patfanken

...just one thought. I don't want to overburden my mind with thoughtS since this is a big game.....and I'm old,

It occurred to me that Monday night is going to be a bit chilly. Nothing much by NE standards, just in the low 30's, high 20's. Still I seem to recall that Senor Franchize isn't exactly in love with our weather. Wasn't the first time he played in the real cold the last time he played in Foxboro?

No one has made mention of it, but Sanchez only played 2 other games besides that, in the cold weather. The first was against a Bengal team who was taking the day off, and that same hapless Bengal team in the Playoffs, where IIRC, he wasn't much of a factor in the win.

So while the weather is "supposed" to be clear, we won't know about the wind until that day. I don't think the "sanchize" likes the cold, and he CERTAINLY doesn't have Tom's experience with bad weather. It might not be much, but its something I haven't heard much about this week....and its something.

BTW- I can't help but notice that there are some OTHER people on this board and in the media, who are NOW lauding, yours truly's favorite CB. Sorry but I just couldn't stop myself.

DarrylS

OTOH it is also the first "cold" game for Spikes, Cunningham, Gronkowski, Hernandez and a few of the other young un's.. Mesko also may have had limited cold weather games as well as the college season usually is ending by this weekend.

I get all the news I need from the weather report:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...2=-71.2493&e=1

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reflexblue

Mccourty island.. The newly discovered.. I'm going to toot my own horn, back in the beginning of the season I said mccourty looked like a veteren, that he was the best cb the pats had taken since ty "feed my family" law.

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N.Eman

hahaha classic!!! McCourtys uncharted island, SAMs missle locked on JETS a.k.a JESTS

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ATippett56

McCourty was a first round draft pick. Should you expect less from a first round draft pick?

New England Patriots First Round Draft Picks

2001 Richard Seymour
2002 Daniel Graham
2003 Ty Warren
2004 Vince Wilfork
2004 Ben Watson
2005 Logan Mankins
2006 Laurence Maroney
2007 Brandon Meriweather
2008 Jerod Mayo

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Dufflebagz

Hernandez is from CT and Gronk is from the Buffalo area, so you know he knows about the cold.

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Nikolai

Gronkowski and Hernandez were born and raised and played high school football in cold weather. Cunningham was born in NYC, but I don't know how long he stayed there since he played in GA during high school. Either way, the two big weapons will be fine, even if you believe as a rule that a bit of cold weather will have a drastic effect on players.

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Who would have thought our Best Offensive pick would be a OG Logan Mankings in the Pioli era? Think of the flameout Offensive picks Graham = didn't live up the First Round billing. Ben Watson = tease; Maroney = Bust! Pioli sucked on the Offensive side of the Ball but hit homeruns on the Defensive side.

Brady2Welker

The cold weather will affect the quarterback, more than the receivers. Unless there's snow/rain on the ground which changes the traction passrushers/offensive line have to play, Brady and Sanchez will be really the only two people who will have to work to deal with it.

robertweathers

Last I checked only Bart Starr did better than TB in cold weather games.

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