New England Patriots Links 1/10/12 - Burden not just on Brady vs. Broncos
by Marima on Jan 10, 2012 11:27 AM EST
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Vince Wilfork on the 2011 Patriots.
"No matter what the outcome may be, this team will play their butts off for a full game, and that’s all you can ask at the end of the day. The passion for the game, we have it. The love for the game, we have it. We have guys that love to play football and [we] have guys that love to be here. When you have those [qualities] you can win with guys like that. So, we have a bunch of guys in that locker room like that, so I’m very excited about this postseason. I can’t wait to get started."
BIll Belichick talks about whether the team is caught up to speed on the Broncos after playing them only a few weeks ago.
There’s a level of familiarity with them from our previous game a few weeks ago but we’ve also had a lot come through since then with our last couple of regular season games that we prepared very hard for and then last week in practice, the things that we worked on. I think it really starts all over again.
It’s kind of like playing at team in your division the second time. You know them, they know you but you really need to go back and look at a lot of little details, the keys and see the adjustments that we need to make for the things specifically that they do that are different from what other teams do or things that we worked on before but we’ll just have to react to a little quicker this time around because again they’ve seen us and I’m sure they’ll take advantage of some of things that we do better this time just like hopefully we’ll be able to do against them.
Our preparation starts all over again. We need to be very detailed and get a good handle on everything and carry that execution over onto the practice field and into the game on Saturday.
Matt Patricia is asked about what the trouble was from the first quarter of the Broncos game that led to the 'scheme change' from the Patriots.
I think it’s just really a matter of execution. They came out and executed very well, as they do in all their games. We needed to do a better job of just executing what it is that we were trying to do. I think the biggest thing for us is just everybody to go out and do their job and execute to their fullest.
I just think the game of football in general is about adjustments. There are going to be some adjustments in every game. The bottom line is that everybody goes out and does their job to the best of their ability, no matter what that job is. I think it’s all part of the game.
TEAM TALK
- Game Preview: New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos. Broadcast info, series history, team connections and more.
- Patriots Today - Broncos headed to New England. (3.54 min. video)
- Patriots Today - McDaniels makes a return. (3.48 min. video)
- Patriots Today - Patriots' recent win over Broncos. (2.25 min. video)
- WEEI Patriots Monday: Tom Brady (16.05 min.), Deion Branch (9.15 min.), Rob NInkovich (6.57 min.) and Bill Belichick (31.12 min.)
- Conference Calls: Bill Belichick (4.34 min. audio), Nick Caserio (6.31 min. audio) and Matt Patricia (5.13 min. audio)
- Denver Broncos Quotes.
LOCAL LINKS
- Karen Guregian focuses on the burden of carrying the team that Tom Brady has had to bear all season. If he's off, even a bit, the team will probably lose.
- Christopher Price gets one scout's take on Denver at NE: Patriots have to exploit individual matchups to beat Broncos.
- Greg A. Bedard tells us what has changed about Denver since the Patriots beat them less than a month ago.
- Gerry Callahan believes Denver doesn't have a prayer - this is Patriots territory.
- Ron Borges tells the Broncos that the best way to beat Tom Brady is with 'blunt-force trauma'.
- Amalie Benjamin reports the added workload doesn't slow tireless Vince Wilfork.
- Mike Reiss reports Jim Nantz and Phil Simms will be the broadcast duo for Saturday's playoff game between the Patriots and Broncos on CBS.
- Kirk Minihane states the Patriots are going to the Super Bowl.
- CSNNE reports the Rams let Josh McDaniels go to the Patriots because it was simply a cheaper option than firing him.
- Karen Guregian writes about the Denver media reaction to Josh McDaniels being hired by the Patriots.
- Tom E. Curran charges that the criticism facing the Patriots over McDaniels stems from being - in the eyes of the media - the NFL's Godzilla.
