Necessary Roughness with Kisha is a sports blog that focuses on football, both college and professional. However, no topic is off limits.

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Jan
13
2012

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It’s a Patriots video extravaganza!

 

It’s getting close to game time folks, and I can barely control myself. Not gonna lie, my good friend Kristyn offered me a chance to buy tickets to the Patriots and Broncos game on Saturday and although I was wicked tempted, the responsible Kisha said nay. So to all you lucky fans out there braving the cold and wind at Gillette on Saturday, have a blasty-blast and make lots of noise.

During my drive to work, I get a chance to listen to the magic that is Boston sports radio. Other than getting to know Greg Stiemsma (who is actually a pretty interesting guy), this week has been full of Tebow, Broncos and good vs evil talk.  For the most part, I was ok with. Heck, it’s been pretty exciting having everyone in New England hyping up this game and even though logistically, the Patriots should win, there’s still that small thought in my head that thinks, “I mean, it IS Tim Tebow…” and that’s the part that makes this game so exciting.

In honor of tomorrow’s sure-to-be-suspenseful game, I’ve decided to compile a list of some of my favorite Patriots highlights. Watch, cheer and get pumped, we’ve got some Broncos to beat.

Benjamin Watson’s tackle prevented a Champ Bailey touchdown
If this video doesn’t get you pumped up, I don’t know what will. Always a great video to watch when you feel like giving up.

Vince Wilfork’s First Career Interception
I was both exciting and laughing the entire time this was happening. I couldn’t believe the big guy not only got an interception but he RAN IT back!

Top Ten Bad Weather Games: #7 The Snow Bowl
Gotta give props to my friend PatsPropaganda for posting this video. Although the weather won’t be bad tomorrow, this gives us glimpse of how things were in Foxboro Stadium. So much snow!

Patriots Annihilate Titans in 45-0 beating
This is one of the last games I worked at Gillette Stadium and you can only imagine how surprised everyone was when the dusting started. The stadium and the game was absolutely beautiful.

Wes Welker kicks a field goal
The Patriots are team of multi-talented players.  When Stephen Gostkowski was injured and with no back-up kicker in sight, wide receiver Wes Welker stepped up and took care of kickoffs and extra points. It wasn’t pretty but it was quite adorable. Here’s to adjusting to the needs …

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Nov
28
2011

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Patriots, Eagles and the Honey Badger

 

Phew.

I swear, sometimes life doesn’t understand that I’ve got a blog to take care of. Geeesh. Sorry for the delay everyone, a door closed in my professional life and a new one opened rather quickly (I was very lucky!) and here I am getting back to some killer blogging.

Sunday night’s game was awesome. Not for the Eagles of course, but as a die-hard Patriots fan, it’s tough not to get too excited. With Tom Brady finally getting into a groove with his receivers (Deion Branch had six catches for 125 yards and Wes Welker had eight catches for 115 yards and two touchdowns!) and the running game also having a solid showing, there’s plenty to be happy about.

By the way, do you enjoy going through the Gamebook as much as I do? If you haven’t seen it yet, feast your eyes on THIS.

I have to admit, this new Patriots trend of a slow start then just making the opposition look silly in the second half makes the game so much more exciting to watch. Sure, I’d like to see the Patriots completely dominate but the part of me that loves the underdog in everything LOVES the comebacks. The only problem, how long can you play the underdog card AND win?

Everyone thought that the Eagles game could be the one game that the Patriots could give up without really having any major consequences. But how did they manage on Sunday? Beating the Eagles 38-20.

I found a really interesting article from Chris Forsberg of ESPNBoston about how the Patriots made it a little bit easier for lineman-turned-center Ryan Wendell. It was Ryan’s first game as a center and as Forsberg mentioned, the noise level at Lincoln Financial Field is a little intimidating.

To ease his duties, the Patriots employed a subtle, but somewhat unique approach in Sunday’s game. During shotgun snaps where the team operated with a silent count, veteran right guard Brian Waters would stare back at quarterback Tom Brady until he got the sign that the offense was set, then he would tap Wendell with his left arm to initiate the snap.

This is a great example of how the Patriots adjust to, not necessarily the needs of a certain player, but more so the needs of the team as whole is what prevents this team from failure. The ability to adjust, improve and …

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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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