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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Looking Ahead to the 2015 Season<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the crown is always the toughest thing to do for a champion as winning back to
back titles is almost unheard of in a league with so much parody. But, the
Patriots will try to do just that this season as many obstacles stand in the
way. First and foremost, the Patriots as an organization need to get past this
Deflate Gate garbage and focus on winning games. Bill Belichick is the best in
the business at keeping his teams focused in the face of adversity, so I would
expect a Pats team that is ready to roll over opponents. The Tom Brady
suspension is still looming over the team and no one knows just how long he
will be out. If it is indeed the full four games this could dramatically change
playoff standing for the Pats. There's a chance the suspension is completely
rescinded as well but that's more on the unlikely side, so the Pats must
prepare second year QB Jimmy G to start some games this season. The positive
about the suspension is since it was handed down so early; the Pats have had all
off season to fully prepare Garoppolo to be the Day 1 starter. He’s shown a lot
of improvement, at least in my eyes, from last preseason to this one. While possibly
seeing the greatest QB ever have to sit out some games sucks, I must say I'm
very excited to see what Garoppolo can bring to the table for the Pats if he is
indeed needed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Outside
of the entire unknown at the QB position to start the year the Patriots also
must deal with an inordinate amount of roster turnover at the cornerback
position. A spot that was considered a strength of the team last season is now
the glaring weakness heading into the season. Darrelle Revis left town to go
back to the Jets for the money. The Pats then did not pick up Brandon Browner's
option as they didn't see the need for him with Revis gone. Then, Belichick
decided to complete the position overhaul by releasing Fonzie Dennard and Kyle
Arrington. Both guys quickly found new homes so any chance of a reunion went
out the door too. So the team lost four of its most talented corners and now the
depth chart is full of question marks. The Patriots signed two guys with
experience who haven't had amazing careers in Bradley Fletcher and Robert
McClain. There is also the prospect of some young guys stepping up this season.</span>
<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Patriots seems to
be putting all their eggs in the Malcolm Butler basket, which is a bold move
considering he’s never seen real starter time in the NFL. I could see both
Logan Ryan and Malcolm Butler finding a niche here as starters in New England,
but I could also see them fall victim to the rough history the team has with
young corners progressing. Both have certainly shown flashes of good potential
and then both quickly make me second guess that. It’s nice though that the
safeties behind these guys are a very talented group. Devin McCourty is a top
safety in the game and Chung’s career was revamped last season and hopefully he
continues to build on it. Duron Harmon is still young and has potential as
well. That is the bright spot in the secondary; the back end is strong and can
help make up for the possible struggling corners. This group is the most
important on the team in that if they come out and ball the defense could be
really good with the front seven Belichick has built. If the secondary
flounders, we may be in for a rough year watching teams convert long third
downs all day on us. Even though the unknown at this position is scary, I’m
going to cross my fingers and hope for the best when season gets under way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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are the positives though and that would be the front seven on defense. This
area was greatly improved and seen as a spot that needed to be addressed based
on drafting by Belichick. The Pats signed Jabaal Sheard to a 2 year deal and
there is a sense of high expectation for this guy coming in. I'm sticking with
the wait and see approach, but hopefully he can come in and contribute
immediately. He definitely looks the part so far and I can’t wait to finally
have a legit sub for Ninko and Chandler out there at end so both don’t have to
play 90<span id="goog_1552575651"></span><span id="goog_1552575652"></span>%+ snaps a game. With these three possibly being able to rotate in and
out keeping fresh legs, the pass rush could be potent this season. The line
backing core is the most talented group on the team, health permitting obviously.
We have yet to get a full season of the anticipated Collins, Hightower and Mayo
combo, but if this is the season we do, we’re all in for a real treat. Jamie
Collins is already a stud and only getting better, same with Hightower. Mayo is
a seasoned vet who is very dependable. All three players complement each other
very well and these guys should be the playmakers for the defense this season. Belichick
also went out and drafted two edge guys in Geneo Grissom and Trey Flowers. The
DE/OLB position is now suddenly a deep one for the team as it includes a good
mix of vets and young guns. This should make for some great rotation among the
defensive line during the season keeping rushers fresh. The glaring hole left
at defensive tackle by Wilfork's departure was quickly filled as the Patriots got
a steal in the first round in Malcom Brown who will now be the man in the
middle hopefully for the next decade. The team still has high hopes for
explosive Dominque Easley as well. And the depth of the position is finished
out with run stuffers Branch and Siliga. The front seven is full of variety and
talent which will make up for the possible weaker secondary. If this front
seven can generate consistent pass rush quickly on QBs, the secondary won't be
asked to do too much and the defense could flourish. The key word there is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">could</i> as we haven't seen the Patriots
have a consistent and potent pass rush since the dynasty days. Even last
season, it was the secondary that would be so great at times it would bail out
the slow pass rush because of the talent back there. That won't be the case
this season. If the defense gives QBs time like they did to Rodgers in the
Green Bay game this past year, we will see shades of the horrid 2011 defense
back. It all starts up front with this defense. They have the talent to be the
impact players on defense so it’s time for them to meet that potential. </span></span></div>
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the Patriots look to be a juggernaut again with Brady at the helm. They did a
great job addressing needs in the draft as they grabbed Tre Jackson who could
be a plug and play starter this season at guard. They also drafted Shaq Mason
who will provide depth at the guard and center spot. The offensive line is
always the key when it comes to this team. Example A would be last season when
the offensive line was horrible the first four weeks we saw the
"decline" of Brady at the team started 2-2. Once the OLine got its
shit together and gave Brady time the team went on a tear and eventually won
the Super Bowl thanks to great OLine play in January for the first time in a
while. Solder and Vollmer are both mainstays on the line and I trust both
to consistently do their job week to week. Tre Jackson, Bryan Stork and Ryan
Wendell inside together are going to be a nice combo, and I have a lot of expectations
for them. It always starts up front and the offensive line does have a solid
deep group that should be able to keep Brady upright and happy throughout the
year. </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">The
skill positions for the Patriots are ever so talented. The Pats added Reggie
Wayne to further bolster their receiving core. Brandon LaFell has yet to get
himself off the PUP and it looks like he may head into the season on it as
well, but the addition of Wayne and the depth with Edelman and Amendola should
make up for his absence in the meantime. Edelman is still going to be the man
of this group this season, but I am excited to see if Amendola can build on his
great postseason and make this season his best yet in New England. The tight
end group is deep again and by deep I mean two deep. Normally it’s just Gronk
and that’s it, but now the addition of Scott Chandler makes for some nasty 2 TE
sets on offense with two big boys in the middle. The red zone offense is going
to be scary good with the height these two bring to the table. Obviously Gronk
is going to be far and away the best receiver on the team and put up the most
stats, because, well, he’s Gronk. But I expect a very under the radar but solid
season from Chandler as well. </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The running back group is weaker
than it has been in recent years in my opinion, but Blount will be the main
work horse which I have no problem with. Blount should be in for a pretty good
season if he gets the main workload week to week, but we all know how Belichick
runs out random players some weeks and lets them shine. Brandon Bolden is still
here and always a dependable option in the backfield. James White has shown his
flashes of Vereen-type play, but those are some really big shoes to fill if he
really wants to be compared to Vereen. Jonas Gray is a guy that people want to
see more of after his outing against Indy, but I’m indifferent on him. All I care
about is whoever is getting the carries is making the most plays with it and
getting positive yards almost every time. I always hope the Pats turn to the
run more and more every season and I’m still going to preach that now. If
Blount comes out and balls getting the carries, the Pats should ride him as
much as they can. A successful bruising run game only makes passing the ball
easier and making things easy for TB means great things will happen. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Overall the team improved at almost
every position in the offseason and preseason except for cornerback. The
offensive and defensive lines got some talent and depth. The skill postions are
still good and the line backers are maybe the most talented group. This is
still a great team we have here and the ending record really depends on Brady’s
status. If Brady gets no suspension, I fully expect another division title,
probably another bye week too and full on contention for a repeat. If Brady
does get four games, I still expect the Pats to win the division it will just
be a closer call and they may not get the bye week in the playoffs. No matter
what, if the Patriots have overall good health and Tom Brady playing QB in
January, this team always has a chance to win it all. This team again will be
in the thick of things late in the season and this time they are defending
champs looking to REPEAT. How great would that be? A repeat… It’s still early,
but I can dream. Just remember one thing through it all: LETS GO PATS!!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Celtics
have officially completely the teardown of what is left from the 2008
Championship by trading Rajon Rondo. The teardown really started back in 2012
when Ray Allen decided to go to Miami in free agency (still a scumbag for doing
so). Then, the summer before the 2013 season we saw the real end of an era when
Pierce, Garnett and Rivers all left through trade. So, the Celtics were able to
build a Big 3 and sustain success for about 6 seasons. They easily could have gotten
two and possibly three titles from it, but in the end finished with just the
2008 Championship. It was a fun ride to watch, but now seems like ancient
history. The decision to trade Rondo to the Mavericks was a very smart one as
Rondo’s career seems like history too, but it also means the Celtics traded
their last legitimate asset on the team. It is now time to continue full on
rebuild of this franchise. And even though the team is in the middle of a
rebuild, the Celtics may not be that far away from being contenders as originally
thought. The young Celtics team went on a surge in the second half of the
season and found themselves in the East playoffs facing the conference favorite
Cleveland. It was obvious that the Celtics had no chance in this series and
were overmatched by a more talented Cleveland team. But the young Celtics team
that is supposedly in a rebuild showed great promise for a team that lacks a
true star and leader. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>This past
summer, I was one who wanted Ainge to go after Kevin Love. My thought process
on getting Love was a quick rebuild. A core of Love, Rondo and Green could get
you a playoff spot in the East and from there you could try to attract another
star to the mix and try to become a contender. At the time, I really thought
getting Love would have been the best idea for the organization to avoid a long
rebuild and possibly be contending within 2-3 years. Honestly, after seeing
Love play with his Big 3 in Cleveland this season, I must say I’m glad Ainge
didn’t send the house to Minnesota for him. I don’t think he’s as good as he
hyped up to be. His stats in Minnesota may have just been a product of him
being the only legit talent on a really bad team. Love doesn’t feel like a real
winner to me, at least not yet. He is still very young and could get even
better. But for now, I’m glad the Celtics did not trade away assets for him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>So here we
are. The Celtics have a really young team. They have A LOT of draft picks in
the upcoming seasons and will have cap space in about two seasons. I doubt that
the Celtics will be able to attract a ton of free agent talent here in the
coming years so the cap space part really doesn’t matter at this point. The
draft picks are important, that’s huge. The Celtics own ten first round picks
in the next four seasons, which is more than enough to completely make over a
team. The thing with all these picks is you can’t use them all. Well, you
could, but you don’t really want to. I would think Ainge is hoping to unload a
couple of those first rounder’s to acquire an already proven player that can
improve the team immediately. The rumors have begun to swirl that the Celtics
are ready to send the farm for DeMarcus Cousins. That is a move that I would
easily get behind as Cousins is a dominant player in this league and has many
years ahead of him. Also Cousins is already locked up for three more seasons at
a bargain rate for a player of stature, so if the Celtics do trade for him they
already have a somewhat long term guarantee. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Celtics
were able to surprise this season and come together as a band of misfits to
make the playoffs without a definitive star (Thomas doesn’t count either). This
team has some of the pieces that a championship team would need. The biggest
thing missing is one or two main stars or scorers that the team can depend on.
But, looking at the roster, Thomas would be a great bench scorer for a
contender. A guy like Jae Crowder would be a great high energy guy for a championship
team as well. And guys like Smart, Sully and Olynyk are all great contributors
that I can see being a part of winning teams if the Celtics can find a star to
lead them. The Celtics are in great shape in terms of salary cap as well,
because they have gotten rid of every big contract on the roster (Rondo, Green,
etc.). Not to mention the gross Gerald Wallace contract is up soon, which will
free up even more space for the team.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The crop of
free agents this offseason is deep and the Celtics can certainly be serious
buyers in this summer’s awaited frenzy. Obviously the biggest issue for the
Celtics has always been getting the big name players to come to Boston. I think
they did a great job in recruiting Love to want to be in Boston, but the
Minnesota front office just didn’t want to send their best player to Boston,
again. It also helps that the Cavs offered to send the possible future of the
league Andrew Wiggins in a deal for Love. Back to the point, if the Celtics are
able to pull off a deal for Cousins, they would have a starting point and could
sign one or two more big name guys to solidify the roster and become serious
Eastern Conference contenders. The Celtics could target the likes of Marc
Gasol, LaMarcus Aldridge, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler, Greg Monroe or DeAndre
Jordan and completely change the look of the team. Say the Celtics were able to
sign any one of these players then sign a very good second option like Wesley
Matthews, Draymond Green or Josh Smith then boom the team would go from a
surprise playoff team in the East to a team that could contend for a top four
seed and give the front runners real trouble. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The fact of
the matter is the Celtics have all the flexibility in the world with all the
cap space and draft picks. It also doesn’t hurt that they have one of the more
savvy general managers in the league in Danny Ainge who could make almost any
trade happen. So I will stick to my optimistic narrative that I employed last
year around this time: the Celtics will be fine, the rebuild is not going to be
as long as people think. I believe the Celtics are in a spot where they can
easily be contenders by next season at the earliest and they will be contending
for the East sometime in the coming years. That is almost a guarantee. Ainge
has put this team in almost too perfect a position to quickly reload the roster
and bring a winning culture back to Boston. The big splash that was promised
last off season is coming soon. Hopefully it is this off season, but the big
splash is coming and when it does the Celtics will be back!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Team<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">1<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Tampa
Bay Buccaneers <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Jameis
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">2<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Tennessee
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">3<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Jacksonville
Jaguars<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Oakland
Raiders<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Amari
Cooper<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">5<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Washington
Redskins<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Dante
Fowler Jr <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">6<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">New
York Jets<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Vic
Beasley<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">7<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Chicago
Bears<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Kevin
White<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">8<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Atlanta
Falcons<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Bud
Dupree<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">9<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">New
York Giants<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Brandon
Scherff <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">10<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">St.
Louis Rams<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Andrus
Peat<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">11<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Minnesota
Vikings<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">DeVante
Parker<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Cleveland
Browns <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Danny
Shelton<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">13<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">New
Orleans Saints<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Shane
Ray<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">14<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Miami
Dolphins<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Trey
Waynes<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">15<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">San
Francisco 49ers<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Arik
Armstead<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">16<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Houston
Texans<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Nelson
Agholor<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">17<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">San
Diego Chargers<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Todd
Gurley<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">18<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Kansas
City Chiefs<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 0.2in; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 207.55pt;" valign="top" width="277"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">La’el
Collins<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">19<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Cleveland
Browns<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15.8pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 207.55pt;" valign="top" width="277"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Ereck
Flowers<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">20<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 12.6pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 210pt;" valign="top" width="280"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: .05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Philadelphia
Eagles<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 12.6pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 207.55pt;" valign="top" width="277"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: .05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Landon
Collins<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: .05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">21<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 14.2pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 210pt;" valign="top" width="280"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: .05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Cincinnati
Bengals<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 14.2pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 207.55pt;" valign="top" width="277"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: .05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Mario
Edwards Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
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</span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: .05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">22<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 13.05pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 210pt;" valign="top" width="280"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: .05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Pittsburgh
Steelers<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 13.05pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 207.55pt;" valign="top" width="277"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Kevin
Johnson<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">23<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Detroit
Lions<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">D.J
Humphries<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">24<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Arizona
Cardinals<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Melvin
Gordon<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">25<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Carolina
Panthers<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
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</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Cedric
Ogbuehi<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">26<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Baltimore
Ravens<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Breshaud
Perriman<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">27<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Dallas
Cowboys<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Randy
Gregory<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">28<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Denver
Broncos<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 12.6pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 207.55pt;" valign="top" width="277"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Cameron
Erving<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">29<span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15.8pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 210pt;" valign="top" width="280"><span style="font-size: large;">
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<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: .05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Indianapolis
Colts<span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 15.8pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 207.55pt;" valign="top" width="277"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Damarious
Randall<span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: .05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">30<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 11.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 210pt;" valign="top" width="280"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: .05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Green
Bay Packers<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">
</span></td><td style="background-color: transparent; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) windowtext windowtext rgb(0, 0, 0); border-style: none solid solid none; border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; height: 11.25pt; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 207.55pt;" valign="top" width="277"><span style="font-size: large;">
</span><br />
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: .05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Eric
Kendricks<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background: yellow; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-highlight: yellow;">Malcom Brown</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">5<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">New York Jets <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Phillip Dorsett<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">6<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Washington Redskins<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Ronald Darby<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">7<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Chicago Bears<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Eddie Goldman<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">8<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">New York Giants <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Preston Smith<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">9<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">St. Louis Rams<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Jaelen Strong<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">10<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Atlanta Falcons<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Grady Jarret<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">11<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Cleveland Browns <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Jalen Collins<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">12<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">New Orleans Saints<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Maxx Williams<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">13<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Minnesota Vikings<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Laken Tomlinson<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">14<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">San Francisco 49ers<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Eric Rowe<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">15<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Miami Dolphins <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Tevin Coleman<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">16<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">San Diego Chargers <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Jordan Phillips<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">17<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Kansas City Chiefs<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Dorial Green-Beckham<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">18<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Buffalo Bills<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">A.J. Cann<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">19<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Houston Texans<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">T.J. Clemmings<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">20<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Philadelphia Eagles<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Shaq Thompson<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">21<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Cincinnati Bengals<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Devin Smith<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">22<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Detroit Lions<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Carl Davis<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">23<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Arizona Cardinals<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Danielle Hunter<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">24<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Pittsburgh Steelers <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Michael Bennett<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">25<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Carolina Panthers<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">Rashad Greene<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">26<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">With Gostkowski Tagged, What’s Next
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Yesterday
the deadline for franchise tags was due and the Patriots had two strong
candidates that could’ve received this designation: kicker Stephen Gostkowski
and free safety Devin McCourty. Both players are widely considered top tier
players at their position, top 3 in the league for both in my opinion. We all
know what the Patriots need to do this year in free agency and number one on
that list is sign the guy that put you over the top, Darrelle Revis. Number two
on that list is to sign McCourty. Giving McCourty the franchise tag, to me,
seemed like a good likely option as it would lock him up for a year and give
the team more time to focus on Revis in the coming days and figure out McCourty’s
long term future later on. While the tag for McCourty would have been upwards
of 9 million dollars, a little bit of an overpayment, I think that it would’ve been
well worth it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>But just
hours ago, it was announced the Pats placed the franchise tag on Gostkowski.