- Christopher Price points out the Denver Broncos aren't worried about McDaniels joining the Patriots.
- Mike Reiss serves up some soundbites from Monday's media conference calls with Bill Belichcik, Nick Caserio and Matt Patricia.
- Christopher Price posts his positional playoff preview: Linebackers.
- Mike Reiss answers his weekly reader mailbag: Bring on the Broncos, and more.
- Karen Guregian Patriots Notebook: Defense won't rest in rematch, especially against a much-improved Tim Tebow; It's unclear whether Devin McCourty will stay at safety or move back to corner; Nick Caserio will stay with the Patriots because he has a great job and he loves New England.
- Shalise Manza Young Patriots Notebook: Team happy to have Josh McDaniels back; McD's role isn't settled yet, but will be by game time; Matt Patricia side-stepped the question of what position Devin McCourty will play; Broncos' WR Erik Decker is day-to-day with a knee sprain.
- Rob Gronkowski has his own fathead. Behold!
- Ricky Doyle mentions Wes Welker is growing out his playoff mustache, since now it's all about "catching passes and growing 'staches."
- WEEI highlights Tom Brady's Monday morning call-in to the Dennis & Callahan show.
- Tedy Bruschi recaps his online chat from Monday.
NATIONAL NEWS
- James Walker (ESPN) Huge gap between Brady, AFC playoff QBs.
- Brian Billick, Marshall Faulk and Charles Davis (NFL.com) How will Patriots adjust for Tebow? (6 min. video)
- Matt Bowen (Nat'l Football Post) Can the Broncos limit the Patriots' TEs? Three routes that could create matchup issues for Denver.
- James Walker (ESPN) Pats-Broncos II: Tom Brady's playoff record.
- James Walker (ESPN) Pats-Broncos II: Wary of Tebow's deep pass.
- Hub Arkush (Pro Football Weekly) Tight ends key factor in NFL success.
- Adam Schefter (ESPN) SportsCenter: "A very strange dynamic here" regarding Josh McDaniels and Bill O'Brien.
- Judy Battista (NY Times) Josh McDaniels, key figure for the Broncos, now a Patriot.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) AFC Checkdown: Broncos, Texans unlikely to spring upsets.
- Howie Long (SI) Behind the Mic: Brady, Patriots' the most vulnerable playoff team. (2 min. video)
VIEW FROM DENVER
- Lindsay H. Jones (Denver Post) Denver Broncos eyeing ... New England Patriots.
- Jeff Legwold (Denver Post) Broncos had better stop celebrating, with Brady and Patriots awaiting them.
- Greg A. Bedard (Denver Post) Broncos smarter for rematch with Patriots.
- Jimmy Golen, AP (Denver Post) Tom Brady-led New England Patriots on Tebow time too.
- Jeff Legwold (Denver Post) Broncos' have trenches advantage with big linemen.
- Ryan Casey (Denver Post) Tebow, Broncos open as 13.5 point underdogs vs. Patriots.
- Woody Paige (Denver Post) NFL should put kibosh on Josh McDaniels' return to New England Patriots.
- Jeff Legwold (Denver Post) Broncos don't want to be caught being short-handed at wide receiver.
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I gotta stop reading some of the articles I link to
Woody Page has me steamed (and his witless, whiner followers too). Yeesh.
Keep the faith!
Forget about McD. As Patricia said, the key to this game is execution.
We need to execute Tim Tebow.
Ok, I may be extrapolating a bit….
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
Some people can learn from the mistakes of others, while some people need to pee on the electric fence themselves.
