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November 30, 2008 - December 6, 2008 Archives
6:01 PM Fri, Dec 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young  Email
For New England Out LB Pierre Woods -- DNP, jaw Doubtful LB Vince Redd -- DNP, ankle WR Kelley Washington -- DNP, thigh Questionable LB Tedy Bruschi -- LP, knee CB Ellis Hobbs -- LP, shoulder RB LaMont Jordan --......
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4:46 PM Fri, Dec 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
How hard is it to pick winners -- especially against the point-spread -- in the National Football League these days? Consider that, two weeks ago, the Bills racked up 54 points in a win at Kansas City, then returned......
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3:12 PM Fri, Dec 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Dan Barbarisi Email
For the second time this season, the Patriots are doing what they can to cut down on coast-to-coast travel by staying out on the West Coast between games. The first stretch was against San Diego and San Francisco, and now......
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1:24 PM Fri, Dec 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Dan Barbarisi Email
The football coaching fraternity can be a tight one, and with college coaches often jumping to the NFL and vice-versa, friendships across various levels are common. Two of Bill Belichick's closest friends in the college coaching world will face each......
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12:27 PM Fri, Dec 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Dan Barbarisi Email
Linebackers Vince Redd and Pierre Thomas, defensive end Ty Warren, and receiver Kelley Washington all missed practice Friday, held on the upper practice field behind Gilette Stadium. Thomas is dealing with a broken jaw, Redd an ankle injury, and Washington......
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12:03 PM Fri, Dec 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
The Patriots probably didn't have much of a choice but to sign Junior Seau to join their linebacking corps, but the signing -- along with that of Rosevelt Colvin earlier in the week - certainly shows you what a dire......
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9:53 AM Fri, Dec 05, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots have just announced the signing of LB Junior Seau; to make room for Seau on the roster, fellow LB Adalius Thomas was placed on injured reserve. Seau worked out for New England yesterday evening, and will be asked......
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5:11 PM Thu, Dec 04, 2008 | Permalink |
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For New England Did not participate LB Vince Redd -- ankle LB Adalius Thomas -- forearm DT Ty Warren -- groin WR Kelley Washington -- thigh LB Pierre Woods -- jaw Limited participation LB Tedy Bruschi -- knee CB Ellis......
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2:13 PM Thu, Dec 04, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
What kind of role have Dan Koppen and the offensive line, as a whole, played in your development this season? They have done a great job. They really have rallied around me. They continue to instill confidence in me,......
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1:12 PM Thu, Dec 04, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots are on the breezy upper practice fields behind Gillette Stadium for today's practice session, and the players are in shells and sweatpants (though Sam Aiken is in shorts). The same five players were missing today that were not......
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12:33 PM Thu, Dec 04, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
TOUGH GUY WES: Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker confirmed what a lot of us already thought about him yesterday -- that he's a stand-up guy who is not going to let a hard hit like the one from Ryan Clark......
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7:18 PM Wed, Dec 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
For the Patriots Did not participate LB Vince Redd -- ankle LB Adalius Thomas -- forearm DT Ty Warren -- groin WR Kelley Washington -- thigh LB Pierre Woods -- jaw Limited participation LB Tedy Bruschi -- knee CB Ellis......
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4:38 PM Wed, Dec 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
We have gotten a chance to watch a lot of Seattle film the last couple of days. I think this is a good football team. It is not indicated by their record, but when I watch them play they have......
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3:55 PM Wed, Dec 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
FOXBORO (AP) - Former New England Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch is confident Tom Brady will make a solid comeback from his season-ending knee injury. Branch spent four seasons as Brady's teammate in New England and was named MVP in......
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3:28 PM Wed, Dec 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker spoke to reporters today for the first time since the hard hit from Steelers safety Ryan Clark that put him out of Sunday's game and ended his NFL record streak of 11 games with six......
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1:25 PM Wed, Dec 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots are on the upper practice fields behind Gillette Stadium beginning their on-field preparations for Sunday's game with Seattle. The players were in shells (light pads) and shorts/sweatpants. There were five players not spotted during the media-access window: DE......
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11:58 AM Wed, Dec 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
After they reached the second round of the NFC playoffs last season, and with Mike Holmgren on his farewell tour before ending his distinguished coaching career, the Seattle Seahawks were thought to be a Super Bowl contender entering this season.......
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10:36 AM Wed, Dec 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots have just announced the signing of LB Rosevelt Colvin. The 31-year old veteran spent the 2003-07 seasons with New England before being released at the start of the offseason; he signed spent training camp this year with Houston......
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10:04 AM Wed, Dec 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
NFL vice president of officiating Mike Pereira told The Boston Herald yesterday that the hit Sunday by Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark that knocked out Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, while nasty to watch, was within the rules, except for......
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9:20 AM Wed, Dec 03, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Linebacker Rosevelt Colvin has signed a one-year deal to return to the New England Patriots, according to league sources quoted by The Boston Globe. Colvin, a Patriot from 2003 to 2007, was released by the team before the start of......
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6:59 PM Tue, Dec 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The last couple of games you've been up in the coach's box calling the plays. Can you comment on that change? What led to it and how might you be benefiting from that? What led to it was getting......
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6:55 PM Tue, Dec 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Boston Globe reported this afternoon that the Patriots are hosting LB Rosevelt Colvin at Gillette Stadium today for a tryout. Colvin's potential return could mean that the injury Pierre Woods suffered against the Steelers -- announced as a mouth......
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6:40 PM Tue, Dec 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
The Patriots' secondary took another hit today, as New England placed veteran CB Jason Webster on season-ending injured reserve with an ankle injury. Webster was only recently re-signed by the Patriots. The 31-year old was originally signed by New England......