While it’s crazy to say that the All-Pro kicker isn’t worth the 4.5 million
dollar tag, it’s just weird to think that the Patriots of all teams will be
paying a kicker 4.5 million dollars this coming year. This action by the Patriots
shows how much Belichick values Gostkowski. Obviously a kicker is immensely important
to football, I mean shit we won two Super Bowls because of Vinatieri’s magical
leg, but tagging Gostkowski was a mild surprise to me. To me, this action means
one of two things: the Patriots are ready to let McCourty walk in free agency
March 10<sup>th</sup> or they are closing in on a long term deal that could be
done before he even hits the market. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>I’ve been
saying it all along since the season ended, all I want from the Patriots this
offseason is to retain Revis and McCourty, no matter what it takes. These two
players are the most important to the defense and what it was able to do last
season in terms of scheme. Now, if the Patriots do lose McCourty and retain
Revis it certainly isn’t the end of the world, because well, that means we kept
the best corner in the game, but losing McCourty is a lot bigger than some fans
think. How many safeties in this league would you trust to do what McCourty
does? All season Belichick left him single high on his own island to cover a
ton of ground and you rarely saw him get beat. If McCourty does go elsewhere,
who replaces him? Duron Harmon has shown promise, but let’s be realists here
people. All-Pro safeties don’t grow on trees. Finding an equal replacement for
McCourty will be very tough to say the least. If the Patriots do lose McCourty,
a lot of their ability to be very aggressive in defensive scheming is lost,
which is huge. Now I’m not trying to say that McCourty is a more important guy
to sign over Revis because that’s just ludicrous. All I know is I’ve seen and
heard some fans claim that McCourty is replaceable and nothing special and I couldn’t
disagree more. The only free safety I would take in the game over DMC is Earl
Thomas. Hopefully the Patriots don’t even let DMC hit the market and have a
deal in place that will be signed in the coming days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>And for
Revis, well, not much needs to be said here: SIGN THE GUY. I don’t care about
his age and possibly overpaying him in 4-5 years. We are sitting here with Tom
Brady at the age of 37 still somehow playing like he’s in his prime. The Super
Bowl window is WIDE open and keeping the best corner in the game almost puts us
right back in the Super Bowl next year. Who cares about Revis possibly being
overpaid at the end of his deal if we go out and repeat next year with him or
even win two more?! It took ten freaking years to finally get the fourth ring
and Darrelle Revis was arguably the most important piece on the team that got
us over that hump. There should be absolutely no reason why Revis isn’t a
Patriot next season in my eyes. He’s been open about returning and said he’s
enjoyed his time here. If you offer him market value, he will happily return.
Can we repeat without Revis? Of course, I mean we still have the GOAT himself around
so anything is possible, but repeating is 5 times harder without Revis. Also,
it’s not like there’s any good backup plan in free agency at cornerback. The 31
year old Antonio Cromartie is the best free agent corner if Revis does leave. I
don’t care if it takes the largest deal for a corner in NFL history, Bill
Belichick must make sure this deal gets done and Revis never leaves New
England. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>So like I
said, the objective for the Pats this offseason is pretty straight forward:
sign Revis and McCourty. Seriously, if they can do this, then I don’t care what
happens after that. They have a very young and deep core, actually the youngest
team to win the Super Bowl ever, so they really don’t have many holes to fill.
Keep all the player signings in house this season. Last offseason, we saw BB
come out of his shell and go on a spending spree for outside talent. This is a
time where I won’t complain if he sticks to his guns and just focuses on bringing
back our own free agents like Branch and Ayers. The next week will be very
interesting to see what happens with both of these high profile players. As of
now, I’m sadly not too confident that the Patriots will retain both Revis and
McCourty after the tagging of Gostkowski, but I hope that I am wrong on this
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm ecstatic to see my Patriots
finally get their shot (maybe last one) at a fourth ring. I'm not even going to
mention this Deflate Gate shit, because that's exactly what it is, shit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Really wanted the Packers to win. I really think
Belichick played a soft scheme vs. Rodgers in their regular season meeting and
I fully believe Bill would've had a much more aggressive game plan for the
Pack. If the Pack had won, I would've been very confident in the Pats getting
them back in a revenge game. The Patriots would've been more than ready for
Green Bay in a rematch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->But, sadly, that isn’t the case and Green Bay
found a way to lose Sunday, so we play Seattle. This is a much tougher matchup
for the Patriots and a really intriguing one to say the least. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The most important factor heading into February
1<sup>st</sup> is the offensive line, as it always seems to be. A big reason
for the last two Super Bowl failures and most recent postseason failures has
been the offensive line not performing very well. Seattle's front 4 is dirty. I
mean dirty. The O-Line will certainly have their hands full for this one. The
health and possible availability of Stork will be huge. While Kline at RG has
been fine in Stork's absence, the O-line was at peak performance with Stork in
there. If the offensive line can protect Tom, I trust him to pick apart the
tough secondary for Seattle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Another big thing that needs to happen is the
Pats need to get the run game going, or at least a little bit. The Pats need to
stay balanced. The best way to combat the great pass rush of Seattle would be
to get Blount some nice carries and have those rushers worrying about the run a
little bit to take half a step off their pass rush. I’m not saying we need to
go ground and pound on Seattle, because that is bold. But Blount should definitely
see at least 12-15 carries into the teeth of the defense and if it gets going
and is successful, then don’t stop it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->With my man Gronk healthy, I’m actually not <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that</i> afraid of the Seattle secondary. I don’t
think Thomas, Chancellor or Sherman can cover Gronk one-on-one so there’s the advantage.
Gronk demands multiple defenders and even then he can get off. Pete Carroll isn’t
stupid like other coaches. He will make sure that Gronk does not get free
releases off the line, so this is a game where Edelman, LaFell and Amendola
need to step up. And I have faith in all three to do so. Seattle’s 2<sup>nd</sup>
and 3<sup>rd</sup> CBs don’t scare me. They are good, yes, but I do think Jules
and JoJo are talented enough to get open on them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Dealing with Sherman I think there are two
options. We could one, throw a decoy out there like we have seen other teams do
and not even test his side, or we say screw him he’s overrated and trot Gronk
out there right across from him. I’ll take the latter idea. I say test Sherman
early and often. He may not be 100% for this one and Gronk’s size can abuse
Sherman’s skinnier frame if Brady can put the ball in the right spot. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->On defense, to put it in simple terms, be
aggressive. I’ve said it ALL season. When I see Collins and Hightower over the
center blitzing a lot and the corners are man up on their guys, this defense
makes things happen. I want to see a lot of McCourty as a single high safety,
Arrington and Revis manned up outside and then eight in the box with Bronwer
and Chung as the 2 other linebackers. I would love to see Seattle try and throw
40+ times on us, but that won’t be the case. Marshawn Lynch carries this team
and he’s priority #1 to stop. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->That is why my X-Factors on defense for this one
are Jamie Collins and Dont’a Hightower. Personally, I think Collins should be
assigned Russell Wilson for the entire game. BB should tell him “Jamie, you got
Russell. I don’t care whether it’s a pass or run, he’s your guy. Don’t lose
contain on him”. Collins has the speed to keep up with the elusive QB and he’s
the best tackler on the team. That’s how we should handle Wilson if you ask me.
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->From there, tackling Lynch is going to be a
bitch. He’s one of my favorite runners in the league and he’s already haunting
me. Sometimes this defense has trouble tackling and this guy doesn’t play so I
can see him really hurting us in this one. Obviously, the easy solution to
stopping him and getting some great penetration from Vince, Siliga and Branch
so Collins and Hightower and shoot through the gaps and shut it down, but not
really easy to do. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->If the Patriots can completely shut down the
read option (which I don’t see happening), then this game could get ugly in our
favor. Like I said, our secondary should have no issue with their WRs. If the
Pats can make Seattle’s offense one dimensional toward passing, we have a great
shot at this one. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course I would love to see the Pats destroy Seattle as
they did to the Colts, but that just isn’t going to happen. I see this game
being one of the best Super Bowls of all-time. I expect this game to be a one
score affair from start to finish. It feels like the game will be defensive
minded, low scoring and hard hitting. The Patriots have a great shot at winning
this one if they get a great game plan together and execute it. Seattle is a
team that won’t let you play around, so the Patriots cannot afford a slow start
or dumb mistakes in this one. I will add my one comment about Deflate Gate
right here: This is only going to piss the Pats off more. This team, especially
BB and TB, does not need anything extra to be playing for at this point, but
this BS is doing exactly that. It’s only going to fuel them up to kick ass.
This team will be playing angry and relentless February 1<sup>st</sup>, I can guarantee
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<span style="line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Is this the Year the New England Patriots get over the Championship hump?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here we are another New Year and
another first round bye for the Patriots. This time around they have home field
advantage throughout and have their best shot to reach and win the Super Bowl
since 2011. All year we have heard about how great this team is. We've heard
how this year's team is different from recent years past. This season the Pats
have a complete team. All three phases of the game are strong for this team.
The talent on this team is the best it's been since 2007. So is this the season
the Patriots FINALLY get over the decade long hump and capture the elusive
fourth ring?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For ten years, I have sat back and
defended Tom Brady and Bill Belichick as the best QB/Coach combo in NFL
history, and still honestly think that this argument is true. But it is very
hard to sit back and defend these two repeatedly when we are on a decade long
title drought. I understand that this makes me sound super spoiled as a fan,
but I'm sorry, if I'm going to claim these two are the GOATs then another title
is needed. I know it's amazing to think about, but if Brady and Belichick
retired today, I would have to classify their overall body of work as a
success but also a real disappointment. Just plain and simple. Again, I know it sounds spoiled but it's
the truth. When you want to be called the greatest ever, a ten year title
drought just is not acceptable. Back in 2004 after the Patriots won their third
Super Bowl in four seasons, people wondered just how many we could win. Well
who would have imagined it then that we would be sitting here in 2015 still
with just three rings. That’s why if the Patriots don’t get another title I
will call them a disappointment. Were they still a success? Hell yes. Of
course. But the overall expectations wouldn’t be met in the end if we can’t
capture number four. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now of course we must take into
consideration that if a mere three plays do not happen in two separate Super
Bowls, the Patriots could easily have 5 rings and there would be no debate whatsoever.
If only Asante made the pick. If only Harrison somehow knocked it away from
Tyree. If only Welker caught the ball. Sadly, all those things didn't happen
and the Patriots have not gotten the job done. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This season the Patriots need to
get the job done. As we know, the window for Brady is rapidly closing whether
we want to accept it or not. This defense has playmakers and has shown that
they can ball, same with the offense. But of course, down the stretch, the
Achilles heel of this team came to light again: the offensive line. Go back and
look at every single postseason loss from 2007 and on and you will see a trend.
The Patriots lost the game in the trenches on both sides of the ball in all
those games. The offensive line was a big reason for the horrid 2-2 start to
the season as well. If they do not hold up and protect Brady and create running
lanes, we can kiss our shot at a title goodbye. The Patriots have drawn a
nightmare matchup, in my opinion, in the Ravens this weekend. With all of the
issues on the O-Line, the last thing we needed to see was Suggs and Dumervil.
If Brady is protected, winning shouldn't be tough, but protecting Brady vs.
that defensive line is a daunting task. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't get me wrong now; this season
is VERY different from previous ones. For the first time pretty much ever, the
Pats have a healthy Rob Gronkowski for the playoffs. Last season the team was
dismantled with injuries. Gronk wasn't available for the Super Bowl in 2011 or
the 2012 AFC Title. Having #87 at full speed this January automatically gives the
Patriots a huge advantage. The other big difference this season is this
defense. The Patriots now have a defense that I trust to get off the field. The
playmakers on the defensive side (Revis, Browner, Collins, Hightower and Jones)
all are things the Pats really haven't had in seasons. This defense is a Super
Bowl caliber legit defense. Darrelle Revis has been everything I expected and
then some in changing this team. With all of this Hall of Fame type talent on
one team, it’s almost inexcusable to not win a ring. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ten years. It has been ten years
since the almighty New England Patriots last won a title. They are the
favorites to make it out of the AFC this season. It is time to finally get over
the hump and recapture the Lombardi. This is the most talented and healthy team
we've seen in seasons. The window on obtaining a fourth ring is closing and this
may be the best chance left to get it. It’s time to end the debate on whom the
greatest QB/Coach combo is. Let’s get that 4<sup>th</sup> Championship!</span> <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Patriots finished the
'Gauntlet' last night in San Diego with another win. Before this six game
stretch many people said the Pats would be lucky to go 3-3. Well the only slip
up was the Green Bay game last week. Last night's game was far from perfect,
but the Pats got the job done and came away with a huge road victory to hold
onto home field for now. The defense was outstanding last night even with the
absence of Hightower and Jones. The offense was very inept at various points in
the game, but in the end did enough to win. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the second straight week, we
saw the offensive line struggle and it really affected Brady and the offense.
The O-Line played its worst game since the KC game. Brady took consistent pressure
at times. The O-Line also got dominated in the run game as well. The first
drive was very promising as Blount was running through the Chargers D, but from
there, he averaged like 2 yards a carry. The Chargers were in the backfield all
game not allowing anything from the run. The O-Line gave Brady time on some
plays, but really will need to be a lot more consistent if they want to go deep
into the playoffs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tom Brady had a really bad game for
his standards. The obvious play that sticks out is the horrible pick at the end
of the half. Similar to the Colts play at the end of that half, Brady had Gronk
open on the play but just failed to make the throw. He was getting pressured on
the play and didn’t step into it and the ball floater way short giving Gronk no
chance. If anything, Brady should've taken a sack there and use the timeout and
take the 3 points. It was a horrible play but good idea. If Brady puts
something on that pass, it's a TD for Gronk. Brady also struggled throughout as
he missed some easy ones and short armed others leading to inaccuracy. His TD
to Gronk was a beauty though and a couple other passes were nice, but overall
his play was lacking and he knows it. The Pats had 4 straight 3 and outs in the
third quarter with great field position. The offense hasn't been on its game
the last two weeks and has a lot it needs to work on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The receiving corps got a huge
boost from the gritty play of Edelman. He made a couple clutch third down
catches and had the play to ice the game on a 69 yard TD where he broke a
couple tackles. On a night where LaFell was quiet, and costly (the fumble),
Edelman stepping up to make plays saved the team. Gronk had his usual
production, but I still think Brady is not getting him the ball enough. He can
turn a five yard out into a thirty yard gain. Gronk should be getting 15+
targets a game if you ask me. Teams continue to put single coverage on him and
Brady needs to take advantage of that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The defense was the real MVP of the
night. They held the Chargers under 250 yards and only gave up 7 points. There
are so many guys to talk about playing well as the entire unit was amazing.
Revis is just the best CB in the game hands down. Keenan Allen still has yet to
be found in San Diego. Revis gave up one catch for two yards on the night,
outstanding. Brandon Browner showed his vulnerability on the Floyd TD, but
overall the rest of the night was amazing as well. He also wins the award for
getting jobbed the worst on his obliteration of LaDarius Green. The</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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completely blew the call saying it was helmet to helmet, when clearly Browner
put his shoulder right into Green's life. Thankfully this called back pick six
by McCourty didn't affect the outcome. The call was horrendous and could've
cost the Patriots a win. Outside of that it's worth mentioning the continued
great play of Arrington as he shut down Royal all night (surprising me). The
Patriots of course drew up a great game plan to slow down Gates as he was held
to 35 yards. This secondary can go toe to tie with any offense in the league. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Without Chandler Jones and Dont'a
Hightower, I thought we were in trouble Sunday night. Hightower has been a
great piece playing out of his mind and his absence, I thought, would have been
noticeable on the field. Jamie Collins made me completely forget about him.
