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Let’s all remember this hit from Ryan Clarke the last time the Patriots and Steelers met up. This hit might actually be a $1 million fine these days.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/lets-all-remember-this-hit-from-ryan-clarke-the/
The new Football Outsiders DVOA rankings are out, and the trends for the Patriots don’t look too hot.
Offensively the Pats have been pretty much in a steady decline since the first game of the season. Despite this the Patriots still have the best offensive DVOA in all of football.
Defensively (where I’ve flipped the ratings to negative to make the chart a little easier to analyze) the Pats are starting to regress again the last two weeks after decent improvement since the Jets game.
On Special Teams the trend of the last three games of marginally poor performances continued.
It’s not getting any easier for the Patriots with the Steelers on deck and the Colts in the hole. Reversing the current trends will no be small task. Graphically, this looks like a team headed in the wrong direction and that’s disturbing.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-new-football-outsiders-dvoa-rankings-are-out/
Found this video today of linebacker drills from training camp 2010, or more specifically INSIDE linebacker drills. Thought it was kind of interesting. As you can see they’re working on gaining leverage based on where the play is going. There’s a notable “Good Job, Dane” shouted by Matt Patricia at one point.
On a related note I’m happy to see Tyrone McKenzie catch on with Tampa Bay. Even to my slowly-being-trained eyes Fletcher looked like the better fit for New England defense than Tyrone. He was quicker to react and has better length which is more conducive to taking on blockers, and then shedding them without allowing them to get into you.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/found-this-video-today-of-linebacker-drills-from/
Dan Koppen has some competition for sexiest red headed Patriot as Shayne Graham comes aboard while Stephen Gostkowski nurses his quad back to health. At least his initials are SG too.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/dan-koppen-has-some-competition-for-sexiest-red/
Who’s got $50 for a pom hat? Yikes, glad I got mine from the pro shop last year. I should’ve bought a couple of them.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/whos-got-50-for-a-pom-hat-yikes-glad-i-got/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckpNYhlMipA
In case you missed it, here’s the Middle School Trick Play that everyone is all fired up about. Rumor has it Eric Mangini and Brian Daboll have already been studying the film of this play to be used with Josh Cribbs.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/in-case-you-missed-it-heres-the-middle-school/
Shane Graham 82% FGs, 100% PATs at Heinz
But how is he at Foxboro against the Colts?