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PFF/Palazzolo: Three to Focus on – Jets @ Patriots
Good stuff here. Most interesting… and sadly probably most applicable:
Sanchez was terrible against the Ravens (-5.9). While he was miserable when pressured (0 for 8, 1 INT), perhaps more alarming is how he fared with time in the pocket (11 for 27, 119 yards, 54.4 NFL QB Rating).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4gZURITzCg
Say hello to our new little friend Stevan Ridley.
Belichick was asked to characterize the running style of rookie Stevan Ridley, who was impressive against the Raiders. “He’s got some quickness, he’s got good vision, he’s got some strength, can run through tackles. He’s got a combination of skills. [He] showed a burst there last week against Oakland when he got through the line of scrimmage. I think he can do a number of different things – break tackles, cut back, make guys miss, find the hole, he ran outside, ran inside, caught the ball. I don’t think it’s really a question of overall ability; it’s a question of consistency. A lot of things can go on in a play and just being able to do all those things right and make the right decisions, that type of thing. I think he has running skill.”
https://www.patspropaganda.com/say-hello-to-our-new-little-friend-stevan/
It’s FRIDAAAAAY! Two days until the Jets come back to Foxboro! We got something for ya, flight boys.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/its-fridaaaaay-two-days-until-the-jets-come-back/
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight that matters, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/its-not-the-size-of-the-dog-in-the-fight-that/
ESPN: Peyton Manning confronts own body limitations
Here’s a quick little aside from Jets-Pats week on Peyton. This article is really pretty depressing, and I can’t help but feel sorry for what Manning is going through and how frustrating it must be. Sounds like it’s “off field Manning Face 24/7”. Most Patriots fans I’ve talked to really wish Manning the best and hope that he returns. The Pats-Colts rivalry is nothing without Peyton and the NFL as a whole without him is alot less exciting.
Wilfork tied with Ed Reed in Interceptions? Wow, that must really get BB hot and bothered.
After fours of football in the NFL, Vince Wilfork is tied at 5th with most interceptions this season… Let’s also point out that he’s a nose tackle going against linebackers, corners, and safeties.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/wilfork-tied-with-ed-reed-in-interceptions-wow/
“As long as our defense takes care of business, then we feel like we can really get after them in the running game,” left guard Matt Slauson said. “We’ve always had a lot of success on the ground there.”
Slauson said the Patriots “always leave a lot of big holes in the middle” of their 3-4 defense, but they’re actually playing quite a bit of 4-3 this season, with massive tackle Vince Wilfork and Albert Haynesworth (if healthy) in the middle. That’s 675 pounds of run-stopping force in the middle.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/as-long-as-our-defense-takes-care-of-business/