http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viWOCVGFS84
Brady shreds the Bucs in the 2011 preseason. (by JBSTARemixes)
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With 20 practices of evaluating safety Steve Gregory and his overall impact on the secondary, Boyer was asked if there was anything that has surprised him. “You saw on film for San Diego that he was a disciplined player and was able to make plays on the ball. That has carried over,” he answered. “He’s been real professional. I think what we thought is what we got. He’s done a great job of being professional. If there was any surprise, it was that he was able to step into a leadership role fairly quickly for us.”
Gregory has been one of the bigger surprises for me this camp, just because he was somewhat of an unknown. There wasn’t anything about his numbers in San Diego that jumped out, but he’s been solid and making plays on the ball throughout camp. If he can bring some stability to the back end, especially with Patrick Chung already dealing with another injury, he’ll be worth his weight in gold.
Insight on DBs from Boyer – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston
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Patriots vs Buccaneers: What New England Fans Should Watch for in Preseason Wk 3 | Bleacher Report
Statistical storylines will loom over every team in 2012 season – Kerry J. Byrne – SI.com
Statistical storylines will loom over every team in 2012 season – Kerry J. Byrne – SI.com
New England’s formula for winning Super Bowls was rock solid: pair a meat-and-potatoes but highly efficient offense with a ball-hawking opportunistic defense that repeatedly made big plays in big games. It wasn’t pretty or glamorous. But it yielded three Super Bowl victories in four years. The Patriots since 2007 have been very glamorous, setting offensive records of one kind or another almost every season. But their prettier style of football has fielded zero Super Bowl victories, including two crushing defeats in the big game itself in which the offense failed to show. The missing element has been those game-changing defenders making big plays in critical moments, while handing the offense easy points. So the Patriots this year went all in on defense in the draft, grabbing stoppers with the first six of seven total picks. The group was led by first-round selections Chandler Jones, a pass rushing specialist defensive end, and Dont’a Hightower, a multi-purpose linebacker. Jones has shown signs of game-changing pass rush capabilities so far in the preseason. If he and one or two other young defenders prove home-run picks, it should be all New England needs to relive its Super Bowl-winning glory days.
Jets, Patriots, Bills, Dolphins — 2012 AFC East Preview – Don Banks – SI.com
Jets, Patriots, Bills, Dolphins — 2012 AFC East Preview – Don Banks – SI.com
The Patriots have yet to have a losing season in the realigned AFC East, and their eight playoff trips and four Super Bowl appearances since 2002 dwarf the accomplishments of the rest of the division. The Bills (a league-high 12-year playoff drought), Dolphins (one playoff berth) and Jets (five playoff trips) together can’t come close to matching what the folks in Foxboro have done in the postseason. The Patriots also own the six best regular season records in the division’s history: logging a 16-0 in 2007, 14-2 marks in 2010, 2004 and 2003, a 13-3 in 2011, and a 12-4 in 2006. Put another way, New England’s nine double-digit win seasons in that span are four more than the rest of the division combined, and none of the other three have finished better than 11-5.