New England Patriots Links 2/01/12 - Pats Back at Practice
by Marima on Feb 1, 2012 10:42 AM EST
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PrintOn the New England Way: "In New England you are more focused on your job. It's a small town. All that's there is football. We just focus on our job and everyone buys into the concept. You see how we play on Sundays. We are focused and have a set schedule that we go about every day. Everyone buys into the system. Coach Belichick is so smart. He really breaks down our opponents. I just try to soak in knowledge from him. He is one of the best coaches I have been around."
Julian Edelman at Media Day
On playing offense and defense for the first time in his life: "It is exciting. After a game, when you feel like you've contributed to a team win, there is nothing better than that. Anyway that you can help the team, is always awesome."
On preparing for the Super Bowl as an offensive and defensive player: "Depending on the week and stuff, depending on my role in the situation of each game, sometimes I have to be in the offensive meetings, and sometimes I have to be in the defensive (meetings). If I wasn't in the offense, or if I wasn't in the defense, then I will meet with the coach after practice when everyone is gone and kind of get the tips there and prepare myself best for the game."
On Giants WR Mario Manningham's comments about being covered by Edelman: "I am not really worried about what Mario Manningham is saying right now. I am more focused on doing my job, and that is preparing right now. We will see if that opportunity comes ahead of us in the game."
On how much pressure there is to block for Tom Brady: "A lot. That's our job and if we don't block for Tom, our offense isn't going to do any good. We know it falls on us to keep him up."
On the key to keeping Tom Brady off the ground: "Just staying on your man, keeping the defensive linemen off them or if they're blitzing, picking those up and just blocking those guys for as long as it takes. For as long as he needs, that's how long we're supposed to block for."
On what the best part about being an offensive lineman is: "Blocking. That's all we do is block, so that has to be the best. We've got it pretty good. I think it's a great job to have and I wouldn't want to play one of those other positions. They have to run too much."
TEAM TALK
- Patriots Media Day Quotes: Part I and Part II.
- Paul Perillo points out that despite the season-long struggles, the Patriots defense is playing its best football of the season.
- Patriots Today - Media Day Madness. (1.50 min. video)
- Patriots Today - The state of Gronk's ankle. (2.56 min. video)
- Patriots Today - A look back 10 years. (1.01 min. video)
- NFLN Videos: Deion's best of Media Day. (1.27 min. video)
- NFLN Videos: Ochocinco: 'I'm gonna do my job that's the easy part.' (4.06 min.)
- NFLN Videos: Deion has fun with Welker. (2.48 min.)
LOCAL LINKS
- Jerry Thornton nails the media take on the Super Bowl as Eli Manning's "legend grows like William Wallace's. He's 7 feet tall. Kills men by the hundreds. He'll consume New England with fireballs from his eyes and bolts of lightning from his arse."
- Ian Rapoport talks about Rob Gronkowski giving the boot to his boot, and what it really means.
- Mike Reiss shares some quick hits from Patriots Media Day.
- Mike Rodak recalls that when Brady went to his first Super Bowl he was a single 24-year old.
- Kevin Jackson reports Chad Ochocinco still drew a large crowd, even though he didn't have a podium.
- Mike Reiss spotlights Rob Gronkowski's Media Day appearance, and that Gronk won't say whether he'll play or not on Sunday.
- Dan Shaugnessy says Gronkowski was all the rage yesterday, and he answered every question except the big one.
- Karen Guregian reports WR Mario Manningham tried to say nice things about Julian Edelman, but he's still hoping to see him out there pretending to be a defensive back.
- Steve Buckley says Tom Brady is as smooth as they come on Media Day, with the perfect answers no matter the question.
- Jeff Howe says the players are feeling the excitement of the Super Bowl being only five days away.
- Christopher Price tells us five things we learned Monday: BenJarvus Green-Ellis is going to be a big part of things Sunday.
- Greg A. Bedard gives us his matchup of the day: LT Matt Light vs. RE Jason Pierre-Paul.
- Tom E. Curran reports the Patriots know they're going to have to protect Tom Brady on Sunday.
