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If the Ravens win, it puts New England in play to possibly be part of the NFL’s 2013 season-opening game, which is traditionally held on the Thursday of opening weekend and hosted by the Super Bowl winner. It’s a tough spot to be the visitor in that type of situation. The Patriots are scheduled to play the Ravens on the road next season and would look like a prime candidate to be picked.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/if-the-ravens-win-it-puts-new-england-in-play-to/
It’s the first Best of PatsProp of the long, cold offseason, and I don’t blame any of you if you’re not ready to jump back in and look at a bunch of articles rehashing the Pats unfortunate demise just six days ago. So we’ll stick to just the measured, “here’s what went wrong, but don’t worry the Pats will be back” type takes.
Here at the Ministry of PatsPropaganda we’ve already turned the page and jumped head-first into the offseason. In just nine days it will be the offseason for everyone and the book can officially be closed on the 2012 season.
Mike D Analysis
Why the Patriots Must Alter Defensive Scheme Yet Again in 2013 –> must read from me if I do say so…
Stay or Go: Breaking Down Patriots’ Returning Defensive Starters | Bleacher Report
PatsPropaganda & Frenz Podcast Today 11am EST: 1/23 Patriots Season Wrap
Have Gronk, Will Travel: Patriots to play four playoff teams on road in 2013, including Ravens
Have Bill Belichick & the New England Patriots Lost Their Magic? –> don’t worry, they haven’t
Patriots Offseason Primers:
Local/National Analysis
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Word of Muth: Patriots Exit Exam
By the numbers: Ten stats that help tell story of 2012 Patriots – WEEI | Christopher Price
In their biggest game, the Patriots failed to measure up – Patriots – Boston.com
Curran: Belichick does things his way, like it or not
New England Patriots show common threads in playoff losses – ESPN Boston
Five areas for Pats to focus on – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston
Maybe picking up one of our Do Your Job tees will make you feel better about how the season ended?
Patriots lost, but they didn’t fail | Boston Herald
Sometimes Ron Borges nails it despite however you feel about him, this is one of those times…
Sustained success results in one of two things: thankfulness or arrogance. It breeds appreciation or entitlement. Only you can decide where you fit but understand this: The 2012 New England Patriots didn’t fail to do anything but win their last game, a fate they will share with 30 of their peers by the end of Super Bowl Sunday
And on the first day that Ed Reed was a free agent Bill Belichick appeared outside his window…
Nice work from @ErikFrenz via @RumfordJohnny.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/and-on-the-first-day-that-ed-reed-was-a-free-agent/
Don’t worry Patsfans, we’ll get you through the offseason.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/dont-worry-patsfans-well-get-you-through-the/
If you’re ready to talk some Pats yet hit me up. We’re finishing up our internal defensive analysis and will move on to the offense next week. Then it’s Free Agency, and Draft.
So you tell me, what’s the biggest priority for this Patriots offseason?
FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Introducing Snap-Weighted Age
So the Patriots had the fourth-youngest defense in the NFL this year when weighing the number of snaps played? For all the talk about Brady being near the end how about the long-term prognosis for such a young defense playing in so many big games so soon?