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Archives for December 2012

Tom Brady quietly in the middle of another MVP-worthy season – Kerry J. Byrne – SI.com

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Tom Brady quietly in the middle of another MVP-worthy season – Kerry J. Byrne – SI.com

Start your day off with a Brady stats-gasm!

Brady right now leads the greatest offensive machine football has ever seen, about to top 500 points scored for the fourth time in six years. • 2007 Patriots – 589 points (NFL record) • 2012 Patriots – 573 points (projected) • 2010 Patriots – 518 points • 2011 Patriots – 513 points We might be talking six-for-six had Brady not missed the entire 2008 season to injury and struggled to regain his form in 2009. No other franchise has scored 500 points in four different seasons. In fact, only 10 teams have done it even once.

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: 2012 Week 13 TEAM EFFICIENCY RATINGS

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FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: 2012 Week 13 TEAM EFFICIENCY RATINGS

Football Outsiders’ latest DVOA update is out and the Patriots are back to the number one team in the NFL!

Here’s a breakdown of some of the biggest stats and they paint a pretty clear picture of this team:

Overall: 1st

Offense: 1st (Pass 1st, Run 2nd)

Defense: 18th (vs. Pass 22nd, vs. Run 7th)

Pass Defense vs. Specific Targets

  • vs. #1 WR: 10th
  • vs. #2 WR: 1st
  • vs. Other WR: 32nd
  • vs. TE: 30th
  • vs. RB: 20th

Special Teams: 2nd

Drive Stats

Defense

  • Yards/Drive: 28th
  • Pts/Drive: 17th
  • TDs/Drive: 23rd
  • Punts/Drive: 32nd
  • TOs/Drive: 1st
  • Int/Drive: 5th
  • Fumbles/Drive: 1st
  • Drive Success Rate: 25th

Offense

  • Yards/Drive: 1st
  • Pts/Drive: 1st
  • TDs/Drive: 1st
  • Punts/Drive: 1st
  • TOs/Drive: 1st
  • Int/Drive: 1st
  • Fumbles/Drive: 10th
  • Drive Success Rate: 1st

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Two breakout games and then a broken foot, Patriots move Julian Edelman to IR ending his season.

The real impact of this will be felt in the punt return game where Edelman’s explosiveness is irreplaceable. Now the Patriots will be forced to use Wes Welker more in that role and he’s already dinged up as it is. Perhaps they’ll see if Donte Stallworth has anything to offer in that area.

Not a crippling blow but definitely a significant loss that will have to be overcome, with no clear depth for replacement.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-edelman-ir/

Deconstructing the drive: Breaking down Patriots late dominance of Dolphins – WEEI | Christopher Price

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Deconstructing the drive: Breaking down Patriots late dominance of Dolphins – WEEI | Christopher Price

Great play by play breakdown of the Patriots offense finishing off the AFC East in dominating fashion.

What the Patriots did in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Dolphins was impose their will on a Miami run defense considered to be one of the best in the league. The 16-play, 77-yard drive consumed 7:18 and changed the nature of the game: It made it a two-possession contest with 1:10 remaining, and helped secure the AFC East title for the fourth straight year.

interesting list. i’d add georgia’s DT john jenkins to the list and north carolina’s G/C jonathan cooper. love the WR’s listed, i’d add hunter’s teammate cordarrelle patterson. i love his potential. never seen a guy with his size move like that. banks had a terrible end of the year and i’m not big on reid. elam is the top safety on my board for the pats. other safeties to look at are georgia’s bacarri rambo and shawn williams, south carolina’s dj swearinger, and fresno st.’s phillip thomas.

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Thanks for sharing some insight. Usually I don’t do much draft research until after the Pats season ends, but it’s been fun to get my feet wet a little early this year.