- Karen Guregian says this may have been Dante Scarnecchia's finest coaching jobs with the Patriots.
- Christopher Price tells us five things we learned Tuesday: Super Bowl XLVI will be a referendum on Pats' O-Line.
- Mike Reiss highlights Dante Scarnecchia's comments on some of his linemen during Media Day.
- Christopher Price reports Dante Scarnecchia revealed Sebastian Vollmer will play Sunday.
- Mary Paoletti talks with Rob Ninkovich who doesn't care if he's recognized as long as he's playing up to his standards.
- Mary Paoletti notes James Ihedigbo has never forgotten the trail his father blazed for him.
- Ron Borges catches up with Bill O’Brien, whose last day as a dishwasher in New England will be Sunday.
- Mike Rodak reports Bill O'Brien deflected questions about Penn State, saying this week was about the Patriots.
- Phil Perry notes Stephen Gostkowski hasn't had to make many walk-off kicks like his predecessor.
- Peter Abraham keeps an eye on the understudies at Media Day, who were having fun despite not attracting reporters.
- ESPNBoston posts a few photos from Super Bowl XLVI media day at Lucas Oil Stadium.
- Paul "Fitzy" Fitzgerald has a couple of new videos posted on Townie News: Peyton Manning's voicemail to Tom Brady and Fitzy goes to the Pats rally.
- Modell's Sporting Goods is selling Gronk "We're going to the 'Ship!" T-shirts. Here's Gronkowski's video promotion on YouTube.
- The AP reveals what the Boston and New York governors are each betting in support of their teams.
- Mike Reiss answers his weekly Patriots mailbag: Pats fans are both confident and concerned about Sunday.
- Dan Duquette, Jr. posts a picture of the Boston Public Garden ducklings all wearing Gronk T-shirts.
- Ian Rapoport Patriots Notebook: Stevan Ridley is anxious to make up for his fumbles, and confident he'll be playing Sunday; Matt Light and Sebastian Vollmer were sick with a stomach bug yesterday; Sterling Moore was asked a lot about his game-and-season-saving play against the Ravens; Pepper Johnson isn't having any flashbacks about his days as a Giant; Patriots plan to practice today, tomorrow and Friday.
- Boston Globe Patriots Notebook: Dante Scarnecchia praised his men and indicated Sebastian Vollmer would return to the lineup; Rob Gronkowski is rehabbing diligently and hopeful he'll be on the field; The Peyton Manning saga was a topic of discussion among players at Media Day; Giants owner John Mara praised Robert Kraft for his crucial role in the labor negotiations.
- Gary Dzen looks at what's the same and what's different from the last Patriots-Giants Super Bowl.
NATIONAL NEWS
- Ben Muth (Football Outsiders) Super Bowl Preview: Analysis of the Patriots-Giants offensive lines.
- Kevin Fishbain (Pro Football Weekly) Patriots-Giants matchup of the day: DT Vince Wilfork vs. Giants' O-line.
- Staff Report (Sporting News) Super Bowl matchup of the day: Patriots RT Nate Solder vs. Giants LE Justin Tuck.
- Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) Patriots anything but soft in middle with Wilfork, Mayo.
- Matt Bowen (Nat'l Football Post) Will Gronkowski's injury alter Patriots game plan?
- Gregg Rosenthal (ProFootballTalk) Edelman tries to prove he's a "real defensive back."
- Herm Edwards and Merril Hoge (ESPN) How to defend Gronk. (1.48 min. video)
- Chris Burke (SI) Giants' D prepping for 'chess match' against Patriots' tight ends.
- Bucky Brooks (NFL.com) Five individual battles that could decide Super Bowl XLVI.
- James Walker (ESPN) Ochocinco humbled by first Super Bowl.
- Steve Wyche (NFL.com) Patriots' Ochocinco finally hits big stage, but as bit player.
- John Clayton (ESPN) How vulnerable is Tom Brady? Giants pass-rushers say they know exactly how to bother the Pats QB.
