here's a pats thread for everyone to talk about patritos shit because nobody else cares

story sounds crooked to me. not that i can't imagine a football player groping a woman in a club.

Then of course after the '90 season, Tom came here and I went to Cleveland, so we haven't been together since then but we've had, whether he was there or in Jacksonville or in New York or I was in Cleveland or I was in wherever I was before coming back here, we've always maintained a good friendship.

i love that coach bill hates the jets so much that he can't even stomach to acknowledge he was there. he's the greatest *swoon*

the coach's art of pretend forgetfulness

So are the Pats now a "finesse" team?

wes welker u are a pa-treat-o

gross

u mad?

just jealous

lol

this team has all of the hallmarks of a 10-6 team that misses the playoffs, and that only thanks to the soft second half schedule. i don't think a pats team under bb has ever been bad in quite so many areas. maybe having a position coach and no one as your coordinators isn't the paradigm redefining genius that no one thought it was, although they have a gen-u-ine ST coordinator and that might actually be their worst phase of play. but playcalling has definitely exaggerated the crazy personal issues.

they just kind of suck

i just think they straight up have no talent on defense -- wilfork and mayo and chung are pretty great, but you could make an argument that no one after that (except maybe mccourtney) should be starting for a team that has super bowl aspirations. they absolutely cannot rush the passer and they can't cover anyone. and of course those two issues exacerbate the other. they've really screwed up the draft.

i think ras-i dowling is gonna be pretty good, but obviously he's hurt

but there's been so many pass rushers in the past two drafts and the pats just haven't picked any of them except for jermaine cunningham but he's not a 10 sack a year guy

he's also been totally invisible this year which is a running theme with their defensive draft picks

reiss at espn (who is v understated about it if he ever says anything critical) has said a number of times that maybe belichick could use a sounding board as far as making decisions in the draft.. i mean, it seems to me they have had a lot of the same issues since late 2007

cunningham has been a healthy scratch last couple games. pass rush has been better than last year but coverage has been worse. andre carter is doing well, spikes is effective when they rush him the DTs. belichick is notoriously particular about his linebackers being versatile, which has left them with some dudes who can do everything ok, eg ninkovich, while deftly avoiding more one dimensional players like clay matthews.

"Hey, Rex, Belichick is better than you," the fan screamed to Ryan, who was walking off the field and into the locker room tunnel with the rest of the team.

"Shut the f--- up," Ryan yelled back.

Ryan could be subject to a fine by the league or the Jets.

Ryan's counterpart, Bill Belichick, also reportedly used profanity after the game. According to the New York Post, he told his son during the postgame celebration: "Thirty-seven points on the best defense in the league" and then used a vulgarity.

The league won't investigate that because it was in a private conversation, the spokesman said.

I believe the exact quote was "Thirty-seven points on the best defense in the league. Suck my dick!"

i think ras-i dowling is gonna be pretty good, but obviously he's hurt

― J0rdan S., Sunday, November 6, 2011 8:20 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark

he just needs some time in the lazarus pit

genuine lol at that

andre carter seems like a cool guy

yeah he does

So if I keep my son cranking away at piano lessons does he have a shot at becoming a defensive lineman for the Pats?

kyle arrington currently 3rd cb in afc pro bowl voting

http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2012/0110/nfl_a_belichick_gb1_668.jpg

bffs

hahahahah omg

pats ppl check out the belichick press conf from yesterday if you have 20 mins spare. bill feeling good, in talking mood.

http://30fps.mocksession.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012-January-25-11-34-1.jpg

what in the...

oh come on that's totally self-explanatory

love this:

http://i42.tinypic.com/8yzwxw.jpg

brandon spikes with bob k

<3
brandon spikes is one of my favorite players on this team.

also: Suggs and Gronk wired for the afc title game

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films-sound-efx/09000d5d8265c595/Sound-FX-Ravens-vs-Patriots-first-half
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films-sound-efx/09000d5d8265c8ff/Sound-FX-Ravens-vs-Patriots-second-half

rob gronkowski is having fun

https://p.twimg.com/AkV4LISCMAAdu3_.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3hQB9x-WQ5g

Let's try that again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hQB9x-WQ5g

gronk handling suggs in that first half video was pretty sweet

START GRONKING

realized nbc has the super bowl this year - i wonder how many times they'll ask rodney harrison to comment on a certain play. of course they already ran through it once in his first year on sunday night football, when he made it a point to explain that the breakdown in the defense there was that asante samuel was out of position

harrison just said that based off of what happened this year, he'd trust eli in the fourth quarter more than brady

lolz at scruggs
"THE WHITE TIGHT END! THEY AMERICAN EXPRESS BOY! DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT!"

My favorite quote from the Gronk video:

"We'll be Gronkin': Just taking whatever you can and slamming it on the ground hard as you can. It's just like drilling for oil."

Makes me think we are about to see a revolution in US energy policy.

http://espn.go.com/boston/nfl/story/_/id/7518409/bill-belichick-everybody-critic-film-sessions

excellent work by jackie! we've been hearing about this for years with few specifics.

yeah, that's a good read.

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2012/01/24/belichickyoung__1327436637_4594.jpg

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Third_Party_Photo/2012/01/23/Wilfork__1327351982_6175.JPG

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2012/01/26/loganmankins__1327599430_9492.jpg

omg the belichick pic explains SO MUCH

http://i.imgur.com/jeIBl.jpg