What a freaking animal Collins is. He was beyond amazing Sunday. He led the
team in tackles and had two sacks o Rivers. He was doing it all. His size,
speed and playmaking ability make him such a crazy talent. If he can continue
this kind of play the defense will shut down everyone. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The defensive line was very good
Sunday as Siliga finally returned to action. The run defense struggled early on
and his presence was noticed from there on out as the Chargers didn't have much
room running the ball. Rob Ninkovich made a couple nice plays in this game as
well. The biggest difference seen from this week's defense as opposed to last
week was the aggressiveness in play calling. We saw multiple blitzes and
different rushing schemes on defense whereas last week the defense only brought
3-4 rushers every play letting Rodgers sit back. That's been the key to this
defense all season. It seems they play at their best when they get after it.
This defense is going to be disgusting when Jones and Hightower return. The
blitz schemes are going to ruin quarterback's days and our secondary will give
teams no room to budge. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sunday night was another example of
how this team can wins in many different ways. The defense pitches a shutout in
the second half to save the offense's ass and the offense shows life when
needed. The Patriots now have 12 straight 10 win seasons and finish off the
season vs. the AFC East opponents. They should win all three of these games and
clinch the 1 seed and the ever important home field throughout the playoffs. If
the offense can get back to what it was doing before and the defense continues
to grow as players return, then this team will be unstoppable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874647627741812741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094557117845268149.post-85555391839986604862014-11-25T14:31:00.001-05:002014-11-25T14:31:32.338-05:00Week 12 Report <br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another home game in November for
the Patriots, yep, must have been a victory. And it was, again. The tear
continues for the Patriots as they have abused every team so far on this 6 game
"gauntlet". People were saying this team would be lucky to be 3-3 after
the so called gauntlet; well the Pats are 4-0 so far on it winning every game
by 20+. Pretty damn good. This team isn't just good anymore. They are scary
good. After winning last week with the running attack, the Patriots played to
the Lions weakness and destroyed them in the passing game. This ability to
adapt week to week to fit whatever team they are playing makes this Pats team
so dangerous. The defense can matchup with any offense in this league. The
Patriots are looking at the best team they've had since 2007 and maybe even
before.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The key to yesterday's game was to
protect Brady from the Lions ferocious front 4 and the offensive line answered
the call in that area. Brady was not sacked once yesterday and had clean
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<span style="font-size: large;">pockets to maneuver all day for the most part. Enough can't be said about the
improvement of this group from Week 1 to now. Ryan Wendell is someone that
needs a personal spotlight. He held his own vs. Suh and his play at right guard
all season has been a complete 180 of last season's struggles. While the pass
blocking was good, the run blocking struggled but this was expected as Detroit
boasted the NFL's best run defense. Blount's return to New England was a good
one has he powered in 2 TDs and racked up some garbage time yards. Only in New England with BB do you see a guy picked up off the street and days later runs for 2 TDs. Jonas Gray,
who ran for 200 last week, did not play a single snap only furthermore showing
the Patriots variety on offense. I expect to see some Gray and Blount this week
though as a nice 1-2 combo of power from here on out though. Both players are similar when it comes to power, but Blount is more capable of breaking the big one, while Gray hits the hole with more authority and gets the tough yards. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tom Brady was on his game
yesterday. He made a couple bad decisions, especially on the blatant forced
pick in the red zone, but overall he ripped apart the Lions secondary for 350
yards. The biggest thing that needs to be mentioned for Tom is the new mobility
aspect to his game. His second TD pass to Wright was set up by Tom buying
himself time in the pocket to find the open man. If he continues to do this to
aid his OL, then the offense will continue to be a machine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brandon LaFell has been an awesome
signing for this Patriots team as he has developed a great rapport with Brady.
His length on the outside gives Brady a lot of room to work with and we've seen
him make some great catches the past couple weeks. For the money he is making,
LaFell has been a good bargain which BB loves and has certainly worked out
here. Julian Edelman had a very good game Sunday with 11 catches as Brady's to
go target. The pass offense has great variety with the big man Gronk, taller
LaFell and shifter Edelman. Add Tim Wright as a nice red zone threat and the
pass game is very good. It would be nice to see another guy on the outside step
up whether it is Tyms or Dobson I would like to see one of them start making
plays for us. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The defense again is the real
talking point as they held Stafford to a career low completion percentage
Sunday. The Revis price tag continues to sky rocket as he held Stafford to 1-10
throwing at him with four passes defended including two third downs stops.
Golden Tate ended up with a nice stat line, but really was no difference maker
outside of two big plays from the screen and blown zone coverage. Brandon
Browner also did a great job with help from McCourty most of the day on
Megatron. The Lions also had a lot of dropped passes that needs to be
mentioned. Arrington, while playing great, was beat twice by Fuller who missed
a chance on two easy TDs. The Lions also had a dropped pass by the TE in the
end zone early on. The secondary overall played great and again it needs to be
mentioned how important Chung has been to this team. The talent in the
secondary allows them to go single high safety a lot of the time, which lets
Chung pretty much play in the box much of the time. All aspects of his game
have improved this season thanks to the scheme and talent around him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The front seven continues to play
outstanding as well. Alan Branch had his best game with the Pats Sunday in my
opinion. Akeem Ayers continues to make us forgot about Jones' absence with his
help in the pass rush. Rob Ninkovich continues to be under the radar making
things happen for this defense. Dont'a Hightower has been HUGE. His leadership,
communication and play on the field have left me speechless almost after seeing
how he was on and off last season. Hightower is a very important piece on this
defense as he is perfectly filling Mayo's job. The run defense did a great job
stuffing Bell most of the day. The defense as whole is championship caliber.
They are now getting off the field on 3rd downs consistently. They are hitting
teams in the mouth and winning battles. I used to be scared to see the defense
out there, now I can't wait for them to touch the field. Paying for the
secondary was the best decision BB made in years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Patriots continue to roll and
rip teams up weekly, but this week may be the toughest game they will face all
season. The red hot Packers at home are as unbeatable as we are in Gillette.
The defense will face their toughest opponent so far, Aaron Rodgers. This game
could be a Super Bowl preview and is another great test for the Pats.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was another huge AFC showdown
Sunday night for the Patriots and yet another huge AFC victory them. The
Patriots continued their tear this season as they were able to earn their first
ever victory in the Lucas Oil Dome. Tom Brady had his first down </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">game in weeks,
yet the Pats were able to pull off the dominant victory. A game like this just
shows the various ways this team can win games. Against Denver, they spread it
out and threw all over them and Sunday against Indy they went into power mode
and controlled them at the point of attack. A team like this that can win games
throwing or running and playing smash mouth D is very dangerous. This win gives
the Patriots a huge inside track on home field advantage in January.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sunday night the offensive line completely
owned the Colts defensive line. All week leading up I was saying we should just
spread them out and throw all day (as Big Ben did with his huge 500 yard 6 TD
game). The Colts defense isn't strong in any area and I thought our best bet
would be to put the gunslinger and GOAT Brady in charge. But, the Colts
defensive line was so manhandled that we HAD to run the ball. How could you not
give Gray 35+ carries when the holes were wide open every single time? Huge
props to the meatheads up front for the blocking and huge props to the
undrafted free agent Gray for an amazing performance. He didn't play around at
all in the backfield. Every carry he hit the hole with authority and drove the
pile for a decent gain. Gray could add something this team has been missing
since the Dillon days, the ability to pick up the tough yards. If Gray can
consistently do this, there is a whole new layer added to this offense. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As for Tommy B the GOAT, wow what a
tough game for him. I don't know what it is about that dome, but it's in his
head. His first half on Sunday was downright atrocious. He missed a couple easy
throws, made some poor 3rd down decisions (throwing deep to Tim Wright in
double coverage with Gronk wide open underneath), and had the two god-awful
picks. The first one to Tyms was a good idea, but when Tom saw the pressure
getting to him he should've taken the sack or thrown the ball away. Heaving it
up into triple coverage when you aren't able to step into it isn't the answer.
Then there was the 3rd and 1 audible into the pass, which may be the worst
decision Tom has made all year. I don't really mind the idea of changing the
play to a play action streak to Gronk, because the play was there. The safety
completely bit on the fake and if Brady had time the play was a TD. That's the problem;
Brady got no protection and again heaved one up. If he takes the sack, it
forced the colts to burn a timeout and we flip field position. Instead, colts
get 7 easy points and make it a game at half. But, thankfully Brady woke up at
halftime and played a great second half helping down the Colts. Since its
Brady, I'm not worried about his play going forward, but that shit definitely
can't happen again if we want to beat good teams consistently. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The receivers had a somewhat quiet
game with the run game in focus. Rob Gronkowski was an absolute beast blocking
however. I legitimately believe he could be a starting tackle for us if needed.
His fire out there Sunday was awesome. Seeing him block Sergio Brown into the
TV cart was beautiful. He takes no shit, which is something this team needs.
His touchdown was amazing as well. The moment he caught it I knew he was going
for six. He easily could've stepped out and taken the first down, but he
quickly turned and started rumbling past the Colts weak defense. The man is an
absolute beast and certainly deserves to be in the MVP race. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've said this before and I'll say
it again: Belichick has Luck's number more than he does Peyton's and that's
saying something. Luck is now 0-3 vs. the Patriots throwing at least a pick in
all games. This secondary, again, completely owned this Colts receiving group
(except for Fleener). Revis took Reggie Wayne completely out of the game to the
point where we didn't hear both their names called at all in the second half.
Browner again showed plays where his strengths were on display, but also showed
play glaring weaknesses as well. Overall, he a huge contributor on D and is a
real asset to the new physical image of this secondary, but he needs to limit
the mistakes and blown coverages. The boldest move on Sunday was easily seeing
BB put Kyle Arrington in man coverage on the dangerous TY Hilton. When I first
saw this, I thought we were in trouble, but man Arrington did a great job. TY
has held below 30 yards, which is an amazing stat considering the guy puts up
almost 100 weekly. Arrington really struggled last season and made many
question the value of his contract, but maybe the groin injury he had really
did affect his play. This season it's a whole new player. He hasn't made any
dumb mistakes in coverage like he used to and has been solid week in and out.
This secondary is beyond versatile being six deep with players that would start
on other rosters. It's a great luxury to have knowing you can line up with any
team and lock them up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I know that the most talked about
thing is how great the run defense played Sunday. I think we really shouldn't
get carried away on this though. The Colts have easily one of the worst OL's in
football and maybe the back with the worst vision (Richardson).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, they did a great job taking away the
run, but I'm not completely sold on them until they stop a runner like Eddie
Lacy in two weeks. It's a great sign though to see the dominance. There are so
many guys up front contributing. Vince is playing amazing, Alan Branch looked
good in his real debut and young guys Jones and Easley have been solid. It also
helps that the two LBs behind them, Collins and Hightower, are playing out of
their minds. Collins is a tackling machine making a couple great third down
tackles on Sunday and Hightower continues to thrive as he steps in for Mayo.
These two are playing like seasoned vets even though both are on rookie deals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another big thing that needs to be
pointed out is that Akeem Ayers has been a beast since coming here. He might
not be getting sacks, but he certainly is applying pressure out there and doing
a great job making sure we don't miss Chandler too much. I can't wait to see
what the defense looks with Ayers and Chandler on the field at the same time.
The Pats could develop a lethal pass rush with those two. Only Belichick could
trade a 6th away for this guy and get him to be our best rusher.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The biggest takeaway from this game
for me is that we shouldn't get too excited about beating the Colts. I don't
think this Colts team is there just yet and I said I would be legitimately
upset if we lost to them. They match up horribly with us and it showed Sunday.
It was a great win, but now the Pats have three real tests coming up starting
with a great defense in Detroit. That game will be a great measuring stick for
how good our offense really is. But, again another huge win for this Pats team
as they are tearing up the AFC contenders and proving all the doubters wrong.
Hopefully the tear continues. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes. Yes. Yes. That's really all
that describes the latest win for the flaming hot Pats. As everyone was busy
hailing the Broncos as the Champs already, the Pats were getting better by the
week under the radar. All of a sudden, after laying down the "best"
team in the league, Tom Brady is at the top of the MVP ballot with five
straight games of greatness. Again this week, the Patriots exceeded my
</span><span style="font-size: large;">expectations. I expected a tight battle and wasn't extremely </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;">confident in a
Pats victory, but they delivered big time. In the biggest game of the regular
season, the Pats played their best game of the year and now control their own
destiny in playoff seeding. Now there's a lot of time left, but still this
tiebreaker over Denver is huge. Getting Manning in Foxboro over Denver is a
HUGE difference. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Looking at the offense, the Pats
run game wasn't effective all night. Gray and Vereen both carried the ball 10+
times and neither could get more than 3 yards a carry. The Pats, at least in my
opinion, really tried to get the run going numerous times, but the O-line was
not getting the push they needed and the Broncos D-line was really dominating
up front. I didn't expect a good running performance from the Pats anyway as we
know how good the Denver rush has been. The offensive line struggled in pass
protection at times last night, but overall they played a fine game. The pass
protection was much better than the run blocking, however. Solder got killed by
stud Von Miller a couple times but Brady's newly found mobility helped keep the
play alive. Brady has been in an absolute zone the last 5 weeks and this
mobility he's developed has been a catalyst. A play that sticks out was the 3rd
and pretty much a mile where Brady rolled all the way out to his right and
roped one to Amendola for the first. That play was such a big conversion and a
huge example as to why a little QB mobility can be so helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The receivers continue to make
plays for the offense as Gronk's health has completely turned this offense into
a machine. We saw Gronk go for 100 yards and a TD again which included his
amazing one handed catch in the red zone. The best thing the Pats have done
this season with Gronk is when they motion him outside. The moment Gronk goes
outside it's a complete mismatch. If there's a CB on him, the size is too much.
If there's a LB on him, the speed and catch radius is too much. And if you
decide to double him, Brady will just tear you apart elsewhere. Last night when
Brady motioned Gronk out he was almost amazed as Denver let their rusher Miller
go out and defend him one on one. Brady looked happily surprised and knew it
was over. Too easy. Just too easy. As for the rest of the group, Julien Edelman
had an amazing bounce back game highlighted by an 84 yard punt return and a
receiving TD. Like I said last week, JE11 may not be the top option anymore,
but when called upon he will deliver. LaFell had a tough game. He's been known
for drops in Carolina, and those drops hadn't surfaced in New England until
yesterday. If he caught all his passes, LaFell easily would have had over 100
and two TDs. He still ended up with a modest stat line and a decent game, but
he needs to focus more and catch all balls coming his way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Bill Belichick coached defense
yet again handled Manning in this rivalry. Yesterday showed the exact reason
why Revis and Browner were brought here. The mixing and matching of coverages
yesterday was awesome. Early on, Revis </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">struggled giving up 3 passes, but
after that drive he gave up NOTHING. I don't think he was targeted again until the 4th quarter when this thing was in garbage time. We saw Revis on both Thomas's and Sanders
at various points in the game and same with Browner. Browner played a good game
including the pick that fell into his lap. Of course, he picked up a couple of
flags in this one, but who is really surprised? The biggest surprise of the
season may be the play of Patrick Chung. I had this guy as someone who would be
cut or just a backup guy in this defense, but wow he's been playing well. He
was all over the field Sunday and his overall play has improved a lot since
leaving New England. It's amazing to think he was benched just a couple years ago and BB let him walk in free agency and now he's the starting safety again. Malcolm Butler had a decent game considering he was
matched up with Manny Sanders. Overall the secondary played an amazing game.
Yes they gave up 400 yards passing but they beat up the Denver WRs and got off the
field on 3rd and 4th down, which is something the old Pats defenses wouldn't do. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The front seven may be the most underrated
part of this game by people. In my opinion, the biggest reason why the
secondary was so successful against Manning was because early on in the nickel
D the Pats were able to stop the run. Last season, we saw BB bait Manning into
running the ball 40+ times and the run killed the Pats, but this season early
on they baited Manning AND stopped the run. That was huge. Denver had no choice
but to pass from there. Wilfork was a monster in the run game and Collins and
Hightower were hitting all the gaps needed to stop Hillman. Collins seemed to
be all over the field Sunday. He had one bad play on the PI, but the rest was
great. This was definitely his best game of the season. Dont'a Hightower
continues to look very comfortable taking on the Mayo role in QB'ing this
defense. He seems confident in the play calling and communicating with other
guys and getting everyone in position. Hightower and Collins both did a great
job of blitzing the A-gap throughout the game causing problems for Manning.
