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Steve Sabol, Creative Force Behind NFL Films, Dies at 69 – NYTimes.com
What an amazing life!!
The director Sam Peckinpah once told Steve Sabol that he got the idea for the classic slow-motion gunfight scene in the 1969 movie “The Wild Bunch” after watching a Super Bowl highlights film Mr. Sabol had made.
New England Patriots 2012 Offense Is Drastically Different from 2011 Version | Bleacher Report
Understated, but the Patriots are different this year on offense. I know because it’s Brady and Belichick that no one really cares who else is out there, but sometimes offenses with a lot of new parts take a little time to gel, especially when you get lose the focal point of it two plays into a game.
Deion Branch is indeed back with the #Patriots, league source says
— shalise manza young (@shalisemyoung) September 18, 2012
https://www.patspropaganda.com/deion-branch-is-indeed-back-with-the-patriots/
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Q: What are some of the main differences you see from the Ravens preparing for them compared to the AFC title game last year?
BB: They run a lot more no-huddle offense. That looks like a big part of their package.
And just like that we’re turning the page to the Ravens, and it looks like it’s going to be “bombs away” from Flacco and company. We’re about to find out how improved our pass defense really is, or isn’t.
It Is What It Is » In Focus: What Kellen Winslow’s addition means for Patriots’ offense
Winslow’s body type (6-foot-4, 240 pounds) is more along the lines of the longer, leaner Hernandez (6-foot-1, 245 pounds). As evidenced by his career receiving numbers, the University of Miami product is more of a pass catcher than blocker, and if he’s healthy (there are questions about the health of his knees), he can provide the sort of support in the passing game that Hoomanawanui and Fells might not be able to offer. While he doesn’t have the same sort of positional versatility that Hernandez does — and it should take him some time to get up to speed in the passing game — Winslow should take a sizable portion of the snaps that Hernandez received in the New England offense.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_CCg6vQREw
Pats Or Ravens: Which Team Needs The Win More? (by ESPN)
Bye week Sunday, a time to sit back and watch some stress-free football. Especially since no matter who wins or loses this week the Pats will still be in first place in the AFC East. But of course our thoughts are slowly turning to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the team that took our place at the […]
