The celebration and parade start tomorrow at City hall for Billy Cundiff, at noon.
Mayor Mennino said that he thinks the estimate of Loyal Patriots fans should be in the thousands.
The Parade will start at city hall. Billy will be alone on a duck boat. The duck boat will go left on School Street, then left on Washington, then left on State Street ending back at City Hall. It will be an endless series of Left Turns.
Join the many fans of the patriots and Billy Cundiff, for what should be a great celebration.
I still cannot believe that kick, That thing ( shank) was left of Ted Kennedy.
MHK stands for Myra H Kraft, the wife of owner Bob Kraft who passed away just before the 2011 season opened.
MHK can be the only explanation for how this team is winning.
They have the worst secondary in the history of the NFL. The Patriots between poor drafting, cutting veterans, and injuries, have nothing back there. A bunch of underperforming draft picks, street free agents, and converted special teams players and wide receivers.
Manning should feast on this secondary. That is not even in question, the only question is whether Brady can come out of his coma and act like the best QB in the history of the game.
The Pats go as Brady goes. That gift wrapped game from the Ravens is the first time I have ever seen the Pats win a game in which Brady was awful.
Missed passes, bad reads, 4 interceptions, happy feet. I swear I was watching the reincarnation of Drew Bledsoe out there.
It is so strange, my team is going to the Super Bowl, and I have this empty feeling in my gut.
I think our only chance is devine intervention from MHK herself.
Thank you MHK for pushing Billy Cundiff’s kick (shank) to the left.
My God, Please tell me they are not as bad as they look?
Holy shit we are in trouble if they are.
Krap, I think those DB’s really are that bad.
Good Luck Pats, you need it. Please Myra, look over this collection of flotsam and Jepson.
When you google Brandon Spikes, Patriots, you can get some weird pics.
How will the Pats do against the Ravens?
First of all, they are brash loudmouths. They better come ready to back up their trash talk. The Pats will be ready to put 40+ on them.
Keys to Game:
Brady must stay clean and have no turnovers
they need to throw the ball to whoever the murderer Ray lewis is covering
Hope that Ed Reed is hurt
pressure Flacco constantly
run Ridley early
connect with the wideouts on the sideline passes
tackle with a vengeance, make it hurt.
Have the crowd into the game. Red seat people are the worst fans ever!!
I think in this game, the most valuable player will be the kicker Goskowski. He is almost never called on to put the game away like vinitari did, but I think this is his game to shine. The Ravens are a great team in the red zone.
A month ago, or a week ago, I would have said one and done. They would make the playoffs and lose their fourth straight playoff game.
Then:
Bronco’s 29 Pittsburgh 23
Problem solved. The Pats can beat the Bronco’s Tebow might have Jesus, but he still has a bad arm. If we keep containment on the outside, and we can do a reasonable job stopping the run, I think we can keep them to under 30 points.
In other words, I think we can outscore them at home. They did not even have a winning record.
As a matter of fact no one scares me in the AFC, They are all flawed and the QB situation is ridiculous with Flacco, Tebow and TJ Yates.
This should be a breeze to the Super Bowl.
However, the problem could arise, where we do not outscore the other team.
The only way the Pats lose, is the only way they ever lose. If Brady throws more than one pick and or combination of int’s and fumbles we lose. Check it out. We only lose when Brady coughs it up.
If I were defending the Pats, I would rush everybody all the time. You need to blitz up the middle and hurry Brady. If you fail at that, he will destroy you.
I am encouraged by the way the Pats have come out looking hungry. The team that wins, is always the team that wants it more.
I also think that the Pats are getting rested and healthy at the right time. Evidenced by the game that Chung and Spikes had against Buffy.
If the Pats come out clicking on all 8 cylinders, they just have to sit back and wait for Flacco and the Ravens to come in.
If they lose to Tebow and Jesus himself, they should be ashamed of themselves and take all the criticism that they can get.
