New England Patriots Links 1/26/12 - Patriots Hold First Super Bowl Practice Today
by Marima on Jan 26, 2012 10:28 AM EST
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Linda Holliday, Bill Belichick's girlfriend, tweets some good news to fans:
It's official...no red hoodie at Superbowl XLVI!
Ian Rapoport notes neither Shaun Ellis nor Gerard Warren have ever played in a Super Bowl, despite 23 years of experience between them.
"That’s the reason why I came here," Warren said, "the reason why I’m glad to be back. This is what it’s all about."
"I knew we would have an opportunity," Ellis said. "We went to work and everybody just stayed focused. No selfish guys. All for one goal, just all for one goal. To be able to play in that next game, in the Super Bowl, it’s a great feeling. We’ll enjoy this and get ready for next week."
Christopher Price gets some points of emphasis from an AFC scout and NFC scout when it comes to New England's game plan against New York. Here's one:
NFC scout: "The Patriots will have to be disciplined in the pass rush, not because Eli Manning is a scrambler, but because he’s very good at sliding to buy time and giving wide receivers time to create and escape coverage for big plays. The Patriots' inside rushers can push the pocket, while the ends have to be disciplined to not give Eli space."
AFC scout: "What stands out to me about the Patriots off last week’s game against Baltimore was their ability to get around and harass the quarterback with just their front lineman, they got push in the middle of the pocket and were able to condense to get middle pressure. That is key vs. Eli Manning."
TEAM TALK
- Super Bowl XLVI Preview: New England Patriots vs. New York Giants. Broadcast info, series history, memorable matchups, team connections and more.
- Patriots-Giants Wednesday Injury Report.
- The New England Patriots announced today that WR Dorin Dickerson has been placed on the practice squad IR.
- Patriots Today - Gronk, Best Buddies, and more. (3.24 min. video)
- Patriots Today - This week on All Access... (1.20 min. video)
- PFW in Progress: The crew begins their preview of next week's Patriots-Giants Super Bowl matchup in Indianapolis. (2 hour program)
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Petraglia reports the Patriots will get a Super send-off with a rally at Gillette Stadium Sunday morning at 10:15 am. It's a free event for fans.
- Ron Borges is the ultimate voice of reason (did I just type that?) on the subject of Billy Cundiff's shanked field goal.
- Mark Farinella explains the scoreboard situation at Gillette and why the Ravens' whining is nothing more than that.
- Mike Reiss analyzes Pats-Giants in Week 9 and notes how the Giants defense was successful in disrupting Brady's rhythm.
- Christopher Price gets some points of emphasis from an AFC scout and an NFC scout on how to beat the Patriots.
- Mike Reiss explores whether Chad Ochocinco will be active for the Super Bowl.
- Kirk Minihane takes a sniff at the "Is Eli Manning as good as Tom Brady" question, just to kill a few minutes before the Super Bowl.
- Ian Rapoport focuses on the Tom Brady-Bill Belichick duo and what they've been able to accomplish together.
- Karen Guregian talks about how Tom Brady has been able to reciprocate in his relationship with QB guru Tom Martinez, by helping him find a kidney donor.
- Paul Kenyon reports on how Bill Belichick's defensive insights helped Tom Brady learn to play quarterback.
- Mike Reiss reports a Super Bowl win would pay players an extra $88K each.
- ESPNBoston notes Tom Brady is back on the Sports Illustrated cover, but considering it's his 24th time on the cover, the "jinx" hasn't stopped him yet.
- Ian Rapoport catches up with Kevin Faulk and looks back with him at his early days.
- Tom E. Curran quotes how Bernard Pollard has apparently worked on revising his image from respectful to opponents to 'hardass.'
- Shalise Manza Young helps us get to know Sterling Moore, who earned some love after he broke up two potential game-winning TD passes.
- Jeff Howe has an interesting piece on Patriots RB Eric Kettani, who was summoned back to the Navy after spending time on the practice squad.
- ESPNBoston highlights Troy Brown on the Mike and Mike show about the Pats-Giants rematch, what it's like playing for Belichick and more.
- Chris Gasper examines the mental toughness and chemistry inside the Patriots locker room. (3 min. video)
- Ian Rapoport posts a picture of the US Lockheed C-5 Galaxy AFC Championship Game flyover, complete with Patriots logo and MHK patch on the wing.
- Michael Whitmer Patriots Notebook: Giants are following the same path to the Super Bowl that they did in 2007; Belichick knows this will take his team's best game to win; Julian Edelman was rooting for the Patriots to win SB XLII while at Kent State four years ago; Brady's intercepted pass to Matthew Slater was only the 4th pass all season thrown Slater's way (1 reception - a 46-yarder in the season opener); Giants were outscored 400-394 in the regular season.
- Ian Rapoport Patriots Notebook: Rob Gronkowski wouldn't have been able to practice yesterday if the team held one; Gerard Warren and Shaun Ellis have never played in a SB, despite 23 years of experience between them; Pats return to practice today after having Tuesday and Wednesday off; CB Nate Jones played one snap against the Ravens - on the last drive with the game on the line.
