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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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Sep
14
2011

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Hopin’ for Koppen. Yub yub

 
Dan Koppen is a gonzos.

An ankle injury with a full recovery time that could take 6-10 weeks. What this really means is that Tom Brady will have to make a new friend in the center position.

Koppen, who was drafted by the Patriots in 2003 from Boston College. Koppen has been with the Patriots his entire career and he’s really been with Brady from the beginning. Brady recently stated,

“On losing Dan Koppen:

“That’s tough. He’s the best and there’s no one like him. I think he and I have a great chemistry between the two of us. We always have and he’s one of my great friends. Hopefully he’s back at some point. We’re certainly going to miss him but at the same time other guys have to step in and do the job. I think that’s part of what this game’s all about, other guys stepping in when they’re called upon and executing just as if he was in there. Hopefully we get him back at some point.”


We are best fwends

You’re going to see an immediate impact with Koppen’s absence and it’s going to take some adjusting and players like Dan Connolly have no choice but to step up to make sure that the offense we saw against the Dolphins can be there for the rest of the season.

I recently read an article by Cindy Boren of the Washington Post about the amount of injuries in week one of the season (Dan Koppen joins a lengthy NFL Week 1 injury list that includes Willie Colon, Luis Castillo and 4 Denver Broncos). It’s staggering not only the amount of injuries but also the extent of those injuries. Luis Castillo of the Chargers suffered a broken tibia and the Steelers’ Willie Colon is recovering from torn triceps.

Those are not just ankle sprains or sore muscles, those are serious injuries. As Boren states, “The MVP so far in the NFL? The MRI machine.”

Regardless of the unfortunate injury of Koppen, it’s still tough to really count out this Patriots offensive line. Brady managed 500+ yards and he made it look easy. Brady also managed to tire out the entire Dolphins so much that they went into desperate mode early…like before halftime. It as sad to see actually, to see this defense have no answer for the Patriots except a full on blitz every single

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Sep
12
2011

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The Rough Cut: Patriots vs Dolphins 9.12.11

 
Ahhhhh. 

Holy crap, it feels good to have some football back…especially Patriots football. After making a delicious and healthy dinner of Chicken Marsala and mock mashed potatoes (made with Cauliflower instead of potatoes..weird but with butter and cream, it is a tasties) I was ready to watch the Patriots.My first ever Patriots game was when they faced the Dolphins in 2005…and it was one of the few times that the Patriots were shut out.

Womp. Womp.

Tonight’s game was not the case.

I present to you, The Rough Cut: Patriots at Dolphins 9|12|11

- Tom Brady and the offense is something to be really be amazed with. I mean, Brady has so many toys to play with it that defenses are struggling heavily to find any sort of weakness. Tom Brady has over 500 passing yards…this is a real game people, not Madden.

- Matthew Slater is not only one hell of a tackler but for someone that’s relatively small, he made one amazing catch. Slater is also named this year’s Special Teams captain.

- Like I’ve said before, Aaron Hernandez will get you the yardage and Rob Gronkowski will get you the touchdowns. Not a bad problem to have on offense in the tight end position.

- Dan Koppen’s possible ankle injury is a massive blow to the offensive line and looks to put more pressure on Dan Connelly at center.

- Nate Solder is proving to be quite the first round pick at tackle. Although he was called for holding, the kid held Miami’s Cameron Wake at every snap.

- Deion Branch, one of the quieter players in the preseason had a blanced game against the Dolphins. Best play in my opinion, was Branch running after Jared Odrick a la Ben Watson style preventing the touchdown…even though Hartline eventually caught it for a TD, the effort was admirable. Branch has been open down the middle, on the sidelines and everywhere else.

- The Patriots running package with BenJarvus Green and Danny Woodhead is efficient and sturdy. For the first time in long time, I’m pretty secure with the Patriots’ running game.

- All these defensive backs for the Patriots need to learn how to catch. I know, I know..”that’s why they’re corners and not wide receivers”..but deflecting and intercepting a pass can do two very different things to a defense.

- Ras-I Dowling and Devin McCourty

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Sep
10
2011

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Una Moss? Whoa, not so fast

 
Spanks! :)
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Randy Moss may just be pulling the Brett Favre  move we all predicted that he would.No, not the sending inappropriate photos to a random sideline girl. But the retiring and then coming out of retirement shtick.

Before everyone gets all riled up,I am fully aware that Tom Brady has verbalized his man-crush on Randy Moss and would welcome him back to the Patriots with “open arms”. I’ve had some people ask me on Facebook if this is really happening.


We are best fwendz.

Here are my thoughts on this:
- Tom Brady has enough toys to play with on the offense. It’s getting to the point where he could literally throw into any direction and one of his 45 decent receivers will make the catch

- Is it possible to have too many flashy wide receivers on a team? Is it, Cincinnati? I think so

- Why are they event thinking about receivers at this point?! SAFETIES? OFFENSIVE LINE? I feel like those are the real pressing questions.

Don’t get me wrong, I think it would make for some interesting competition between the receivers to throw Randy Moss into the mix (As if there isn’t enough competition?) but this is just getting ridiculous. It’s like the Patriots are becoming a real life fantasy team.

If Randy Moss would like to play again, he needs to go to a team that needs him, not the Patriots. It’s beginning to seem like the Moss and the Patriots were in a relationship that was getting better and then had a really nasty breakup. It’s just not something you can forgive and then act like nothing happened.

Moss needs to move on and when I saw alleged reports of  the news of him visiting the New Orleans Saints facility today, it made perfect sense (although my twitter buddy @JasonLaCanfora reported that this was false. Womp womp). It did bring up an interesting thought for the Saints since one of their top receivers, Marques Colston may be out for four weeks with a broken collarbone.

So for all of you getting ready to get more life out of your old Patriots Moss jersey, don’t get too excited.

Randy, it’s not us, it’s you. I hope you

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