Belichick is looking for a new name for his boat: VI Rings sounds pretty good.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Jan 10, 2012 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
Brian Billick made a surprisingly good point
If Belichick can get Romeo Crennel on the phone, his defense just utterly destroyed Tebow in a very important regular season game. Crennel’s scouting report would probably be more valuable than anything McD could possibly provide. Of course I’m sure hoodie already had a game plan ready. Lots of good film of Denver succeeding and also Denver failing in recent weeks.
by Aluminum Penguin on Jan 10, 2012 4:08 PM EST up reply actions
I don't see why not
He’s known BB for many many years, and it doesn’t hurt him at all to see Denver lose. If anything he probably wants Tebow to stop gaining confidence so that he can beat him twice next year.
by Aluminum Penguin on Jan 10, 2012 4:35 PM EST up reply actions
Besides there plenty of feel good stories out there.
Like Welker rocking a playoff ’stache. Hopefully it will be harder for the defense to recognize him in coverage. Maybe Branch can grow a goatee, and Ocho can sport a Fu Manchu.
Also Tebow’s wind up gives Wilfork all the time in the world to go up and make an interception. Wilfork running with the ball always makes me smile.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
Some people can learn from the mistakes of others, while some people need to pee on the electric fence themselves.
Belichick is looking for a new name for his boat: VI Rings sounds pretty good.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Jan 10, 2012 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
Personally, I love the Gronk fathead
No where to put it – or rather, no where acceptable to put it – but it’s sooooo cool.
Keep the faith!
I'd stick on the wall of my cubicle, but the wall is too short.
Welker would fit, though.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
Some people can learn from the mistakes of others, while some people need to pee on the electric fence themselves.
Belichick is looking for a new name for his boat: VI Rings sounds pretty good.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Jan 10, 2012 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
Shoot
Welker could fit on the side of you desk.
"Every time I call it a game, you call it a business. Every time I call it a business, you call it a game."
"The longer they play, the more they lose. In the end, we get it all."
by JohnHannahRules on Jan 10, 2012 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
Wow.
So, all the Spygate references aside, this is what pissed me off the most:
What’s to keep the Broncos this week from temporarily using fired Dolphins coach Tony Sparano, who faced the Patriots twice this season, as a consultant? Or McDaniels’ recent boss in St. Louis, Steve Spagnuolo, who has been dumped? Spagnuolo coached the Giants’ defense in the XLII Super Bowl victory over the Patriots. Why can’t he work for the Broncos on Saturday?
Because that’s not right.
Yes, the ONLY reason the Broncos aren’t bringing in Sparano or Spags in a “special assistant” role is because of their overwhelming sense of honor and fair play. Not because it would add basically nothing to game prep, or that there’s no long-term institutional reason to do so. It’s that the Denver Broncos are a morally superior franchise (with morally superior fans), and everything the Patriots do is somehow aimed toward building an empire of lies and deceit.
Holy crap, talk about delusion.
by nbradley07 on Jan 10, 2012 12:22 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
It might be a stretch here, but I'll go ahead and say it.
They might not be hiring Spagnuolo because he wouldn’t be bringing Strahan, Tuck, and Umenyiora with him. They were better than Dumervil and Ayers.
Also Spagnuolo didn’t beat them during the regular season – or even the pre-season that year.
They aren’t bringing in Sparano because he isn’t a good coach. His record against the Pats sucks.
Go ahead and hire them, Denver. Who gives a crap? Hire anyone you want.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
Some people can learn from the mistakes of others, while some people need to pee on the electric fence themselves.
Belichick is looking for a new name for his boat: VI Rings sounds pretty good.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Jan 10, 2012 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
Oh come on...
that article is hilarious. The writer’s contention is that McDaniels is a terrible coach, everything he touches turns to shit, his hiring won’t help the Patriots in the least, and the commissioner should totally step in and stop it because it’s no fair! Oh, and the Patriots are cheaters!
"If you know how to cheat, start now." - Earl Weaver
Exactly.
It’s ignorance mixed with rage, wrapped in an impenetrable layer of insufferable self-righteousness. All of my favorite things!
by nbradley07 on Jan 10, 2012 1:01 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
On top of this
I’m in the middle of Michael Holley’s book, War Room and am just past the 2007 season with the whole spygate ridiculousness re-hashed in detail. Very good book, but it’s making me crazy. The number of conspiracy theorists out there are legion.
