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Kevin Faulk Highlights

Faulk doesn’t get enough love here, maybe it’s because Woodhead was such a dynamic and lovable replacement last year. But he’s made so many huge plays over the years, he will be in The Hall one day fo’ sho’. No clue what happens to him this year though, would love to have him for leadership in training camp, but he might have trouble finding a spot with all the young running back legs on the roster. Injuries could open a door for him…

https://www.patspropaganda.com/kevin-faulk-highlights-faulk-doesnt-get-enough/

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A new Patriots highlight video for this last Friday of the lockout. I think.

The signs are pretty clear that football is close to being back. New Patriots highlight videos are popping up just about every day on YouTube, the traffic on the blog is starting to pick back up and Patriots fans on Twitter are starting emerge from the off-season football hibernation. The anticipation is building and I’m especially excited to continue to build on the amazing year last year (both on the field for the Pats and here on the site).

Of course the CBA negotiations are ongoing, and I’ve pretty much just ignored that whole can of worms here on this space. Really what have we the fans lost? A delay to Free Agency, no glimpse of the new guys at mini-camps, and the Hall of Fame game. We’ll live.

This thing will get done, but like all negotiations there is back and forth. I don’t really care about taking sides. I just want football, so wake me up when Training Camp and Free Agency start. Until then it’s still the off-season…

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

https://www.patspropaganda.com/a-new-patriots-highlight-video-for-this-last/

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Fan Uniform Tweak #3

How about the NE logo on the helmet? I don’t really hate it. The rest of the uni though I kinda do…

https://www.patspropaganda.com/fan-uniform-tweak-3-how-about-the-ne-logo-on-the/

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Patriots amateur uniform tweak

Another interesting tweak via Uni Watch. It’s a pretty good marriage of the old red Pat Patriots unis and the new Flying Elvis ones.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/patriots-amateur-uniform-tweak-another/

NESN/Howe: Patriots need team-wide approach to improve pass rush

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NESN/Howe: Patriots need team-wide approach to improve pass rush

Good stuff from Howe here, basically saying what I’ve been saying for the last year. I could rehash it all but it’s probably easier if you just click this post I wrote just after the season which I think is a good companion piece to Howe’s.

Here’s a tidbit from it, total sacks and sack leaders from each of the past seasons of the last decade:

  • 2001 – 41 (Super Bowl Champs) Hamilton – 7
  • 2002 – 34 (missed playoffs due to tie breaker) Seymour/McGinest – 5.5
  • 2003 – 41 (Super Bowl Champs) Vrabel – 9.5
  • 2004 – 45 (Super Bowl Champs) McGinest – 9.5
  • 2005 – 33  (Lost AFCDG) Colvin – 7.5
  • 2006 – 44 (Lost AFCCG) Warren – 7.5
  • 2007 – 47 (Lost Super Bowl) Vrabel – 12.5
  • 2008 – 31 (Missed playoffs due to tie breaker) Seymour – 8
  • 2009 – 31 (Lost AFCWCG) Banta-Cain – 10
  • 2010 – 36 (Lost AFCDG) Wright 5.5

While this doesn’t account for QB pressures, it’s a good general assumption that 40 sacks is approximately the magic number. Pats have been inching closer since the defensive rebuild began in 2008.

But the best sign from the numbers above is that the Pats improved their sack totals despite their leader only having 5.5 and not playing another game after the Colts win. This tells me that they were getting pressure from a broader number of guys. It’s not the single 12-sack OLB that the Patriots need, it’s a multitude of 3-6 sack guys who play throughout the defense.