- The Boston Globe reviews the recent sports history between Boston and New York.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk) John Harbaugh dismisses "scoreboardgate" as "nonsense".
- Chris Burke (SI) Super Bowl matchups: Vince Wilfork vs. Giants' O-line.
- Clark Judge (CBS Sports) Improved Giants defense could be Super nemesis to Brady again.
- Chris Burke (SI) Super Bowl matchups: Patriots' TEs vs. Giants' D.
- James Walker (ESPN) NFL any era: Tom Brady.
- Jen Floyd Engel (Fox Sports) Brady wasn't always so picture perfect.
- Kerry J. Byrne (SI) Coughlin's Giants yet again play the role of Super anomaly.
- Gregg Rosenthal (ProFootballTalk) Giants defense has reason to think it matches up well.
- Photos (SI) The fabulous life of Rob Gronkowski.
- Staff Report (NFL.com) Ochocinco defies bedtime to watch Obama speak to nation.
- Peter Schrager (Fox Sports) Ranking all 45 Super Bowls.
- Total Access (NFL.com) Willie McGinest explores if Brady is looking to get even. (1.21 min. video)
- Total Access (NFL.com) Brady's top 10 playoff moments. (2.29 min. video)
- Kordell Stewart (ESPN) How will Pats attack Giants? (2.27 min. video)
- Dave Dameshek (NFL.com) The Shame Report: Championship Sunday. (4.25 min. video)
VIEW FROM NEW YORK
- Ebenezer Samuel (NY Daily News) Michael Boley says Giants' linebackers won't be bowled over by Patriots TEs Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez.
- Dan Salomone (Giants.com) Pats' Gronkowski focus of Giants D.
- Steve Serby (NY Post) Manning has emerged as Giants' best-ever QB.
- Mike Lupica (NY Daily News) NY Giants' path to Super Bowl glory always starts and ends with defense.
- Dan Salomone (Giants.com) Giants and Patriots: Then and now.
- Steve Serby (NY Post) Giants have chance to join New York's most beloved teams.
- Paul Schwartz (NY Post) Tuck's turnaround mirrors Giants' resurgence.
- Dan Salomone (Giants.com) Belichick and Coughlin share mutual respect.
- Staff Report (Star-Ledger) Should the New York Giants be named the New Jersey Giants?
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2 things that really stand out in the links:
Michael Boley, said he doesn’t think that the Giants LB’s won’t be bowled over Gronk and Hernandez. Hope he watches and improves on how crappy they played against them last time.
And each SB winning player gets 88k each? Dang! To some guys that’s pocket change, but to many others it means a hell of a lot.
PS~The leading topic on ESPN’s First Take was about, “Are the New England Patriots up to their old tricks?” It was in regards to the misinterpretation of the down when Cundiff came out to kick the last field goal.
Depth is great. Right up until you need it!!
I was at the game
and the scoreboard guys were getting down and distance wrong all day, regardless of who was on offense. There were a few occasions where they changed the board to read first down when it wasn’t, and there were plenty of times when they got the distance wrong by several yards. They’re updating it in realtime, sometimes before the chains themselves even move, so there’s ample opportunity for human error. Nothing really too controversial about it.
It probably has more to do with "minimum wage" than "conspiracy".
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 26, 2012 11:14 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
That's what local beat writer Mark Farinella said too
It’s not incompetence though, sometimes the distance is hard to eyeball exactly from where the box is located, and many times the refs will adjust it so it could be off a yard. As far as the down marker error goes, that particular drive was odd in that the ball fumbled out of bounds over the first down line, but it was ruled dead at the spot of the fumble, not where it went out of bounds and that caused some confusion.
Farinella noted that in his 30+ years, the digital scoreboard displays are usually corrected before the next down and it’s no big deal.
Keep the faith!
Exactly.
The guys in the booth aren’t watching CBS’s yellow line; they’re watching the actual action on the field. After a run on 2nd and 10, for example, it wasn’t uncommon to see the scoreboard read “3rd and 5,” then “3rd and 4,” then “3rd and 6.” Eventually, they’d get the distance right before the next play started.
What bugs me the most about this, though, is that the scoreboard is for the FANS, not the players or coaches. Players and coaches can see the sideline markers – they’re mere feet from them. Fans can’t see the markers, so that’s why the info is on the scoreboard. Moreover, everyone from Baltimore confirmed that they were looking at the actual markers, not the scoreboard. Still, mediots rant about “cheating” and “subterfuge.” Blah.
Can't blame them...
Drama begets web traffic!
"Valdez can pitch, Lee can hit... and pigs can fly."
by dannijd on Jan 27, 2012 12:24 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Absolutely
When Randy Moss got traded, this site’s traffic spiked through the roof, lol
Keep the faith!
Hahahaha...Just ask Suggs what he thinks...
As some point in the first half, the Pats were running the ball with Gronk lined up on the right side, Suggs to his inside. When the ball was snapped, Gronk took about three steps and simply leveled him like a rag doll. Suggs. Went flying through the air and landed in a heap. Heh, Boley can say what he wants, and maybe with an ankle at 60%, it might be an even match!
