http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSe2bslASf0
Patriots vs. Colts 2003 AFCCG (Part 3)
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-vs-colts-2003-afccg-part-3/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRE10Tkizf0
Patriots vs. Colts 2003 AFCCG (Part 2)
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-vs-colts-2003-afccg-part-2/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZaOfccSE48
Patriots vs. Colts 2003 AFCCG (Part 1)
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-vs-colts-2003-afccg-part-1/
Boston Globe/Gasper: Way they play is the thing
Boston Globe/Gasper: Way they play is the thing
Not often Gasper makes the cut here on the blog but this is a worth article. Favorite part:
Asante Samuel warned teammates all week. In another football life, he was a New England Patriot. He tried to tell the Philadelphia Eagles what it would be like facing a Bill Belichick-coached team, the NFL version of a staring contest in which the Patriots’ gaze is unwavering.
Samuel conveyed the message that any mistake would be magnified, any weakness probed and exploited, any error potentially fatal in a football sense. He knew that Belichick’s Patriots, no matter how obscure some of the names on the backs of their jerseys, have one defining characteristic: they don’t beat themselves.
“I definitely told the team that,’’ said Samuel as he exited the Eagles locker room after the Patriots’ 38-20 victory over Philadelphia Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. “I told them that was probably what Belichick was emphasizing – let us [Eagles] make all the mistakes and we’ll beat ourselves. That’s exactly what happened.’’
This is a good way to start off Colts week. Manning vs. Brady has certainly been the marquee QB match-up of the last decade and it’s unfortunate to see what has happened to the Colts without their QB. Let’s remember 2008 when the Patriots should’ve taken the Manning and the Colts to overtime in their building with Matt Cassel at the helm. I still haven’t forgiven David Thomas for his penalty that pushed the Pats back out of field goal range.
Plenty of great Pats-Colts videos to come this week!
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/this-is-a-good-way-to-start-off-colts-week/
Tuesday, the dead day of the NFL week. Sadly there are only five regular season games left, so I’m starting to get a little depressed with the end in sight. Of course that means the playoffs are just around the corner which is really what Patriots fans have been waiting for since last year.
The first overall seed is still very much in the Pats’ grasp and would be preferable to help avoid facing the Ravens or Steelers in the divisional game since I’m guessing whichever one doesn’t win the AFCN gets the 5 seed. I think it goes without saying that Houston, Oakland, and Cincinnati are far more preferable for the Pats.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/tuesday-the-dead-day-of-the-nfl-week-sadly-there/
2011 Patriots blitzing less, getting more pressure than 2010
Thanks to the stats kept over at Pro Football Focus I broke down the pressures and blitz percentages per offensive pass play. The results aren’t overwhelmingly alarming but there is a bit of evidence why the Patriots defense has been better this year than they were last year.
In 2010 the Patriots blitzed on 24% of the opponents drop backs, and got pressure on 29% of the total drop backs, (that includes when they only rushed four).
In 2011 the Patriots have blitzed slightly less (21% of the dropbacks) and have actually gotten more pressure (32%).
What does this mean? That the Patriots have been able to rely more consistently on a four man pass rush and the positive effects have trickled down through the defense, where improvements on third down and in the red zone have been more notable.