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Percentage chance Tom Brady plays for 10 more years:
“One hundred percent. If you said 20 years, I’d probably give you 100 percent. I mean, they’re going to have to cart him off. … He could be playing to 55, maybe even 60.”
https://www.patspropaganda.com/percentage-chance-tom-brady-plays-for-10-more/
Patriots Fan in the locker room (by JimParisi)
Thought that had some cool behind the scenes shots from days gone by.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-fan-in-the-locker-room-by-jimparisi/
What I do think they need is a little more to go around them,” Light said. “They need that young guy to go in on third down and get them off the field.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/what-i-do-think-they-need-is-a-little-more-to-go/
I said if I was starting a team, this would be the guy I would take first,” Stoops stated. “I know there was skepticism built around his injury, but if he was going to stay healthy, there was no question in my mind he would be an All-Pro caliber player because of his dimensions and his attitude, his physical capabilities, and his mental capabilities. What he can do on the football field is pretty extreme for a guy that size.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/i-said-if-i-was-starting-a-team-this-would-be/
Happy Birthday to the Patriots Julian Edelman. Here’s his record-setting 94 yard punt return (by wallstreethyena08)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/happy-birthday-to-the-patriots-julian-edelman/
Pats Pub/Balestrieri: Memo to Jets, Don’t Fight the Last War, Fight the Next One
Great stuff from Steve Balestrieri here, and something that I’ve been wondering all off-season. If you’re in the AFC East and you’re not building a team to stop Gronkandez then WTF are you doing? Oh well, I’m not complaining. Maybe the Jets know something I don’t?
So the Jets are bringing in big, physical safeties with limited coverage skills to combat the Patriots tight ends? They will need to upgrade their pass rush and get not good but great play from their CBs because, although this would have and did work last year, when the Patriots go to a 3 0r 4 wide look, it is going to be vastly different than last year. In the 46 defense, the SS moves to cover the 3rd WR. That leaves them vulnerable to the short pass underneath as well as no over the top help. The Jets linebackers were a poor lot in coverage last season overall and their plan has to be being physical and jamming them underneath.
Donald Strickland not getting it done
New England Patriots draft pick Alfonzo Dennard has his supporters – ESPN Boston
Dennard is one of the most exciting wild cards heading into training camp this year. The Pats have struggled for numerous years to find a third cornerback and Dennard has just the right mix of physicality and diversity of skill to be a good fit there.
“That isn’t who he is, that’s never been who he is, and that’s not going to be who he is in the future,” Nebraska coach Bo Pelini said. “And I put my reputation, and I put everything I stand for as a football coach behind that young man. "He is a tremendous young man, and one who you want not only representing you as a football player, but the type of kid you want in your community, the type of kid you want representing your organization,” Pelini continued.