New England Patriots Draft: Building a 2012 NFL Draft Big Board for the Patriots | Bleacher Report
Nice work by Frenz.
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A moment with Anthony Gonzalez (by NESN)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/a-moment-with-anthony-gonzalez-by-nesn/
The Future of the NFL: More Up-tempo No-huddle | Smart Football
Modern defenses want to match offenses in terms of strength and speed via personnel substitutions. They also want to confuse offenses with movement and disguise. The up-tempo no-huddle stymies those defensive options. The defense doesn’t have time to substitute, and it’s also forced to show its hand: It can’t disguise or shift because the quarterback can snap the ball and take advantage of some obvious, structural weakness. And when the defense is forced to reveal itself, Tom Brady can change into a better play. The upshot of this tactic: Brady, of all people, sees defenses that are simpler than those most other NFL quarterbacks go up against.
Gronk loses out to Megatron in Madden voting, won’t be on cover. I don’t think there’s any Patriots fans that are too upset about this, though Gronk certainly must be disappointed given how hard he campaigned for it. Oh well, the Pats avoid the Madden curse for another season.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/gronk-loses-out-to-megatron-in-madden-voting/
Join me and Frenz this morning as we finally get into some heavy draft discussion. We’re just 15 days away from the NFL off-season Christmas!
Kyle Love lays out Ryan Lilja MNF 11/21/2011 (by mdoane76)
This never gets old…
https://www.patspropaganda.com/kyle-love-lays-out-ryan-lilja-mnf-11212011-by/
Debate: Where Do the Patriots Need to Add Depth in April’s Draft? :Derek’s Patriots Blog
Good discussion between Frenz and Derek Havens, two guys who know their Patriots stuff.
As far as the safety conversation goes I’d only add that there is just not a bonafide starter out there in Free Agency or the draft. The best they can hope to do is bring in the mid-level vets (Gregory, kicking the tires of guys like Yeremiah Bell, Laron Landry), and a rookie or two to compete. Hopefully from this group a viable partner for Patrick Chung (or even someone to push Chung) will emerge. But there’s no simple “bring this guy in and we’re set at safety” solution this year.
When Siliga was on the field against the Browns in Week 14, his first game as a starter, the Patriots allowed 39 yards on 20 carries to running backs for a clip of 1.95 yards per carry. New England allowed 64 yards on 17 carries for 3.8 yards per carry when Siliga was on the […]