New England Patriots Links 12/10/10 - Pats' Secondary Is Primary Against Bears' Fast Offense
by Marima on Dec 10, 2010 11:00 AM EST
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Mike Reiss identifies the key matchup for the Patriots against the Bears:
"It’s the defense against quarterback Jay Cutler. He has 17 touchdowns and 10 interceptions on the season and as of late he’s been playing mistake-free football. This Patriots defense is one that thrives on turnovers. New England is 9-0 this season when on the plus-side of the turnover differential. "
Greg A. Bedard breaks down his three keys to a Patriots victory over the Chicago Bears.
1. Patriots must disguise coverages and confuse Bears QB Jay Cutler.
2. Stay balanced on offense.
3. Contain game-breaker Devin Hester.
Neil Hayes (Chicago Sun-Times) Brian Urlacher has the utmost respect for QB Tom Brady, and remembers what happened the last time he played the Patriots.
"[Brady’s] the best," Urlacher said. "He knows what to do with the football. If you play zone, he throws the check downs. If you put seven in the box, he runs it. He just knows where to go with the football every time. You’re not going to trick him. You may get pressure on him, you may hurt him a little bit, but he’s smart. He has a great arm. He knows everything. Big challenge for us.
"And he runs fast, too. I remember he’s really fast. Good runner."
TEAM TALK
- John Cockrell Friday Out-Takes: As good as it gets. Great line: How about Five-foot-nuthin' DANNY WOODHEAD running as fast as his little legs can carry him all over the team that cut him after opening day?
- Erik Scalavino tells us what happened yesterday at the Patriots practice at Gillette.
- Patriots-Bears Thursday Injury Report.
- Patriots Today - Bears' third-ranked D true test for Pats. (3.30 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Sanders vs. Olsen. (3 min. video)
- Locker Room Uncut - Thoughts from Sanders, Mankins and more. (4.29 min. video)
- Shayne Graham spent Tuesday at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston to help kick off a special Patriots Charitable Foundation blood and platelet drive.
- The Patriots celebrated Monday night's big win against the Jets with youth across Rhode Island during a day of serving the community on Tuesday, December 7.
LOCAL LINKS
- Christopher Price details the preparation, smarts and focus of the Patriots secondary.
- Mike Petraglia writes about how the Patriots are prepping for the 'ridiculous' Devin Hester and the fastest offense in the NFL.
- Danny Picard notes the Patriots have already matched their total number of interceptions from last season with 18.
- Ian Rapoport writes about the invaluable, play-past-the-whistle Logan Mankins, who loves nothing more than to mix it up with defenders.
- Monique Walker focuses on the toughness and "extra spice" Logan Mankins brings to the O-Line.Christopher Price details the preparation, smarts and focus of the Patriots secondary.
- Christopher Price tells us the five most important things we need to know about the Patriots from Thursday. Logan Mankins, Shayne Graham, James Sanders and more.
- Ian Rapoport gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the taping of 'Patriots All Access' with Scott Zolak and Bill Belichick.
- Mike Reiss notes Pats' practice squad safety Ross Ventrone earned his 5th straight practice player of the week honor.
- Mike Reiss looks at the Patriots tackle leader-board and ILB Brandon Spikes really stood out with 7 tackles Monday night.
- Mike Reiss looks at the special teams tackle leader-board, noting Matthew Slater's rise to the number 2 spot behind Tracy White.
- Mary Paoletti sees the Patriots focused, but not on the playoffs.
- Mike Reiss tries to figure out 'the case of the disappearing Moss.'
- Shalise Manza Young Patriots Notebook: Belichick talks up how disruptive Julius Peppers can be; Shayne Graham, who turned 33 yesterday, says kicking for the Patriots is a dream job; Bears' TE Greg Olsen is a big, vertical threat that will have to be contained; Injury update.
- Ian Rapoport Patriots Notebook: Rob Ninkovich grew up in the Chicago suburbs; Shayne Graham knows he has to be wary about Devin Hester; Pats will have to contain Bears TE Greg Olsen; A Pats' win will clinch a playoff spot; Injury update.
- Mike Reiss offers the transcript of his weekly online chat.
- Boston Globe Staff's Week 14 picks. All four pick New England to win.
- Jim Lazar Week 14 NFL picks: Pats over Bears 27-20.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Dan Pompei (Nat'l Football Post) The legend of Tom Brady continues to grow.
- Dan Wetzel (Yahoo! Sports) Case for Brady over Vick in MVP race.
- NFL Sunday crew (Fox Sports) Patriots are the real deal; Ravens made mistake?
- ESPN Stats & Information provides a few facts and figures on the Patriots heading into Sunday's game against the Bears in Chicago.
- Matt Bowen (Nat'l Football Post) Why Martz has adapted his play calling in Chicago.
- Dan Par (Pro Football Weekly) Patriots-Bears matchup of the day: Wes Welker vs. D.J. Moore.
- Kevin Fishbain (Pro Football Weekly) Five questions with Patriots OL Dan Connolly.
- Tim Graham (ESPN) Three-and-out redux: By the percentages.
- Tim Graham (ESPN) Dolphins move chains better than Patriots.
- Tim Graham (ESPN) Patriots must cope with the rookie wall.
- John Clayton (ESPN) Playoff picture comes into focus.
- Mike Florio (ProFootballWeekly) Week 14 Friday 10-pack. 1. Bears will have to blitz Brady.
- Tim Graham (ESPN) Overachievers prevailing in AFC East.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) These 10 shook off slow starts.