I was watching the NFL Replay of that
and Suggs got hit so hard, he got up and kept asking the team "who did that? Who did that? And when someone finally told him “87” he said “oh, aiight.” haha. Nobody wants a piece of Gronk!
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 26, 2012 4:47 PM EST up reply actions
Weren't the scoreboard operators for this game from the NFL, and not the Patriots?
I thought I read somewhere that for the playoffs that the NFL provides that crew. Can someone confirm?
NBA Officiating - Corrupt? Incompetent? Which is worse? Does it matter? It sucks.
They are employed by the Patriots.
…and probably aren’t paid very much.
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 27, 2012 3:34 PM EST up reply actions
Borges is reasonable?
Dogs and cats living together! Mass hysteria!
Further proof that the world as we know it, is coming to an end.
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 26, 2012 10:56 AM EST reply actions
I mean really?
I tell my boys that there are three words only a real man would say, “I messed up.” or “It’s my fault.”
Looks like there are some Ravens that need to grow a pair.
Not Harbaugh, though. He did just fine.
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 26, 2012 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
The Ravens are fine.....
To their credit, is seems 99% of the Ravens accept what happened and probably just want to kick Cundiff 35 yards or so. Let’s face it, in the final minute of the AFC Championship in a 3 point game you are ready to kick on 1st down, 2nd down, 3rd down and 4th down. All your normal routines go out the window and you just get yourself ready to get on the field at anytime. What would Cundiff have said if Harvaugh had called him out to kick on 3rd time because of time, “no Coach, I am not ready, run another play please”. Come on.
The media in Baltimore need to realise it is completely ridiculous to even suggest such things. Cundiff should have been ready. He shanked the kick. End of story.
Victimhood is the culture of Baltimore's media.
New York loves controversy. Boston loves to be smug and overly self-critical. LA loves stories of personal intrigue. Baltimore likes to whine and complain. Every city is different.
Linda Holiday is now a hero of mine.
Burn the red hoodie!
You know, it’s not too soon for her to lay out the old, grey, sleeveless hoodie. It’s really not.
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 26, 2012 11:08 AM EST reply actions
But has the most important question been answered?
Which jersey will the Pats be wearing in the Super Bowl?
"Valdez can pitch, Lee can hit... and pigs can fly."
ocho
GET RID OF OCHOSINNER , IT’S WASTE OF SPACE !!!
Additionally...
How is he a sinner? From what I’ve read he seems to be a classier dude than I am.
i like this
All the cbssports folks have NYG as their pick for the SB….I hate to see NE as the favorite!!
The Giants have already jumped all over the 'underdog' status
when Vegas put NE as 3.5 point favorites. Vegas is the only one picking NE to win.
Keep the faith!
who is this vegas ?
kidding… maybe they do it on purpose.. or it is probably the mystique around the pats.. oh it is brady and BB… they can’t lose..
Vegas means nothing
Remember, the goal of the Vegas line is to keep betting on each side balanced. They have learned over years of doing this that there are teams that have a sort of Vegas following in terms of people betting them to win. This is just another case of that.
"Valdez can pitch, Lee can hit... and pigs can fly."
by dannijd on Jan 27, 2012 12:28 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
wow
great video. I know they don’t call offensive facemask often but what torrey smith did on his touchdown was pretty much the definition of it.
He dragged him along like a dog on a leash.
I probably would have broken his elbow for that.
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 26, 2012 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
He didn't let go until the endzone and McC was upside down.
All Devin could have done here was drag his feet.
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 26, 2012 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, my wife and I saw that when the play happened and I had no answer for her when she kept asking me why that wasn't a penalty.
How is the defender supposed to close on the tackle if a ‘stiff arm’ becomes a ‘locked on yer face mask arm’?
Not to mention the sheer danger of that play.
NBA Officiating - Corrupt? Incompetent? Which is worse? Does it matter? It sucks.
Watching it later (at the time I was too busy seeing red), I wondered that too- let me make sure I understand it- a little teeny grab to the facemask of an offensive player is a huge penalty….
Dragging a defender 5+ yards by his helmet, however, can result in a TD?
"Valdez can pitch, Lee can hit... and pigs can fly."
Our TE got a 15 yarder against him today for exactly the same thing
Local amateur refs better than NFl refs?
by quadruple option on Jan 28, 2012 3:01 AM EST up reply actions
man, i know they weren't calling much, but that was a facemask penalty if there ever was one
Keep the faith!
And its not like he just grabbed it there
it started a good 4-5 yds further up the field. I think someone needs to go over the “stiff arm” rules with him.
I guess the only way they would call it
is if he ripped it off his head like they did BJGE. I guess the one bonus to having the dreads is the looser helmet.
Amazing video.
You have no choice but to love Gronk. He is so fun and upbeat. You can tell he truly loves this game, and this team.
When Brady tells Mr. Kraft, " I’ll do better in two weeks, you can count on that", it gave me goosebumps.
I believe Tom will have a great game and give everything he’s got againts the Giants.
Unfortunately, that video has been removed by YouTube.
NBA Officiating - Corrupt? Incompetent? Which is worse? Does it matter? It sucks.
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