Bill Belechick – Yes our erstwhile future hall of Fame coach, cannot pick the groceries. He is left with a pile of poop from the University of Florida, that was suggested to him by Urban meyer. Spikes, cunningham, chad jackson etc.
The Pittsburgh Linebackers and Db’s mauled and beat up the receivers. They were bumping grinding, holding and ripping at them all day.
The Patriot linebackers stink. Spikes and Ninkovich are slow. They are a liability in pass defense. They are OK against the run, as is the D line, but honestly who would ever run against the Pats, when you can get 10+ yards every time you throw it.
The onside kick was stupid, not calling for a replay on the Gronkowski TD was wrong, and not being able to stop the Steelers on thirds down was brutal.
The Pats cannot run when they know we are going to run. They can run all day when they are in a dime defense. But when the Pats need two yards, they cannot do it.
Not bad. Great really. You could not ask for more. Except for a collapse in Buffy, where they gave away a 21 point lead, they would be undefeated.
This team is not without flaws however.
I rate the first 6 games as a B-
Coach- A-
He is doing a great job with what he has to work with.
Quarterback A
Brady is the best. he has been sharp and crafty. He would have an A+ if it were not for the int’s
Offense A-
Offensive line B Mankins could be better. Connolly has done well, Waters is real good. We need Volmer back, but Solder has been a Godsend as a replacement. Light still sucks. He needs help from Mankins and the tight ends all the time
Running backs B- let’s be real. Ridley has been a nice surprise. The law firm had one good game. It would be a D if the other teams ever played the run. They give the Pats all the running room they need. but, when the other team plays the run, we have a hard time getting a yard. I am generous with this grade.
Tight ends A+ Gronk and Hernandez are the best. The problem is that there is no one else. Belechick should have had a crumpler type on the roster or kept Yeatman.
Wide Recievers B+ Welker is A+++, Branch is a B Ocho is an F, and the rest are incompletes. Dump Ocho for Moss. I was really high on bringing in Ocho. I was wrong, dead wrong.
Defense D- yup they suck. getting better but they suck.
Defensive line.B- I like most of these guys. Wilfolk, Hanesworth Love, Cohen. All good. Carter shows flashes. Ellis, Cunningham and Anderson have shown nothing.
Linebackers D Mayo is a stud. The other undrafted guys are what they are. Hard working guys, but just guys. Spikes is brutally bad.
Defensive Backs F Kyle Arrington gets an A the rest FAIL. They all suck.
Special teams A Gostkowski is great Mesko is great, and the kick coverage has been very good. The return teams have been poor to fair.
Fans C The regular fans get a B. The Red Seat corporate fans get an F. Those red seat fans kill the whole crowd. Too Bad really.
#3 Terry Francona lost the clubhouse. He was too much of a players manager, and it caught up to him. He babyied and coddled the players. He tried to be one of them instead of being the boss. He called them all nicknames like he was a 10 year old. Peedy, tekky, millsy, poppy,Craw, Lesty You know what I mean. After awhile, the nuts were running the asylum
#2 Millionaires. They all make millions. I have to admit, if I made 20 million a year and 100 million over a contract, and I never had to work another day in my life, and my family and the next three generations of my family did not have to work either because I made 100 million, I would not give a rats ass either. Let’s be honest here. Money killed the team. No hunger from the players, or the manager who made $5,000,000 a year.
and the #1 Reason they lost???? Tim Wakefield. Ya Tim Wakefield. Think about it. Francona and the team dragged his old geriatric broken down butt out there for two months to reach 200 wins. He lost, and lost, and lost and lost and lost some more. He finally got his 200 and they sent him out to lose again.
They lost by one game ya 1 game. do you think, that any of those 7-8 games that Wakefield lost in his narcissistic pursuit of 200 would have been won by any other pitcher. Of course they would. So the #1 reason the Red Sox lost is none other than Tim friggin Wakefield.
Tim take a bow, and take your 200 wins and screw!!!