- Arthur Arkush (Pro Football Weekly) Webster: Giants will disrupt Patriots' receivers' timing.
- David Steele (Sporting News) With a will to match his size, Wilfork is everything Haynesworth wasn't.
- Joe Fortenbaugh (Nat'l Football Post) What is "The Patriot Way?" Vince Wilfork breaks it down.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Patriots say practicing in pads was just what they needed.
- Ross Tucker (ESPN) Don't forget battle in trenches.
- David Flemming (ESPN Page 2) 46 things that will happen before the Super Bowl.
- Clifton Brown (Sporting News) Giants' Nicks, Cruz give Patriots plenty to fear.
- Doug Farrar (Yahoo! Sports) Steve Mariucci still haunted by the Tom Brady pick he didn't make.
- Scott Smith (Sporting News) Super Bowl dynasty of the 2000s: New England Patriots.
- Albert Breer (NFL.com) O'Brien's juggling act to be tested on National Signing Day.
SUPER BOWL MEDIA DAY
- Chris Burke (SI) Welcome to the circus: Super Bowl XLVI Media Day live blog.
- Don Banks (SI) All eyes on Gronkowski's ankle at media day; and more.
- Joe Fortenbaugh (Nat'l Football Post) If it's really about revenge, the Patriots are doing a good job of hiding it.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) Patriots Media Day observations.
- Chris Chase (Yahoo! Sports) The best and worst from the New England Patriots media day session.
- Alex Marvez (Fox Sports) Ochocinco has 86'd the 'me' attitude.
- Marc Sessler (NFL.com) Ventrone's the Suburban Poet, don't you know it?
- Zack Pierce (Fox Sports) Fans take part in Media Day fun.
- Photo Gallery (Fox Sports) The best images from Super Bowl XLVI Media Day.
VIEW FROM NEW YORK
- Ralph Vacchiano (NY Daily News) Antrel Rolle (kind of) guarantees NY Giants will beat New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.
- Gary Myers (NY Daily News) QB Eli Manning could be in store for a record day against Patriots.
- Ebenezer Samuel (NY Daily News) Giants' Brandon Jacobs knows Super Bowl XLVI could be last game in Big Blue uniform, so he says he's leaving with a ring.
- Bart Hubbuch (NY Post) Giants' Baas fires back at Patriots' Wilfork.
- Kevin Manahan (NJ Star-Ledger) New England Patriots: 10 reasons to hate them.
- Paul Schwartz (NY Post) Giants follow Coughlin to brink of another title.
- Brian Costello (NY Post) Gronkowski's 'day by day' injury status puts Patriots in game-plan fix.
- Paul Schwartz and Brian Costello (NY Post) Giants DE Umenyiora says Patriots star will struggle on bad ankle.
- Bart Hubbuch (NY Post) Matchup to watch: Giants kickoff coverage vs. KR Danny Woodhead.
- Kevin Manahan (NJ Star-Ledger) Spurred by Patriots hatred, many Indianapolis Colts fans are rooting for Giants.
- Filip Bondy (NY Daily News) Bill Belichick takes on the crazies as New England coach tackles another Super Bowl Media Day.
- Bart Hubbuch (NY Post) Giants TE Ballard in overlooked position.
- Rich Cimini (ESPNNY) Shaun Ellis: Jets have no loyalty.
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My original headline
was going to read, “Patriots should just hand over the trophy now” or something like that, but felt it was a tad too sarcastic. Then I laughed reading Jerry Thornton’s article this morning because he nailed it, oozing with delicious, goopy sacarsm throughout.
Keep the faith!
My favorite line
“Brady’s played gawdawful in the playoffs, if you take away that unworldly, record-breaking job against Denver. And you must take it away. It doesn’t count.”
Really wonderful article.
I want this game so bad.
Tom Brady > Ryan Mallett > Brian Hoyer > Mark Sanchez
by beantownboy171 on Feb 1, 2012 11:04 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The most hideous in my opinion was the
“QB Eli Manning could be in store for a record day against Patriots” piece by Gary Myers. He can truly foretell the future can’t he? And i hope Edelman isn’t put on any of the Giants top 3 WR’s. Everyone knows the G-Men will attempt to exploit it.
