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Rex Ryan wants to win the game so bad I swear he’d suit up and put the big-boy pads on and replace Kris Jenkins if the rules would allow. It’d be more valuable, though, if he could channel his intensity into the head of Mark Sanchez.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/rex-ryan-wants-to-win-the-game-so-bad-i-swear-hed/
Here’s what the Pats were rocking out to during practice today. And a little Ray Allen Jesus Shuttlesworth never hurt. Happy Thursday. 3 Days till the war…
https://www.patspropaganda.com/heres-what-the-pats-were-rocking-out-to-during/
Get pumped up for the Jets-Pats game with the one, the only, the Fitzy.
BTW… how sweet is that Brady shirt? I suggest you buy one and buy it now.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/get-pumped-up-for-the-jets-pats-game-with-the-one/
On Tuesday, upon hearing Laurence Maroney had been traded, I took my usual positive spin to the transaction by tweeting that the Patriots now had seven picks in the first four rounds of the 2011 draft. I characterized this wealth of picks as “scary”.
The Patriots have had back to back excellent drafts, and another year of multiple high picks makes the odds pretty good that they will continue to add even more young talent to a team that is quickly becoming recognized as one of the youngest and most talented in the NFL.
To my surprise Tim Graham, the ESPN beat writer for the AFC East, tweeted back at me something to the effect of “maybe they’ll draft another Laurence Maroney”.
Thus started a twitter debate of epic proportions. On and on it went for over an hour, to the delight of many “twit-nesses”, as we argued about the Patriots draft philosophy. Credit to Tim, who continued to fire back at a mere Pats fan-blogger like myself.
It’s hard to make a quality argument 140 characters at a time, though I think I did a pretty good job sticking to my guns, so I felt this was worthy of an expanded analysis. Plus I’ve heard Felger/Mazz, aka the Abandon Hope All Ye Who Listen Show, were railing against the Pats for their ‘06/’07/’08 drafts today.
So let’s set aside our fan loyalty and look at the NFL draft as rational business people and figure out if the Patriots really are the bad drafters the “pundits” would have you believe they are…
http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1
Woot Woot! Check out the SI Issue hitting newstands Thursday! An excerpt regarding Welker:
“Welker’s score—the first of his two on the day—was significant in a broader context. Seven months and 10 days earlier he had undergone reconstructive surgery after tearing two major ligaments, including the ACL, in his left knee on a gruesome noncontact injury during the regular-season finale at Houston. His recovery and return were not only uncommonly swift but also distinctly understated. Welker did not provide rehab updates on Twitter, because he does not tweet. He did not reveal his improving fitness on his reality television show, because he does not have one. Pressed for perspective in a postgame press conference, Welker—wearing a rumpled T-shirt, Chuck Taylors and a slightly goofy golf cap—called his momentous comeback ‘a cool thing,’ but then quickly downgraded it to ‘just another game.’ ”
https://www.patspropaganda.com/woot-woot-check-out-the-si-issue-hitting/
Patriots Nation is probably feeling pretty good about itself today, perhaps even bordering on overconfident. The Jetslooked horrid and lost Kris Jenkins for the season (not saying I am glad he’s injured, but it is a major blow to their defense), while the Patriots are being collectively praised again as a Super Bowl contender, even by the likes of Rex Ryan! It also helps that the Colts and Chargers, perennial AFC power houses, both lost as well.
But the Jets are not a team, or even an offense, to be taken lightly.
Why the Pats and their fans still need to take this weekend’s game very seriously after the jump…