- Gil Brandt (NFL.com) Pivotal Week 14 matchups to monitor. Tom Brady vs. Rod Marinelli.
- Sunday Countdown (ESPN) Week 14 Picks. Johnson and Jackson pick New England, Ditka and Carter pick Chicago.
- Countdown Daily (ESPN) Herm Edwards and Mark Schlereth preview Sunday's Bears-Pats game. (1.30 min. video) Mark Schlereth picks Pats, Herm Edwards picks Bears.
- Peter King (SI) Weekend Pickoff: Week 14. Pats over Bears 17-14.
VIEW FROM CHICAGO
- Brad Biggs and David Haugh (Chicago Tribune) Bears-Patriots preview. (3.15 min. video)
- David Haugh (Chicago Tribune) Brady vs. Urlacher gives Patriots-Bears extra buzz.
- Neil Hayes (Chicago Sun-Times) Brady's fake and shake is on Urlacher's menu.
- Fred Mitchell (Chicago Tribune) When Patriots QB Brady gave Urlacher the slip.
- Neil Hayes (Chicago Sun-Times) Briggs, Urlacher a pair of aces.
- Larry Mayer (ChicagoBears.com) Bears must generate consistent pass rush Sunday.
- Dan Pompei (Chicago Tribune) Hybrid fullback-tight end Brandon Manumaleuna giving Bears best of both worlds.
- Staff report (Chicago Tribune) Low temps, high winds expected for Bears game.
- Sam Farmer (Chicago Tribune) Week 14 NFL picks. Bears 24, Patriots 23.
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haha. shake and bake by brady...now thats funny
I still want to see a race between brady and vince
Non Sibi Sed Patriae &I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
Toy Story wears no. 39 100x better than D.D.R
Pat McAfee -Colts punter-"@StampedeBlue I hope your website gets exposed for a complete joke. There’s no reason for you to do that, and its completely ridiculous."
did i just blink... or did brady just shake brian urlacher in the open field?
one of the best moments of the regular season in my opinion. On a side note, I really need to stop watching sports analysts shows. It just seems like no one has anything to say about the patriots but “that young defense” is it just me or has “that young defense” not done enough to slow the criticisms. By the way if these so called analysts like to mention trends i think the best one is the pats are 5-1 against potential playoff teams and that one lose might be overshadowed by last monday nights game.
by Lastminheroics on Dec 10, 2010 11:34 AM EST reply actions
spelling is overrated lol
Non Sibi Sed Patriae &I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
Toy Story wears no. 39 100x better than D.D.R
Pat McAfee -Colts punter-"@StampedeBlue I hope your website gets exposed for a complete joke. There’s no reason for you to do that, and its completely ridiculous."
Lol, I remember watching that and laughing so hard
Happy to see Urlacher has a good sense of humor about it.
*Favourite
Spell it properly… in English rather than American
"Perhaps it was the Noid who should have avoided me." Mayor Adam West
by insertscreenname on Dec 10, 2010 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
lol he said Brady was fast
probably to make up for the shake and bake!
The Patriots are 9-0 when they win the turnover battle AND are 9-0 when the defense gets an interception. I think those 2 streaks cover their 10 wins, but I’m not positive.
bears fan
yeah i laugh whenever i see that too… man this should be a good game great offense(pats) vs a great defense
average offense(bears) against an average defense
i still think brady is too much for us right now dont think our offense can hang with the pats offense
no blowouts this week im thinking the winning team by 10
did i mention i love boobies?
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Dec 10, 2010 3:59 PM EST reply actions
I think Pats by 10 Tommy. Between Brady and Cutler, we know which will make mistakes.
And with our opportunistic secondary, i predict a rather tough day for him. Will be close until the 4th perhaps. Though the tough turf is an issue. Welker better be knowledgeable about it, after all he’s still nursing a recovery on his knee. After beating the Ravens (while re-acclimating Branch to the offense), Chargers (#1 D at the time), skull crushing the Steelers and Jets, i simply feel like there is no defense that can realistically stop this offense constantly. The turf and high winds may present a level field (no pun intended).
Don't cut your locks Tom Terrific!
WILL make mistakes?
Be careful here. In the last five games, Jay’s only thrown three picks and has ten on the year. Historically, you’re right, but this could be some legitimate growth in taking care of the ball.
by Steven Schweickert on Dec 11, 2010 9:56 AM EST up reply actions
i agree with both of you
my friend who is and has always been a bears non believer actually picked the pats to LOSE this game.
his explanation was if we win close game 6-10 point difference… if we lose BLOWOUT.
new englands gameplan on offense is what our defense wants opposing teams to do their offense plays into our defense so the question is how does our offense matchup against the patriots defense not just how jay cutler matches up…
i dont wanna pick a winner but i do know this will be the game of the week i can feel it
just hope noone gets injured
sidenote that will be interesting for wes welker i hope the turf doesnt damage his knee, he is one of the better receivers in the league and i actually appreciate watching him play as a football fan… hate to see anyone get hurt but guys like that get hurt who are impact players sucks
did i mention i love boobies?
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Dec 11, 2010 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
IF the Bears win the game, it'll have to be by a close one.
The Bears have not proven to be able to win via shootout. Put 31 on Philly, sure, but that was “get the score and sit on it.” Against a team capable of scoring consistently by doing what the defense is meant to do, if the Pats start putting up touchdowns on every drive, it’ll be very tough to get the points back.
by Steven Schweickert on Dec 11, 2010 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
true
did i mention i love boobies?
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Dec 11, 2010 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
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