Depth is great. Right up until you need it!!
Exactly.
Everyone knows the G-Men will attempt to exploit it.
So if I’m BB, what do I do? I create as many looks as I can that give the appearance that Edelman will be 1-on-1 with Cruz or Nicks. Early in the game, maybe I do leave him 1-on-1, to give some believability to the disguise. But later, once you know Eli is looking there right away and taking Edelman’s weaknesses for granted, I mix it up. Obviously I can’t articulate exactly what schemes you’d alternate between, but the general concept makes sense to me. The Giants, by their in-week comments, seem susceptible to being tricked into thinking they will always have the upper hand. Cleverly disguised defensive schemes will be key.
If you play defensive back, you are a defensive back.
And that’s that.
"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 Feb 1, 2012 11:40 AM EST reply actions
Word
Mario needs to study the Patriot way a bit more. If Brady had more speed, Hoodie would probably have him catching passes from Woodhead.
Oh, and there was that Troy Brown guy. Wasn’t he a receiver before playing DB? If I recall, he had a few key interceptions over his career.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Gotta love how the Post frames its stories.
When they say that Baas “fires back” at Wilfork, it implies that Wilfork actually did or said something to Baas which warranted retort…but Wilfork didn’t do or say anything. The Post is referring to the media’s peppering of Baas with questions about his upcoming matchup with Wilfork.
So here, the media is ACTUALLY asking questions about the a very interesting facet of the Super Bowl, perhaps the most important one-on-one matchup of the day, and the Post tries to turn it in a story of petty personal conflict.
Sunday can’t here soon enough, if for no other reason than that the NY media is going off its rails.
I know, lol, I had to read that one for myself too
Baas is actually firing back at the media. Yeesh.
Keep the faith!
Yeah, what a joke that one was
I was thinking, what did Vince say? Sure enough, he didn’t say a word. Just more NY hype.
An arrogant giants' team? I'll take it
Let them shoot their mouths off needlessly, its like pouring kerosene on a flame. Since 2007, the roles have switched and the Giants truly believe they won’t lose. A feeling of invincibility is the worse thing to have in the sb (we know this better than everyone).
by Kris_Risk on Feb 1, 2012 12:17 PM EST via mobile reply actions
the gmen truly believed they wouldnt lose in 07 as well
It wasnt just you guys. I think whats changed more is the fans’ perception of this game. More giants fans are jumping on the bandwagon believing in the win while more pats fans are approaching it with guarded optimism. I think at this point you just have to be confident and hope your team closes the deal.
by jhMLB on Feb 1, 2012 12:24 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
yeah at work . . .
I have a Giants fan that sits behind me and all he can say is “how are you going to cover our recievers?” and I think wow that is exactly what we thought back then but he will have none of it.
by AverageJoeEveryman on Feb 1, 2012 12:36 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think any team at this level believes it's going to lose.
The 2001 Patriots believed they were going to beat the Rams, and they did. The difference isn’t in belief – it’s in the players’ expression of said belief. Giants’ players aren’t just expressing their confidence; they are openly calling out Patriots’ players in a manner that suggests they lack respect for their competition. As many astute commentators have pointed over the last week, there is nothing to be gained from questioning the ability of your competitors. You give them fuel and allow them to play the disrespect card, which can go a long way toward helping them block out all the distractions inherent in Super Bowl week. You also will have a tendency – subconsciously, I think – to take your opponent less seriously than you should. There’s just no good reason to talk yourself up or tear your competition down to the media.
But as a Patriots fan, I love it. I love the attitude of certainty that’s permeating the Giants’ locker room. I love that the Patriots, a team that went 13-3 and whose QB threw for the second most passing yards in the history of the NFL, are being written off not only by the media, but seemingly by the team that they’re about to play. It’s a recipe for disaster for the Giants, especially if they find themselves in an early hole against a pissed off Tom Brady.
by nbradley07 on Feb 1, 2012 12:45 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs
Game. Set. Match.
