Shots Heard 'Round The Web - Patriots Links 11/19/08

by Marima on Nov 19, 2008 8:49 AM EST in News Comment 1 comment

TEAM SHOTS

Patriots ready for Wild weekend in Miami; Sammy Morris ready to contribute more; injury updates.
Ask PFW: Andy Hart of Patriots Football Weekly answers his reader mailbag.

LOCAL SHOTS

Shalise Manza Young headlines Patriots' Pioli refuses to consider GM possibilities elsewhere.
Jim Donaldson warns that another loss to the Dolphins could end Patriots' playoff hopes.
Chris Gasper observes that the Patriots just let the Miami mouth run.
Globe's Patriots Notebook: Gaffney could be big contributer, if Moss and Welker are double-teamed again.
Mike Reiss looks at some key NFL stats and where the Patriots rank among all clubs, answers his reader mailbag, discusses Tuesday's full-pads practice, mentions OL Jacob Bender was signed off the practice squad by the 49ers, and updates us on the Patriots & Pro Bowl voting.
Mike McDermott's Football Today: Brady filmed walking without crutches; speculation about Matt Cassel's future; and other notes from around the NFL.
Brian MacPhereson looks at the playoff picture and plays out possible post-season scenarios for the Patriots.
John Tomase recalls Stephen Neal's wrestling past, and Neal's '99 bout against Brock Lesnar.

LONG SHOTS

Peter King (SI) focuses on Pats - Phins in his Tuesday column.
Don Banks (SI): Lions should target Patriots' Scott Pioli to rebuild team.
Bucky Brooks (SI): Patriots' Jerod mayo leads Defensive Rookie of the Year race.
Tim Graham (ESPN) talks with the coaches about the value of undrafted free agents in the AFC East.
Mike O'Hara (Detroit News): Hiring Pats' Pioli would give Lions instant credibility.

VIEW FROM MIAMI

Harvey Fialkov (Sun-Sentinel): Belichick fears Dolphins' gadgets.
Miamidolphins.com: Pregame Report with all the info for this week's matchup.
Omar Kelly (Sun-Sentinel) suggests that someone needs to piss off Joey Porter this week, because we all know the Patriots wouldn't dare say a word to Porter this week, or on Sunday.
Sun-Sentinel: Q & A with Dolphins' head coach Tony Sparano.

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Something's gotta give (Banks' Pioli to Lions article)

Pioli – great with personnel decisions, long term franchise thinker.

Lions – franchise with a very tough string of hard luck and trouble putting together consecutive winning seasons, punctuated by some unfortunate draft choices in the past decade (Rogers, Mike Williams)

If we don’t hold onto Pioli, I’d at least be curious in seeing what he can do for Detroit. Pull them up out of the depths, or would he get pulled down in stature? I’d rather keep him in Foxborough for a long long time though :)

by jctsai12 on Nov 20, 2008 2:14 AM EST reply actions 0 recs