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And now a moment with the pass rusher himself Andre Carter. No question this guy has been the 2011 defensive MVP for the Patriots and he’s only on a one year deal. Time to lock him up for at least two more!
https://www.patspropaganda.com/and-now-a-moment-with-the-pass-rusher-himself/
Here’s where Football Outsiders DVOA rankings have the Pats this week. DVOA is one of the only stats I really put much weight into because it measures efficiency while taking the situation into account.
So every time you hear some pundit say the Pats have the worst defense in the NFL they’re referring to yards allowed, which doesn’t really mean much.
Most impressive of the stats below is how the Pats best point on defense has been their coverage on running backs, a major weakness in 2010. Of course they’re ranked dead last in the NFL against the number one wide receivers. Devin McCourty’s absence certainly won’t help that.
They also have the Pats with a 91.7% chance of making the playoffs.
Overall: 4th
Offense: 2nd
Defense: 23rd
Special Teams: 12th
Boston Globe/Bedard: For the most part, a job done right
Good breakdown here from Greg Bedard, have to agree with his observations, especially where it comes to Brady and the offense. I don’t think anyone would’ve thought at halftime the Pats were going to dominate the second half like they did, especially given their second half history of late at the Jets homefield.
Couple nuggets of note:
It is no coincidence that Ninkovich has played his best ball of the season the past two games. He bottomed out against Pittsburgh and the coaches had to realize they were asking too much of the versatile backer to play in base and rush end in sub packages. Ninkovich played about 20 fewer snaps against the Giants and Jets each. He’s still in base, but now he’s in a rotation with Anderson and Deaderick as the sub rusher.
The Patriots had their best pass-blocking game of the season against a scheme that has given them fits since Ryan arrived. The Patriots allowed just nine quarterback pressures: no sacks, seven hurries, and two knockdowns (though the safety on which Sebastian Vollmer and Woodhead failed to make the block on Jamaal Westerman should be ruled a sack). The bad news is the unit had by far its worst run-blocking performance with 12 stuffed runs allowed.
ABC World News shed light on the increase in ACL injuries for children. 8-year-old Caleb Seymour tore his ACL playing football. However, he found comfort in knowing that his hero, Tom Brady, endured the same injury. He wears #12’s jersey to every one of his rehab sessions. Thinking they were taking a private tour, the Seymour family went to Gillette Stadium. Tom Brady, Wes Welker, and Deion Branch of the NE Patriots surprised the Seymours on the field. (x)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/jullie-anne-abc-world-news-shed-light-on-the/
FoxSports/Marvez: Postseason Predictions
It’s definitely too early to really think anything playoff-wise is set in stone yet, but this is a fun read nonetheless.
The “end-of-a-dynasty” theme became a hot topic as New England faced its first three-game skid in nine years entering last Sunday’s road game against the streaking the New York Jets.
If the Giants loss truly marked the end of a dynasty, it didn’t take long for a new one to have potentially sprung anew.
The Patriots (6-3) didn’t just rebound in a big way with a 37-16 rout of their AFC East archrival. Thanks to another inexcusable Baltimore loss to inferior opposition (Seattle) and the potentially serious foot injury suffered by Houston quarterback Matt Schaub against Tampa Bay, New England has moved back into the driver’s seat for the conference’s top playoff seed.
The Patriots and Jets game will be featured on tonight’s episode of Versus’ NFL Turning Point at 10pm EST. Can’t get enough of the Xs and Os!
NFL Turning Point focuses on the crucial ‘turning point’ in several games for football fans each week in a more in-depth way than ever before by utilizing NFL Films’ unmatched cinematography and sideline and on-field audio.
We’ll have a review up tomorrow. Yes, we’re trying to turn the page to the Chiefs but shows like this are making it difficult!
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