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Man in middle Mayo the Patriots’ leader on defense – USATODAY.com
“When he was a rookie, he didn’t play like a rookie. He didn’t act like a rookie,” Patriots defensive lineman Vince Wilfork said. “He was intelligent on and off the field. You name it, he had what it takes.”
THE INCREDIBLE GRONK (kool pic by destroyyouco.tumblr.com)
From the disrespect being laid on the Patriots at every turn this week you’d never know that this team was the number one seed in the AFC, with one of the best offenses in football, and one of the greatest coaches of all time.
Let’s plot out all the talking points this week that the media are hitting on:
These are just the big ones, but seriously, I have yet to hear one single mediot think the Patriots even have a chance in this one. So I don’t know how Vegas still has the Pats as 3 point favorites (down from 3.5 earlier this week).
This doesn’t feel like 2001 where it was truly David vs. Goliath going in, but it’s not that far off. But to be honest I really kind of like it this way. The media can disrespect the Pats, take their words out of context, and generally paint them as a team that is lucky to be there.
But the reality is that the Giants better be ready for a fight that goes down to the end. This Patriots team has not lost a game by more than a possession this year. And the more pressure and negativity that is piled on Brady, the more likely I think it is that he turns in a performance for the ages.
We’ll see how it plays out on Sunday, but this familiar feeling of being an underdog suits New England, and puts them in a position they’ve frequently won from. I guess Vegas knows that too…
“You know I don’t like giving out a lot of injury information, but please keep Rob in your thoughts and prayers,” said an emotional Bill Belichick at a press conference today. “He has been downgraded from day-to-day and all we can do now is hope for the best and that Rob might have as much comfort as possible in whatever time he has left.”
Gronkowski, New England’s leading receiver, missed the team’s practice yesterday and his high ankle sprain has spread even higher — into his kidneys, liver and lungs.
“Right now we’re working to keep the high ankle sprain for getting to his heart,” said Dr. Thomas Gill, Patriots team physician. “If it gets that high, there’s nothing we can do.”
The Patriots say their 22 year-old tight end has a “do not resuscitate” order, or DNR, in place should the ankle sprain stop his breathing.
rob-gronkowski-said-to-be-hour-to-hour-as-his-ankle-sprain-takes-a-turn-for-t… – StumbleUpon
This is a joke for those who’s comedy recognition is tainted by the seriousness of Super Bowl.
Having played Super Bowls indoors and outdoors, the one thing I noticed is that in the second half in games indoors, defenses start to tire. Think back to the Super Bowl against the Rams in 2001. Also against Carolina in 2003. It gets warm inside, and defenses usually exert more energy than offenses. Defenses also ride on emotion more than offenses do, so you start to tire physically and emotionally, and offenses have the upper hand in the second half. I don’t know how much being indoors would affect adjustments, but usually explosive players on grass are even more explosive on turf. There are explosive players on both sides of the ball in this game, for both teams.
Tedy Bruschi
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