Akeem Ayers has already been a great pickup by BB has he, in my opinion, had
the play of the game sacking Peyton on 4th down late in the first half. If he
can continue to gain steam, the pass rush will be very dangerous with Jones
back. Rob Ninkovich had himself a game yesterday most notably the interception
of Manning. The throw was right at Rob. Either Manning made a really stupid
throw, or Nink made a really nice play. Whatever the case, the pick was another
huge turning point in this game. There was only one sack on Manning, but
pressure was there on numerous occasions, which is a great sign. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This game was the Super Bowl of the
regular season. This is the game that is circled first when the schedules come
out. The Patriots came out and won the biggest game of the year, so far,
decisively. BB yet again drew up a game plan to beat Manning. The Pats know
hold their own destiny for seeding and need to take advantage of that. I think
it's safe to say as long as Brady, Gronk and Revis are healthy the Pats can
play with Denver in Gillette or in their stadium and have a legit shot at
winning. The Patriots came out and proved to America that they are legit
contenders.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">Celtics Season Outlook<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;">Roster: <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Guards</u>: Rajon Rondo, Marcus Smart, Phil Pressey, Avery
Bradley, Marcus Thornton, James Young<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Forwards and Centers</u>: Jeff Green, Evan Turner, Gerald
Wallace, Jared Sullinger, Brandon Bass, Dwight Powell, Kelly Olynyk, Tyler
Zeller<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here we are the start of another
basketball season. The Celtics are coming off of a tank season that landed them
Marcus Smart and James Young in the draft. After a season of rooting for losses
to gain draft position, I don't expect the same thing this season, sadly. We
are looking at a Celtics team right now that may be too talented to tank in a
very weak Eastern Conference. I would argue that the C's could be better than
the Nets, Knicks and Pacers (without Paul George). Jared Sullinger has improved
greatly. Kelly Olynyk will only be better as well. Marcus Smart could be a
difference maker, but time will tell on that one. They also went out and
acquired a talented Evan Turner. They also traded for a good scorer Marcus
Thornton and a nice depth piece Tyler Zeller. The biggest reason I see the
Celtics as the 8-seed in the East this season is because both Rajon Rondo and
Jeff Green will be playing for new lucrative contracts. If both of these guys
stay healthy and play hard for 82 games, then this well coached team by Stevens
will be looking at many wins versus bad teams. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now while I think the Celtics can
contend for the 8-seed, I really don't know if they should. They could try and
go full fire sale of some players and try to land in the bottom again to obtain
another young talent. I'm not against this Tankapalooza 2.0, but right now with
this roster in place, I see too much talent for that. I could see the Celtics
started very hot led by Rondo and Green, then trading both of them for high
value and falling back in the standings as the season progresses. But none of
that is a guarantee. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the end, the risky move is to allow
the team to be stuck in NBA purgatory, which the Celtics may be looking at. If
Rondo and Green are both gone after this season though, tanking could just
resume in 2015-16. This season I see the Celtics winning anywhere from 33-41
games which is good enough for the 8-seed in the East. They won't make any
noise in the playoffs, but I certainly can see them in it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Team MVP: Jared Sullinger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Top Scorer: Jeff Green<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rebounder: Sullinger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Assist Man: Rondo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">East</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1) Cleveland Cavaliers </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2) Chicago Bulls</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">3) Washington Wizards</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">4) Miami Heat</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">5) Toronto Raptors</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">6) Charlotte Hornets</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">7) Atlanta Hawks</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">8) Boston Celtics</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">9) Brooklyn Nets </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">10) Indiana Pacers</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">11) New York Knicks</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">12) Detroit Pistons</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">13) Orlando Magic</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">14) Milwaukee Bucks</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">15) Philadelphia 76ers <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">West</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">1) San Antonio Spurs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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2) Los Angeles Clippers<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">3) Oklahoma City
Thunder</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">4) Portland
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<span style="font-size: large;">5) Houston Rockets</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">6) Golden State
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<span style="font-size: large;">7) Dallas Mavericks</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">8) Memphis Grizzlies</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">9) New Orleans Pelicans</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">10) Denver Nuggets</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">11) Phoenix Suns</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">12) Sacramento Kings</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">13) Los Angeles Lakers</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">14) Minnesota
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<span style="font-size: large;">15) Utah Jazz </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Conference Finals</b>: <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Spurs over Thunder<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Bulls over Cavs <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Finals</b>: Spurs over Bulls<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">MVP</b>: LeBron James</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Comeback POY</b>: Derrick Rose<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rookie:</b> Jabari Parker</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">6th Man</b>: Jamal Crawford<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">All-NBA 1st Team</b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Russell Westbrook<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Chris Paul<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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LeBron James<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Anthony Davis<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Dwight Howard<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">All-NBA 2nd Team</b>: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Steph Curry<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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James Harden<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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LaMarcus Aldridge <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Blake Griffin <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Marc Gasol<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Extended Thoughts</b>:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">• I think it's safe to say LeBron's new big 3 in Cleveland
will win a lot of games during the season and likely be the favorite heading
into the playoffs. I think the Cavs, outside of LBJ, have a lot of growing to
do. The reason I see the Bulls beating Cleveland is the veteran leaders of
Rose, Gasol and Noah. LeBron won't be able to carry the young team highlighted
by Irving, Waiters and Love just yet. This Cavs team may be a dynasty in the
near future, but that dynasty won't start this season. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">• The Spurs to me will continue to dominate as Leonard is
only getting better and Parker still has a lot left in the tank. Add Danny
Green and a nice rookie Kyle Anderson and the Spurs are slowly becoming a young
force with the veteran leadership as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">• I feel that people are really underestimating the Heat
this season. DWade will be limited at times, yes, but Chris Bosh should revert
back to his Toronto days where he was averaging 24/11. I think the core of
Wade/Deng/Bosh carry easily carry Miami to a 4-5 seed in the East and have some
vets that will be ready for playoff action.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">• My sleeper team of the season believe it or not, is the
home team Boston Celtics. I believe that both Rondo and Green will be playing
hard and consistent ball for 82 games as both are looking for new contracts.
Add those two with Sullinger and a couple nice scorers at guard and the Celtics
will be able to win games in a relatively weak Eastern conference. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">• My other sleeper teams to watch are the Wizards (in the
playoffs), because they have nice young talent and brought in clutch scorer and
my favorite player ever Paul Pierce. I also see the Pelicans being a team led
by star Anthony Davis that may compete for one of the last playoff spots in the
West.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Week 8 Report: Bears<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a great performance turned in by the
Patriots this weekend in their absolute blowout of the Bears. They dominated in
all facets of the game and held a commanding 38-7 lead at half. I knew the
Patriots were going to be able to move the ball at will on the Bears and their
shaky D, but not to that extent. Brady was perfect all day and tore up the
Bears. I expected a somewhat close game with the Bears having a good offense,
but that wasn't nearly the case. The Patriots seem to be peaking at the perfect
time as the perceived best team in the league, Denver, comes into town on
Sunday for a huge battle. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Offensively, I think we all know
what offensive line combination is best for this team now. With Stork and
Connolly back, we saw a unit that is coming along nicely.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wendell at right guard, Connolly at left
guard and Stork at center has proved to be the best combo for the interior.
Stork, for a rookie, has really outplayed my expectations for him already. He
had a couple tough slip ups on Sunday, but overall he played another nice game.
He's a 4th round pick already starting for a contending team. If the O-line
continues to play at this level protecting Brady, it will be tough to beat the
Pats. When Brady has time like he did on Sunday, he's near flawless especially
with a healthy Gronk. Of course, the biggest key to this offensive line's
consistency is health. If they can stay healthy, I think we can expect pretty
good protection for Tom most of the time. The run blocking was also very good
Sunday, but that should be expected against a below average run D in Chicago.
Jonas Gray looked very good in his first real game action for the Pats. It's
safe to say he's won the backfield there. He runs very hard and always gets
positive yards like Ridley which is very nice. He may be a gem for us. As for
the O-line, I think we can expect them to run block well versus average and
below average run defenses, but they will struggle against some of the better
run Ds. I can live with that though as long as they can keep Brady protected. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The receiving group is really
starting to come together as this season progresses. Brandon LaFell is really
finding his niche in this system and has really gained the trust of Brady. He
brings a bigger presence on the outside, which is really different than what we
are used to seeing from WRs. Edelman has really disappeared in this new offense
with the bigger targets being the focus. We saw him drops a couple balls on
Sunday and only have one catch on the day. While his role has diminished,
Edelman can be trusted to take over a game if he is called upon. The Gronk is
back boys. He may not be 100% just yet, but he's pretty damn close. He's
running much smoother than he was to start the season. His routes are faster
and crisper. When he's playing at this level, the man is pretty much impossible
to stop. It will take at least two guys to stop him, but that will just open up
LaFell on the outside in 1-on-1 situations and Edelman on the inside as well.
As long as Gronk can stay healthy, this offense should continue to roll, big
time. We also can't forget about Tim Wright whose role seems to be growing week
to week. The receiving group, as long as Gronk is there, could be the strongest
group on the team. The last month has really displayed how Gronk is easily the
best TE in the league and one of the most dynamic players. He makes life for
Brady much easier as well, which is a given, shown through Brady's 14 touchdowns
and 0 interceptions in the month of October. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Defensively, we saw the offseason
acquisitions made by BB come to fruition as the secondary completely smothered
the Bears' twin towers Marshall and Jeffery. Revis Island was all over Marshall
most of the game and even on Alshon, too. Every week, Revis continues to
display why he still in the discussion, if not leading it, for best corner in
the league. We saw a very good showing from Browner on Sunday, in my opinion.
He picked up a couple flags, but with him you know what you are getting, a
physical guy. Browner made a couple nice open field tackles and also had some
nice plays in coverage. As long as you can put him in the right situation, he
can be very good for this defense. The secondary continues to shine for this
Pats D as they are #1 in the league in yards allowed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As for the front seven, we saw a
unit that struggled to contain maybe the hottest and best back in the league,
Forte. Forte has been killing every defense he has played, but still it's not a
total excuse to let up the yards they did. Pass rush wise, the front seven had
a great day. We saw Easley look effective out there as he seems to be back from
his injury. The new acquisition Akeem Ayers even showed some nice rushes off
the edge. Hopefully he can continue to grow in this defensive scheme. I thought
Dont'a Hightower did a great job on Sunday in the Mayo role communicating for
the defense. The experience he got last year at that spot is really coming in
big for him this season. The defense is coming along very well as the best
offense in the league is coming to Gillette. They really need to be up to the
task on Sunday. Hopefully Alan Branch can suit up and add an extra body up
front for depth in the run game. Sunday is a huge day for the secondary as they
will be dealing with the Thomas' and Sanders, which is one tall order.
Belichick always draws up a great scheme against Peyton Manning, so expect
something interesting on Sunday from the defense. This is the real test.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So here we are, a month after
people were unbelievably saying the Patriots were done and Brady should be
benched, the Pats sit at 6-2 on a 4 game win streak. Brady has looked like the
league MVP in October and the defense is playing consistent ball as well. With
health, this Pats team will be the contender we all expected. The Broncos game
Sunday will be a very good measuring stick for them and this is a HUGE game for
playoff seeding. It's not a must win, but a win this weekend would be amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Downs: Edelman, Vereen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As Belichick described it after
yesterday's win, it was a bittersweet victory. The Patriots played very well on
both sides of the ball at times during the game, but in the process they lost
the QB on defense Jerod Mayo and workhorse RB Stevan Ridley for the season due
to leg injuries. Outside of these two huge blows to the team, the Patriots
really put together a nice game. The pass offense exploded for 360 yards and 37
points and the defense made timely stops and forced turnovers. Finally, we are
seeing the Patriots that everyone expected out of the gates to open the season.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Out of the gate, we saw some
struggles for the offense. The Pats tried to establish the run a little but the
Bills weren't allowing any holes to open as Ridley was having a tough day. The
offensive line was not opening up the holes and struggled to be consistent. We
saw the revolving door back this week for them. Dan Connolly getting hurt
really didn't help the situation either as Jordan Devey, who really shouldn't be
out there, was forced to play. The Bills have one of the better front 7's in
the NFL so the offensive line struggles were kind of expected. In the second
half, we saw Ridley take a big blow to the knee and go down and from there the
run game was pretty much given up on. Brandon Bolden came in to try and take
the load, but he really didn't excel either. Filling the void of Ridley will be
tough in my opinion, because he was running hard and really gave the offense
some balance this season. I don't know if Bolden will be able to fill that
role. Vereen certainly shouldn't be the lead back. He definitely will see more
touches, but I don't want him running 10+ times between the tackles. The
Patriots need to find a lead RB and they need to get the offensive line healthy
again to get back on track. Maybe Jonas Gray gets promoted and we see a RB by
committee approach with Bolden, Vereen, Gray and White all seeing looks? It
will be very interesting to see what Bill does with that situation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The pass offense really led the way
Sunday. Most of the damage was done in the second half for Brady and Co. We saw
Tyms for the first time and immediately he looked to be the missing deep
threat. Tyms and Brady connected on a beautiful 43 yard bomb for a TD taking
the top off the defense, something this offense has been missing for years. If
Tyms can consistently bring that to the table for the offense, just one or two
shots downfield a game, this offense now has a whole new look. Rob Gronkowski
continues to get closer to bring 100%, making him a legit threat out there.
LaFell also is carving out a nice niche here in New England having another good
game with 2 TD catches. Tim Wright only had his TD catch, but still was on
field some more Sunday. This grouping of LaFell, Edelman, Gronk and Wright
looks to the favorite for the Patriots. If LaFell, Gronk and Wright can
continue to grow in this offense alongside Edelman the pass offense will be a
machine as it used to be, but obviously much of this falls on the O-Line to
protect Brady and give him time to make the plays. Brady looks just fine when
given a clean pocket. The offense is certainly trending up after another solid
week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Defensively we saw Revis Island yet
again at it, and this time Sammy Watkins was its victim. Sammy wasn't even
looked at by Orton until the second half. I think it's safe to say that Revis
is exactly what we expected him to be, a shutdown corner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's disappointing that Browner wasn't able
to play Sunday and hopefully he gets out there Thursday so we know how he fits
with this defense. It's interesting how Logan Ryan is almost non-existent for
the defense now that Dennard is healthy again. Kyle Arrington continues to have
a very modest season as well in coverage. The secondary really has turned into
the group we expected them to be. Patrick Chung has been very good considering
the expectations I placed on him. He hasn't made any egregious errors and has
been solid in run support. The secondary has been great so far and I expect
them to only get better with Browner soon returning. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now time to look at the front 7.
This group was looking just fine days ago, but the injury to Jerod Mayo pretty
much leaves everything up here in question. The Pats LB depth was sketchy to
begin with and Mayo’s injury leaves a dark cloud over the group. Who takes
Mayo’s role? Last season we saw Hightower has some problems taking over Mayo’s
spot as he was not in a position to succeed. Collins may be to raw to take over
Mayo’s role and I also think he is suited to be on the outside making plays
rather than in the middle. Skinner played decent Sunday vs. the Bills so he
will definitely be sticking around now. I believe the Pats should maybe bring
in Anderson again and just see what he has. Right now, the LB situation is
shady at best and the Pats could use a LB badly. Nobody will be able to replace
Mayo, since he was the defensive leader and communicator on defense. It sucks
to see him go down for a second straight season. It’s really time to see what
Collins and Hightower can do for the Pats. A big question mark hangs there. As
for the D-Line: wow! Chandler Jones continues to make plays and be a game
changer and Ninkovich really stepped up Sunday as well. The defensive line
should only get better with Easley hopefully returning soon. Chandler is
turning into the stud we all hoped he would be, as he made a huge play late in
the first half to turn momentum. The front seven really took a hit losing Mayo
Sunday, but the playmakers that are up front can make up for it, they just need
to step up their play big time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Overall, it was a big win for the
Pats as they went into a tough road game vs. a divisional opponent and handled
business. This team is completely different than the one we saw two weeks that
took a thrashing at the hands of the Chiefs.</span> <o:p></o:p></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874647627741812741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094557117845268149.post-76529028168261031402014-10-06T08:46:00.000-04:002014-10-06T14:22:21.392-04:00Week 5 Report <br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: large;">WOW!!! For the Patriots, this game
was pretty much a must win. Personally, I just wanted to see any form of
improvement from them not necessarily a win. But, the amount of bull that the
media was throwing around this week made this game a must win to silence the
haters. Of course, as only the Patriots could do, they came out and put an
absolute spanking to the then undefeated Bengals by 26 points. I thought the
Patriots were going to bounce back and win, but not in this fashion. The
Patriots thoroughly controlled the game right from the get go. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first drive really set the tone
for this team and this game. The Pats came out showing a bigger formation with
Develin and TEs swapping in and out. They simplified the offense and finally
got Hernandez 2.0 aka Tim Wright involved on a big pass play to set up Ridley's
TD. From there, you could just feel it. The fire was burning inside them last
night. Brady looked like a totally different player last night, like we wanted
to be out there leading the team and running the offense. The offense made a
concerted effort to stay under center and run the ball between the tackles into
the tough Bengals D. This made throwing the ball much easier for them. The play
action passes were working perfectly most of the night due to great balance and
a commitment to the run. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: large;">The offensive line was an entirely
different animal last night. They only allowed one sack, one QB hit and three
tackles for loss. The run game shredded this Bengals D for 220 yards. There
were open holes all night as Ridley ran for 4 yards a carry and Vereen sliced
the D for 10 yards a carry. Brady had time to throw on many plays and was able
to look like himself hitting his spots. Gronk looks really good. He may not be
100% healthy yet, but he's certainly close to it which adds so much this
offense. It also looks like the Patriots have the 2 TE offense they love with
the arrival of Wright last night. If this OL play can keep up, it will be very
hard to slow down the Pats offense with these weapons coming together. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then, we have the defense, or Revis
Island I should say. What a job Darrelle Revis did on AJ Green last night. Yes
the stat line will show you that AJ had 5 catches for 81 yards and TD but
that's the quietest numbers you'll ever see. The entire first half Revis put
Green on an island and held him to just one catch, on which he forced a
fumble.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Absolutely shut down. The
Patriots defense FINALLY let loose and went man across the board last night and
it paid off big time. Dalton had nowhere to go with the ball on many plays and forced
balls into tight spots. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Patriots front 7 played a very
sound game, as they held star RB Gio Bernard to just 65 yards. We saw a pretty
big change on Sunday night along the front 7. Chandler Jones, who struggled vs.
