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__________________ "There is an old saying about the strength of the wolf is the pack, and I think there is a lot of truth to that. On a football team, it's not the strength of the individual players, but it is the strength of the unit and how they all function together." - Bill Belichick
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"And if you're not Scar, you better not say anything to that offensive line," Wilfork said. "Those are his guys. I've seen Bill head over there to say something and have Dante tell him, 'Bill, leave us the hell alone."'
MacMullan's on fire this week. That's two great articles on fascinating subjects, while pretty much everyone else is pounding their laptops about one of two or three easy topics.
MacMullan's on fire this week. That's two great articles on fascinating subjects, while pretty much everyone else is pounding their laptops about one of two or three easy topics.
Agreed, she is on fire....
Is Jakie not a Hall a fame B-Ball columnist?
__________________ "There is an old saying about the strength of the wolf is the pack, and I think there is a lot of truth to that. On a football team, it's not the strength of the individual players, but it is the strength of the unit and how they all function together." - Bill Belichick
MacMullan's on fire this week. That's two great articles on fascinating subjects, while pretty much everyone else is pounding their laptops about one of two or three easy topics.
She's had a whole string of must-reads recently. And I suspect it's her skill that makes the subjects seem fresher...e.g. her Gronk profile a couple of weeks ago really stood out as painting a compelling picture of a fierce-goofy manchild.
One thing that sets a lot of these pieces apart is just good old-fashioned REPORTING. Where so many lazy writers will just interview Gronkowski's dad or his college coach and write up the interview as an article, MacMullan gets both parents, the college coach, both high school coaches, and a smattering of teammates for good measure. That lets her craft a three-dimensional portrait from all of the different angles on the subject.
Scarnecchia has experienced some new situations this season. When McDonald was in at center, Waters initiated a silent count, enabling the less experienced McDonald to concentrate on the defense. When Brady was ready to go, Waters tapped McDonald's hip to let the center know it was time to snap the ball.
"We had never done that before," Scarnecchia said. "In fact, I relied totally on Brian's ability to do it because they had used it so much in Kansas City.
Using the grizzled veterans pays off again. BB makes mistakes like everyone else, but when he hits, we get great stories like this.
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"The object in life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."
- Marcus Aurelius
(Pay wall) Going by memory and google, I pretty sure that was it.
__________________ "There is an old saying about the strength of the wolf is the pack, and I think there is a lot of truth to that. On a football team, it's not the strength of the individual players, but it is the strength of the unit and how they all function together." - Bill Belichick
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Jackie Mac article on Dante Scarnecchia = Gold
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