“You know I don’t like giving out a lot of injury information, but please keep Rob in your thoughts and prayers,” said an emotional Bill Belichick at a press conference today. “He has been downgraded from day-to-day and all we can do now is hope for the best and that Rob might have as much comfort as possible in whatever time he has left.”
Gronkowski, New England’s leading receiver, missed the team’s practice yesterday and his high ankle sprain has spread even higher — into his kidneys, liver and lungs.
“Right now we’re working to keep the high ankle sprain for getting to his heart,” said Dr. Thomas Gill, Patriots team physician. “If it gets that high, there’s nothing we can do.”
The Patriots say their 22 year-old tight end has a “do not resuscitate” order, or DNR, in place should the ankle sprain stop his breathing.
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This is a joke for those who’s comedy recognition is tainted by the seriousness of Super Bowl.
Having played Super Bowls indoors and outdoors, the one thing I noticed is that in the second half in games indoors, defenses start to tire. Think back to the Super Bowl against the Rams in 2001. Also against Carolina in 2003. It gets warm inside, and defenses usually exert more energy than offenses. Defenses also ride on emotion more than offenses do, so you start to tire physically and emotionally, and offenses have the upper hand in the second half. I don’t know how much being indoors would affect adjustments, but usually explosive players on grass are even more explosive on turf. There are explosive players on both sides of the ball in this game, for both teams.
Tedy Bruschi
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Is that the Pac Man Patriots logo?
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Timbaland presents Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski (by sevuno)
We’re pretty much on a 1-2 Gronk music video tribute song every day now. It’s indeed good to be Gronk.
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Jeff Jacobs Column: Mangini’s Take On The Super Bowl Matchup – Courant.com
Jeff Jacobs Column: Mangini’s Take On The Super Bowl Matchup – Courant.com
I know Mangini is a dicey topic for Patriots fans, but I have to admit I agree with Jacobs’ glowing review of what he’s brought to ESPN. Despite what happened with Mangini when he was with the the Jets (from his leaving to Spygate) what is undeniable is that he knows the Patriots from the inside better than anyone else in the media. So when he talks about the Pats, I listen. Doesn’t mean you have to.
“That’s why I think where New England is going to have to win is outside with Deion Branch. If the Patriots are going to be successful, Branch could and should have a big game. If Chad Ochocinco plays and does anything, he could help out there. You saw Branch hit the 61-yard home run against Denver, because everyone was worrying about inside. There is going to be some single coverage, whether man-to-man or zone, it’s still going to be a corner vs. wide receiver matchup. "A lot of teams will play with two deep safeties for an extra layer of defense.
The Giants will go more with an extra man down in the box, will hit Gronkowski, will keep it all cloudy between the hashes, where New England’s tight ends and [slot man] Wes Welker typically make plays. They’ll say, ‘OK, can you beat us outside? And can you do it before our defensive line can get to you?’”