevertheless, even with Moss the Patriots still need more balance on offense and better defense (especially in coverage). Oh god I take back everything I said about you Randy, just please come back so I don’t have to come up with more arguments to justify your depature!

Tis’ a good point that both the 98′ NFC Championship game and this years superbowl were a bit flukish…and indeed it is pretty hard for Moss to catch to many balls when your offensive line is disintegrating like quick sand.

Nevertheless, even with Moss the Patriots still need more balance on offense and better defense (especially in coverage).

]]> By: Billy B http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-2853 Billy B Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:05:43 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/#comment-2853 bottomline was, the Patriots made it all the way to the 2006 AFCCG with Caldwell, Gaffney, and Troy Brown as their wide outs and no matter how many people try to tell me otherwise they DID NOT lose that game because of their wideouts they lost because the DEFENSE couldn't get Peyton Manning off the field.... bottomline was, the Patriots made it all the way to the 2006 AFCCG with Caldwell, Gaffney, and Troy Brown as their wide outs and no matter how many people try to tell me otherwise they DID NOT lose that game because of their wideouts they lost because the DEFENSE couldn’t get Peyton Manning off the field….

]]> By: Aaron http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-2851 Aaron Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:56:54 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/#comment-2851 Scott: I hear you on that, I really do. And I said the same thing when they moved Branch. What concerns me is that we all saw how frustrated he was that year, and he's clearly gone out of his way this season to bolster the Pats bringing Moss back (like the "we're a package" comment.) I just think dumping Randy, taking away Tom's favorite target again and not replacing it (are there any real deep threats on the market who could even come close to Moss?) is just going to slap him in the face. Maybe I'm still smarting from the Super Bowl and want to feel like we can make another run right away. But this just seems like it's going to be something like, like the Branch deal, will come back and bite us in the ass next season. Scott: I hear you on that, I really do. And I said the same thing when they moved Branch. What concerns me is that we all saw how frustrated he was that year, and he’s clearly gone out of his way this season to bolster the Pats bringing Moss back (like the “we’re a package” comment.)

I just think dumping Randy, taking away Tom’s favorite target again and not replacing it (are there any real deep threats on the market who could even come close to Moss?) is just going to slap him in the face.

Maybe I’m still smarting from the Super Bowl and want to feel like we can make another run right away. But this just seems like it’s going to be something like, like the Branch deal, will come back and bite us in the ass next season.

]]> By: buttercup http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-2850 buttercup Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:55:02 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/#comment-2850 How about Bronko Nagurski with a Juice Newton album? Is that better? How about Bronko Nagurski with a Juice Newton album? Is that better?

]]> By: chrisa798 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-2849 chrisa798 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:44:52 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/#comment-2849 While Dan makes a good point, let's look at the Vikings. In '98 they had a fantastic team, featuring Moss of course. I think they went 15-1. In the playoffs, they lost to Atlanta, a hard-runnin' team that had to play them on turf because they certainly couldn't compete on paper. I don't remember much about that Atlanta team other than Jamal Anderson having his entire career and Chris Chandler at the helm, so there the comparison must end. And like the SB last month, the Vikes' loss was a bit fluky. It comes down to resource allocation, obviously, and neither loss was Moss' fault, more obviously, it's just interesting. While Dan makes a good point, let’s look at the Vikings. In ’98 they had a fantastic team, featuring Moss of course. I think they went 15-1.

In the playoffs, they lost to Atlanta, a hard-runnin’ team that had to play them on turf because they certainly couldn’t compete on paper. I don’t remember much about that Atlanta team other than Jamal Anderson having his entire career and Chris Chandler at the helm, so there the comparison must end.

And like the SB last month, the Vikes’ loss was a bit fluky.

It comes down to resource allocation, obviously, and neither loss was Moss’ fault, more obviously, it’s just interesting.

]]> By: Rick http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-2848 Rick Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:37:27 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/#comment-2848 I sent TOMASE an email about the "Comments feature" of his blog being disabled. Here was his reply to me>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The comments thing isn't my call. The paper has rules against readers threatening the lives of its writers. Shrug. You're always welcome to e-mail. I don't *think* I said the Browns signed Stallworth because of that one catch. I merely said they saw him at his best. They signed him to pair with Braylon Edwards. As for laying off the doughnuts, absolutely not. I love them too much, and they're an essential part of my sportswriter diet. John I sent TOMASE an email about the “Comments feature” of his blog being disabled. Here was his reply to me>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

The comments thing isn’t my call. The paper has rules against readers
threatening the lives of its writers. Shrug. You’re always welcome to e-mail.

I don’t *think* I said the Browns signed Stallworth because of that one catch.
I merely said they saw him at his best. They signed him to pair with Braylon
Edwards.

As for laying off the doughnuts, absolutely not. I love them too much, and
they’re an essential part of my sportswriter diet.

John

]]> By: Dan http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-2847 Dan Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:49:42 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/#comment-2847 I'm a little shocked how willing to move on some of you seem. Having watched Moss in Minnesota for seven years, and then seen the Vikings in the three years post-Moss, I don't think the answer is to try to fend without him. He's still Randy freaking Moss. He still takes away two defenders the majority of the time, when he's not catching 23 touchdown passes. The answer is taking on the challenge of how to build with him; knowing what he brings, without falling prey to over-reliance on him. I trust Belichick with that charge. I’m a little shocked how willing to move on some of you seem. Having watched Moss in Minnesota for seven years, and then seen the Vikings in the three years post-Moss, I don’t think the answer is to try to fend without him.

He’s still Randy freaking Moss. He still takes away two defenders the majority of the time, when he’s not catching 23 touchdown passes.

The answer is taking on the challenge of how to build with him; knowing what he brings, without falling prey to over-reliance on him. I trust Belichick with that charge.

]]> By: Dan http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-2846 Dan Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:38:59 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/#comment-2846 Marion Motley. "Him" again? Marion Motley. “Him” again?

]]> By: buttercup http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/comment-page-1/#comment-2845 buttercup Sun, 02 Mar 2008 13:23:08 +0000 http://www.patriotsdaily.com/2008/03/everyday-i-write-the-book/#comment-2845 Unfortunately, Marion Motley isn't walking through that door with Rupert Holmes' Greatest Hits under his arm... Unfortunately, Marion Motley isn’t walking through that door with Rupert Holmes’ Greatest Hits under his arm…

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