Keep the faith!
I think you could sustain a small country's economy
solely on the back of the cottage industry that is Patriots-related conspiracy theories.
Belichick is helping our economy.
One nut job at a time.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
Some people can learn from the mistakes of others, while some people need to pee on the electric fence themselves.
Belichick is looking for a new name for his boat: VI Rings sounds pretty good.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Jan 10, 2012 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
One of the most delusional articles I have ever read..
..The McD hiring was in the works before the start of the weekend. So in this writers warp world that would mean, That BB would knew that Houston would beat Cinncy, and the Broncos would beat the Steelers.
All while over looking the fact that the Pats OC just got hired by Penn State and that Josh is going to be the Pats OC next year.
Crazy..
"There is an old saying about the strength of the wolf is the pack, and I think there is a lot of truth to that. On a football team, it's not the strength of the individual players, but it is the strength of the unit and how they all function together." - Bill Belichick
Revisionism doesn't worry about what actually happened.
Also the Rams must have been in on it, because they could have asked for compensation for the horizontal move, but didn’t. They did nothing at all to stop the move.
Also, the Broncos must have been in on it, because they fired McD before the season was even over. Something suspicious there, but it’s not the first time for them. They got rid of Kyle Orton, A PLAYER!!!!!!, during the regular season just so he could beat them in Week 17. I think it’s a plot to get them a higher draft pick. Goodell should investigate it.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
Some people can learn from the mistakes of others, while some people need to pee on the electric fence themselves.
Belichick is looking for a new name for his boat: VI Rings sounds pretty good.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Jan 10, 2012 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
Breaking News
Hue Jackson has been fired
"Thirty-seven points on the best defense in the league, suck my d–k" - Bill Belichick
The Ryan Brothers: Two brother's who never played a down as an NFL player, Yet feel the need to trash talk like they are in the Hall Of Fame
Maybe Denver should pick him up?
"Every time I call it a game, you call it a business. Every time I call it a business, you call it a game."
"The longer they play, the more they lose. In the end, we get it all."
by JohnHannahRules on Jan 10, 2012 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
"He knows things."
Since Faulk has been on the decline, Big V has become my man. How can you not love this guy to pieces?
"Every time I call it a game, you call it a business. Every time I call it a business, you call it a game."
"The longer they play, the more they lose. In the end, we get it all."
by JohnHannahRules on Jan 10, 2012 2:04 PM EST reply actions
Vollmer and Mankins back at practice
In full pads. This is great news for two reasons:
1) If Vollmer makes it back, that means Nate Solder can be used as that 3rd blocking TE which should strengthen both the running and passing game.
2) The Pats’ FO looks excellent at injury management. At the most crucial juncture of the season, the Patriots suddenly appear as one of the healthiest teams remaining. Spikes, Chung, (hopefully) Vollmer and Mankins should be back in the fray.
Can I Scream?
Vollmer can also play 3rd blocking TE.
If he’s not ready for every down, that is an option. He was also a tight-end once.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
Some people can learn from the mistakes of others, while some people need to pee on the electric fence themselves.
Belichick is looking for a new name for his boat: VI Rings sounds pretty good.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Jan 10, 2012 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
The Patriots have a huge amount of starting-caliber extra blockers.
Say, for example, the Patriots starting O-line is all healthy and ready to play. That means Nate Solder, Marcus Cannon, Daniel Thomas, Ryan Wendell, and Nick McDonald are all viable extra blockers, and they have all started at least one game this year. Let alone the fact that Gronkowski could be an All-Pro offensive tackle if he wasn’t so adept at catching passes, and the Patriots should have no problem protecting Brady. There have been games this year where he’s been sacked 2 or 3 times but was still money with his passes because he wasn’t getting pressured/hit every single play. I think the Patriots should have no trouble keeping the pocket clean for Brady. And, naturally, a clean pocket means the Pats should stand a much greater chance of winning than they would otherwise (e.g. Jets 2010, Ravens 2009, Black Sunday.)
