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Exactly. But I want to add one more thing about Red. He started coaching at a time of huge racism in the NBA. There were very few black players, but he built a team with many of them. Just to tweak the noses of the league, he started 5 black players a few times. In a way, reminds me of BB and...

Strangely, I got excited at the beginning of the game because of a penalty on the Pats. The refs called holding on the offensive line on a punt. Calling holding and not calling PI is a recipe for a defensive game. Which is right up Belichick's wheel house. And McDaniel's magic on coming up with...

During last year's Super Bowl (remember that? It seems a life time away.) the refs didn't call holding on the offensive lines and the game became a shoot out. I don't like those kinds of games because they are less interesting. Also, in those games, one mistake by the defense can win or lose the...

Thanks for pointing this out. On another forum, I have had discussions about how bad the pass rush was. This is the explanation. This is why in a game like this, it is so important to get third down stops when you can. The problem was not the pass rush, but the linebackers. The Pats failed when...

I had to look that up. When I think of Favre, I think of the Packers obviously. So I was thinking, did he play for the Eagles near the end of his career? No, for the Jets and the Vikings. So a weird choice I think. Why not McNabb or Brian Dawkins or someone?

This is for OP only. Rest of you already know this: This write up : 2007 Giants Vs. 2011 Giants: Comparing Super Bowl Champs -- Defensive Lines gives a synopsis of the Giants defensive lines. Note: 2007 had a hall of famer: Michael Strahan, and Osi Umenyiora. You will hear about Dan Koppen and...

I'm a huge Pats fan, but it sure looked like a fumble to me. On the other hand, too bad that Jeff Triplet wasn't reffing: Jeff Triplette's 'forward progress' reasoning makes zero sense

About pick 6's. Call me crazy but I'm not a huge fan of pick 6's because it puts the defense right back onto the field. How many times have you seen the opposing offense get a TD right after a pick 6? I like pick, 10 yard line or so followed by a few plays and then a TD to give the defense a...

Unlike Bell though, he seems to only do it situationally. Bell seems to do it almost all the time.

I thought that the most telling thing was something that Romo said, which was that the Jets were running away from him. Unfortunately, those runs were effective, but that's another story. However, very interesting start for JH.

Eight consecutive first round playoff bye. That's four more than the teams in second place. Ridiculous (below is from last year, but shows the teams in second place for the consecutive first round bye) Patriots top Broncos, clinch AFC East, first-round bye

I would have to think that some team would pick him up off of waivers. However, if not, then the question really is: is he better currently than Jordan Richards (forget the past)?

Gronk is consistently excellent, blocking, catching, and route running. But there is one catch that will make your jaw drop: Wk 9 Can't-Miss Play: Gronk's one-handed grab

Yeah, it was a joke. Not a good one I guess.

You have to admit though that it was a really well designed play. "After the catch pretend that you are trying to run out of bounds to stop the clock. Then the players will assume that they want to try to tackle you before going out of bounds, which will cause the two safeties to collide - with...

Totally under appreciated. This defense still has some good elements along with Chung: McCourty, Trey Flowers, Harmon, Gillmore, and Rowe. Really didn't set the edge with Bell this game which really hurt them. Hopefully, when Kyle Van Noy returns, that will help.

Trey Flowers .. are we sure he hasn't been playing all along - using the alias of Eric Lee? Seriously, even though the defense has been great, I would love to see him back. Not sure if Hogan is ready yet, but it would be nice to have him replace some of Gronk's production (Gronk can't be...

This was bad, and he needs to take stock of himself. I'm sure he didn't mean to hurt White, but being 270 pounds has it's responsibilities. But the thing that really makes me angry at this was that the game was over. He played a spectacular game. Just be happy with that and let the rest go. Know...

Anybody else thinking Rowe could be a healthy scratch this weekend?

The Patriots actually think Suh is the weakest link on the Miami defense. See this: Did the Patriots run away from Ndamukong Suh? - Boston Sports Online