Patriots
Help wanted: Patriots looking for new tight end options
The Ben Watson era is over. It may have made you upset, it may have thrilled you to the core of your soul. Whatever opinion you had about the inconsistent tight end, it is moot now. He is gone, off to Cleveland to reunite with Eric Mangini and to catch passes from Jake Delhomme (read: [...]
Receptive to new ideas: Receiving core caught in middle of “youth or experience” question
First of all, I have to apologize for getting this update up a bit late. It was a busy weekend due to the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, but now I am rested, refreshed and ready to tackle a need that, for some, is extremely pressing. A wide receiver.
But not just any wide receiver. A [...]
WBRU Sports Exclusive Interview: Aaron Schatz, Creator of Football Outsiders
This is the second of a series of features on innovators who work behind the scenes in the sports world, leading up to our coverage of the 2010 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference on Saturday, March 6, in Boston. Last week we talked to Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein, and on Thursday we’ll be [...]
More Maroney? Patriots ponderables at the running back position
The Patriots, besides being one of the most secretive organizations in sports, also tend to be the most counter-intuitive. A perfect example of this is how they address the running back position.
Running back is, possibly, the single easiest position to fill through the draft. There are only three things that should cause one to shy [...]
Brady-in-waiting; Protege Hoyer vs. this year’s crop of QBs
**This blog post will be the first in a series looking at the Patriots needs coming up until draft day, as well as the general crop of talent that will be available in this year’s draft class. Please keep reading and comment!
Now we’re getting down to the nitty-gritty. It’s almost Christmas, Hanukkah, Easter and whatever [...]
Sports Rundown 2/13- Red Sox offseason recap, the Colts are no Pats, and the struggles continue for Isiah Thomas
On the docket this week:
- A look at the new members of the Boston Red Sox
- Peyton Manning <<<<< Tom Brady
- Isiah Thomas is a failure
Here you go, and keep listening!
ReMOCKable: A first look at the Patriots’ offseason
I’m in a very mock offseason mood today. Maybe because I keep laughing at how stupid Martha Coakley was (that Curt Schilling quip cost her the election.) Maybe because I’m bored and have nothing else better to do. Maybe I’m just going crazy. Regardless, I’ve decided that I want to try one of these mock [...]
Patriots Benefit From Laziness
The New York Post just published some great news for the Patriots. According to recent reports, the New York Jet’s large coach Rex Ryan can’t seem to stay on his diet according to recent reports. He started the year with a resolution to drop off some of his massive 350 pound frame, but the diet [...]
NFidoL: A 2009 Year in Review…with a twist
It’s the middle of January. Usually, we would be getting hyped up for another Patriots playoff battle on their quest for another Super Bowl. This year, however, we are stuck on the sidelines as two of our team’s most hated rivals, the Colts and the Jets, will battle it out for the position. I know, [...]
Flipped by the birds: Thoughts on the end of the season and the loss to the Ravens
If a game was ever over in the first quarter, this was it.
I still held out idle hope that the Patriots would somehow be able to pull a “2006 Indianapolis Colts” and get back into the game in the second half, but they simply were unable to figure out a swarming, malicious Ravens defense that [...]