Giants’ players aren’t just expressing their confidence; they are openly calling out Patriots’ players in a manner that suggests they lack respect for their competition.
Cruz and Manningham questioning Edelman as a DB. Osi suggesting Light being off the field allows the pass rush to have a “field day.” There is confidence, and there is arrogance. It’s a fine line, yet the Giants have crossed it repeatedly over the past couple of weeks.
Belittling and undermining the competition does nothing but spotlight the insecurities this Giants team really has on their own end. You’d think with how the media has dressed them up as the second coming of the ‘72 Dolphins, they’d be able to highlight their own accomplishments and roles more than diminishing the accomplishments of the opponent.
Can I Scream?
So does that make the Patriots as underdogs?
Hahahah.
Well, look at it this way…the Giants aren’t the Packers, Saints, 49ers, or Ravens in terms of record-like. However, they do seem like a Lions, Falcons, or Texans team though…
Totally off-topic but I wanted to forewarn anyone else in my situation
If you prep your own taxes and for others as well don’t use turbo-tax online.
they try to bang you for each federal return. Buy the desktop version if you plan on filing multiple federal e-files.
Oh well I was trying to keep the impending game off my mind, guess I’ll just have to go buy the software and do my taxes again. Yipee!
GFY
Haha... you MUST be trying to keep your mind off football
and taxes are a sure way of bringing us all back to reality and down to earth in a hurry.
Keep the faith!
I don't mind doing them
just doing them twice that sticks in my craw.
If I get mine out of the way I don’t mind doing all the extended family’s. Just a way of helping them out instead of getting layed over the barrel at H&R or Jackson Hewitt.
GFY
by TFBismywingman on Feb 1, 2012 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
We have something in common then
I do them for family and others too. : ) I’m just waiting until after the football season is over this year.
Keep the faith!
Jerry Thornton's article...
One of best things I’ve read in the last two weeks and its not even close… gotta love the satire, and sarcasm, just awesome :) I just hope the giants and Elia have mercy of us… Please.
by gap2539 on Feb 1, 2012 12:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions
thornton's article is on point
and i love it. you don’t think belichick is hammering the media’s perception down the team’s throat? this team will be focused, and there’s no doubt they want it more than the giants. it’s like a role reversal of 2007, which i will take anytime.
Mark Anderson...
thinks football is all there is to New England? Boston may not be a big city like Chicago or NYC, but it is without a doubt one of the most culturally rich cities in the United States. And Boston is far from all there is to the area. I’m not a native the area, but I chose to live because in large part because there are so many great things to do in the region. Mark, you need to get out more often!
"If you know how to cheat, start now." - Earl Weaver
Plus NE isn't a town
I think he was really referring to Foxboro – where there is nothing to do. Providence and Boston aren’t that far but the immediate area doesn’t offer much, which is probably a good thing for focus. I’d give him a pass on this one, unless he plays poorly Sunday of course.
If he plays very well on Sunday
I won’t give a damn if he said “Yeah, other than pottery there’s really nothing else in New England. Pottery always has and always will be #1 to these people. It’s all they know!”
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.
he's talking about Foxboro
I’m betting he lives within a few miles of the stadium. The fact that he doesn’t have a better appreciation for the area, although there’s nothing wrong with a player going out on the town, tells me that he’s studying football. Maybe that’s why he’s having his best season in years. Also, he spent some years in Chicago, a downtown stadium where it’s probably very common for a lot of the players to be out on the town more often than not.
Oh yeah...
I totally give him a pass. I didn’t mean to sound cranky or upset. I’m just saying this is a great area to live. There are some places in the country where there is literally is very little other than football…I know I’ve lived in some of them. I’m in this area by choice, I could have chosen anywhere to live. There is no place I’d rather be than New England, and that’s not just because we have the best NFL franchise around.
I don’t really think Mark meant anything negative about the region with his words, and even if he did, I won’t hold it against him if he sacks Eli Manning 5 times on Sunday!
"If you know how to cheat, start now." - Earl Weaver
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