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Mike Dussault

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PATRIOTS DEFENSE: THE NEW NO-NAMES – BEN REITER

Bill Belichick has built a Patriots defense from spare parts, castoffs and converted receivers. It has bent—but not broken—as New England has run its record to 9–3. Will it be good enough against the league’s better offenses in the playoffs? Starting outside linebacker Rob Ninkovich makes no bones about what the defense tries to do (page 68): “We have to progress as a defense and get the offense the ball. That’s our job, to put the ball in their hands as many times as possible during the game, so they can do what they do best, and that’s score touchdowns.”

Preview of this week’s Sports Illustrated featuring an article about the Patriots defense. Oh boy…

https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-defense-the-new-no-names-ben-reiter/

Yahoo: Mega Patrick Chung Article

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Yahoo: Mega Patrick Chung Article

Great stuff. Hope that Patchung! gets back out there this week. We need him for a lot of reasons.

This was a strange time for Oregon. The Ducks, who had been dominant for years, were stumbling. In 2006, they went 7-5 and found themselves in the unappealing Las Vegas Bowl. The coaches held a meeting that season and devised a new team philosophy they called “Win the Day,” during which players were encouraged to push as hard as they could whether it was a game, practice or weight lifting session.

Nobody seized this mentality quite like Patrick. Neal remembers him dropping to the ground and doing 20 pushups during quiet moments of practice. Soon other players were doing pushups, too. It became a tradition. And as Neal looks back, he says the foundation for the Ducks’ current run of conference titles and appearances in BCS bowls was laid the week Chung fell to the grass and began doing pushups.

“Nobody asked him to do it,” Neal said. “He did it on his own.”

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Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes returned to a non-walkthrough practice on Thursday for the first time since suffering a sprained MCL in his knee on Nov. 6 against the Giants.

While his status is still unclear for Sunday’s game in Washington, Spikes’ presence at the practice, which was held in light shoulder pads, signals that his return to game action could be near.

With Dane Fletcher practicing for a second straight week, Spikes’ return brings the Patriots’ linebacker corps back to full strength. Every defensive player was present for Thursday’s practice.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-linebacker-brandon-spikes-returned-to-a/

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After some rough patches in the second quarter of the 2011 season it looks like Tom Brady is back on track.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/after-some-rough-patches-in-the-second-quarter-of/

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