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Undeserved hit on Pats’ injury reporting – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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Undeserved hit on Pats’ injury reporting – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

Didn’t even think this stuff was worth blogging about earlier this week but when Perez Florio keeps beating the drum, someone has to be the voice of reason. Bravo to Reiss for that.

I think the context on both Talib and Spikes’ comments were stretched a bit and does it really matter if they’re not listing the exact body part? They’re usually vague about it anyway, i.e. “lower body injury”.

As Reiss points out, what matters most is how much of a chance is there that they play. Writers like Florio are just butthurt when they spend all week overanalyzing a specific injury only to find that’s not even the injury they have.

Anyway, moving on…

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I definitely had an offer from the Patriots. But there was language in there that definitely was a little shaky compared to Denver’s offer. The Patriots are a great organization. I loved my time there. I loved playing for Bill. He’s a great leader. I’ll be able to tell my kids I played for Bill Belichick someday and I was Tom Brady’s teammate.

Aqib Talib: The Cash Is Good to See | The MMQB with Peter King

https://www.patspropaganda.com/i-definitely-had-an-offer-from-the-patriots-but/

Taking stock of Patriots’ salary cap – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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Taking stock of Patriots’ salary cap – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

Good update, I think something internal has to happen with one of the situations laid out by Reiss here. Wilfork is likely seeing what other teams might be willing to pay him and should make a decision soon I’d guess.

I do wonder how that whole mechanism is working. Do the Pats have to give him permission to talk to other teams? Or is Vince just stewing and the Pats are just sitting and letting him stew. I’d guess they’re letting him see what’s out there.

Adrian Wilson is an interesting guy to watch, and not just because he’s sitting on No. 24 as the Patriots still haven’t given Revis a number in their presale of his jersey.

Expect something to happen on this front in the next two days…

Boston Herald: Patriots propose four rules changes, including extending extra points

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Boston Herald: Patriots propose four rules changes, including extending extra points

I’m on board with all of these…

1. Extend extra points: Move the line of scrimmage to the 25-yard line, which would make an extra point a 42- or 43-yard field goal, depending on the kicking unit’s spacial preference. Bill Belichick has often voiced his annoyance with how easy the extra point has become. Currently, the line of scrimmage is on the 2.

2. Raise goal posts: Extend the length of the goal posts by 5 feet. Remember, Vince Wilfork and the Patriots were heated during a 2012 regular-season loss to the Ravens, whose game-winning field goal appeared to cross directly over the goal post. The replacement officials determined the kick was not reviewable.

3. Add boundary cameras: Place fixed cameras on key boundary lines (end zone) for better views on instant replays.

4. Expand instant replay: Allow coaches to challenge all rulings except scoring plays, which are already automatically reviewable. As it stands, some random rules are not reviewable.