the run last week, was used situationally on obvious passing downs and rookie
Dominique Easley took his spot at LDE on most 1st and 2nd downs. I like the
idea of this because Easley is a penetrator and he can set the edge on run
plays with his jump off the line. This also takes Jones off the field for over
90% of snaps that he used to see, which will keep him fresher deep into games
to be still an effective pass rusher. Another surprise was the play of #98
Walker who, I bet, nobody even heard of until last night when he was packing in
the middle. Jamie Collins played his best game of the season last night as he
seemed to be flying around the field all night making tackles. Getting
Hightower back, hopefully soon,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>will
only make this front 7 better and more diverse. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: large;">What a game it was for the Patriots
in a must bounce back situation. They came out with some fire and intensity for
once and imposed their will on the Bengals. The defense smothered them and the
offense was firing on all cylinders. The Patriots finally looked like the team
I expected to see from the beginning of the season. Hopefully they don't slow
down at all and the injury plague doesn't come again. This team has the talent
to be great and finally looks like it can reach its potential. As long as Revis
Island is healthy you can expect this every week in my opinion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well, at this point, I don't even
know where to start. I mean, really, there wasn't one positive thing that
happened Monday night. The offense looked inept again and couldn't sustain a
drive. The defense looked like it reverted back to its old ways of getting
dominated in all facets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Brady looked
defeated after the first series. The defense was a wounded duck after the first
series. The moment that game was 14-0 you knew this game may not have ended
well, and well it didn't, at all. This was easily the most pathetic performance
I've ever seen out of the Patriots. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: large;">Offensively, I guess there are two
lone positives: we didn't get shutout and Jimmy G looked pretty good being
thrust into the game. And after that, wow. That's all I really have to say. The
amazing thing is, the offensive line really wasn't as atrocious as it's been
this season. The offense just failed to move the ball and so many dumb plays
were made. Brady throwing deep to Edelman on a 2nd and 6, Brady forcing one
into double coverage to Gronk, and Brady, for god knows why, deciding to throw
to Edelman on a 3rd and 3 when he had 5 easy yards and a first down. Plays like
that just stick out as to why this offense couldn't muster up one good looking
drive. Not to mention the couple sorry picks thrown as well by Brady. But, it
also doesn't help that both Dobson and Thompkins were inactive for this game
too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's tough to really pinpoint why
the offense wasn't productive last night, because every part the offense
sucked. The offensive line, while better, still allowed a couple strip sacks.
Two first round picks, Solder and Vollmer, were benched at various points in
the game. The run blocking wasn't consistent. Brady looked like he was ready to
leave the game after one quarter. He barely made any attempt to go through
progressions. You can blame that on him or the OL for failing to block
continually. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hated the run game and overall
play calling this game. Why were we running all of these draws out of the gun?
Why didn't we drop into and I-formation and give it to Ridley 20 times to
steady the offense? The Pats were persistent on spreading out the defense and
forcing draws to the edge only to see the edge easily contained by KC. The
passing calls were not even close to diverse. It felt like everything was
either slants or in cuts. This could be a personnel issue since we had a solid
two healthy WRs. I was amazed that we saw NOTHING from Tim Wright even though
Dobson and Thompkins were inactive. What did Belichick expect trotting out
LaFell, Edelman and Gronk as the only viable options?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pathetic. Everything was just a joke on
offense. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: large;">Defensively, BE AGGRESSIVE. In my
opinion, the biggest issue with this defense is easily it's scheme. I keep
hearing people say Revis is washed up, which makes no sense. Yes, he gave up
3-4 passes last night, but they were all in a zone defense when the Pats rushed
4 and gave Smith 7 seconds to throw. Like, how can you blame Revis for this?
You can't. The defense is running a vanilla ass scheme. They are being
reactive. You go out and sign Revis for 12 million dollars and run zone D's and
barely blitz? Pathetic. Revis thrives when you say, "alright you got this
guy, take him out this week". Boom. Problem solved. Then that allows you
to blitz more than 4 and actually get pressure on the QB. Hopefully the entire
defensive scheme changes next week with Browner back. Hopefully BB says alright
Browner and Revis on the outside man up and I'll be aggressive. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: large;">The run defense and front 7 was
sorry again last night. Chandler Jones and Ninkovich looked sorry as hell
against the run. Charles and Davis beat them to the edge on almost every single
run. Jones especially looked very weak vs. the run. Speaking of weak vs. the
run, Vince Wilfork looks done. He missed a couple easy plays last night and
looks a step behind everyone. Maybe if Kelly was still here this wouldn't be an
issue? With Siliga on the IR the interior line is already in shambles. Jamie
Collins, up to this point, isn't what we thought. He isn't flying around the
field making plays like we expected. Hightower was practically invisible last
night, too. Maybe this has to do with the reactive instead of aggressive
defense? Personally, I think it is. Mayo looks old and sorry in coverage. On
the quick out to Jamaal for a TD, the moment he made the cut, Mayo gave up. He
knew he was toasted right there. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's another issue I've seen with
this team through the first quarter of the season, they have absolutely no fire
or intensity. Brady looks like he's ready to retire by the second half of each
game. The defense looks defeated all the time. It's really sad to watch. There
are major changes that need to be made on each side of the ball, like major
overhaul of everything. This team needs a fire lot under its ass and maybe this
game is the thing to do it. I can see this team going two ways: we end up a
mediocre team and struggle to make the playoffs and are a one and done team or
we come back from this game with some fight and turn this season around into
what it's supposed to be. The talent is there on defense, but the scheme isn't.
The offensive has work to do, but Gronk will be healthy eventually and then
maybe the offense can be a force. I really have blind faith right now that this
game lights the fire in this team to go out and get a huge win next week at
home versus Cincy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874647627741812741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094557117845268149.post-38669458330323592312014-09-22T14:53:00.000-04:002014-09-22T14:54:02.078-04:00Week 3 Report: Raiders<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Week 3 Report: vs. Raiders
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<span style="font-size: large;">First off, what a very sloppy game
played by the Patriots on Sunday. I expected them to come in and play much
better </span><span style="font-size: large;">offensively and that simply did not happen. I believed that this offense
would move at will on the weak Raiders defense. I expected the defense to play
well, and they did just that only surrendering 9 points and 240 yards to the
Raiders. It was a very rough one to watch, but a win is a win, and the Patriots
are currently even with the Broncos at 2-1, which is all that matters.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The offensive line, yet again, was
very inconsistent. Brady had some clean pockets throughout the day, but for the
most part, he was under duress a lot. The offensive line also couldn't run
block consistently either. In the first half, Ridley ran for 45 yards and
couldn't even muster up 20 yards in the second half. One play in particular
that sticks out was when Ridley was taking a stretch run to the left and Solder
was pushed so far back that he hit Ridley coming off the handoff. Another play,
four of the five offensive linemen let their man by on the pass rush. Only
Connolly at center held up his man, the rest just left Brady out to dry. These
two things are never good sights to see from your OLine. This offensive line
needs to figure itself out. Solder and Vollmer, two guys I thought we could
count on, haven't been close to themselves. The interior line is still a mess. Devey
should not be on the field and if BB thinks Stork isn't ready to start at
center then he should at least try Kline at RG over Devey at this point. I'm
still hoping that Stork can develop fast and become the starter soon. This way,
the offensive line could finally see some continuity. The biggest glaring
weakness on this team is without a doubt the offensive line. They have looked
very good on some plays and really really bad on other plays. Right now, the
bad is certainly outweighing the good for this unit. It all starts there. If
they can finally become a cohesive and consistent group, the offense will
become a lot more effective and productive. If not, we will continue to see
this inconsistent offensive play where they struggle to move the ball and put
up points. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Outside of the offensive line, I
think Brady played a so so game. He certainly missed a couple passes that
should have been made, but he was also taking consistent heat most of the day.
He never looked completely comfortable back there, and rightfully so the way
his protection has been. His pass to Gronk in endzone sticks out most to me. I
think that play should have been an easy TD, but the pass was short. That was
the glaring miss I saw from Tom. I hated the time management by the offense at
the end of the first half as well. I think they killed too much time and ended
up screwing themselves with the bad snap play. Overall outside of that, he hit
many of his throws, but just didn't get enough help from his O-Line to make
more things happen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was good to see Ridley running
hard. He was very decisive and hit the hole hard. If the offensive line set him
up with more holes, he would have had a much bigger day. He ran hard and got
nineteen carries without fumbling, which is always a plus with him. Vereen
wasn't much of a factor on Sunday and really hasn't been much at all this
season. I expected him to be used in a lot of different situations (spread out
wide, slot, etc), but we haven't seen that yet either. Hopefully McDaniels can
find a way to get Vereen in spots where he can expose defenses. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As for exposing defenses, the WRs
do nothing close to that. Outside of Julian Edelman, who again had a ten catch
game, the wide outs were almost nonexistent. Whether that is on them for not
getting separation, or on Brady for not finding them, it doesn't matter. This
offense needs other players to step up and be difference makers. Once this
offense plays a good defense (like Cincy in 2 weeks), Edelman will be doubled
and someone else must find a way to take over. I think Gronk is closer and
closer by the day to becoming the matchup nightmare he normally is. By Week 6-7
I think he'll be back to form. One thing that is very concerning is how KT and
Dobson have both been swapped on the inactive list. Are they both competing for
a roster spot? If so, I don't see how BB moves on from a second round pick this
early. Brandon LaFell looked pretty good on Sunday to me. He's coming along and
I see him becoming a solid wide out in this offense. The biggest question mark
is still Danny Amendola. His production has been pretty bad considering the
money he is being paid. I think he's a candidate to get cut once Browner
returns from suspension or even a chance we trade him. He just isn't the player
we thought he was. He's very good with the ball in his hands, but the ball
never finds him. Hopefully KT, Dobson and LaFell can continue to grow in this
offense and show some production. If two of three can step up and become
consistent contributors, the passing game should be fine. The main problem for
the wide receivers may again fall on the offensive line not giving enough time
to make plays. It doesn’t matter who is to blame, because everyone needs to
step up their play at this point. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The defense deserves props for
their performance yesterday. They held an NFL team to 9 points and just 240
yards of offense. All three units on defense played a very good game in my
opinion. The defensive line lost Siliga early, but didn't let that ruin the day
as Wilfork looked very solid in the middle. The D-Line was getting a good push
on most plays and slowed McFadden down a lot. Jerod Mayo was all over the field
again on Sunday as he had his second straight very good game. Dont'a Hightower
also had another good game coming off arguably his best game as a Patriot last
week. Hightower playing at the LOS a lot more has improved his effectiveness by
a mile. He looks much more comfortable where he is this season. Chandler Jones
had another good game being very disruptive off of the end. Revis allowed a
couple passes to be completed, but overall I still feel he is playing very
well. He isn't in total lockdown mode yet, but he hasn't been assigned a WR
where he would need to step up and play. We will see just how good Revis is in
two weeks when AJ Green and the Bengals come to town. The secondary looked
solid. Logan Ryan didn't look as good as he did last week. He definitely regressed
and I'm hoping Dennard can play next Monday to relieve Ryan. I don’t want to
rush Ryan too much and then ruin his confidence for good. If we can take it
slow with him, then that’s what we should do. We also need to remember that
this defense isn't even 100% yet. Jamie Collins certainly wasn’t 100% on Sunday.
Vince Wilfork looks to only be getting better, same with Jones and Hightower.
Also, Brandon Browner's return is right around the corner and this defense will
unleash its real weapons then. We will see what Belichick really has up his
sleeve once he gets Browner for this defense. This defense is unproven so far as
they haven’t seen any real offensive talent just yet, even though they have won
games for the team. Players on this side of the ball will keep developing and
improving as the season progresses. This defense has a chance to be scary good
by mid-season if all goes as planned. I really like what I’ve seen out of this
defense the first three weeks and hopefully they keep up this dominant play vs.
Kansas City on Monday night. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So overall it was a rough game and
really was too close for comfort against a team that isn’t very good. The
Patriots should have gone out and won by two/three and handled business, but
that did not happen. It’s time to regroup and find ways to get better in every
area and slowly improve as the season progresses so this team is peaking at the
perfect time. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Positives: Wilfork, Jones, Mayo, Hightower, Edelman<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Negatives: The entire O-Line, Ryan, Amendola<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Week 1 Patriots vs.
Dolphins<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Patriots opened the 2014 season
with the tough task of heading down to Miami in the sweltering heat. The
Patriots always get their best from division opponents and this would be no
different. On top of that, the weirdest things always seem to happen down in
Miami, which leads to losses for the Patriots. The Patriots were looking to
start the season off strong with a win on the road, but sadly things did not
come anything close to that plan. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The game for the Patriots started
with a three-and-out, which then turned into a blocked punt setting up the
Dolphins in their red zone for a quick touchdown score to Lamar Miller in the
flat. So before most fans in the stadium even found their seats, the Patriots
were down 7-0 off of a special teams miscue. The Pats responded with a very
nice 13 play, 80 yard drive highlighted by a couple flashy plays by Julian
Edelman. Throughout the drive, the Patriots were in total control of the
Dolphins and doing whatever they pleased. The drive was capped off with Shane
Vereen punching it <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">in from 2 yards out to tie the game at 7. Just a mere three
plays later, Jamie Collins was able to come up big for the defense by making a
huge hit a forcing a fumble that was recovered by Jerod Mayo. The defense set
the offense up with great field position, but sadly the offense wasn’t able to
muster up anything and had to settle for a field goal giving the Patriots a
10-7 lead. The Patriots were able to control the game throughout the 1st
quarter and should have been walking away with a 10-0 lead instead of 10-7 if
it wasn’t for a boneheaded special team’s mistake. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The 2nd quarter opened up with the
Dolphins looking to answer the Patriots, but only four plays in, Ryan Tannehill
threw an errand pass intended for Mike Wallace that fell right into Alfonso
Dennard’s hands. The Patriots defense had now set the offense up at their own 6
looking to build on their 10-7 lead. The Patriots offense really got the drive
going when Brady found Edelman for a 44 yard gain down the seam. The pass wasn’t
a perfect one, but Edelman made a great play on the ball to complete the catch.
The Patriots continued marching inside their 10 yard line, where Brady then
found Rob Gronkowski cutting across the end zone for a 6 yard touchdown score.
Now the Patriots were up 17-7 and looking to be in complete control of the game
on both sides of the football. The Dolphins got the ball back yet again looking
to answer the Patriots, but yet again, the defense came up with a big play
forcing another turnover on a Miller fumble. Sadly, the offense wasn’t able to
do anything with the ball this time and punted it back to Miami. The following
drive, Miami got off to a hot start after a horrible roughing the passer
penalty call on Hightower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Miami then
was able to finish off the drive with a field goal cutting the Patriots lead to
a touchdown. The Patriots hopped into the two minute offense and were able to
net a field goal before half giving them a ten point lead. The Patriots played
a very solid half of football to open the season with the defense forcing three
turnovers and the offense controlling the game as well. It certainly looked
like the Patriots were on their way to another opening day win, but Miami had
other plans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The second half opened up well for
the Dolphins as they were able to put together a nice drive led by some very
strong running from Knowshon Moreno. The Dolphins were able to drive all the
way inside the 10, but the Patriots defense stood tough and forced a field
goal, holding the lead to just seven. The Patriots offense got the ball back
looking to score, but only four plays into the drive, the offensive line
allowed quick pressure and Brady fumbled the ball which the Phins recovered.
From this point on, you already knew how this game may be turning out. Four
plays later Tannehill forced a throw into zone coverage and Darrelle Revis
tipped the pass, but Wallace was still able to haul it in for the touchdown.
