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If the patriots didn’t get the number one seed, where do you think belichick would prefer to play: Denver or Kansas City in afc championship if they made it

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Well you have to respect both locations and their respective atmospheres, but in terms of the teams themselves I think you have to choose Kansas City. We’ll see how it goes between them this weekend but outside of the Broncos there’s no AFC team that legitimately scares me. Going to Indy might be a pretty good challenge as well, but if the Pats lock up the second seed I think it will be a tall order for the Bengals/Colts/Chiefs/Jets to beat them in Foxboro.

That said, there’s also a part of me that would love to see one last AFC Championship between Brady and Peyton. Really the AFCCG is my favorite game of the year. The Super Bowl is always a little too much of a exhibition feel to it.

Transformer: How return of Shane Vereen changes Patriots offense – WEEI | Christopher Price

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Transformer: How return of Shane Vereen changes Patriots offense – WEEI | Christopher Price

More Vereen anticipation, the hot-button topic of the post-bye week.

At least when it comes to short-term expectations, pumping the brakes might be the best course of action when it comes to the expectation level regarding Vereen. He’s a dynamic offensive option – the most versatile presence the Patriots have – but needs to have a week or two before he returns to full speed. It takes time to build up the cardio needed to play 60 minutes worth of football: as Bill Belichick has said on a number of occasions, you can’t get in football shape by running around the track.

Bill Belichick Conference Call Transcript

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Bill Belichick Conference Call Transcript

Q: According to last year’s statistics, Carolina led the league in read-option plays. Has going against other read-option teams already this year helped you in your preparation for Monday night’s game?

BB: I think our exposure to it going all the way back to Philadelphia in preseason, working against the Eagles and of course we saw some of it last year, especially against San Francisco. We knew coming into the season this was going to be an area we needed to make sure that we had enough defense for and we spent enough time so our players understood their different responsibilities with this type of offense.

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Simply put, Reed’s eyes move faster than his legs. At 35, Reed does not have the speed and functional mobility he had during the prime years of his career. Where this limitation shows up most is on downfield throws on which he needs to drift from his center field alignment to provide aid over the top to a cornerback.

Analysis: Could Ed Reed help the New England Patriots? – ESPN Boston

As I mentioned yesterday, it’s a long shot for Reed to end up in New England. Given his lack of range the only real place I could see him is at the third safety spot in the sub-packages.

This could work because it would only give him half the field to worry about and between him and McCourty covering deep it would be a pretty good tandem defending against Peyton next weekend. 

I get why Pats fans are clamoring for him, but we’re about three years too late for the real Ed Reed. Still, if the move was made, I think he could help in some ways.

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