Brandon Spikes stinks. Period. He was another wasted pick from Florida. When will that end. Thank God for Hernandez, or it would be a 10 year sweep of Bad picks from Gatorland.
Brandon is slow He has no idea where he is supposed to be, or where anybody else is supposed to be. He would be riding the pine, if it were not for Mayo being out. There is a reason that Belechick did not start him on the team this tear. He is fat, and out of shape. I played the game over in slo motion twice last week, and he was a mess. Never in the play, and confused at all times. He missed his pass coverage reads and ran around the pile. He is being outplayed by two non drafted free agents in Fletcher and Nincovich.
Brandon Spikes just plain sucks. They would be better playing 10 men on defense. Sit your fat slow ass down and stop tweeting.
OTHER RANDOM THOUGHTS
Bruins have no offense, do not blame the players, blame the coach. They have skill and they can score, it is the system that is the problem.
NBA on strike. Who really cares. I really really wish that they never come back, and if they do, nobody goes. They come across, as a bunch of completely over paid spoiled players, and the owners all look like a bunch of megalomaniacs, with teams that they treat as toys, andopportunities to show off. Again does anybody care?
Detroit Lions are for real.
What happened to Atlanta Falcons and the Eagles. They are loaded with talent and they are floundering. If Bill Belechick had half that talent, they would never lose.
If Uconn goes to the ACC, The basketball program will be untouchable from any other conference.
Nascar Sprint chase. My vote is for Carl edwards, Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart, anybody but Jimmy Johnson.
Theo Epstein is gone. The new manager of the red Sox, has to be a tough S.O.B
Patriots 13-3 if they stay healthy. I am wondering, if Algea Crumpler can get off the couch and come back. The crap that they have been signing the last three weeks at tight end is embarrassing. They should have kept yeatman. Also, I would much rather see Moss back than Ochostinko. Last thought, do you think that Junior Seau is sitting by the phone. He is 50 but, he has to be better than Brandon Spikes.
Sure I was pissed, sure I was disappointed, sure I wasted a beautiful day watching that game.
Hey %^#$ happens. Every year Brady has a stinker. I will take a 31 point stinker any day. Brady is still the best. If he had any other team, you would be shocked how good he would be.
Bum Philips said it best.
“He can take his’n and beat yorn, then he can take yorn and beat his’n”
But some of the things that really annoyed me about the day is:
Benjarvis Green Ellis may as well go into law, because he sure as hell cannot run. he sucks, really sucks. He is no better than Maroney at this point. He gets like one yard at a time, unless of course he is at the one yard line, and then he cannot ever get that yard.
pass rush-zero sacks, are you shitting me.
No blitzing- see number two, no blitz no sacks. der!
injuries -we are getting really thin. What has Hayneworth got? fat shit!
Ochostinko- he sucks. dropping that pass was a disgrace.
kicking through the end zone for Christs sake, kick it high. 90% of the time, they can’t get to the 20, and the other 10% of the time they get a penalty and get half the distance to the goal.
commercials I almost cannot watch a game any more on TV. There is no continuity.
What I liked about the game:
Brady
BB yelling at the refs
welker
Gronkowski
the punter
nate solder
ridley- give him the ball please.
The problem here goes back to Bill Belichick picking the groceries. He sucks at it. He wheels and deals his way out of decent players, then he reaches for players that no one else has rated well and fails. He has busted about a dozen times in the second round with picks from Florida. He lets Urban Meyer make his picks.
Also, if you have dreads, you suck. Maroney, merriwether, brandon spikes and more all had dreads and all sucked. get rid of the dreads, or be gone from the team.
Next week is another week. I predict Pats 45 Oakland 38
No way we can stop a juggernaut like Jason Campbell. Unless of course we blitz and play Ridley.
Today 9/23/2011 is the 10 year anniversary of the start of the New England Patriots franchise.
The Patriots became a team and a winner 10 years ago, when Moe Lewis hit the snot out of Drew Bledsoe and in entered Tom Brady.
