With Connecticut winning against Notre Dame, looks like its the end of the road for Charlie Weis.

my question is

a) Should Charlie return to New England?

b) And if so, back to his job as Offensive Coordinator?

thanks. just need to know what other Pats fans think.

Personally, I want him BACK!

Here’s my theory on why Richard Seymour(notes) balked at reporting to the Raiders after being traded by the Patriots for a first-round draft pick last Sunday morning: Inside information. For two-plus years, Seymour had been exposed to Randy Moss(notes), whose career was revived after being shipped from Oakland to New England. I’m not exonerating Moss for having been a dog during his time with the Raiders; I’m simply saying that he likely had a very negative impression of his previous employer relative to his current one, and I’m guessing he wasn’t shy about sharing. Then, a month ago, the Patriots acquired defensive end Derrick Burgess(notes) from the Raiders, reportedly for third- and fifth-round picks. Now Seymour had someone in his position meetings who, I surmise, couldn’t contain his elation about having escaped a dysfunctional franchise for a first-class organization. Think Seymour heard a few horror stories about life with the silver-and-black? I do.

Teddy you will be missed. One of the smartest, if not, the smartest linebacker in the NFL.

Tom Brady on whether he noticed that WR Wes Welker was not out on the field:

"We miss Wes, believe me. There's nobody like Wes. There's only one Wes Welker in the NFL and I'm glad he's on our team."

good luck this year u are the favories to win it all hope u go 15-1

How much of an advantage do some teams in the league have schematically over others?

"I am a big believer that coaching plays a significant role in wins and losses in the NFL. Talent-wise, teams are not that different. Outside of the quarterback position, it very often comes down to coaching, which is primarily playing to your strengths and minimizing your limitations. Some organizations are better than others at utilizing their players and really diagnosing what makes the other team successful. Bill Belichick is really good at that. He has a great feel for the strengths of his own players and taking away the one or two things that the other team does well."

"Linebacker Paris Lenon signed with the Patriots, adding depth to a linebacker corps that needed it. Many question this move based on Lenon's up and down career in Detroit, but Lenon is going to NE for depth reasons, not to be a starter. In the role of a backup, I think he will do just fine. "

Reaction from Sean Yulle of Pride of Detroit to the Paris Lenon signing.

- As the group waits on the 10th tee, Manning walks over to a little boy wearing a New England Patriots cap.

"Who threw up on your hat?" Manning asked, smiling. He covered the offending logo as the TV cameras sidled over to him. Manning then offered the little boy a high five, which the youngster reluctantly accepted.

How The Boston Patriots became the New England Patriots

[Former Patriots GM from 1971-72 Upton Bell] said it was his idea, and in researching this book we couldn't find anyone to dispute that claim. So for the sake of history, the credit goes to Bell.

After being rejected by the Boston city council a final time on a new stadium in 1970, Pat Sullivan said his father wanted to extract some revenge on the city by taking the "Boston" out of the Patriots. And with the new stadium going up in suburban Foxboro, Sullivan wanted the name to have more of a regional influence.

So in early 1971, the team became the "Bay State" Patriots. A press conference was called and a banner unfurled. Unfortunately the newspapers had to abbreviate the name to fit it into the headlines, and soon fans were snickering at the "BS" Patriots.

"The first day I came here for my press conference I picked up one of the papers and right there on the front page it said, "BS Patriots to hire Bell," said Bell. "Every writer in town was having a field day. The bullshit Patriots. So one of my first moves was to ask Billy if we could change the name to the "New England" Patriots. I didn't want to tell Billy that, hey, we look ridiculous."

"The board eventually agreed."

The Bay State Patriots officially became the New England Patriots on March 22, 1971.

--- Michael Felger, Tales from the Patriots Sideline: A collection of the Greatest Stories of the Team's First 40 Years

610 Sports is reporting that the Kansas City Chiefs have offered Scott Pioli the job of general manager. Sources to 610 Sports say the two sticking points include money and control over football operations, specifically the coaching staff.