Good write-up from Doug Kyed on the Terp Twins. Going to very interesting to see how much they play this weekend and where.
Q: What will be some of your biggest challenges and how will you overcome them given that you are missing some of your familiar security blankets?
TB: Well there are always challenges to determine really what kind of team you are going to be. Like I said, the mental toughness, the work ethic, the core principles and fundamentals of the game have not been tested under game conditions. They’ve been tested in preseason, in practice and workouts, but nothing is like the games. Especially when there are 70,000 people in the stands, they’re televised and there are millions of people watching on TV. That’s where you see the best of the best. That’s what it is all about. We all are excited to see where we are at. There is obviously a lot of room for improvement, and hopefully we’ll try to improve throughout the course of the season. That’s what it takes to be a successful team in the NFL.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/q-what-will-be-some-of-your-biggest-challenges/
10 Bold Predictions for the New England Patriots 2013 Season | Erik Frenz
10 Bold Predictions for the New England Patriots 2013 Season | Erik Frenz
I LOVE these predictions from Frenz. Except 11-5, that’s so wrong, they’ll be 12-4. Probably.
Amendola was limited in practice because of a groin injury. Should we be concerned because he was already held out of practice and some off he preseason because of an undisclosed injury and now this?
Well they’re likely the same thing, but I’m not worried. By this point just about everybody has some kind of bump or bruise and they’re just trying to manage him, and protect him. If it was a hamstring I might be a little concerned, those can tend to linger, but for a groin I expect he’ll be fine and it shouldn’t be an issue within a couple weeks.
Bill Belichick Press Conference Transcript
Bill Belichick Press Conference Transcript
Here’s an interesting bit from today. I always think development and experience in the system is underrated when judging how much a player, or unit, can improve in an offseason.
Q: From last season to this season, what have you seen from Steve Gregory that you feel has improved?
BB: Steve has been a pretty solid guy for us, all the way through on defense and in the kicking game. Smart, very well-prepared, instinctive player. I think the biggest thing for him is it’s another year in the system, another year of working with his teammates – linebackers, communication, with the safeties, that communication, corners. I think he understands everything we do and he has a great handle on it. A lot of things he’s done before in his career. I think it’s just the communication, the timing, the execution, disguises, reads, all those things with his teammates. I think the improvement is more with the group. I think individually he has a good handle on things.
The big matchup for me is the Patriots secondary against a new quarterback in EJ Manuel. Can they mix up enough looks to confuse a young QB? Can they contain him defensively and not let him out of pocket? The Bills offensive line vs. the Patriots defensive line will be a big matchup. Buffalo has to protect their young quarterback when he has to throw because speed of the game changes from preseason to regular season. They need make the kid see ghosts and be uncomfortable.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-big-matchup-for-me-is-the-patriots-secondary/
There are a lot of things I’ve done this year that I’ve never done in the past, so it’s been new for me, in terms of the learning, the meetings, the extra time spent,” Brady relayed, adding that it’s been good for him. “It’s a different situation that we’ve been in here, so there’s a ‘new-ness’ to that. There is a ‘new-ness’ in the teaching and the learning and the work we’ve done over the course of the years.” Brady then explained how he’ll hold the video clicker as he goes through plays with the team’s receivers in the meeting room. “You’re going over play after play after play, you can go through 70-80 plays, and when you’re holding the clicker, you just keep teaching,” he said. “It’s good to see it from the other side, from the coaching … I’m not a coach, I’m a player, but there’s teaching of things I see and we’re trying to get on the same page.
Tom Brady adjusting to new role as teacher – ESPN Boston
Had a feeling the young new WRs might invigorate Brady…
https://www.patspropaganda.com/there-are-a-lot-of-things-ive-done-this-year/