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January 29, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
The Patriots are hardly in uncharted waters here, the team is quite used to Bill Belichick's staff being raided during the off-season, and this one like the others, will be handled, mainly from within as has been his modus operandi. But who fills these positions will bear watching.
January 30, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
Blount's numbers through 12 games, 165 carries, 703 yards for a 4.3-yard average and 6 touchdowns are decent enough considering he often had nowhere to run.
January 31, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
The Patriots have a very solid foundation that starts at the top with owner Bob Kraft and goes right down to Bill Belichick, Nick Caserio, coordinators Josh McDaniels and Matt Patricia.
February 01, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
February 02, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
February 03, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
February 03, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
In the second preseason game against New Orleans he was targeted nine times and caught eight for 68 yards. Then came the injury.
February 04, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
February 05, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
“It’s a craft,” Brown said of playing corner. “You gotta be able to study and be a student of the game. It’s not just about athletic ability anymore.
February 06, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
That shows his versatility, besides filling in for Jones at defensive end, he can play either the SAM or WILL linebacker positions and is a core special teamer. He sprung Danny Amendola for a big punt return against the Chiefs.
February 07, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
Public Policy Polling does an annual survey of NFL fans across the country and asked who is the most hated team in the NFL. The most hated team is now New England with 23 percent of America saying they hate the Patriots.
February 08, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
February 09, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
Wilson has made his mark as a reserve, playing mostly dime linebacker in the ‘Big Nickle’ sub-packages or on Special Teams.
February 10, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
Fletcher has always excelled at being a special teams’ standout and a good reserve linebacker who can spot start when needed and always did a good job of covering running backs out of the backfield.
February 11, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
Siliga is one of those big bodied guys who are invaluable as run stuffers. One of the indelible moments of training camp was his crunching hit of Tyler Gaffney on August 1, shooting across the gap and leveling the runner as he was trying to get to the sec
February 12, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
A quick look at the final eight teams that rounded out the NFL's season from the Divisional Round thru the Super Bowl shows that for the most part, teams that ran the ball well were the ones standing in the end.
February 13, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
The 6’0, 200-pound Ohio State product is as tough as they come, being a former member of the US National Rugby Team. While a Buckeye, his prowess on kickoffs is stuff of legend as he was compared to “a heat seeking missile.”
February 14, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
Kraft did add later, “I happened to see Archie [Manning] there. He has two sons now who have won two Super Bowls, but with all due respect, we’ve got one son who has won four.”
February 15, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
iven the injuries to the offensive line and then losing both starters (Dion Lewis, LaGarrette Blount) to IR during the season doomed the Pats running game in 2015. Truth be told, they ran the ball very poorly overall for most of the season and it was a ma
February 16, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
The team needs some youth, size and speed on the outside in 2016.
February 18, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
February 20, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
Now the team has to decide whether to bring back Chandler who also battled injuries last season for a second go around and cover his cap hit of $3 million-dollars or cut him for a savings of $2.05 million.
February 21, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
Mayo was taken with the 10th pick of the 2008 NFL Draft and immediately paid dividends. He was the Defensive Rookie of the Year and a 2-time Pro-Bowler but he was much more than that.
February 22, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
What the Patriots would really like is an upgrade at the RCB position and move Ryan into the slot. Bill Belichick loves his veterans on the defense and would like to bring in a veteran presence and allow the others to compete and sort out the rest.
February 23, 2016 | Steve Balestrieri
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