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Frenz: Troy Brown Called It

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FOPPer (aka Friend of PatsPropaganda) Erik Frenz had the chance to interview Troy Brown earlier this week and I was blown away by this quote that looks like it is coming to fruition.

Brown was also quick to point out that the Jets are built on their talk, saying, “The way the Jets have gone about it and a lot of the talking that they’ve been doing and their thing, I think when you have a letdown like that after so much hype and after so much talking…it’s hard to bounce back from it in a week.”

Since we’re still hearing the Jets yapping about the Patriots it’s pretty clear that this team could be headed for a meltdown against the Dolphins. 

Before the season began everyone was curious to see what would happen when this overconfident Jets bunch faced some adversity. Well adversity beat the living daylights out of them Monday night. We’ll find out just how much heart this Jets team has on Sunday.

Wahhhh the Patriots ran up the score! You’re not allowed to score too many points! That’s mean. But if you score one touchdown you can totally taunt the shit out of the opponent. That’s totally cool. But scoring unnecessary touchdowns? Unacceptable!

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Having worked side by side with Belichick for five years, I honestly knew one day he was going to eventually win a Super Bowl, in part because he was super smart and had a willingness to adapt. He was always divergent in his thought process. He was, and still is, the best listener I have ever been around.

With Belichick, there was never an ego in the room. He only focused on what was urgent and important each day. He had core principles and beliefs he adhered to, never wavering off those beliefs.

Michael Lombardi

https://www.patspropaganda.com/having-worked-side-by-side-with-belichick-for-five/

Rick Gosselin: 2010 Re-Draft Has Three Patriots Rookies in First Round

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Rick Gosselin: 2010 Re-Draft Has Three Patriots Rookies in First Round

Gosselin is one of the best draft writers around, and in this re-draft he has McCourty going 4th overall, Hernando going 19th and Gronk going 30th. That’s a low first rounder, a second rounder, and a fourth rounder all going in the first 30 picks. Impressive, most impressive.

Barely Related to Patriots News: Alphonso Smith to IR

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Twitter has been abuzz with word that Lions CB Alphonso Smith, he of the most embarrassing Thanksgiving performance outside of my “Zin-faced” uncle, was put on IR today. In looking back through my old blog archives I found this blurb that I wrote about Alphonso just before the scouting combine in 2009

Alphonso Smith – Cornerback (Wake Forest) : Smith has the quintessential physical make-up of a Patriots corner. You need to look no further than Ellis Hobbs, Terrence Wheatley or Jonathan Wilhite to see what kind of cornerback the Patriots like for their system. Smith is a ballhawk, he was all over the field at Senior Bowl practice and my personal favorite draft guru Mike Mayock called him one of the most instinctual corners he’s ever seen in college.  His performance at the combine will likely determine if the Patriots have a shot at him.

Great job, Mike. Of course, at least I didn’t trade a First Round pick for him like Josh McDaniels did.

Here’s a little video I found that will tell you how Detroit fans feel about Alphonso..


Spikes’ Interception Was Patriots – Jets Turning Point

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I don’t think enough is being made of this interception by Brandon Spikes. If you’ve seen any highlights from Spikes career at Florida (grainy sex videos not withstanding) you know he made plays like this routinely. It speaks volumes to his growth as a player, especially since this play was specifically designed to get him to bite on play action, which had been a huge weakness for him earlier in the year.

The Jets were driving and a touchdown would’ve cut the score to a manageable 24-10. Instead all momentum was instantly killed as Spikes pulled this interception down. Then Brady and pals marched down the field and delivered the knockout punch making it 31-3. Game over.

Key to Beating the Patriots: Hope Their Run Defense Sucks

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Usually I’m a sucker for advanced NFL stats, but I found myself disappointed by this collection of numbers. In it the writer determines that if teams simply keep the ball on the ground and pound the Pats they should win.

One of the biggest mistakes when applying statistics to games like professional football is confusing cause and effect. Just because the Browns and Jets were able to run the ball and ended up winning doesn’t mean that any team can just follow their lead.

You can’t just retroactively look at numbers, see what the trends are and say those are the cause for the outcome. In reality those numbers are the effect of two teams performances. If a team has a bad day on run defense and the opponent has a good day on run offense of course the numbers would seem to point to one big key thing.

This is even further ridiculous when you realize the sample size they’re using is just TWO games!

I could just as easily interpret these numbers and say when the Patriots run defense isn’t stopping the run, teams will continue to run more on them and they’ll be less likely to win the game.

The Patriots run defense has actually been pretty stout this year but they were uncharacteristically bad in those two losses. Beating the Patriots is not caused by continuing to run the ball on them. If their 3-4 run defense is playing well like they usually do that would be an easy way to get steamrolled.

So really this article and the numbers it provides don’t tell you much other than “if the Patriots can’t stop the run they’re probably gonna lose”. Shocking, I know.

Or maybe better yet, the key to beating the Patriots is having their run defense suck.