About a week ago I posted a list of potential NFL milestones for Patriot players - 2010 Patriot NFL Milestones - New England Patriots Forums - PatsFans.com Patriots Fan Messageboard - but inadvertently omitted Wes Welker.


Season Receptions Leader

If Welker leads the NFL in receptions again, he will become only the sixth player to accomplish that in the history of the NFL three times. Perhaps one of the most amazing yet also overlooked sports record is Don Hutson's...

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About a week ago I wrote about some potential Pats franchise milestones that could occur this season or soon after here: 2010 Patriot Milestones - New England Patriots Forums - PatsFans.com Patriots Fan Messageboard Today I thought I'd take a look at some possible milestones in the NFL record books for the Pats.


TEAM

With 13 regular season wins the Pats would have 400 wins in their franchise history. They would be the 17th team to reach that mark - or 16th...

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Football is the ultimate team sport, and the Patriots were the ultimate in putting team records ahead of individual records this past decade. Still, I thought it would be fun during this slow off season to look at some potential Patriot team franchise records and milestones that could occur in 2010.


PASSING

Tom Brady holds nearly every Patriot passing record, but there is one more that can be added to the list this year. Brady (4218) is exactly 300 pass attempts...

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Some dates are best-guess estimates, but this list should be fairly accurate.



Feb 11: First day that teams may designate franchise or transition players

Feb 24-Mar 2: NFL Scouting Combine, Indianapolis IN

Feb 25: Deadline for teams to designate franchise and transition players

March 4: Expiration date of all player contracts due to expire in 2010

March 4: Deadline for submission of qualifying offers by teams to...

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This week's edition of 'who to root for - or against' is not as clear cut as some of the previous weeks games - even before considering emotional factors, such as the concept of rooting for the Jets causing you to throw up in your mouth a little bit.

1.) Denver at Washington
Root for Josh McDaniels and the former Pats while also rooting against Dan Snyder, right? Not so fast. The Broncos hold a tie-breaker for playoff seeding and home field in the AFC over the Patriots right now;...

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