Good article on Pats special teams performance in AFCCG: hail Ryan Allen!

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

from of all places, SI

Patriots’ Special Teams Excels in AFC Championship Win

major unsung hero props to Ryan Allen and to BB for an unwavering commitment to having the edge in "hidden yards" and for appreciating the crucial role of special teams.

 

[patfanken]

Charlie Pierce is a GREAT writer. A guy who throws more humor and offbeat references into an article than our current hacks do in a year. You can count on him to be the one who finds a story about the special teams. Nice find. Thank you

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

same topic:

How Ryan Allen’s final three punts vs. Jaguars helped pin Patriots in Super Bowl territory

 

[Snooky97]

I have been an Allen critic this year as felt he could of punted the ball a lot further at times..

Yesterday, he was perfect I think. He won the territory game. He made it difficult and was a class act. Our special teams is stupidly good.

 

[Snooky97]

I have been an Allen critic this year as felt he could of punted the ball a lot further at times..

Yesterday, he was perfect I think. He won the territory game. He made it difficult and was a class act. Our special teams is stupidly good.

 

[livinginthe past]

Enojyed the OP article - very well writen.

Sports writing - "it’s not so much a lost art as a forgotten one"

 

[Wheelman]

same topic:

How Ryan Allen’s final three punts vs. Jaguars helped pin Patriots in Super Bowl territory

This article is much better than the SI article which is only useful for someone who doesn't know of Pats counting ST as 1/3 of the game unlike some other teams who don't care for it.

 

[BTTA]

Great reads, and another warm and fuzzy about the Pats in general, and the game.
Bump!

 

[Uptown]

Patriots’ Special Teams Excels in AFC Championship Win

 

[Uptown]

Rick Gosselin's 2017 NFL special teams rankings - Talk Of Fame Radio.

 

[Gumby]

Charlie Pierce is a GREAT writer. A guy who throws more humor and offbeat references into an article than our current hacks do in a year. You can count on him to be the one who finds a story about the special teams. Nice find. Thank you

I thought the article was good, but can never be called great so long his transition paragraph two is all about a debunked lie. I guess he had to put in there because he's hosted by P King's site, but it was a stupid gratuitous snarc bone for the illiterate masses.

I did especially like this one though:

when he doesn’t have a lot to say and wants to say even less than that, which generally are days ending in “day."