Funny stuff with Tom E. and Jerod Mayo. My only Quick Slants question remains who eats all the food that just sits on the table in front of them?
https://www.patspropaganda.com/funny-stuff-with-tom-e-and-jerod-mayo-my-only/
King said in the days before the Jets knocked off the Patriots, Rex Ryan went to his staff and defensive team leaders and asked them for suggestions on how to stop the Patriots offense. Explained King: “He said, ‘Listen, if you’ve got some ideas, give them to us. We’re looking to do new things to try to confuse the Patriots.’ And I think what they ended up doing was basically fairly consistently putting [Antonio] Cromartie and [Darrelle] Revis alone with whoever the Patriots put outside. It wouldn’t have mattered whether it was [Wes] Welker, it wouldn’t have mattered whether it was Deion Branch — I guess most often it was probably Deion Branch and [Brandon] Tate.
“And they said we’re not going to concentrate — I’m not saying we never will — but we’re not going to concentrate on giving them any safety help. They’ll just handle those guys, and then we’re going to cloud the middle of the field, and we’re going to make Tom Brady, when he looks over the field, we’re going to make him look at traffic everywhere he looks. I think that’s, in essence, a lot of what happened in this game.”
As for why the Patriots were not able to successfully combat the Jets’ strategy, King said: ”I’m not really sure what you can do without either sort of the blazing speed or the big, type Calvin Johnson or Randy Moss in his prime on the outside to really affect the game.
Peter King
https://www.patspropaganda.com/king-said-in-the-days-before-the-jets-knocked-off/
ESPN: What’s gone wrong for playoff Patriots?
ESPN: What’s gone wrong for playoff Patriots?
Great insightful read here about the last three Pats playoff games and what the problems have been. If I had made a checklist of what needed to happen for the Jets to win last weekend every single box would’ve had a big fat check in it, sometimes more than once. The Jets in a 10-0 hole would’ve been totally out of their comfort zone. Too bad, opportunity missed.
Back when the sun still worked around here, the talk was not of 14-2 seasons or “Destination Dallas.” The talk was “bridge season,” “rebuilding defense,” and if this and that happens, maybe they win the division. The Patriots [team stats] did a lot more than that and should be lauded for it.
Certainly they raised expectations as the season went along, defeating each of the four teams that will play in the conference championships Sunday, but the reality is the rebuilding of their defense has only begun. It was not of championship caliber and, frankly, is not as far along as some suggest. The bright side is that the process has begun and there appear to be some building blocks at a time when the offense, as long as Tom Brady [stats] is around, remains potent.
Ron Borges – unlikely voice of reason
https://www.patspropaganda.com/back-when-the-sun-still-worked-around-here-the/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8Eash_dA38
Let’s kick off Friday with some morning wood. Head.
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https://www.patspropaganda.com/lets-kick-off-friday-with-some-morning-wood/
Fitzy’s “Sick And Tired Of Making Cheer-Up Webcasts After Another Patriots Playoff Loss” Webcast"
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https://www.patspropaganda.com/fitzys-sick-and-tired-of-making-cheer-up/
Look at this! It’s the return of video to PatsProp! I am posting this clip not only because obviously Tedy Bruschi is awesome, but as a reminder of the years of experience that he had that enabled him to make plays. There was a lot of experience gained by a great number of young Patriots this season, experience that will only aid them in the long run.
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https://www.patspropaganda.com/look-at-this-its-the-return-of-video-to/