It matters not how strait the gate, nor charged with punishments the scroll:
I am the Master of my fate. I am the Captain of my soul.
by BigRussNovak on Jan 10, 2012 5:32 PM EST up reply actions
Keeping Brady upright has been a problem in the Pats’ last 3 playoff games and the reason for their losses. The Pats need a healthy OL big time.
I liked that wing look that the Saints were sporting.
Keep a couple chippers in the wings, with the advantage that if they are playing back, they don’t get jammed off the line so much.
I was thinking that could really work for us.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
Some people can learn from the mistakes of others, while some people need to pee on the electric fence themselves.
Belichick is looking for a new name for his boat: VI Rings sounds pretty good.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Jan 10, 2012 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
Well
He hasn’t been practicing at all in weeks. I figure if he’s spotted the very first practice the week of a playoff game, it can only be a good sign. I don’t know if he’ll start, but he could definitely be cycled in. I don’t know if that nagging back injury will ever fully go away until he gets a full offseason to rest it.
Can I Scream?
For what it's worth
I read recently that it was actually a foot injury that has been sidelining him. Initially, he had a back issue from the preseason, but last I heard it is a foot. In any case, they had to have been dang confident that he was going to be coming back healthy, otherwise there is no way he doesn’t wind up on IR.
Belichick and McD today at practice..
(courtesy rapsheet)
Look it those villains laughing over there cunning plan… Muhaha…
"There is an old saying about the strength of the wolf is the pack, and I think there is a lot of truth to that. On a football team, it's not the strength of the individual players, but it is the strength of the unit and how they all function together." - Bill Belichick
by JDot on Jan 10, 2012 3:03 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Look at the initials on his hoodie.... JM
Junior Me.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
Some people can learn from the mistakes of others, while some people need to pee on the electric fence themselves.
Belichick is looking for a new name for his boat: VI Rings sounds pretty good.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Jan 10, 2012 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
2007 flashbacks!
What a sensational year that was.
The Super Bowl loss was huge, and undoubtedly tarnishes the season—but I just remember the incredible disparity between the New England Patriots and the rest of the NFL that season. Every Sunday was real-life Madden on every television screen.
Can I Scream?
Think they had that hat pre-rolled for him?
"Every time I call it a game, you call it a business. Every time I call it a business, you call it a game."
"The longer they play, the more they lose. In the end, we get it all."
by JohnHannahRules on Jan 10, 2012 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
It dr evil and mini me muahaha muahaha
by alweezy61 on Jan 10, 2012 6:37 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
Pats defense needs to be prepared at the begining of the game
I have great concerns about how the Pats prepare on defense. The last three games of the season the Pats knew what their opponents were planning on offense. They looked lost and confused at the start of all three games. The defense puts the Pats in a hole that the offense had to over come. Those games would have been a loss if the offense sputtered and turned the ball over. The defense did make adjustments in those three games after giving up massive amount of yards and scores. The Pats need to be better prepared at the start of the game rather than making adjustments after a big deficit. I can not understand why the Pats defense plays so poorly at the start of a game when they know the strengths of the opposing offense. The coaches should do a better job looking at the video of their opponents offensive plays. I am only a fan and I know what the other team is going to do. I am tired of screaming at the TV while watching the Pats defense look confused and outplayed. The Pats have talent on defense and I blame the coaches for not preparing them at the start of the game. If this continues to happen during the post season then I am afraid that one of their opponents will stop the Pats offense and the defense will lose the game for the Pats. A good offense is needed but a good defense is a must.
Well, I have to admit
as stupid as that Woody Paige article is, I have to cringe on our own side at Gerry Callahan’s article.
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