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Sep
18
2011

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The Rough Cut: Patriots vs Chargers 9.18.11

 

It seems like it is quickly becoming a trend for the Patriots to convincingly defeat their opponents. I know, it’s only week two and I’m staring to sound like a pretty cocky fan but did you see today’s game?

Hell, Vince Wilfork got his first ever interception AND ran it back for 20 some yards…How could you not be wicked psyched?! Here’s the video of the interception

Gotta thank @PatriotsHaven for the video!

I was actually at Ryan’s parents’ house for a Sunday dinner during the game..but the ever-so-dedicated blogger in me decided to type out my thoughts of the game on my Blackberry AND THEN email it to myself.

So here it goes, The Rough Cut: Patriots vs Charger 9|18|11

- Tom Brady looks crisp and relaxed behind the line and even outside the pocket

- Chad Ochocinco finally finding his niche: the deep middle passes. this wasn’t a major option for Brady since the prime days of Moss..

- Antonio Gates has been less than relevant. Hasn’t been targeted nearly as much as everyone expected. I’d give the credit to Pat Chung for doing an excellent job on coverage and blocking.

- A questionable call made on DE Andre Carter with a strong hit on Philip Rivers. Looked clean but the fact that he held on for an extra second made it a personal foul.

- Vince Wilfork gets his first career interception AND ran it back. Great form and ball protection. (This might have been my favorite play of the entire game) Did anyone else notice Vince’s impeccable ball protection technique? Cradled it and all. 

- A close hit on Brady gives me the chills and flashbacks of Brady’s knee injury. Yeah, let’s not do that again.

- Leigh Bodden gets called twice for holding. This brings light to an area where the Patriots may have some issues: Unneeded penalties. Clean it up.

- Considering that Steven Jackson of was the only offensive weapon for Rivers, it still says something that they were able to cut the Patriots’ to a single touchdown at one point of the game says that there is still some improvement for the Patriots’ Defense. I’m not saying it’s terrible because they did cause FOUR turnovers.

- Patriots running game contuinues to be stable and explosive when necessary. Nothing fancy but effective. We also got a Stevan Ridley appearance..even if it …

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Aug
31
2011

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In time Ochocinco, in time

 

Happy Wednesday everyone, want to know what song is stuck in my head today? Take That’s “Back for Good”. More importantly though, is how ridiculous/epic the video is… I’ve included it at the end of this post for your viewing pleasure. You’re welcome.

So here’s what the topic of the day will be: Chad Ochocinco

I know, I haven’t said much about Chad Ochocino as a New England Patriot. To be honest, I’ve pretty much ignored that fact. Don’t ask me for a reason why, perhaps it has something to do with the fact that I’m one of those Patriots fans that like the no-namers making something of themselves because the Patriots were the only team that really gave them a shot. You know, the Wes Welkers, Danny Woodheads and even Dane Fletchers.

Those are my kind of guys.

Not the flashy, in your face, epic endzone celebrations that later get banned kind of player…although I did love his celebrations..

But I will admit, Chad Johnson was one of my guilty pleasures as a football fan. I LOVED his personality and made the already awesome striped Bengals jerseys even awesome-er.

Did I think that Chad Johnson would change his name to something Spanish? No. Did I EVER think that Chad would be in a Patriots jersey? Hell no. Is it nice to finally have someone on the team that’s kinda flashy and charismatic? I’ll admit, yes it is.

I feel for the guy, I really do. I know it must suck to have a football career when people are more familiar with your tweets than your stats…especially if you want  to be an all-star receiver. Ochocinco wants to change and he’s already claimed that he has no problem adapting to the “Patriot Way”.

In an interview he did with Shalise Manza Young of the Boston Globe (and one of my personal favorite Patriots beat writers) Ochocinco explained,

“I’m just nowhere near where I want to be. I’m my biggest critic anyway…”

It seems like he understands that in the two months that he’s officially been a Patriot he hasn’t been memorable. Like only two catches in two games kind of memorable. But his positivtity truly is admirable. I’ve already read plenty of people assuming he’ll be cut sooner than later and I really don’t think that’s the case.

The man works hard. And he’ll work even harder when …

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