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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.High school classmate. He was, and evidently still is, a "package." Great writer.
I remember him from way back (haven't lived in the area for twenty years) and remember thinking he could be huge if he'd eases up on the politics a bit. I tilt slightly left, but he managed to seem radical despite working for the alternative paper in the most liberal area in the US.
Nothing wrong with that, just thought it limited him in the political writing sphere.
When the punt took place I thought BB did it because he's anal when it comes to preparing his players for every and all future situations and this was the perfect time to practice the play ..... in a real game atmosphere, with nary a worry that if the play backfired, then the consequence of doing so wouldn't be much of an issue.
And his use of Hernandez as a running back shouldn't surprise anyone who remembers that this is the coach who turned wide receiver Troy Brown into a defensive back, a move he duplicated this season with Julian Edelman, and that this is also the coach who used to employ defensive lineman Richard Seymour as a running back in his goal-line offense, a move that went badly wrong when Seymour suffered a severe leg injury that compromised his effectiveness for the rest of the time he was with New England.
I thought this part was notable:
I didn't realize it was that severe and affected him that badly. Interesting.
I thought this part was notable:
I didn't realize it was that severe and affected him that badly. Interesting.
That's the way I remember it as well.IIRC, he was being used as a blocking fullback on a goal line play, and the RB rolled up on the back of his knee. That injury was what caused him to miss the first half of 2007, and play the second half of the year on one leg, essentially. Definitely a bummer, but football is football and injuries happen. You can't gameplan around the possibility that someone might get hurt, IMO.
Some talking head fool on the radio down here called Belichick an "awful person" in terms of his sports life because of the third down punt. Seriously. I guess only we get to truly enjoy how awesome the Patriots are when it comes to creativity.
You know what that "fool down there" ought to realize is that BB was TRYING THAT SH#T out in case he needed to pull it off in a game that really MATTERED!!! No offense to the donks but obviously the game was put away by then.....would that jacka## rather that BB kept driving his team down the field and SCORE again???? Some of these sore ***ed losers in the media....even this small market douche bag.....need to (Please be quiet - edited)......
It does appear to be one sided and always directed as hate towards the Patriot organization. Then again, I'm more prone to hear it. for example, people are saying the Pats are classless/running up thescore on the Bronco's.And it was a way to kill a lot of time and not get anyone hurt, of course a fight ensued but I dont think that was part of the plan.
People from other teams love to hate BB and always put a weird twist on things to advance their point, doesnt matter whether its reality of not because it usually isnt.