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Statistical storylines will loom over every team in 2012 season – Kerry J. Byrne – SI.com

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Statistical storylines will loom over every team in 2012 season – Kerry J. Byrne – SI.com

New England’s formula for winning Super Bowls was rock solid: pair a meat-and-potatoes but highly efficient offense with a ball-hawking opportunistic defense that repeatedly made big plays in big games. It wasn’t pretty or glamorous. But it yielded three Super Bowl victories in four years. The Patriots since 2007 have been very glamorous, setting offensive records of one kind or another almost every season. But their prettier style of football has fielded zero Super Bowl victories, including two crushing defeats in the big game itself in which the offense failed to show. The missing element has been those game-changing defenders making big plays in critical moments, while handing the offense easy points. So the Patriots this year went all in on defense in the draft, grabbing stoppers with the first six of seven total picks. The group was led by first-round selections Chandler Jones, a pass rushing specialist defensive end, and Dont’a Hightower, a multi-purpose linebacker. Jones has shown signs of game-changing pass rush capabilities so far in the preseason. If he and one or two other young defenders prove home-run picks, it should be all New England needs to relive its Super Bowl-winning glory days.

Jets, Patriots, Bills, Dolphins — 2012 AFC East Preview – Don Banks – SI.com

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Jets, Patriots, Bills, Dolphins — 2012 AFC East Preview – Don Banks – SI.com

The Patriots have yet to have a losing season in the realigned AFC East, and their eight playoff trips and four Super Bowl appearances since 2002 dwarf the accomplishments of the rest of the division. The Bills (a league-high 12-year playoff drought), Dolphins (one playoff berth) and Jets (five playoff trips) together can’t come close to matching what the folks in Foxboro have done in the postseason. The Patriots also own the six best regular season records in the division’s history: logging a 16-0 in 2007, 14-2 marks in 2010, 2004 and 2003, a 13-3 in 2011, and a 12-4 in 2006. Put another way, New England’s nine double-digit win seasons in that span are four more than the rest of the division combined, and none of the other three have finished better than 11-5.

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As for the players [Mike Reiss] is anxious to see – Tavon Wilson (starting next to Steve Gregory at safety), Julian Edelman/Nate Ebner (possibly playing in place of Wes Welker in slot), Spencer Larsen (fullback making a late bid for a spot), Alfonzo Dennard (rookie CB likely makes return after missing a lot of time), Ron Brace (can he keep it up?).

Chat: Chat with Mike Reiss – SportsNation – ESPN Boston

https://www.patspropaganda.com/as-for-the-players-mike-reiss-is-anxious-to-see/

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Man, I’m telling you man, they came out, they’d turn around huddle, snap, oh, ‘There’s the Mike, Go!’ I was like, ‘Dang! Um, Mr. Brady, can we line up?’ He didn’t care. He was like, ‘You’re not going to line up.’ When we turned around one time I checked back around and my hand was going to the grass and they were like, ‘Hut!’ And I said, ‘Noooooooooooo!’

Great stuff here and the perfect illustration of why the Pats are so good. They make the most out of every moment and take every chance to get better very, very seriously.

McCoy on Bucs’ struggles: ‘Um, Mr. Brady, can we line up?’ – Extra Points – Boston.com

https://www.patspropaganda.com/man-im-telling-you-man-they-came-out-theyd/

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This week’s practices in Tampa should really be beneficial to the Pats for multiple reasons:

  1. Short week will match the same turnaround time for when they have to play the Jets on Thanksgiving.
  2. Facing a different scheme is great experience for dealing with the unfamiliar, making adjustments, etc.
  3. Team bonding time away from home always helps.
  4. Grinding through the hardest week of August in the humidity of Florida should help harden the team.
  5. Getting to hit someone other than their own teammates for a few days helps make things a little more tolerable.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/this-weeks-practices-in-tampa-should-really-be/