We interrupt your normally scheduled Line ‘Em Up preview of the somewhat resurgent Oakland Raiders to bring you this special presentation of the New England Patriots Playoff Scenario for Week #15.
Two weeks ago, the national pundits (isn’t it interesting that the word pun is included in these so-called knowledgeable authorities’ titles) were ready to crown [...]
This Week – Seattle Seahawks (2-10; Against AFC East 0-2)
Due to last week’s debacle against the 2008 version of the Steel Curtain, the New England Patriots will probably have to win out and get a few presents from Ole Kris Kringle in order to make the playoffs. That goal is still not out of the [...]
This Week – Pittsburgh Steelers (8-3; Against AFC East 0-0)
Here’s a “Happy Black Friday” to all of the Patriots Daily readers. It will also be a “Black Sunday” as the Blade will be host to the Steelers when they come out of the tunnel for the 4:15 PM EST kickoff. Before we get into how [...]
This Week – Miami Dolphins (6-4; Against AFC East 2-1; Against the Pats 1-0)
Man, I’m beginning to wonder if Coach Belichick and his coaching staff are forgetting to read my column. I mean, he didn’t get my plans to expose the weakness of the Jets’ DBs by using 3WR/1TE or 4WR sets until near the [...]
Leave it to Eric Mangini and his co-conspirator, Mike Tannenbaum, to bring some dime-store psychology to a Grand Masters’ Chess Match by acquiring the former New England Patriot/New York Jet/KC Chief CB Ty Law this week. Although, if you read the press release announcing the signing, you might find that there may be more than [...]
by Britt Schramm
britt@patriotsdaily.com
Said we gettin’ up,
Said we gettin’ up,
Tonight is right,
C’mon we gettin’ up
- Q-Tip, “Getting Up”, The Renaissance (2008)
Like Chris and Scott have said this week, last week’s game against the Colts was a very winnable game; especially since the Pats followed the patented Line ‘Em Up recipe for success. But mental errors on [...]
by Britt Schramm
britt@patriotsdaily.com
“Statistics are no substitute for judgment” – Henry Clay, American Statesman
“He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lampposts-for support rather than for illumination.” – Andrew Lang, Scottish Poet and Collector of Folk/Fairy Tales
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” – Mark Twain, American author (attributing original quote to [...]
by Britt Schramm
britt@patriotsdaily.com
It was certainly bad news to lose Rodney Harrison late in the game last week. His play was a key component of two New England Super Bowl teams after he came over from the Bolts and inherited the Pats’ defensive backfield when Brady’s pal Lawyer was shown the door back in ‘03. But [...]
by Britt Schramm
britt@patriotsdaily.com
Friends, Patriots, lend me your ears, I’ve come to bury Lawrence Maroney, not to praise him. The games lost to injury that LMo has will live after him. The few 100-yd rushing games will be interred in his bones. So let it be with Maroney.
Okay, so maybe (mis)appropriating Shakespeare’s Marc Anthony speech about [...]
by Britt Schramm
britt@patriotsdaily.com
When times get rough, you find out who your friends are. For New England Patriots fans, you already knew that the national media is not your friend. Well, you now have another face to add the ranks of Patriots Haters. His name, as you probably already know, is Cris Carter.
You normally expect the [...]
by Britt Schramm
britt@patriotsdaily.com
Aristotle once said that “Nature abhors a vacuum” and the same could be said for the NFL during this past week. With the national scorn also known as the New England Patriots on a bye week, the world should have been able to just focus on the other 28 teams and their respective [...]
by Britt Schramm
britt@patriotsdaily.com
Well, I guess that the demise of the New England Patriots was greatly exaggerated by the New york media and the J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets! fans last week. Sure, Cassel played a very controlled, high percentage game but the rest of the team shockingly showed up with a game plan and made the [...]
