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From our old friend Nuggetpalooza: Since the start of the 2012 season, New England opponents who have tried runs on 3rd and 4th and short situations — classified as five yards or less — picked up a first down on just 43 percent of the time, the lowest percentage in the NFL.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/from-our-old-friend-nuggetpalooza-since-the-start/
I don’t want to say I’m amazed, because that’s too strong of a word, but it’s what I expect,” Esiason said. “You have one of the greatest quarterbacks that ever played, playing with young guys who have no idea what they’re doing out there, and he has to react to that and coach them on the field. And to have the success that he’s had, it’s really nothing short of what I would have expected.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/i-dont-want-to-say-im-amazed-because-thats/
Welcome Back, Danny boy! Here’s hoping you stay for a while. #Patriots
https://www.patspropaganda.com/lolpats-welcome-back-danny-boy-heres-hoping/
Did the Patriots err by not putting Gronkowski on the reserve/physically unable to perform list, which would have sidelined Gronkowski for the first six weeks but opened up a roster spot for someone else? The answer is a decisive no and the reason is that if Gronkowski was on PUP, he wouldn’t have been eligible to practice. For Gronkowski to reach his desired comfort level after undergoing five surgeries since last November, he simply had to practice. That alone is more than worth the roster spot.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/did-the-patriots-err-by-not-putting-gronkowski-on/
Something a little outside the norm here on this usually-Patriots-only blog as I take a little dive into, gasp, hockey and specifically the Boston Bruins. It’s the slowest time of the NFL season and while researching draft prospects is keeping me busy, the urge to write about hockey has been overwhelming so it’s time to […]
