Ethan Hammerman
A look at the Patriots’ rookie class
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That McCourty pick sure looks a lot better with Leigh Bodden gone now, right?
Here are my thoughts on this year’s solid rookie class.
Devin McCourty, CB – He has looked very stellar for a rookie. He shows a great ability in press coverage and made a beautiful play against the [...]
The halfway point: What we know through two preseason games
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Two games have come and gone for the Patriots this preseason. Both the showdown against the Saints at home and the scrum versus the Falcons in the Georgia Dome were great tests for this young squad, and the players met all of their challenges for the most part. [...]
The “Eff-You” days are back; why an angry Tom Brady would be best for the Patriots
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There is a difference between wanting someone to be angry and someone actually being angry.
For the past couple of weeks, it seems that many members of New England’s media have been circling around the seemingly tenuous relationship between Tom Brady and Robert Kraft like sharks looking for [...]
Name decision to go to voters
What’s in a name? It will be for the voters to decide. The deadline for submitting questions for this fall’s election ballot has passed, and only one issue will go to a statewide vote. That question asks voters whether they support stripping the word “plantations” from the full state name of Rhode Island and Providence [...]
Patriots’ proving ground: For the five “Cut Men”, these preseason games count
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The preseason is written off by many as mere filler until the “real first stringers” take the field the second week of September to begin the regular season. However, in truth, this is where the best stories take place.
This is where [...]
Eyes on the prize: Five key youngsters to watch in TC
Over the past two seasons, the Patriots have spent 24 draft picks on young talent, rebuilding amdist modest success. Now is the time when progress will have to shine through. This season, as well as the 2011 campaign, can be seen as a referendum on Coach Belichick’s ability to build a team. While his reputation [...]
Know thine enemy: What the Patriots can learn from the Jets
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Number one defense in the NFL? Check.
A berth in the AFC Championship game with a lackluster, rookie quarterback on the back of said defense? Check.
A player in the top twenty in sacks? Barely. Calvin Pace was tied for the spot with 8.
The New York Jets, no matter how much one [...]
Langevin to preside over House of Representatives
Rhode Island Congressman Jim Langevin ill become the first person to preside over the U.S. House of Representatives from a wheelchair, after the speaker’s rostrum was made handicapped accessible.
Langevin’s office on Thursday said the five-term representative will preside over the House on Monday to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities [...]
Hicks, 21, killed in bike accident
Tragic news out of South Dakota as a 21-year-old Brown University senior riding across the country to raise money for affordable housing was killed Tuesday in South Dakota after she was struck by a trailer truck’s wide load as she checked phone messages on the shoulder of U.S. Highway 18. Paige Hicks, who hailed from [...]
Nun carjacked in Pawtucket
A carjacker forced a 72-year-old Pawtucket nun out of a car Tuesday, knocking her to the pavement of the Smithfield Avenue CVS lot and taking her keys and purse, the police said Wednesday.
The nun was not injured. Pawtucket police would not release her name or religious order. Lt. Napoleon Gonsalves said he didn’t know whether [...]
