patsox23

another good one, going the extra mile (which no one else seems to have done):

http://patriots.bostonherald.com/pat...ticleid=157659

hwc

Great article. I wish we had more like that.

Do ya figure Belichick tipped him off about the three running back tandems in the history of the NFL to have ever rushed for a 1000 yards each?

I liked this snippet from Kevin Mack, half of the Mack/Byner tandem that last did it for Cleveland in 1985:

“I had no idea how much people did not want to play us because of the way we ran,” Mack said. “They’d say, ‘You all just KILLED us, you ran so hard.’ It’s funny to hear that now. I was in Cleveland over the summer for a little internship at training camp and talked to Maurice Carthon, their offensive coordinator. He said, ‘Man, I never saw a team wear down our (Giants) defense like you guys did.’ I didn’t have a clue.”

Hmmm. 1985. I wonder who was the defensive coordinator of the Giants defense that year? Oh, yeah. A kid named Belichick. Bet he's already put together highlight reels of Czonka/Morris, Harris/Bleier, and Mack/Byner to challenge Dillon/Maroney. What a great way to motivate Dillion and the youngster. 1000 yards each to join thos three tandems in the NFL record books.

DarrylS

That would be interesting, bordering on great, while high powered offenses are in vogue in the NFL... I like a couple of td passes, with a time of possession of 40+ minutes. With our crew of TE's and the healthy RB's this could possible, it would also show the genius of BB and crew.

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Ahriman

Tomase really can be a top-notch writer/reporter when he wants to be, but more often than not he gets caught up in that Felger-esque web of being an absolute douche.

But yes, it is a great article.

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Dagg

Mack and Byner used to own on old tecmo bowl!

Brownfan80

Pretty good article. Tomase seems to be either a homerun hitter or a 3rd and 1 fumbler (to fuse two completely different sports analogies).

I either really love his articles or really hate them. But at least he's not like Borges or Felger, whose stuff I always dislike.

He's no Reiss though.

hughthehand

It only takes an average of 62.5 yds per game to get 1,000 yds in a 16 game season.

Week 1

Maroney 17 carries for 86 yds , 5.06 yds/carry = 272 for 1,376 yd pace
Dillon 16 carries for 73 yds , 4.56 yds/carry = 256 for 1,168 yd pace


If this pace continues, the Pats are going to win a lot of games this year.

Its going to be a fun year. I really hope that Brady and Gabriel get on the same page. Nothing would compliment our running game better than a great play action deep threat.

shmessy

GREAT work by Tomase.

The part that hit me was this:
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" “Corey is the downfield runner who can really take guys on,” said center Dan Koppen. “Laurence has that shiftiness to him. It’s a nice a change of pace.
“Every offensive lineman coming up would rather run the ball more than pass it. It’s a mentality. Lineman like to go out and hit someone, not wait for someone to hit them. You’d rather be proactive, even if that’s not the way the game works.”
Koppen may get his wish this season, which has a chance to mirror Cleveland in ’85."
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Think that might have some influence on whether Koppen goes to another team next year for 5% more, or whether he stays here in a great OL situation?

If the Pats are 15+% lower, maybe not, but if they're close, this situation may be a positive in Koppen's mind to tip the balance.

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PatsChick87

It was a good read, but at the end I did think...What about Faulk and Evans?

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SeanBruschi54

I'm one of the first people to trash him but that was a good article.


If he wrote more like that then i would actually like him.