With the game now tied, the momentum had obviously switched at this point and
you could sense the Pats were in trouble. Next possession: three and out. The
offense line and <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Brady’s accuracy were quickly going down the drain. Moreno
kept carrying Miami on his back as he was slicing through the Patriots
defensive line and linebackers. The Dolphins were able to take a field goal on
the drive and take back the lead 23-20 with all the momentum. The Patriots
offense needed some sort of spark to get the game under control, but a holding
penalty and a horrible sack ended those hopes really fast. The Patriots were again
punting the ball back to Miami. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The fourth quarter started out with
four consecutive three and outs combined between the two teams. On a third and
nine, the Patriots really could’ve used a first down to possibly spark a drive,
but Brady missed a wide open Edelman and the Pats had to settle with another
three and out. The Dolphins got the ball back again and continued to push their
way around the Pats front seven. The Patriots were close to holding the Phins
to another field goal on a third and four, where Wilfork had Moreno dead to
rights, but somehow, Moreno got away from the tackle and found pay dirt. The
Dolphins now took a 30-20 lead with only six minutes remaining. That third down
play that Vince missed was a huge killer as the Pats could’ve held the lead to
only six. The Patriots needed a score, and fast. But, of course on third and
ten, the Pats OLine let Cameron Wake almost go untouched rushing Brady. He
forced a fumble which the Dolphins recovered and that all but ended the game.
Miami ended up with another field goal making the score 33-20. The Pats offense
got one more chance to improve the score but couldn’t even come close to
scoring. The Patriots had completely fallen apart in the second half being
outscored 23-0 in the second half. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>Conclusion</u></b>:
The Patriots have many things that need to be improved on going forward. While
both of the lines looked god-awful in the second half there are still easy
improvements that can be made fundamentally. The Patriots need to find the
right combination on the offensive line and stick with it to build continuity.
Solder and Vollmer both played an awful game in particular as did the entire
offensive line for that matter. Personally, I would like to see the offensive
line look like this: Solder, Connolly, Stork (eventually), Cannon and Vollmer.
I think that’s what they need to go with and stick with it. Defensively, I
didn’t like the use of the 3-4. Dominque Easley is a penetrator, but was forced
to play a two gapping role on Sunday, which killed his effectiveness. Vellano
was pushed around all day and looks like he doesn’t belong out there. I hated
the cutting of Kelly, but now I really hate it. Chandler Jones was invisible
outside of his two roughing the passer penalties. Both Collins and Mayo did a
terrible job in penetrating through the holes and making the tackles. The
secondary looked good as they held Tannehill to under 200 yards and didn’t give
up any egregious plays. Revis in particular wasn’t as good as I thought he
would be, but he was still solid. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Offensively, the run game was sorry
due to offensive line blocking and the pass game really couldn’t get going as
the offensive line didn’t want to block and Brady missed some passes. The
coaching in this game was suspect to say the least in my opinion. I didn’t like
how the offense moved toward the pass so much. I also don’t like how Vereen is
getting the most snaps at running back. It pretty much tells the defense that
the play will be a pass. I think Ridley needs more opportunities, which can
settle down the offensive line too. I also didn’t like the defensive calls. The
3-4 scheme is not a good fit for this defense. I hope we switch back to a 4-3
so the run can finally be stopped. I also hate the lack of pressure being
applied to opposing offenses. I think this defense, with Revis, should man up
every play and blitz at least 5-6 on most plays. That, in my opinion, would be
the best way to utilize Revis in this defense. This defense needs to play
aggressive and take chances instead of dropping into a zone and waiting for the
quarterback to make a mistake. I think the Patriots still have all the talent
in the world to win the #1 seed in this conference and be a Super Bowl
contender, but they need to figure out their offensive and defensive lines
quick to start winning again. I expect them to get back on track Sunday in
Minnesota and pick up the first win of the season in a blowout. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Positives</b>: Brady
(1st half), Revis, Dennard, Gronk, Edelman<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Negatives</b>: The
offensive line, Brady (2nd half), Jones, Vellano, Easley, Collins, Mayo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11874647627741812741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094557117845268149.post-82620293771717825282014-09-06T22:46:00.001-04:002014-09-07T10:05:16.489-04:00Thoughts on the 2014 Patriots Season<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: large;">What to Make of the
2014 Season<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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down as one of the more </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">memorable ones in Patriots’ history. Bill Belichick
stepped outside of his shell a little bit by going out and signing the game’s
best corner (arguably) in Darrelle Revis, a very good corner in Brandon Browner
and a solid wide out in Brandon LaFell. These additions to the team on top of the
talent coming back from injury last season could equal that elusive fourth ring
for the Pats. All of these additions and the previous talent on the team now has
for higher expectations this season than ever before. The Patriots are closing in on a
decade long drought for a title and now they are primed to make it happen. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Bill
Belichick, being himself, made a couple of ballsy moves this preseason which
surprised many to say the least. First he cut three veterans which many had
pegged to make the team in Kelly, Smith and Anderson, and then, Bill went out
and dealt Logan Mankins for a fourth rounder and TE Tim Wright. The cutting of
Anderson and Smith was a smaller surprise, but the cutting of Kelly came as a
real eye opener, as the Pats interior DL is very young (Siliga, Jones, Vellano,
Easley) and very old (Wilfork). Trading Logan Mankins was a move made purely
for money reasons. Mankins was asked to take a pay cut and denied that so, he
then, in turn, was dealt off to help fill a weak TE spot and gain a draft pick.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>So even with
these surprises, the 53-man roster is set and this team looks like the same old Patriots who will win the AFC East and win about 11-14 games on the
year as they always do. The overall talent on this roster is the best we have seen since the 2007
season, which we all remember vividly. The Patriots are primed to have a Top 5
defense with the secondary’s additions and a Top 5 offense if Gronk can stay
healthy. There is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">chance</i> that this
is the Patriots most dominant team ever (remember I said chance). While some
spots on the roster looks to be deep and very talented other spots are weaker
and could be prone to some issues. Here’s a quick look at each position with
thoughts on their expectations for the season: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Quarterback</b>
(2): Tom Brady, Jimmy Garoppolo<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->When Tom Brady is around and healthy there’s
nothing less you can expect than an elite QB leading the Patriots. He may be
37, but even with last season’s struggles he made some very nice things happen.
He hasn’t showed signs of slowing too much just yet either. Hopefully we don’t have to
see Jimmy G this year, but man this kid went and beat out Ryan Mallet for the
backup spot in just 3-4 months; impressive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Running
Back</b> (5): Stevan Ridley, Shane Vereen, James White, Brandon Bolden, James
Develin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Some fans will probably be spilt on this depending
upon how you feel about Ridley’s fumbling issue and Vereen’s health issues. Personally,
I think Ridley is a great RB and if he is given the carries his production
could be near the top of the league. I also think he can get over the fumbling
issues and it may also be a little overblown of an issue, too. RBs fumble, it
happens. Ridley is a very productive back given the shot and that’s who I want
carrying the load for us on Sundays. Vereen has struggled throughout his
entire career to stay healthy consistently, but when he is healthy he is one of
the most dynamic backs in the league. If you are an optimist on both of these
players and both turn out in a positive light, then the RB situation will be
looking very pretty for the Patriots. If not, they could be in some trouble at
this position with White not looking too good in preseason games and Bolden
being just an average player at best. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(3): Rob Gronkowski, Michael Hoomanawanui, Tim Wright<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->This position could be back to the dominance of
2012 if Gronk can play 16 games (huge IF) and Tim Wright can fill the Hernandez
role that everyone keeps talking about. If Wright can be that mismatch in the
middle of the field and Gronk can play a healthy 16 games, this positional group
could be a reason for offensive dominance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Wide receiver</b> (5):<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Danny Amendola, Julian Edelman, Aaron Dobson,
Brandon LaFell, Kenbrell Thompkins<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The addition of LaFell adds some veteran and
taller presence to the WR corps. Julian Edelman will continue to be Brady’s go
to WR target in this offense. If Amendola can stay healthy, he can make himself
one of the go to guys as well, but again, this is a big if. The talent for
Danny is there but the health isn’t. Outside of that, Dobson has a very high
ceiling as a young WR, but the foot injury may have slowed him down a little
bit. If Dobson can reach his potential though, he could put up some big games
with Brady and maybe be that deep threat on the outside that the team has been
missing since Moss. Kenbrell Thompkins could be a solid producer in this
offense, but I don’t see his ceiling has being too high so I don’t expect much
more than he did last season. Overall, if Amendola can stay healthy, this group
is pretty diverse and talented compared to last season. Instead of causing
Brady headaches, this group this season could make his life much easier. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Offensive
line</b> (10): Nate Solder, Sebastian Vollmer, Dan Connolly, Josh Kline, Ryan
Wendell, Marcus Cannon, Jordan Devey Cameron Fleming (R), Bryan Stork (R),
Chris Barker<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The Logan Mankins trade has left the Patriots
with very big questions at guard. The tackle positions should be fine with
Solder, Vollmer and Cannon all very good to start there. The guard spot is open
to a lot of questions since Mankins is now gone. For some reason, Cannon hasn’t
turned into the guard he was supposed to be and there are rumors around that
Vollmer may be used at guard. This sounds a little sketchy to say the least.
Dan Connolly will be the other guard, but he really slowed last season and struggled.
He was voted as team captain, so hopefully that can translate into more
consistent play from him too. The center position is also scary. Ryan Wendell
really struggled last season and is primed to start this season too, which I’m
not a fan of. Hopefully Stork can eventually step up and win the starting job
by mid-season. The biggest question still remains at left guard and who will
fill the void. Will it be Cannon, Vollmer, Kline or Devey? I don’t really care
who it is, but that person better be able to protect the franchise and run
block effectively. The offensive line killed us at times last season and sadly,
nothing really changes my mind about them this season. Hopefully they improve
and are a lot better than last season. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Defensive
linemen</b> (9): Vince Wilfork, Sealver Siliga, Dominique Easley (R), Chris
Jones, Joe Vellano, Chandler Jones, Rob Ninkovich, Michael Buchanan, Zach Moore
(R)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Like I talked about before, the cutting of Tommy
Kelly was a real surprise that still has me scratching my head. The interior
line outside of Big Vince is very young and has a lot of question marks. Nobody
knows the status of Siliga, Jones or Easley and Joe Vellano just isn’t that
good in my opinion. I think BB could be banking a lot on a big season from
Siliga and Easley for this line. Hopefully they produce because I don’t see
Vince Wilfork being his old self all season long at this age. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Looking at the DE spot, there is a lot of
potential there. Chandler Jones seems to be due for a monster season in which
he could rack up a high sack total. Rob Ninkovich will most likely continue to be
the solid player that he always is, making the right play consistently. From
there, the depth is a little weak with only Buchanan and Moore as the DE
backups. This may leave Jones and Nink gassed as they were a lot last season
too. Hopefully Buchanan can make a leap in his performance and become a solid
sub rusher to give Nink and Jones some rest at times. Overall the DE and DT
spots are not as deep as most would like, but the front lines are still very
strong. If everyone can stay healthy, I think they can be fine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Linebackers</b>
(5): Jerod Mayo, Dont'a Hightower, Jamie Collins, Darius Fleming, Chris White<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->This group could be the most talented on the
team. Jerod Mayo is the QB on defense and one of the team’s leaders and one of
the best LB’s in the league. Jamie Collins showed us all what his full
potential could be as a playmaker in the playoffs last season. If he can keep
that same level of play all season and grow on it, we really have a special
talent on our hands at LB. Dont’a Hightower is primed for another season of
getting better. He will also be playing a better suited role for himself this
season as the loss of Mayo last year made things tough on the young LB. I
expect both of the young LBs to have big seasons for this team. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Backs</b> (10): Darrelle Revis, Logan Ryan, Alfonzo Dennard, Kyle Arrington,
Malcolm Butler (R), Devin McCourty, Duron Harmon, Patrick Chung, Nate Ebner,
Tavon Wilson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->This group is easily without a doubt the deepest
position on the team. BB went out and signed Revis and Browner to anchor the
position with talent while we still have a solid player in Arrington and a
couple growing young players in Dennard and Ryan. McCourty is primed for a huge
season as he will be benefitting a lot from Revis’ presence. The other safety
spot is still a big question mark though. Chung looks to be the starter Week 1
but hopefully Harmon can further develop and win the job or even the seldom
talked about Tavon Wilson. Outside of the other safety spot, this defensive backfield
has few weaknesses. This group of CBs will be able to match up vs. any team in
the league. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Overall, I believe that both the
offense and the defense can be Top 5 units in the league. Obviously health will
play the biggest factor here. If this team can stay relatively healthy, then
they will be looking at 12+ wins on the season. The talent this team has is
insane and could be the most talented team BB has ever fielded depending upon
how some players develop. The raw talent on the defensive side of the ball just
makes me starry eyed. There has been rumor of the defense obviously dropping
into a 3-4 most of the time which sounds amazing since this puts all players in
the front 7 in positions suited for them. Chandler Jones as a stand-up OLB
could mean a monster season from him add that onto one of the league’s best secondary’s
and line backing corps and you have a Top 5 defense. The offense will be fine
as long as Brady is around. If Gronk is healthy, they can be lethal. Obviously
he just makes things so much easier for Brady and the other WRs and makes the
offense go. If Gronk is healthy and the other weapons (Dobson, LaFell and KT)
can develop then there is no reason why the offense can’t be a Top 5 unit
again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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expectation for this season, for me, is a Super Bowl victory. It sounds greedy,
but I think this team has more talent than some of the previous Super Bowl
teams. The league’s best QB and CB are in NE, what else would you want? This defense
could be as good as the 2004 squad while the offense could get back to putting
up the number they did in 2011-12. This season is definitely Super Bowl or bust
for our lovely Pats. The talent that BB put together leaves us no other option
but to expect to be in the thick of it again in January. Hopefully this is the
season we get over the hump.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>First off,
this game was pretty tough to watch. The team looked flat the entire night and
never really found themselves. The legit starters for the Patriots didn’t get
to play either so while the team didn’t look too good the best players didn’t even
touch the field for the Patriots. The list of players who didn’t play Thursday
night includes Brady, Mayo, Revis, Gronk, Edelman, Mankins, McCourty,
Hightower, Collins, and Amendola. Thursday night was a showcase night for many
of the depth players on the roster to earn their place on this team. While it
was tough to watch most of the night, there were certainly some bright spots in
there as well. I’m going to take a look at this through positives and negatives
even though the negatives will outweigh the positives after this dismal
performance by the Patriots. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The Offensive Line<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->This mainly applies to the first half, but could
be applied to the entire game too. The pass protection for Mallet throughout
was suspect. Early on, Mallet made a nice throw to LaFell to convert a 3<sup>rd</sup>
down only to see it taken back because of a Solder holding penalty. The rest of
the half Solder struggled. Mallet’s struggles could be directed toward the OL
play in front of him. They struggled to contain the Skins pass rush all night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The run blocking was rough as well. On the first
attempt of the day, Ridley saw at least 4 Redskins in the backfield the moment
he took the handoff, luckily he found a way to gain 2 yards somehow. As a team
that Patriots had 24 carries for 63 yards and a really crappy 2.6 YPC average
and a lot of that falls on the offensive line for not opening up holes for the
runners. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Ryan Mallet<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Yes, I know the OL play was bad, which could be
a reason for Mallet’s struggles but still he did not look very good. He didn’t look
comfortable in the pocket and rushed his movements and progressions. The easy
play to look at with a magnifying glass is the quick slant to LaFell that was
thrown at his feet killing the chance at a first down. The offense didn’t do anything
when Mallet was at the helm, which sucks because this was sort of a showcase
game for him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The Front 7 (Anderson, Beauharnais and Fleming
in particular) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Didn’t come close to hitting the quarterback and
did a really poor job penetrating the LOS on run plays. All of the LBs took
really bad angles all night and looked to be caught out of place a lot. The defensive
line rarely set the edge well, too. Granted, the team did not have the entire
starting LB core and the starting DL only played a couple series, but still
these depth players did not do their jobs very well out there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->This is mainly because I have very high
expectations for Ryan heading into this season to develop into a better player.
Two plays in particular stick out from Ryan’s play the other night. One was in
the first half I believe and the Pats had the Skins backed up on their own 1
and Ryan let Robinson slant right in front of his face for an easy 15 yard
pickup getting them out of trouble. Then, a second play Ryan got beat down the
sideline on a nice throw and catch. Overall I thought he looked subpar.
Hopefully he can turn it around and become the player we all expect him to be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Yes, he was playing vs. vanilla defense against
Washington’s 2s and 3s but still this kid looked good. He looked to be very
comfortable in the pocket and made a lot of very good decisions. He throws a
beautiful deep ball, that’s for certain. He had 3 throws that beyond impressed me;
all of them were thrown toward Tyms. The first was the deep ball in the third
which was incomplete, the second was the first play of the 4<sup>th</sup>
quarter where Jimmy sent a beauty down the sideline to Tyms for a huge gain,
and the 3<sup>rd</sup> impressive throw was the TD toss to Tyms, yet another
perfectly placed pass over the shoulder. IF Garoppolo can continue to make
throws like that in these situations Mallet may be on the chopping block. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->LaFell didn’t do much, but he looked good when
he was out there and did do something. I thought he looked smooth running
routes and seems to have a lot of length to offer on the field which Brady will
use to an advantage. Boyce made a couple catches but again just looked electric
to me once he touches the ball. This kid is certainly talented, but he can’t
seem to fully put it together yet. Hopefully he does, because he is dangerous
with the ball in his hands. The obvious positive here was Tyms as he put up 120
yards and the lone Patriot score of the game off of a beauty pass from Jimmy G.