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5:57 PM Tue, Dec 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
We are moving onto Seattle here. They're a team that we are not very familiar with. We haven't seen much of them, although we have crossed paths with them a few times this year in watching some of those NFC......
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11:37 AM Tue, Dec 02, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
CLARK REACHES OUT: Steelers free safety Ryan Clark is probably going to be fined by the league today for the hit that injured Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker and resulted in a 15-yard penalty on Sunday (the Patriots of course......
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3:39 PM Mon, Dec 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
We had a chance to look over the film this morning. It's really the same thing I said yesterday, I feel like we missed a lot of opportunities out there. Looking at the film, there were a couple more that......
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1:20 PM Mon, Dec 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The Patriots and the National Football League announced moments ago that the Pats will play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in London on Oct. 25, 2009 as part of the NFL's International Series of regular-season games. The NFL has staged one......
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12:35 PM Mon, Dec 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Yesterday's Patriots game continued a frustrating trend in which the local football team has killed itself with mistakes. If you review the Patriots' five losses, three of them -- against the Colts, the Jets and the Steelers -- might have......
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12:15 PM Mon, Dec 01, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Bill Belichick just wrapped up his press conference for today, and began by reiterating that New England missed a lot of opportunities against Pittsburgh yesterday, adding that after looking at the film there were even more than he had first......
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10:07 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
We had a lot of opportunities out there today. We weren't able to take care of some of the ones we had. Pittsburgh took advantage of those. That was really the difference in the game, the turnovers. It was......
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10:05 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Can you talk about the number of turnovers you guys had? A lot of turnovers, especially in the second half. Five turnovers in the second half; you can't beat anybody doing that. That is what was very costly. Was......
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10:03 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Coach Belichick said the whole story of the game was that you guys did not take advantage of opportunities. Do you feel like you let this one slip away? I am speaking for myself. I am very disappointed in......
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9:59 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Kevin Faulk, Running Back (On if the first half went how the team wanted it to go) "It is not about how you wanted it because we made some mistakes in the first half too. It was close where you......
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9:58 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Well, a great half of football for our football team produced a great team win. It was just that: a team win. I think we had significant plays in all three phases. We had big returns, we got turnovers,......
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9:53 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
How bad were the weather conditions during the game? The weather was unbelievable. One of the worst [weather games] I've played in. The rain didn't stop and it was hard to see and you have to give a lot......
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9:50 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Willie Parker, Running Back (On coming into the game running the ball with the weather) "I wasn't really excited. I don't like weather like that honestly. As a running back, knowing that you're going into the game running the ball,......
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9:01 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
Courtesy of the Patriots' P.R. department: FAULK MOVES INTO FOURTH ON PATRIOTS ALL-TIME RECEPTIONS LIST On a 9-yard reception in the third quarter, Kevin Faulk moved past Irving Fryar into sole possession of fourth place on the Patriots' all-time receptions......
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9:00 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
FOXBORO -- Overheard in the tunnel as the Steelers were heading to their locker room following a 33-10 pasting of the Patriots . . . -- Hard to imagine a Pittsburgh player complaining about weather, but punter Mitch Berger......
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8:25 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Mike McDermott Email
Journal photo / Glenn Osmundson New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker did not return Sunday after being leveled late in the third quarter by Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark. The Patriots did not announce the nature or severity......
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8:04 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
-- "Bad things started happening and it just kept trickling on down." -- "Part of being a professional is being able to put a game like this behind you and come out ready to play in the next game." --......
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8:03 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
-- (when asked if the Pats' offensive problems were a result of Pittsburgh's defense or lack of New England execution) "Lack of execution." -- (on the Steeler defense) "They're a good defense. Our hats are off to them." More to......
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7:23 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The Patriots' playoff hopes -- at least for the wild card -- took a direct hit today, as they were soundly beaten by the Pittsburgh Steelers, 33-10, at Gillette Stadium. The loss dropped the Pats' record to 7-5 overall and......
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6:50 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Pierre Woods, who left the game after a hit on TE Heath Miller, has been announced as questionable with a mouth injury.......
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6:08 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
FOXBORO -- The Patriots had problems on both sides of the ball on third down in the first half, failing to convert any of six third-down chances offensively, but allowing the Steelers to successfully pick up a first down......
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5:49 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
FOXBORO -- The wet weather clearly is causing problems catching the football. On back-to-back plays in the final minute of the first half, Randy Moss dropped what should have been a TD pass from Matt Cassel -- it was Moss'......
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5:43 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Jim Donaldson Email
FOXBORO -- When Stephen Gostkowski pushed a 27-yard, field-goal attempt wide right just before halftime, it was the first time this season he'd missed a kick of less than 40 yards. He had been 19-for-19, including a 29-yarder earlier......
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3:46 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Art Martone Email
The Patriots -- currently in the seventh spot in the AFC standings (which means they'd miss the playoffs if the season ended today) -- didn't get any help in the early games on Sunday. The Cleveland Browns held the Indianapolis......
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3:16 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
For New England QB Matt Gutierrez -- third quarterback WR Kelley Washington RB LaMont Jordan T Wesley Britt G Billy Yates TE Tyson DeVree DL Ty Warren LB Adalius Thomas For Pittsburgh QB Dennis Dixon -- third quarterback CB Bryant......
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12:15 PM Sun, Nov 30, 2008 | Permalink |
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By Shalise Manza Young Email
Hey all -- Welcome to Gillette Stadium, where a lovely frozen rain is falling on tailgaters and the skies are a drab grey. It's about four hours until kickoff, so there isn't much going on in the stadium or on......
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