"We will just remember this moment and remember how it felt. We will be motivated by it. We can’t look back. ... It just wasn't our year."

"You have to get after Tom Brady some type of way," Dareus said in a Sirius XM radio interview, according to the Buffalo News. "Getting a hand in his face, knocking his arm down."

"Don't go too crazy because Brady has the referees on his side. He cries to referees as soon as he gets a chance, and it always goes his way. So don't go too crazy, just play the game safe and just get in his face. Get him to throw bad passes, throw when he doesn't want to."

"You go over and use his toilet, and you press this button, and it sprays water on you and all this stuff, and I'm like, 'You gotta be kidding me.' " Wes told the press pack yesterday. "It's heated, it's all this stuff, and I'm like, 'This is crazy.'

I can’t wait." - Tom Brady. He's got to be aware of the first person to say this, right?

Apologies to my frenemy Terrell Suggs. He’s about to graduate on Sunday in Foxborough from Fall So Hard University." - Skip Bayless

Modell's Sporting Goods is offering free LITTLE HOTTIES® hand & toe warmers to those who stop by with their AFC Championship ticket.

WHEN: Begins Tuesday, 1/17/2012

WHERE: All MA, RI, NH, and CT stores

"The Patriots kicked their playoff run into high gear this weekend with a divisional round win over the Denver Broncos. Now, just one win away from a trip to Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI, the only team that stands in their way is the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship game Sunday. With the weather forecast calling for another chilly day in Foxborough, Modell’s Sporting Goods stores across the New England area are distributing free Little Hotties® hand & toe warmers to any fans that bring in their ticket to the upcoming AFC Championship Game. No fans will be turned away."

Patriots are expected to hire Josh McDaniels...Becomes OC in 2012

Patriots signed Pro-Bowl LB Jerod Mayo to a 5-year contract extension today. More on special Saturday edition of NFL Countdown @ 11 am.

Carter has bulked up this year, taking advantage of a full season in the team's strength program. He was listed at 252 pounds coming out of college, and is now in the 265-pound range. Carter likely played the role of Eagles defensive ends Jason Babin (team-high 10 sacks) and Trent Cole in practice.

Previously, the Patriots boosted Carter's practice squad salary, to $149,000, from the minimum ($96,900).

I don’t know how much more talented physically the current Patriots secondary guys are compared to the ones who’ve been ushered out this year. But they sure seem a lot smarter.