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Bruschi’s Breakdown: New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos – ESPN Boston
Bruschi’s Breakdown: New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos – ESPN Boston
For those who can’t listen to the Reiss/Bruschi podcast you can check out a great deal of their analysis from it here. However you miss out on the Bruschi impression of BB.
Bruschi: I think Edelman needs to play more. He’s almost like a smaller Rodney Harrison out there. He talks trash out there. He’s always tackling aggressively. When he hits you at the knees, he lets you know about it. Even on special teams, when he’s tackled on a punt return and it’s a good play by the other team, he goes into the face of the player and has something to say. That’s his mentality. It’s almost a defensive mentality. Those are the type of guys you want on the field.
Must listen alert! 1/11 Bruschi/Reiss Patriots podcast
Must listen alert! 1/11 Bruschi/Reiss Patriots podcast
Tedy Bruschi and Mike Reiss’ podcast on ESPN Boston is always a must listen but this week’s is extra special. Bruschi gives some great behind the scene Pats insight, and even lays a Bill Belichick impression on us. Great stuff all around, check it out, the entire hour is packed with great stuff.
Denver @ New England – Official Madden NFL Playoff Sim (by EASPORTS)
Yup, sounds about right.
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The Broncos and Patriots defenses could play much better than we think, because they will be able to stop the bread-and-butter plays from the other team’s offense. There is something to the one less day for the Denver Broncos, traveling, and the Patriots get the extra time and preparation and rest. Also, the Patriots have lost their last two playoff home games. I am not going to under-sell that fact at all. How much do you think that has been talked about in New England between the organization, players and staff? To me, those are big things. Their emotional level has to be incredibly high because of the previous two years, and the fact that all anybody talks about is their bad defense. They don’t even talk about Tom Brady. Then you have the Broncos and Tim Tebow, and we have some storm brewing.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-broncos-and-patriots-defenses-could-play-much/
Sudden Impact: Chung and Spikes could provide boost to defense against Denver – WEEI | Christopher Price
Good stuff from Price, these guys should be big factors this weekend.
The first time the Patriots faced the Broncos on Dec. 18, New England was without two of their better run defenders in safety Patrick Chung and linebacker Brandon Spikes, both of whom were both in the middle of extended stretches on the sidelines because of injury (Chung with a foot problem and Spikes with a knee issue). In addition, the Patriots had defensive end Andre Carter in the lineup, who was providing some of the most sustained pressure of any pass rusher in a New England uniform since 2008. In that game, the Broncos – the best team in the league over the course of the regular season when it came to running the football – finished with 252 yards (and an astounding 8.1 yards per carry) against New England, including seven rushes of 10 yards or more in the first half. The Patriots were able to make the necessary adjustments to shut down the Denver offense and came away with a 41-23 win. However, it’s debatable how much damage the Broncos would have done early if both Chung and Spikes were in the lineup to begin with.