Tyms may have been playing vs. vanilla defense and not much contact at the
line, but he still went out and produced in the stage that demanded it. It will
be interesting to follow him the rest of preseason and see how he and Garoppolo
develop together. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Effort is the first word that comes to mind when
I think of his performance. Butler was all over the field all night. He should’ve
had at least 2 interceptions as well which really would’ve helped his chances
at a roster spot. He is a smaller corner but his effort makes up for that. He
showed very well on Thursday night and with Brandon Browner suspended the first
4 games of the season Butler could find his way onto the roster if this type of
play keeps up. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>BB was
pretty obvious in his attempt to give Harmon, Wilson and Chung all equal reps
on Thursday and I think Wilson did the most with his. He was the most active
out there making a lot of tackles looking pretty big but not slow. He didn’t make
any glaring mental mistakes, which shows growth on his part. He looked pretty
good in my opinion coming up and playing the run game. Chung didn’t rack up the
same tackle number as Wilson but he still looked smooth out there. He didn’t impress
me as much as Wilson, but he looked better than I thought he would for some
reason. I am rooting for Wilson to win out in the safety competition and take
the starting role but I also like Harmon a lot too and wouldn’t mind seeing him
take it either. We also can’t rule out Jemea Thomas making a push in the coming
weeks for the spot either. The competition at the second safety spot is the
most interesting to me at this point in the season. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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were the bright spots that I outlined above. The team heads back to Gillette to
joint practice with the Eagles before their game on Friday night. Friday night
should see more action from the starters and it should also answer more questions
about position competition and who will stick on the roster</span>. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Well, the
NFL season is finally here. Obviously, the regular season hasn’t arrived yet
and won’t for another six weeks or so. But, Training Camp and preseason is the
most anticipated time of the year because the lull of the offseason is just too
long. Training Camp is very fun to follow because we get to find out what
players are shining in practice and what players could be on the bubble. Young
players are fighting for NFL careers and veterans are just trying to not get
cut during this time of year. It’s always a fun time and here are the biggest
questions/thoughts for the Patriots heading into Training Camp.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">How have
the rookie wide receivers progressed heading into their ‘Jump Year’?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->In New England, the Year 2 Jump always seems to
be important for a young player. We saw the jump from Collins in the playoffs
last season. While the rookies had their highs and lows during the season,
overall they did a very good job for being thrust into the roles they were. Of
course there will be growing pains with young guys in a </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">tough offensive system
with a QB who demands excellence. Now, it’s time to find out how these guys
have progressed. Dobson, Boyce and Thompkins all could be very big pieces for
the offense this year if they are able to make the jump in their sophomore season.
The biggest expectations are on Dobson since he was picked very high and showed
the most promise last season. He hasn’t fully recovered from the foot injury
yet, but hopefully that hasn’t hampered him. We didn’t see a lot from Josh
Boyce last year, but the few times we did see him he showed explosiveness. Thompkins
had a very good start to the season with some big games (the GW TD vs. the
Saints comes to mind), but down the stretch and into the playoffs he
disappeared on us. Hopefully all three of these guys can get on the same page
with Brady and learn the offense inside and out to be the most productive
players they can be. The addition of LaFell could be a big one. Some are high
on him, while others are down on him. He put up a consistent 600 yards a season
in a conservative offense as the third option. This system can get the most out
of some WRs and I think LaFell could be one of those guys. Danny Amendola had a
tough first season in New England as he did not meet hefty expectations.
Hopefully he can stay healthy this season and have great production in this
offense. The wide receivers as a group have a lot of room for improvement and
hopefully they reach full potential this season. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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interior Defensive Line is shaping up and the health of the vets<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Last season the Pats interior D-Line was
decimated not even halfway through year. Big Vince was lost with the achilles
injury in Week 4 and Kelly the week later to an ACL. From there we saw Jones,
Vellano, Siliga and Sopoaga try to patch up the middle but in reality it wasn’t
great. While all did a valiant job being thrust into starting roles, the
defensive line was a huge weakness on the team. Bill Belichick went out and
helped secure the middle by drafting Dominque Easley in the 1<sup>st</sup>
round. So the biggest question for the DL is how Kelly and Wilfork are looking
out there and how is Easley looking too? If all three can play a healthy season
to their fullest the interior DL looks very solid, but that’s asking a lot especially
from two big boys who are in the latter stages of their careers. Outside of
those 3, Siliga, Jones and Vellano will be battling it out for spots up on the
depth chart and the roster. For this position, the key is health. If Kelly,
Wilfork and Easley are all 100% I don’t think we will see any signs of weakness
up the middle and teams will struggle to run the ball on the Pats. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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take the starting spots on the interior Offensive Line?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Starting off, I think it’s safe to say Mankins
will have his starting spot, but from there everything else is up in the air.
Ryan Wendell and Dan Connolly are coming off of really tough seasons in which
both struggled greatly. BB went out and drafted three offensive linemen to
create some depth and competition at the position. I think Bryan Stork could
really compete for Wendell’s job at center if he really impresses at camp. Both
Wendell and Connolly have contract numbers that help the team out if they are
cut. Connolly will have to battle with Jon Halapio and Josh Kline at the guard
spot and even Marcus Cannon maybe if he kicks back inside with the return of
Vollmer. I think when it’s all said and done Wendell and Connolly could both be
gone or both be here depending upon how the rookies play in TC and preseason.
The interior OL was a huge weakness last season and some new faces in there may
improve the situation. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">How is
the secondary going to gel (specifically the slot CB and SS)?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->This is the most improved part of the team and
is now undeniably the strength of the team, at least if these guys all can put
it together. BB went out and signed Revis, arguably the best CB in the league,
and Brandon Browner who was a Pro Bowler in 2012. This secondary is now loaded
with talent and now it’s a question of where everyone will fall on the depth
chart. Obviously Revis is the number 1 CB, but from there it’s all up to
competition. Dennard and Ryan are young budding players that will need to beat
out the vets if they want to see legitimate </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">playing time. The only weakness in
the secondary is the strong safety spot. Duron Harmon showed some promise last
season that he can fill the void but he still had a lot to prove. The team also
signed Patrick Chung so we shall see what he can bring to the table. I don’t see
Chung making the team, but a healthy competition for Harmon would be nice. Maybe
this is the season the Tavon Wilson steps up and plays like we expected? That
would be very nice. Hopefully whoever wins out the SS spot steps up and plays
very well in this already strong secondary. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">What
other players can make a leap or prove themselves?<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Jamie Collins, Logan Ryan and Duron Harmon are
all candidates to make a leap heading into their second season. Collins and
Ryan in particular showed a lot of promise as rookies and hopefully they build
a lot off of it. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Stevan Ridley, Shane Vereen, Dont’a Hightower,
Tavon Wilson, and Danny Amendola. Vereen and Amendola would both be very
productive players if they could only stay healthy. They need to play a full
season healthy to prove they can be important contributors to the team. Stevan
Ridley needs to prove that he can hold onto the football and be a horse as the
lead back. He did a great job as the lead back in 2012, but had issues last
season with fumbles. If he can get past this setback, he can be a beast for the
Pats in the run game. Dont’a Hightower and Tavon Wilson need to prove their
talent on this team. Hightower had a very good rookie season and regressed a
little after being pushed into a tough spot last season when Mayo went down. He
has been good but still needs to prove how good he can be as a high selection. He
has a lot of talent and now that he will be playing a better suited role for
himself I expect a big year from him. Tavon Wilson has shown pretty much nothing
over two years. He forced a couple turnovers in his rookie season, but barely
saw the field last season. Wilson was a reach as a second round pick and hasn’t
proved his worth for that selection. Hopefully he turns it around. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With all of the young talent on
this team and the additions in free agency, finalizing the 53-man roster will
be very tough for BB. Here is my pre training camp projection of the 53-man
roster: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">QB (3) Brady, Mallett, Garoppolo<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">RB (5) Ridley, Vereen, Bolden, White, Develin<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">WR (7) Edelman, Amendola, LaFell, Boyce, Dobson, Slater,
Thompkins<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">TE (2) Gronkowski, Hoomanawanui<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">C<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(2) Stork, Wendell<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">G<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(3) Mankins,
Halapio, Kline<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">T<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(4) Solder,
Vollmer, Cannon, Fleming<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">DE (5) Jones, Ninkovich, Buchanan, Moore, Smith<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">DT (5) Wilfork, Kelly, Easley, Siliga, Jones</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">ILB(3) Mayo, Hightower, Beauharnais</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">OLB(2) Collins, Anderson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">CB (5) Revis, Browner, Dennard, Arrington, Ryan<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">SS (2) Harmon, Wilson<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">FS (2) McCourty, Thomas<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;">ST (3) Gostkowski, Allen, Aiken<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->My 53-man roster is pretty straight forward. I
think only 2 TEs will make the roster because Gronk is saying he’s 100% healthy
and ready for the season. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I have Patrick Chung being cut from the roster, because
I don’t see him beating out anyone for a spot.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I also don’t have any of the UDFA RB’s making
the roster because I think the current RBs have too much talent added onto the
draftee James White whom I really like. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I also have Dan Connolly being cut. I think the
drafting of Halapio put Connolly on the bubble; also the team really likes Josh
Kline too which makes him expendable with his hefty contract. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I really like Jeremy Gallon but with all of the
WRs already on the roster I don’t see him making the cut. Hopefully he can make
it onto the practice squad.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I see Bryan Stork possibly beating out Ryan
Wendell for the starting spot but I think Wendell makes the team anyway.</span> <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">NBA Free Agency
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Outside of
the playoffs and finals, the free agency period for the NBA is most exciting to
follow and this July has been one of the most exciting since the 2010 offseason
which featured the Decision and the infamous formation of the Big 3 in Miami. From
a Celtics perspective, they have been rather quiet after there had been talks
of ‘fireworks’ from the organization. Here I’ll take a look at the recent big
signings around the league. My Celtics related comments will be all the way at
the bottom for the Celtic fans out there. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">LeBron
James signs a 2-year $42-million deal with Cleveland</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->This is the move of the offseason obviously. Of
course, the James haters find this move a sell out by LeBron. I’ve heard people
say he finds the first door after losing (which is true), he knew returning to
Cleveland would make people pat him on the back (also true), or even he left to
go to a better situation with a young Kyrie and Wiggins (which I disagree
with). I think if he returned to Miami, he would have a better chance at a
ring. Unless the Cavs get Love, they wouldn’t be as good as Miami would have
been with him. Even though I am a huge James hater, I really respect this move
outta him. Yes, he may have found the door and ran when the tough got going,
but I’ve come to learn that that’s what kind of guy LeBron James is. He’s a
front runner. But, I respect the hell out of the fact that he knew he messed up
big time in 2010 and righted a wrong by returning home to the city that so
badly needed a star and relevancy in it. I’m a sentimental kind of fan, and a
star that turned his back on the area that raised him, then returns is a great
story. I’m sorry if I’m a sucker, but it really is. If LeBron is able to
deliver a title to Cleveland without getting a Kevin Love to help him that
would make his story and legacy so much better. Also, I would be happy for those
fans over in Cleveland because they deserve a title so much. This is a class
move by LeBron to go home. For those of you who still do not respect him or
hate the move, what do you expect? It’s LeBron. At this point, we all know that
he just isn’t the type of guy that Jordan, Larry or Magic was that’s just fact.
LeBron is just as skilled as those players, but he doesn’t have that ‘it’
factor. Anyway, all of that aside, I really respect the move by LeBron to come
back home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Carmelo Anthony
signs a 5-year $129-million deal to stay in New York<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Good for Melo for getting paid, good for NY and
Phil to retain him. New York is looking up though, if you ask me. Melo will
still have to carry them and most likely it will be a 7-8 seed in the East. The
Knicks need to get that horrible Amare contract off the books before they
become relevant again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Chris
Bosh signs a 5-year $118-million max deal to stay in Miami<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->WOW. Very surprised to see this happen. This
move, in my opinion, shows the greatness of Pat Riley as a GM and salesman. He
somehow sold Bosh on staying in Miami even after LBJ ditched town. Obviously
that extra money and year helped Bosh make the decision, but let’s be honest,
Bosh’s best situation was to take the max in Houston and ball with a new big 3.
I am very surprised to see him change his mind; sadly, Miami will not be a
title contender for at least two more seasons so Bosh will be stuck on a decent
team. He will also be back to the old Bosh in the post averaging 24/11 like he
did in Toronto. A good move by Riley to keep a star around to build something
with, and a solid move by Bosh to stick around and take the money.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Dirk
Nowitzki agrees to a 3-year $30-million deal to stay with Dallas<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Big Shot Dirk staying home. Not really a
surprise. This guy belongs in Dallas. Of course he could have gotten more on
the open market, but he has that gene of loyalty in him, which adds to his
legacy. The Mavs may be a decent team that could make a surprise run in the
playoffs now that they added Tyson Chandler as well. Class move by Dirk to stay
for cheap, good for Dallas. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Lowry agrees to a 4-year $48-million deal to stay in Toronto<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->This is a big resign for the young Raptor team.
The Raptors have a very good core in place with Lowry, DeRozan and Johnson to
be a competitive team each season. Lowry should only get better as the years
progress as well. For a guy that can down the road by a top tier PG, 12 million
per season is a very good deal for the Raptors. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Parsons signs 3-year $46-million offer sheet to join Dallas<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->What a huge signing for Dallas. It fills a huge
need as a scoring 3. Add a young Parsons to Ellis, Nowitzki and Chandler and
you have a team that can make some real noise in May. The only thing is, 15
million a year for Parsons is a HUGE overpayment if you ask me. Also the other
big overpayment this offseason was Gordon Hayward going back to Utah for 4/63..
Like what? I would take Bradley over him. I was upset at Avery Bradley’s 8
million per year and Jeff Green’s 9 million this season but both those deals
look like steals compared to this deal. It certainly a high price, but Parsons
should fit in well with Dallas and keep them youthful as well. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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signs a 2-year $20-million deal to join Miami<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->This is a bargain for Riley and Miami. Deng’s
rumored price going into FA was anywhere from 13-15 million but he ends up
getting 10 a year. Miami has quickly rebounded from losing Bron to making a
decent playoff team in the East with Bosh and Deng as the core and more cap
space to make moves. Deng will be a 2<sup>nd</sup> option there so he gets to
shine and Miami gets a bargain and stays a winning team. Good for both sides. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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signs a 3-year $22-million deal joining Chicago<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->If Derrick Rose can play a full season and
postseason 100%, this signing is huge for Chicago. Pau can score, which Chicago
needs badly. With Rose, Butler, Pau and Noah and Gibson off the bench, this
Bulls team could end up being the 1-seed in the East and be a legit title
contender. A great signing for Chicago and a good spot for Pau to shine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I like Avery Bradley; I do, just not at this
price. At least that’s what I was saying when the deal was signed. Now that the
numbers for the Hayward and Parsons deal have come out, I really don’t mind the
Bradley signing. He’s still very young and has upside at and at 8 million a
season, looks to be a bit of a bargain. Rondo, Smart and Bradley is a good
combo of guards for this Celtics team. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Celtics
trade 10.3 TPE and conditional 2<sup>nd</sup> round pick to Cleveland as part
of a 3-team deal getting Tyler Zeller, Marcus Thornton and a future protected 1<sup>st</sup>
round pick. </b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Love this deal. Love it. We traded pretty much
nothing and still got a solid shooter Thornton with an expiring deal, a young
big man in Zeller (which the C’s desperately needed) and yet another first
round pick. All of that for nothing. I think we may see Thornton traded before
the season even starts or at the trade deadline. He is a good scorer that a
contending team could use off the bench in the playoffs. Even if he isn’t traded,
he has an expiring deal which is perfect for the Celtics through this rebuild.
Zeller looks to be part of the future plans of the team. Hopefully he can
develop into a solid big man who can give us 20-24 minutes a night down low.
