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Mike Dussault

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This could be the first time Roman Phifer has popped up here on the blog. That’s kind of sad. Sorry Roman, you deserve better from me.

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Boston Sports By The Numbers: No. 95 – Roman Phifer

After being dumped by the Jets before the 2001 season, Phifer signed a contract with the Patriots for the veteran minimum. Starting every game that season, he recorded 93 tackles as an overlooked leader on the Pats defense, and helped defeat the Rams, the team that drafted him, in Super Bowl XXXVI.

Phifer stuck around for three more years, which yielded two more Super Bowl victories, two seasons of more than 100 tackles, and two selections as a Pro Bowl alternate. Struggling with injuries, however, the Patriots let his contract expire after 2004. He now coaches linebackers for the Broncos.

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He’ll be back. And let’s remember we should’ve beaten them when we didn’t have TFB so let’s see what you got Colts. David Thomas’ penalty because he couldn’t hear the whistle ruined a makeable kick that would’ve sent it to overtime. Somehow I don’t imagine this year will be that close.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnyDUJMw6xg

I never like to generalize fans of any team. For every team in every sport (including my beloved Pats) there are delusional aholes, and there are rational fans who just enjoy rooting for their team.

With that said I’m getting the “Uncle Rico” vibe from *some* Raiders fans this week. As if the Tuck Rule is the only thing that held them back from being the dynasty the Patriots were.

“If only that fumble call had been upheld, we’d have beaten the Steelers, and then the Rams, and the Bucs the next year, and the Panthers in ‘03 and the Eagles in ’04…no doubt… not a doubt in my mind. Things woulda been different. We’d have won four straight Super Bowls. We’d all be making millions of dollars, living in big ole’ mansions somewhere with our soul mates…”

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

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I don’t know who has the best pass defense in the league, but it’s not much better than the worst. All of them are getting torched. I did a game in St. Louis last week, Torrey Smith, a rookie, scored three touchdowns in the first quarter. The lockout and the lack of being on the field has hurt secondaries and pass-defense schemes more than any other area of our game, and quarterbacks are exploiting it. Safeties are not ready. They are breaking down, the communication is not there and the cohesiveness is not there. With the lockout, no OTAs and a short time in minicamp, secondaries are floundering, not matching up to routes, not playing zone well, not playing man well, they can’t sync up with blitzes. It’s the worst I’ve seen.

Soloman Wilcots

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Bruschi’s Breakdown: Patriots vs. Raiders

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Bruschi’s Breakdown: Patriots vs. Raiders

You won’t find a better game preview anywhere. One really interesting nugget from Mike Reiss:

I’m wondering if we might see the old 3-4 alignment back again, especially after reports surfaced that the Patriots are bringing back veteran defensive lineman Gerard Warren. I could envision a three-man front with Shaun Ellis, Vince Wilfork and Gerard Warren. Then you have Jerod Mayo and Brandon Spikes at inside linebacker, with Jermaine Cunningham and Rob Ninkovich at outside linebacker. Let’s see if they go that route to combat this running game.