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Patriots Fans and Superstitions

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Here’s some fun stats on superstitions from Bud Light, who surveyed 10,000 NFL fans with 50 questions.

Patriots fans are the 22nd most superstitious team in the league and more than one-third of Patriots fans wear the same article of clothing every game for the win. 

The top 5 most superstitious fan bases:

1.      Baltimore Ravens fans

2.      Arizona Cardinals fans

3.      New Orleans Saints fans

4.      Oakland Raiders fans

5.      Philadelphia Eagles fans

I used to be a somewhat superstitious fan, but the only thing now is that I wear the same hat for each game, one that I buy new for each season. 

Maybe the reason Pats fans aren’t that superstitious is that we usually win, so any accidental changes in game routine wouldn’t really seem to matter.

Here’s some more fun stuff…

Patriots Fan Stats:

  • Don’t ask me to move. More than one-third (35%) of Patriots fans sit in the same spot every game to boost team performance.
  • BFFs: Patriots fans rank second in the league (22%) for engaging in superstitious activities with their friends. Only Raiders fans are more friend-centric.
  • This old thing? More than one-third (35%) of Patriots fans wear the same article of clothing every game for the win.
  • Almost one-fourth of Patriots fans (24%) believe their superstitious activities affect the outcome of the game.
  • It’s not me, it’s you: Seventy-one percent of New England fans believe fellow Patriots are more superstitious than themselves.

 Patriots Fan Superstitions:

  • “I always eat the same snack during the game (sour cream and onion chips), and I only allow talking during the commercials.” – Female, Age 30-39
  • “I sit in ‘my’ spot on the couch at my folks’ house.” – Male, Age 21-29
  • “I don’t wash my Patriots jersey and wear it every time a game is on.” – Female, Age 21-29
  • “During playoffs, I always buy this seven layer dip from a local store, and whenever I eat it and watch the game they always win!” – Female, Age 21-29
  • “I have an old Patriots patch that I keep on a table next to my chair.” – Male, Age 70+

What about you guys? What are your superstitions?

For more complete details on the survey results, including team-by-team breakdowns, visitnewsroom.anheuser-busch.com/budlightnfl.  For more information on Bud Light’s NFL sponsorship throughout the season, visit BudLight.com or Facebook.com/BudLight.

With the signing of collie should we be concerned that the rookies and Amendola are too banged up to play sunday?

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It’s possible, but I think it’s more just insurance in case Dobson can’t go, but it looks like he’s okay so I’m not sure how long Collie will be around. And really, he’s more in the Edelman/Amendola slot receiver mold anyway, so I am not reading too much into his arrival. The rookies have shown a lot of promise, but I don’t think anyone would argue the Pats have no need to take a look at another weapon at WR.

Malik Jackson quietly keying Denver Broncos defense | The MMQB with Peter King

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Malik Jackson quietly keying Denver Broncos defense | The MMQB with Peter King

Didn’t take Ninkovich long to reinforce to the Patriots that he was worth his recent three-year contract extension, as his 4.0 pressure points against the Falcons were nearly as much as his first three games combined (5.6). Ninkovich didn’t have a sack against the Falcons, but his eight hurries were tied for a league high with Hali. None was bigger than the hurry he notched with 9:43 left in the game—not that you would have known it from the television broadcast. Ninkovich dipped inside right tackle Jeremy Trueblood and quickly got in the face of Matt Ryan. Ninkovich’s presence sped up the throw from Ryan to Roddy White and caused an underthrow that was intercepted by cornerback Aqib Talib. Not that viewers were told that. The only thing they heard about was Talib’s pick.

So if the Patriots have just under 7 million in cap, what are the chances they find a way to resign Talib before the end of the year?

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Try? Maybe pretty good. Chances Talib takes what they offer instead of hitting the open market after being at least a quarter of the way to the best season of his career? Doubtful.

They could always franchise him so no need to panic yet, but believe me, all of Patriots Planet is on the same page on this one. This is the first elite man corner we’ve had since Law and the proof is in the pudding for what he brings to the party and how much better the Pats defense is because of him. They cannot let him walk and go back to square one trying to find cornerbacks who are, you know, good.

I think McCourty is the next extension priority, and I think he seems like the kind of guy who would take the 75% deal the Pats would offer.

For Patriots, new season has brought completely new offense – WEEI | Christopher Price

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For Patriots, new season has brought completely new offense – WEEI | Christopher Price

When it comes to 2013, there’s a relatively small sample size – four games worth – but it’s becoming clearer that the last time the Patriots made a such offensive overhaul was between the 2006 and 2007 seasons with the addition of receivers Randy Moss, Wes Welker and Donte’ Stallworth, when the Patriots went from almost a straight-up balance between run and pass in 2006 to a pass-heavy bunch that relied heavily on its receivers. The most obvious change from last year to this year is the slower pace. Through the first four games, the Patriots have been in the no-huddle on 17 of their 287 offensive snaps, a rate of 6 percent. That represents a sizable shift from the last two seasons, when New England was in no-huddle for approximately 25 percent of the time and regularly ran teams out of the building. (Through four weeks last year, the Patriots were in no-huddle for 85 of their 299 plays from scrimmage, a rate of 28.4 percent.)

Because of the teams dependence on wilfork, do you think belichick has always had a plan just in case of a situation like this

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I sure hope so! There’s not much he can really do other than bump up Tommy Kelly’s play time (hopefully he can handle it) and try to figure out the best way to use Vellano/Smith and Francis/Forston, if they have enough potential to get the call up from the practice squad.

There’s no way to sugarcoat how tough losing Wilfork is, but the Pats have overcome big injuries before and it’s part of football. So now there’s an opportunity for someone to rise and maybe carve out a role as a building block for the future. 

The unfortunate thing is that I’ve been so attracted to defensive tackles in the draft the last three seasons. Giving Wilfork help and building a future replacement should’ve been more of a priority as I see it. Now they did sign Armond Armstead, no one could’ve predicted how that got complicated, and they signed Kelly, so they didn’t completely ignore the spot.

Big Vince couldn’t keep the same pace they’d established for him over the last three seasons and it was clearly just a matter of time before he started to decline or got injured. I’m not sure which is more desirable. 

Now there’s no avoiding it, the defensive rebuild must focus on the interior defensive line this offseason, no matter what else happens. It’s really the last chapter to be written of the rebuild from the dynasty defense. All the other positions have young playmakers.