You gotta love this trade by Ainge. He gave up nothing for something. </span></div>
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Paul Pierce signs a MLE 2-year $10-million deal with Washington<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->When I saw this I said, “Good for Paul”. He brings
veteran leadership and clutch scoring to a very young and competitive Wizards
team that they need. The Wizards will make the playoffs again this season and
if the Celtics drop into tankapalooza 2.0 then I will easily root for the
success of Paul in the playoffs with the Wiz. Something to think about, Pierce
has an opt out after one season though, so maybe if the Celtics gets some studs
by 2015, Pierce will opt out and rejoin for one last run in his career. Obviously,
a pipe dream, but what a great story it would be. Best of luck to my favorite
player all-time Paul Pierce. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The Celtics have been relatively
quiet in this free agency a little to my surprise after the “fireworks” were supposed
to be coming. There are still rumors of Kevin Love, which I’m holding out hope
for, but that seems very unlikely too. I think the C’s can still offer the best
package IF Cleveland doesn’t give up Wiggins and Golden State won’t give up
Thompson. If the Celtics cannot get Love, they should just sit back the rest of
the offseason (as they are doing) and just play the young guys and see how the
season turns out, then make a run at FA in 2015. I’m still holding out the
dream that Love is coming here though, and I’m not giving up until he wears
another team’s jersey.</span> <o:p></o:p></div>
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holding out last second hope that the Celtics would make one last push to trade
for </span><span style="font-size: large;">Love, but that did not happen and as the draft started to unfold the picks
became easily clear. Rumors had the Celtics very high on the athlete Aaron
Gordon, but when the Magic surprisingly took him at #4 the Celtics had to look
at the next option which was Marcus Smart. Smart at #6 was the best player available
and does many things that a team can like. Then as the picks began to swing
around closer to #17, a player who was high up on boards early in the season,
James Young began to slip down the board. The Celtics selected the lengthy
shooter at #17 and set up their future with a fierce guard in Smart and a good
wing scorer in Young. The draft for the Celtics was a very good one. Here are
some thoughts on each of the picks: </span></div>
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Smart (6’4 220) PG/SG – </b>2 Seasons at OKST: 16.6PPG 5.9RPG 4.5APG 2.9SPG<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I have always been a supporter of Marcus Smart
in college. I love what he brings to the table. He’s a fierce competitor and
brings a great level of intensity and leadership to the floor. While he has his
weaknesses, shooting and a temper, there isn’t much at Smart is weak at. He is
a bull when he attacks the hoop. He is also a very active and good defender
averaging almost three steals per game. Smart has taken over games before,
putting the team on his back willing them to victory. Many are quick to call
OKST a mediocre team, but they lost their starting center early in the year,
which left them very vulnerable inside. If Cobbins does not get hurt, OKST
would have been a legit team in March. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->While many are quick to point out Smart’s
inconsistent shooting, I think this aspect of his game is underrated. Yes,
Smart can’t consistently find his jumpshot off of the dribble and over
defenders, but he’s not a guy that you can just leave wide open like Rondo and
be okay. The other knock on Smart is that he is a hot tempered player. There
was obviously the incident where Smart pushed a Texas Tech fan, but I think he
was provoked. I like the fact that Smart has a hot temper. It only adds to his
fire and intensity. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Overall, Marcus Smart has a lot to offer and a
lot of potential in this league. He can be a lock down defender. He can find a
way to score through attacking and getting to the line if his shot isn’t falling.
He is a great leader and competitor. Smart is a very solid all-around player
and with a couple seasons in the NBA he could develop into a very good guard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">James
Young (6’6 215) SG/SF</b> – 1 Season at UK: 14.3 PPG 4.3 RPG 1.7 APG<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I’m going to sound like a homer, but yes, I LOVE
this pick as well. On my list at #17, I had Young number 1 then Anderson and
Napier as other options. I’m very glad to see the Celtics land this lengthy
wing scorer. He had a solid but not amazing regular season for the Wildcats,
but come March he found his shot and his role in the offense and carried
Kentucky a couple games in the tournament. Young didn’t boast the best stats at
UK, but he was also on a team with 4-5 other great offensive players. If he is
asked to be the #1 or #2 scoring option he can be lethal. Young struggled to
light it up percentage wise from deep during the season, only shooting the
three at 34%, but he has a very natural stroke and I don’t see this stat as an
issue. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->James Young has great length and athleticism to
play either the 2 or 3 positions. He would be a very lengthy 2-guard or an average
3. Young has a very long wingspan, which can help him become a disruptive defender
as well. He can put his head down and attack the hoop and finish with authority
(shown in the Title game). Young can turn into a very effective scorer who
could stretch the floor with the deep threat and attack from the wing which the
Celtics could really use. This is a very good pick at #17. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->When Marcus Smart was drafted, many people immediately
thought: Rondo is gone. I don’t necessarily disagree with this, but I don’t think
Rondo being traded is a done deal. Marcus Smart has and can play the off-guard
position and could be used as just that with the Celtics as they keep Rondo
around. I think it could work out if
it was given the shot. Smart has played the off-guard position many times before and his game can easily translate into being an off-guard. So I think Rondo may not be gone as others have jumped to. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->I think that the drafting of Smart and Young
could mean that BOTH Rondo and Bradley will be gone next season. Bradley will
be a RFA come July and I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Celtics just letting
him walk and throwing Smart and Young into the fire next season at the 2-guard
spot. If the Celtics do retain Bradley, I think that he and Rondo are top
candidates to be traded as the Celtics may be looking to tank this season again
and get more young assets. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->All in all, for not getting Kevin Love, I love
what Danny Ainge did in this draft. He didn’t force the issue by moving up and
he didn’t trade back either and took the best player available at both #6 and
#17. I loved both Smart and Young prior to the draft and the fact that the
Celtics are walking away with both of them on the roster makes me very happy. While
Danny Ainge predicted that ‘fireworks’ would be in store for the draft, I am certainly
okay with what transpired. If both of these players can turn into the players
they are supposed to be, the Celtics could have a very solid foundation of
Smart-Young-Sullinger and Olynyk to build from and find more young talent. Yes,
the Celtics look like they are going down the long rebuild road, so this is
what we have to accept and just root for consistent improvement out of the
young guys. </span><span style="font-size: large;">BUT I still think the Celtics have the assets to get Love while keeping these two guys as well. I think Ainge isn't done with Flip, so we shall see what happens in the end! So as always, through thick and thin, GO CELTICS!</span></div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">This is a
huge <s>offseason</s> upcoming week for the Boston Celtics. What happens from
now until June 26<sup>th</sup> could decide the future of this team for years
to come. The Kevin Love rumors are still hot and heavy. Rajon Rondo and Jeff
Green’s futures also weigh in the balance depending upon this Love situation as
well. The Celtics are either going to land Love and become a playoff team, or
they don’t get him and blow the whole team up and look to build through the
draft. The Kevin Love saga has been a rollercoaster from the get-go as well. At
first, Love to the Celtics was a dark horse thought, and then when Love visited
Boston, suddenly the Celtics were the favorites to land him, but now with the
recent reports that the Warriors and Nuggets have potentially better offers,
the Celtics have fallen back into the pack for Love. Or have they? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We’ll start
with the Love rumors, and then move into draft talk. First off, I think that
Flip Saunders is full of absolute crap right now. He continues to say that the
Wolves want players in return for a Kevin Love deal. This Golden State rumor
that Klay Thompson is available is hard to believe. The report is that the
trade would be David Lee + Klay Thompson + GSW 1<sup>st</sup> Rd for Kevin Love
+ Kevin Martin. Now why on earth would either team do this trade? Golden State looks
like they are getting a good deal for Love, but they are splitting up their
most lethal tandem (Curry/Thompson) in the process. In my opinion, they do not
gain much from this deal and still lose a first round pick in the process. As
for Minnesota, this puts them absolutely nowhere. I understand that Flip wants
players in return for Kevin Love, but getting Thompson and Lee is a down grade
from Love and Martin. Minnesota will be stuck in a cycle of mediocrity if this
deal were to go through. Not to mention the fact that Thompson and Lee would
most likely leave Minny in free agency eventually anyway. Fact is if the Wolves
want players in return for Love, they aren’t going to get a Durant or LeBron to
make them a 50-win team. If they choose to take the players in return, they
will be stuck winning 25-35 games a season and not have any prospects looking
up. This is why I think the GSW rumors are crap. There is no way the Wolves
wreck their future like this. The Celtics have draft picks they can offer and a
good player in Sullinger who can give the Wolves a better chance to be a
contender down the road. If Flip wants to take glorified role players, the
Wolves will be worse off than they are now. That’s why this ‘wanting players’
rumor is crap. But, if this is crap, why is Flip leaking all of this? Driving
up the price for Love. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to the Herald’s Steve Bulpett, the Celtics have only offered picks #6/#17 and
Kelly Olynyk to the Wolves. This news now makes sense with the reports that the
Celtics offer isn’t enough according to Flip. The best asset the Celtics have,
outside of the #6 pick, is Jared Sullinger. They also have two Brooklyn picks
in ’16 & ’18 and a swap in ’17. Flip knows about these assets, obviously,
and wants to make Ainge offer them up. Ainge hasn’t even shown his full hand
yet, which is why the Celtics aren’t the favorite for Love as of now. Once
Thursday night rolls around, Ainge will pull off what he has to, within reason,
to obtain Love. The Celtics are the obvious favorites to obtain Love with the
assets they have. Flip Saunders can sit there and try to deny it all he wants,
but the Celtics have the best assets to take Minnesota’s best player off their
team for a second time in seven seasons. He’s in full denial and Ainge will
make the necessary push to get Love if he wishes when the time comes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Now some
fans do not want to trade for Kevin Love, because they either think Sullinger
can turn into a 20/10 player or they believe that keeping the draft assets is
the way to go. That, to me at least, is a very risky way to go. How many teams successfully
tear it all down then come back to be a competitive force? The answer is not
many. Oklahoma City got lucky that they landed a generational talent in Durant
to turn their franchise around. I look to Indiana when I think of this rebuild.
Indy missed the playoffs for years and slowly built their team with first round
picks and finally turned a corner after years. But, once they turned that
corner, they imploded and found out that the core in place wasn’t good enough
to win a title. I don’t want this to happen to the Celtics. I don’t want to see
them slowly get better, missing the playoffs for 3-4 years, then find out all
of this rebuilding isn’t even enough to win. There’s also the rebuilding that
ends up like the Cavs, Bobcats or Jazz where we are just stuck in the lottery
year after year never hitting on any picks. So, unless the Celtics get lucky
and land a generational player (not gonna happen), they should look to trading
for Kevin Love. A core of Rondo-Love-Green isn’t a bad start and immediately
makes the playoffs as a 5-8 seed in the East. Once Kevin Love is acquired the
Celtics can go after other free agents or wheel and deal for another superstar
(Melo?). I just feel like avoiding building through the draft is the way to go.
To successfully rebuild through the draft you need a lot of luck, which I don’t
like relying on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>If the
Celtics do not acquire Kevin Love for whatever reason, we need to look at their
options with the #6 and #17 picks in this year’s draft. There’s also a very
good chance that Rondo and Green will be moved if the C’s don’t land Love. So
there could be a chance at more first round picks this draft or in future
drafts. So let’s start with my big board Top 20 players overall in this draft: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jabari Parker</b> – I love this kid. The
knock on him is that he cannot score versus bigger defenders and isn’t a great
defender himself. But, he is an extremetly talented scorer and there’s no
denying that. </span></div>
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and upside is really hard to deny, I haven’t fallen in love with him. He doesn’t
have that ‘it’ factor to me and could turn into a Jeff Green, wildly talented
player, but passive and inconsistent.</span></div>
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Hakeem. His floor is the most recent big man lottery bust. The injuries scare me
(mainly the back) and he is very raw. Very risky pick, but it could pay huge
dividends down the road. </span></div>
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is very young and raw, but his size and length are undeniable. He has already
developed a solid all-around offensive game. </span></div>
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readiness, but has great size for a PG and a very good skillset to be a
successful player.</span></div>
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Nothing really special about him, outside of intensity. Good but not great at
shooting, handling, IQ and defense. </span></div>
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</span></span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Zach
Lavine – </b>Reminds me a lot like Westbrook. Explosive. He needs to be a
better decision maker shot wise, but has all the tools.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></div>
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to polish up his shot and post moves a lot to be a force, but overall has a
lot to offer with size and athleticism. </span></div>
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has a huge motor, but hasn’t shown reliability with the right hand and can’t stretch
a D with his jumper, for now at least. </span></div>
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solid. Nothing special but everything very well. Is a knockdown shooter when
left open and could turn into a very good NBA role player. </span></div>
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for a 2-guard and is a pure shooter. Not a special athlete, but a smart
offensive player. </span></div>
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is very explosive off the dribble. He won’t<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">
</b>stretch the D with a killer jumper, but can slice it apart with an attack. </span></div>
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and scorer in general. Very underrated in my opinion. His skills and size can
potentially translate into a very good wing scorer and defender. </span></div>
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shooter, which we all know. But there is serious question about his athleticism
and overall quickness to play NBA ball. He will be able to hit open looks, but
what else? Remains to be seen. </span></div>
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to play PG, SG or SF which helps his value a lot. He’s not an amazing athlete, which
will hurt him a little but the versatility is huge. </span></div>
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athlete who can get out and run making highlights plays. Has a lot of room for improvement
at shooting and defending, but has potential. </span></div>
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have him in the Top 7. Amazing IQ, knockdown shooter, solid defender, smart
passer and great leader. The only knock is his size. He seriously does
everything very well. </span></div>
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play the 3-spot and is a good shooter when left open. He’s a good scorer
overall, but ball control could improve. </span></div>
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everything well. Very mature for his age and is a great passer, but also knows
when to take it over himself. Great potential for him. </span></div>
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2-point range that can find a weakness in any defense. Doesn’t have a 3-point
shot, which is a huge negative, but can be developed. He is a natural scorer
that teams will love. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With the Top 20 Big Board looked
at now let’s key in on the Celtics selections at #6 and #17 and see the available
options for them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Embiid</b> (if he falls due to injury concern) – huge potential and fills a
huge need as a rim protecting center.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Aaron Gordon,
Noah Vonleh or Julius Randle</b> – All of them are talented power forwards in
their own ways which should intrigue the Celtics. Gordon and Vonleh’s upside
are really hard to pass on. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Marcus
Smart or Zach Lavine</b> – This is a scenario in which the Celtics have traded
Rondo and view these two as possible PG replacements. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">James
Young, Cleanthony Early, Glenn Robinson III or Kyle Anderson</b> – All of these
players can bring a wing scoring threat to the team if they decide to trade
Green. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Shabazz
Napier or Tyler Ennis</b> – More PG options here if the team does move Rondo.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Adrien
Payne </b>– Stretch 4-man. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So after looking at all of this,
my dream scenario for the C’s is getting Kevin Love for a good price and
building from there, but if this cannot be obtain my dream picks for #6 and #17
would be Noah Vonleh and James Young, but obviously if Embiid falls, this situation
changes. This next week is huge for the future of the franchise. Any wrong decisions
and the Celtics could be stuck in mediocrity for years, but if the right moves
are made, they could be contending really quickly. Hopefully Ainge makes the
correct moves. Go Celtics!!</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">2014 NBA Champs: San Antonio Spurs</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Congrats to the San Antonio Spurs,
the New England Patriots of the NBA, but more successful. Thank you, as a Heat
Hater and a Celtic, I am very thankful for you guys making this season worthwhile.
Five titles over fifteen seasons…. Insane and amazing. They were out for
revenge after letting last season’s title slip away in the infamous Game 6.
They successfully got their revenge by absolutely crushing the Heat in all
aspects of the game. This series could have easily been a sweep as well if it wasn’t
for the missed free throws by Duncan and Parker in Game 2. But that doesn’t even
matter at this point, because the Spurs demolished Miami with some of the best
team play in recent NBA years. The ball work, the unselfishness and the timely
crucial plays made this team great. To me, there’s an obvious reason that guys
like Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green, Boris Diaw and Patty Mills thrived. It’s because
of the leadership. Pop (or Bill Belichick of the NBA as I like to call him),
Duncan, Parker and Manu all made these guys around them better. This Spurs team
belongs in the ‘80s; that’s the type of basketball they play. It is really beautiful
to watch and I respect their style. They made every single clutch shot. They
made every single big stop. They got guys who aren’t necessarily great to play
great and make championship plays. It’s hard not to respect the hell out of
that type of play. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now I’m a huge LeBron critic and
cannot stand the guy, but if any one tries to place blame on him for this
series is stupid. LeBron was the only one that consistently showed up. Chalmers
has seen his final days in Miami. Ray Allen, thankfully, was a no show. Dwayne
Wade looked like he was 40 out there and seemed very limited. Chris Bosh didn’t
even touch the ball much. The Heat didn’t give any resistance to San Antonio’s
offense. They were constantly chasing the ball around scrambling to get back
into their rotations, because of the amazing Spurs passing. The Heat just got
trampled this series and it was great to watch. LeBron was the only one who
brought energy out there and made things happen. It’s amazing to think that
this team around him wasn’t talented enough to win it. The big question is, how
much help does this guy need?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who knows?
He needs a younger 2-guard and a better 4-man obviously. Their Big 3 may see a
big shake up or it may not. It will be an interesting summer for them. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Other random thoughts hanging in my
head: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Tim Duncan: beyond underrated. 5 Rings over 15
seasons. The man does not get enough respect as an All-Time Great. He’s easily
a Top 10 and debatable Top 5 All-Time Player in my book. If only the Celtics
won that lottery, if only…. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Kawhi Leonard is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">already</i> star. I think we all know this by now. He outplayed LeBron
this series. That solves that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The Spurs post-Pop and the Big 3 will continue
to be a successful franchise. Why? Kawhi Leonard, Danny Green and consistent
drafting. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->This is a crazy scenario I thought of for Miami…
They convince Wade to retire. Trade Bosh, Chalmers and picks to Minnesota for
Love, then use Wade’s money for Melo and the new Big 3 is LBJ, Melo and Love. I
wouldn’t watch the NBA if it happened, because it’d be unfair. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Again, thank you San Antonio for beating this Miami team and
making this season worthwhile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>Sincerely,
Celtics Fans.</span> </div>
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