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Patriots All-22 Film Study, Ravens Offense Presents Challenge

December 21, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

It will be interesting to see how the Patriots choose to combat their passing game, with Flacco less than 100 percent with a knee injury, they may opt to bring more pressure and get to him since he can’t move around the pocket as well as normally.

Patriots Rout Ravens 41-7, Quick Observations

December 22, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Perhaps the biggest takeaway from the game was the way the Patriots won; against a big physical team on the road, New England was able to out-physical the Ravens

Patriots 2013 Opponents, Five Second Impressions Of The Buffalo Bills

December 24, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Buffalo’s defense has three players with double digit sack totals in Kyle Williams, Mario Williams and Jerry Hughes, the first time since the Bruce Smith years in 1995 that the Bills have had those kind of numbers.

Patriots - Bills, Who Has The Razor's Edge?

December 27, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

One area the team leaned on was the running game against Baltimore. The Ravens had one of the top defenses in the red zone and the Patriots ran the ball effectively and as a result the Patriots went 3-3 inside the 20

Blount, Patriots Wrap-Up A Bye, Run Over Bills 34-20

December 30, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Sunday was Blount's biggest day, carrying the ball 24 times for 189 yards and 2 TDs, plus he returned two kickoffs for 145 yards giving him a total of 334 total yards on the day.

2013 Was Brady, Belichick's Best For the Patriots

December 31, 2013 | Steve Balestrieri

Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have been together longer than any coach – quarterback duo in NFL history, a total of 191 games…and counting. And they’ve also had the most wins, by far of any coach – QB in NFL history with 148…and counting.

Patriots 2013 Opponents Playoff Edition, 5 First Impressions of the Colts

January 06, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

The Colts’ Donald Brown and Trent Richardson will be facing a Patriots defense that struggled against the run in 2013 without Vince Wilfork, Tommy Kelly and Jerod Mayo.

Loss of Brandon Spikes A Big One For The Patriots Defense

January 07, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

Spikes gave it all he had and his knee finally hit the point of no return last Sunday in the season finale in Buffalo.

Patriots - Colts Divisional Playoff, Who Has The Razor's Edge?

January 09, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

With the winter elements arriving and injuries in the wide receiving core, the Patriots have leaned much more heavily on the running game down the stretch and the results have been impressive, averaging 168 yards per game during the last three games.

Blount, Patriots Run Over Colts 43-22 Advance To AFC Championship

January 12, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

In an era where the NFL is a "quarterback's league", consider this, Tom Brady and Russell Wilson, the two winning quarterbacks in Saturday's Divisional Games combined for only 22 completions yet their teams combined for 66 points.

Patriots 2013 Opponents AFC Championship, Five New Impressions of the Denver Broncos

January 14, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

When looking at the Broncos defense there is a big difference in the numbers allowed by their rushing defense and their pass defense. But don’t be fooled by their disparity.

Patriots - Broncos, AFC Championship, Who Has The Razor's Edge?

January 16, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

In all of the Brady – Manning matchups thru the years, Manning has never had the scale tipped so far in his favor in relation to offensive weapons at his disposal, but one mustn’t look past the success that Brady has had against Jack Del Rio’s defenses.

Broncos Roll Over Patriots For AFC Crown 26-16

January 20, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

But to lay all of this on the Talib injury is frankly not giving Manning his due for this one. Manning was brilliant completing 32 of 43 for 400 yards for 2 touchdowns and 0 INTs.

Patriots 2014 Off-season Begins....Decisions, Decisions

January 22, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

the Patriots must look at their own free agents and determine who stays, who goes and how they plan on locking up the players they wish to keep.

Patriots 2013 Season Wrap - Defense Grades and 2014 Needs

January 24, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

Injuries decimated the defense from nearly Day 1 after the Patriots lost a bunch of players to IR early in the season.

Patriots 2013 Season Wrap - Offense Grades and Needs Moving Forward

January 23, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

And yet when the dust settled, the team was #3 in the most important stat for offenses scoring so kudos go to Brady, Belichick and Josh McDaniels for getting it done.

Patriots 2014 Free Agents - Julian Edelman Needs To Be Re-Signed

January 27, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

The 27 year old college quarterback turned wide receiver had a career year in 2013 catching 105 passes for 1056 yards and 6 touchdowns and was quarterback Tom Brady’s most reliable option all season.

Patriots 2014 Free Agents - Aqib Talib, Should He Stay?

January 29, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

Facing such big name receivers as Roddy White, Julio Jones, A.J. Green and Jimmy Graham, Talib was brilliant, allowing only 13 receptions for 186 yards and 1 touchdown while being targeted 33 times and gathering in 4 interceptions.

Patriots 2014 Free Agents, Making The Case For LaGarrette Blount

February 01, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

One thing to remember is that Blount is only 26 years old and if given a 3-4 year deal would be able to take advantage of his talents at his peak. And there is little wear and tear on his body at this point.

2014 Patriots Need TEs Not More Wide Receivers

February 09, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

Larry Fitzgerald, while one of the premiere WRs in the NFL would most certainly help the offense but he isn’t what’s needed. The team has invested in the wide receiver position and the players will reap better dividends in their second season with the tea

So Michael Sam Is Gay, Who Cares? Can He Rush The QB?

February 10, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

The Missouri Tigers obviously had no issue with Sam; his sexual orientation was well known this season by them and was of no consequence

Wednesday's New England Patriots Links, 2/19/14, Draft and Combine Talk Dominate the News Today

February 19, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

Playing more than 700 snaps as a rookie, Logan Ryan garned high marks from Underhill

Friday's New England Patriots Links, 2/21/14, Combine Talk, Belichick Interview

February 21, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

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Sunday's New England Patriots Links, 2/23/14, Combine Ups and Downs, Potential Pats

February 23, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

Alabama QB AJ McCarron who sees some of Tom Brady in himself and would love to learn at the back-up position in New England.

Red Bryant A Patriot? Not This Time Either...

February 25, 2014 | Steve Balestrieri

You understand with that organization, the history that comes with it, and it's a specific type of player that they like. I was honored to be one of those guys

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