That is when it started.
Drew Bledsoe was nothing more than a stat builder. He loved to get game stats when it did not matter. Did you notice that if he had a hail Mary pass to throw, that it never went in the end zone. went to the 5 yard line and was caught for a 50 yard pass or whatever. Great stats, but they needed a damn touchdown. Did you notice that on 3rd an 10 he threw it 8, or on third and 15 he threw it 12. Yup! just to garner stats.
Ten years, WOW, what a great run and all we had to do was have my man of the century Moe Lewis knock out that choking gagging stiff Drew Bledsoe.
Brandon Spikes-out ( might be that he sucks, but out)
Faulk- out
Price- banged up
ohrenberger- out for season
guyton, ridley, bodden,Anderson Haynesworth, FletcherArrington edelman and Connoly all questionable.
Pretty soon Tom will be standing there by himself. He would still win 50% of the games.
That is why the NFL is so unpredictable. It is all about injuries. They are real injuries too, not hangnails that hold baseball players out for 20 days.
Wakefield gets 200 wins. ugghh! Just retire now please
Bledsoe goes into Pats hall of fame. The all time biggest fourth quarter choker gets in a HOF? the only hall of fame he should go in is the all time last minute choker HOF, along with Brett Farve and Tony Romo.
Just what I thought, well almost. I thought the Pats would win, But I was thinking more like 32-7
My thoughts on the game and the season:
I was most interested in the O-line. I think it is a weakness. The Koppen injury is huge. That is a big hole to fill for a lot of reasons. Solder looked surprisingly good, and Light did not get Brady killed, so it was a good night. The tight ends pinched in and did a great job of helping out. Thank God Mankins is back.
Brady is the team ( along with Belechick) as Brady goes, so goes the team. Nice job.
Ochostinko, is ordinary, yes just an ordinary receiver. Do not expect much. Branch is ordinary too. both 3rd or 4th receivers on most teams.
The corners looked good. I was surprised how good Ras I Dowling looked. aggressive and solid. McCourty is turning out to be an elite corner. Bodden back helps a lot.
Does any body miss the gangbangers? Maroney , Merriwether and Butler. Their urban freewheeling style does not fit in. They can take their gold chain crips and bloods attitude some place else.
Benjarvis Green Ellis is ordinary. Not the kind of guy that would excite anyone. There are tons of free agents like him. You can love him, but he is so replaceable.
Danny Woodhead is a BEAST. He runs, he catches and most of all he picks up the blitz. He is turning out to be indispensable.
The best part of this offense sans Brady is the tight end tandem. They are spectacular, and are going to consistently put up gaudy numbers.
D-line is loaded with spunk, talent, smarts and Wlfolk. They will get better every week. Give that time and that line will be killing guys.
I want more Dane Fletcher and less Guyton and Ninkovich.
Do not be surprised to see Moss come in this week or next. Goodbye Edelman.
I am going to get struck by lightning here, but the radio announcers for the Pats are soooo bad. poor Gino Cappeletti is a 100. He sounds terrible and has not got a clue. Please let him go gracefully, but it is time.
The whole 2nd round of the 2010 draft was out. Spikes, Cunningham and Vollmer. This team has the second round curse on it.
San Diego will be much more of a challenge. They are good real good. take the Pats, but take the points.
What did we learn from the Patriot/ Lions game on Saturday?
If you are not mentally ready to play you are dead.
If there is no game plan, you are dead.
We are thin on the offensive line
The safety position has depth, but no talent
Say good-bye to the Brandon’s- Brandon Tate and Brandon Merriweather have outlived their usefulness here
Mallet has a gun. If he had Hoyers brain and maturity, we would be set for years
Belichek sent the team a message.
Brady needs time in the pocket
No need to get excited about Ochocinco, he is just ordinary.
Darius Butler is talented, but just not smart.
Look for a lot of play action and dump off’s from the Patriots this year.
