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Quick-hit thoughts around NFL & Patriots – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

When linebacker Brandon Spikes plays like he did last Sunday by charging downhill against the run and bringing a physical edge, he’s one of the most enjoyable defenders to watch in recent Patriots memory. The issues with Spikes, which have cropped up at times over the past three years, are more in coverage. This reflects how the coaching staff has mostly utilized Spikes in 2013, playing him primarily in the base defense and taking him off the field in the majority of sub packages. So with Spikes entering the final year of his contract, the possibility of him staying in New England past this season probably hinges on whether another team views him as more than a two-down type player, and is willing to pay him accordingly.

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The NFL is going to start compelling teams to participate in the HBO training camp reality series “Hard Knocks” if teams don’t start stepping up to the plate, but Bill Belichick and the Patriots shouldn’t be too worried. The NFL included enough corollaries in its new rule that the Patriots likely won’t be on the show any time soon. Teams would be exempt from being compelled to be on the show if: they made the playoffs in any of the past two seasons; have a new head coach; or participated in the series over the past 10 years.

Tom Brady not solely to blame for Patriots’ offensive woes – Sports – The Boston Globe

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pottsisstarksheart:

“…I think the mental mistakes are things that you always get frustrated with because those are really things that are totally in your control. The physical mistakes are football. Yeah, you don’t want them to happen, but they’re going to happen. You’re not going to make every jump shot, you know? It’s just the way it is. You’ve got to be in the right spot, you’ve got to be doing the right thing, you’ve got to be doing it with the right amount of effort. You’ve got to be playing smart, you’ve got to be playing disciplined, and then try to limit your physical mistakes. That’s really what it comes down to. It’s no use just screaming at someone and saying, ‘Well, you have to, you know…’ They know, we know what we have to do. It’s just, we have to do a better job of it.”

https://www.patspropaganda.com/pottsisstarksheart-i-think-the-mental/

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Game Day!

https://www.patspropaganda.com/game-day-5/