PatsPropaganda

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Mike Dussault

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(via ESPN Apologizes to New England Patriots While Everyone is Asleep – YouTube)

I can’t help but feel like we the fans had something to do with this. It was reported this morning that the Patriots in fact asked ESPN for a retraction and I know a certain Patriots blogger who is followed by the Patriots. Not sure there’s ever been a more galvanized sports team and fan group. Proud to be a part of it.

The bigger problem is this kind of stuff only feeds the trolls who act like the Patriots have cheated over and over again for the past 15 years.

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

https://www.patspropaganda.com/via-espn-apologizes-to-new-england-patriots-while/

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https://www.patspropaganda.com/1401/

Call me a bad Patriots fan, but I kind of want to see Brady’s suspension cut to one game or so rather than throwing it out. Not because I think he did anything, but I think it would be a good preview of Garropolo if he ever takes over in the future. Thoughts?

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This would have to come from a settlement because Judge Berman either has to uphold the “award” or throw it out. And at this point I think any suspension is a non-starter for Brady so it’s tough to imagine them getting there, though I think it’s the most realistic conclusion given where the sides are entrenched.

But yeah, I hear what you’re saying and there’s certainly a part of me that wants the NFL’s kickoff game to be marred with boos and “Free Tom Brady” chants. And yeah, getting a look at Garoppolo would be interesting, but how much can we really take away from one single game?

All things being equal I just want Deflategate over. If that means a one game suspension so be it. But I have a feeling Berman is throwing this out, the NFL will appeal and we’re going to be dealing with this at least into next offseason. But hey, we get a full season of Brady and there aren’t many of those left.

Tweets of Note from Patriots’ First Joint Practice with Saints

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The Patriots hit the field with the Saints down in West Virginia today, getting a chance to hit someone else for a change. It’s especially good to go up an established team with an “elite” quarterback as well as a different defensive scheme that will challenge the Patriots in new and different ways.

Here are the tweets of note…

This might give some people a scare, but in the long term it’s probably one of the best things that can happen to Butler at this point. He’s going to give up catches this year and what’s most important is how he responds. So to get lit up in practice a bit will show him what he needs to work on. We still can’t deny that Butler has looked very good this summer but let’s remember he’s still very inexperienced and has a way to go.

I think there’s something brewing here with the three safety looks and that’s why I think we could see six safeties stick on the roster. If they will be playing more zone it makes sense to put your smartest and most experienced guys on the field, but there’s also the element of physicality that this group brings that will make tough sledding for opposing offenses across the middle of the field.

At this point I’m just hoping they can manage Tarrell Brown and have him ready to go for the start of the season. It seems like Butler, Brown and McClain are the favorites to start the three corner spots.

Pats Posits: Catching Up as Pats Head to West Virginia

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It was a slow day here on the blog the last couple of days because I spent all of Sunday frolicking in the waves at the beach and that pretty much put me out of commission on Monday. Yes, I am getting old. But the good news is going to be at 9pm can really recharge the batteries so let’s dive back in on some stuff that I missed the last couple days.

First, let’s get some deflategate nonsense out of the way with the news that Brady will attend settlement hearing tomorrow in New York. Mike Florio mentioned last week that though the judge said Brady and Goodell didn’t have to attend, it’s a good idea to show up and send a message to the judge how important this is. So I think it’s a good idea Brady’s attending. 

The other interesting bit of news is that witnesses can be called tomorrow. Florio thought McNally and Jastremski were outside of the realm of possibility but those attached to the investigation certainly are not, so yes, I’m holding my breath and praying Jeff Pash, Ted Wells or, less likely, Mike Kensil have to testify under oath. If this hearing really is about whether or not the process was fair to Brady then it seems reasonable to think these guys have some explaining to do. 

Now for some football stuff – Pats traded Jordan Devey to San Francisco today for tight end Asante Cleveland. I think this is mostly a depth move to avoid having to play Gronk or overuse Hooman in the preseason games. They’re down Chandler and Bequette right now.

Of the other injured guys I’d most like to see back out there soon, Stork and Cadet top the list, but Flowers and Butler aren’t far behind. Most of all I’m curious how Cadet looks compared to White and Bolden, especially catching the ball.

Lot of defensive backs rotating positions the last couple days as well with the safeties seeing time at corner and the corners playing both inside and outside. Don’t read too much into this. Now is the time to get guys some reps at different spots. Better to do it now than have to throw them into it cold in the middle of the season because of an injury. It also lets the coaching staff look at how versatile the guys are.

Pats also have an open roster spot. Here’s the current depth chart as I see it (guys on PUP are at the bottom, obviously LaFell will be back at the top when he returns).

Looking forward to some quality practice reps against the Saints the next two days.