The Patriots are not loaded with talent. Here are my top ten players that are the most important:
Tom Brady
Jerod Mayo
Wilfolk
McCourty
Mankins
Gostkowski
Vollmer
wleker
Gronkowski
Koppen
There are some that might be as talented, but would not hurt us if we lost them as much.
Hernandez
carter
wright
solder
hayensworth
ochostinko and Branch
woodhead
chung
Cunningham
Bodden
The rest of them are J.A.G’s ( just another guy)
The season should be interesting, when they come to play, they can and will beat everybody. They need to be up for every game. I am not sure what the locker room dynamic is yet, but when they get to 54 players, they better be ready and be hungry, or they will get their asses kicked.
The lockout is over and it is time to make up a team for 2011. That means signing the draft picks, picking up free agents and trades.
This blog is a little late, as things have started up already.
Here is how I see things going:
This team is still all about the coach and the QB if the coach ever left we would be toast and if Brady gets hurt or starts to show age and complacency, then we are toast, but beyond that, the draft was ok, lots of potential, but as usual, they could have done more with what they had to work with
Free agents: unusual, but we have not really signed any, nor do we look like we are going to. We did resign Matt Light. This will be trouble. He did suck and he will only suck more. He is nothing but a clubhouse clown. If you do not line up algea crumpler next to him every down, he will get Brady killed. The human turnstile, as I like to call him is a fraud. Watch with your eyes, and you will see.
Logan Mankins MUST STAY.
trades: This is where BB is at his best. He sucks at the draft, but he gets great talent in trades. like welker, and Moss and dillon and so many others.
This year we get the prize. Albert Haynesworth is a beast. He is the best. no one can stop him one on one. He is a certifiable moron and a quitter, but if he plays and he acts like a human being, he will be the best pickup EVER. Next to Wilfolk, he will reek havoc on the NFL.
I am soooo excited about seeing him play if he does come to play, if not we gave up a fifth, which BB would have just drafted some nobody that would not make the team.
Ochocinco. I have wanted him for 5 years. I have been writing about getting him for ever now. He loves football, and he does not get into trouble. He blocks, he catches and he gets open. He is not a burner, but we will put on the field 6 possession receivers at one time.
Gronkowski, hernandez, ochocinco,welker, branch and woodhead. Who are you going to cover? If Matt light could ever give Brady 2 seconds, he will hit one of these sure handed beasts.
Here is what I have written in the past on the minute.
4/24/09 on pats draft
PATRIOTS- Brandon Pettigrew Tight end. I know dont be surpised, but probably either Matthews or Cushing, whoever is available. They might not pick here anyway, I would trade it for ochocinco.
4/20/09
My big wish is for the Pats to trade for Chad Ochocinco. BB likes him, and he would be rediculous across from moss with Welker in the middle. Outside of that , maybe a draft day deal for julius peppers.
I have been wishing for this for awhile. I would have rather had Larry fitzgerald but that would have been more costly.
Seems weird, but Danny woodhead will be fighting for a job.
Ty Warren was never coming back. He back stabbed BB last year, by not getting himself fixed up before he came to camp.
Running backs will be a crap shoot. Maybe one of the flotsam and jepson will come through.
Please lets have more of a 4-3 not the 3-4
I would give a 2nd and 4th for osi umenyora from the giants.
Osi burying Brady after Matt Light let him run by
I won tickets the other day for the 4th exhibition game. r u kidding me, I will not be able to give those away, even if I pay for the tailgate party.
We are still weak at RB and outside linebacker. Watch for some additions here. Roth would be a good pick up, or lofa Tatupu. He is from this area, and might want to return.
Right now I see 12-4, which is pretty good. The Jets basically have swapped Plaxico for Braylon Edwards, and have lost a few guys. Their draft was shallow and weak. Miami has been adding players, but do not have a QB.
If the Lions, can get a defensive backfield together, they will compete this year for the super bowl. Watch them, they have twice the talent on their team as the Patriots do. If Bill coached them and they had Brady, they would go 16-0
