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Jan
31
2012

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Patriots Media Day at Super Bowl 46

 

The Media Day...

It’s the day during Super Bowl week in which the players are thrown into the media masses and get asked anything and everything for an about an hour.

I was lucky enough to be able to enjoy it all from the comfort of my couch. Here are some of the highlights.

ROB GRONKOWSKI IS BOOTLESS

The tight end was seen without a boot as he sat on podium fielding questions from everyone about his status. I lost count on how many times Gronk said “day by day”, “day to day” and any other variation of that phrase. In true Patriot Way, Gronk didn’t reveal much other than he wasn’t wearing a compression wrap either. Who knows if he will be 100% by Sunday but to see him without a boot on Tuesday is comforting.

WES WELKER WANTS TO GET PAID AND THINKS THAT BB IS A TERRIBLE DRESSER

Wes Welker was all sorts of playful today. NFL Network’s Deion Sanders brought up salary talk as Welker’s contract is up after the 2011-2012 season. Sanders asked, “When the big game is over, are they gonna pay the man?!”

Welker smiled and said, “They better.” 

If Gronkowski is less than 100% for the big game, Welker’s worth to the offense drastically increases. I’d say he’s worth it. Here’s to seeing Welker in a Patriots uniform for many years to come.

Welker was also asked to talk about BB and Tom Brady, while he said nothing but great things about Brady and his dedication to the sport, he really has a problem with the way BB dresses.

Welker said, “One day he had on a Team Bassmasters sweatshirt…there’s something wrong with that.”

I wonder if looked anything like this sweatshirt, if so, that’s AWESOME.

CHAD OCHOCINCO JUST WANTS TO WIN/PLAY/CATCH A BALL

“He did it for a reason.” When Chad Ochocinco was asked if he ever wondered why “God would put him in that situation.” Ochocinco is not the guy we all expected him to be and was the first to admit that the whole experience was rather humbling.

I don’t think this is how Chad Ochocinco envisioned things to be when he made it to the Super Bowl but then again, this was his only chance to be in Indy for the weekend.

Somehow I think that if Chad catches a TD in the Super Bowl, it’ll make …

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Sep
15
2011

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A Different Side to Bill Belichick Part: 1

 

Wow.

That’s really all I can come up with after watching part one of A Football Life: Bill Belichick.  For the entire 2009 season, Bill Belichick, head coach of the New England Patriots was wired for an entire season.

Every emotion (which is rare to see from BB), to every smirk and every curse word of 2009, the NFL Network got it and it is probably one of the best and most fascinating things you’ll ever watch about one of football’s greatest minds.

Bill Belichick Head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots answers questions during a press conference on February 1, 2008 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

The best part about watching this season? This was my second year as the employee check in supervisor at Gillette Stadium. I worked every home game, concert and event that season.

Seeing that Tennessee game with the impromptu snow storm brought back some great memories of working 14 hour days. The days were long  but being in the heart of the excitement and passion for the Patriots made it all worth it.

One of my favorite parts of the part one of A Football Life was seeing Bill Belichick’s sheer brilliance and understanding of the game. You watch in awe how everything he predicted a team would do to beat  New England actually happened. It all seemed to be a natural thing for Belichick and it’s hard not to be amazed at how someone can understand the game so well.

You can’t help but hope that one day you can be as dedicated and passionate about something in the way that Bill Belichick is about the game of football.

Part two of A Patriots Life aire next Thursday on the NFL Network at 10 pm. I’m already counting down the days……

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Jan
7
2011

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Playoffs? Let’s do AFC first..

 

So we’ve made it to the new year and of course, as a Patriots fan, one of the most exciting parts of the season….wait for it…THE PLAYOFFS.

It really is an odd predicament that I find myself:

1. I’ve randomly been a Patriots fans ever since, well, they sucked

2. Covering the team for Patriots Insider has not only deepened my love for the team but also opened my eyes to the facts (why they win because of specific players/plays/schemes..and not because the they are the greatest team ever.)

3. Working at the stadium, there isn’t a more exciting time then the playoffs

I’m seriously trying to figure out how I’m able to contain all the excitement. I’ll let you know that when I first starting writing for PI, my love for the team was rather obvious. I used words like ‘great’ and ‘really awesome’ . You know, the words you  aren’t supposed to use unless its during an angry Facebook chat, AIM (if people still use that) or on a blog such as this.

If there’s anything I learned about covering a team like the Patriots is to not get too excited about anything, EVER.

It’s the best way to work in regards to gushing about an amazing  record that Brady has broken for the fifth time or when a second year utility player makes a hell of a play for touchdown after not being much of an offense factor for most of the season.

As Bill Belichick rarely shows any emotion after a win, I have learned to adapt in the Belichick way.

No matter how great a win is, there is always room for improvement, the next team has a great coach, lots of talent, well-coached..

If you’ve watched any BB presser, they all start the exact same way. Its pretty incredible actually, as I’m sure he is the only coach to do that. Snaps for consistency.

The New England Patriots have had quite the ride this season. I’ll admit it, in the start of the season, I was nervous/excited about all the rookies expected to fill in the shoes of some of the best and most experienced.  I saw it all firsthand when I was asked to cover training camp for the first time EVER. As it went on, I became more familiar with the players and the team. I saw big things coming from …

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Oct
12
2010

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Patriots are Making the Moss of It

 

Seems like just when all is calm and quiet on the Patriots front, something absolutely bananas happens. Case in point:

Randy Moss gets traded to the Minnesota Vikings for a third round pick in 2011.

Some have argued that the Patriots were getting nothing for giving up their top wide receiver, I was one of those people I won’t deny it. I thought initially that a single fourth rounder was not enough. Then I got lectured by some of my more level-headed and logical sports fans and it all became clear to me. This move is true to the Patriots and how they’ve handled business. In fact, the press conference that Bill Belichick held sounded as if it were a combination of every presser that he has ever been a part of.

Bill Belichick closed the presser with this statement:

It was a combination of factors. There was no one thing. It was a combination of things, and in the end, we felt like what we did what was best for the football team. And again, another part of it was just the personal relationship with Randy. And in talking to him, some of the feelings and things that he expressed that he and I talked openly about, when all was said and done and it all was put together, I felt like that was the best thing.

Belichick should trademark the phrase, “We felt like we did what’s best for the football team.” Not only does he say it in every presser I’ve ever seen, but he lives by these words and that’s what helped me understand this trade. The obvious points have been covered so much in the last week that I’m not going to sit here and regurgitate them to you all. Fact is, Randy Moss was no longer happy to be playing in the New England. Moss’s ability to perform has been questioned lately, but not in a sense that he is unable but rather, if the desire is still present. As it turns out, his desire to play was more evident in Minnesota than in the last three games with New England.

Moss managed nine catches for 139 yards and three touchdowns, nothing spectacular.

The biggest thing that came to mind with this trade is its effect on the rest of the offense for the Patriots. It’s well known that Wes Welker attributes most …

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