Patriots Pulse Blog: Five Takeaways from the Patriots 5 Super Bowl Wins

February 12, 2017

By John Sarianides In honor of the NFL Network re-airing the five Patriots Super Bowl wins, we are going to give you five thoughts on each game. Super Bowl 36: Patriots 20 Rams 17 1. Tom Brady was truly a game manager in this game. He completed 16-27 for 145 yards and a touchdown pass. The Patriots rushed for 133 yards in the game. Antwan Smith had 18 of those…

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3-Step Slant: Three Reasons Why the Cleveland Browns Should Not Draft Myles Garrett

February 12, 2017

By John Sarianides Texas A&M defensive end prospect Myles Garrett released a video in which he asked Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to trade up and draft him. In the video, Garrett claims he is a Cowboys fan and that he doesn’t want to play in a cold weather city. Here are three reasons why the Browns shouldn’t draft Garrett first overall.  1. Garrett Doesn’t Want to Play in Cleveland: Garrett…

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Opinion: I Really Don’t Care If the Patriots Go to the White House or Not

February 10, 2017

By John Sarianides Much has been this week about several Patriots players announcing that they will not attend the White House ceremony honoring the team later this year.  Earlier this week, Devin McCourty, Dont’a Hightower, LeGarrette Blount, Alan Branch and Chris Long all announced that would be skipping the ceremony. While I don’t agree with what they are doing, they have every right to do it. Tom Brady skipped the…

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Patriots Pulse Blog: Here Is Who Is Staying and Who Is Going Among the Patriots Free Agents

February 9, 2017

By John Sarianides The Patriots have 14 unrestricted free agents they have to make decisions on this off-season. With $71 million dollars worth of cap space available, conventional wisdom would suggest the Patriots are going to re-sign most if not all of these pending free agents. Luckily, there is nothing conventional about Bill Belichick’s approach to free agency.  I don’t think the Patriots will retain all of their unrestricted free…

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3 Step Slant: Three Reasons Why Kyle Shanahan Will Succeed in San Francisco

February 9, 2017

Photo courtesy of Jed York’s twitter account.  By John Sarianides The San Francisco 49ers are set to introduce former Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan as their new head coach today.  The 37 year old Shanahan along with his hand picked general manager John Lynch will be tasked with turning around an organization that has fallen on hard times after appearing in the Super Bowl just four years ago.  It won’t…

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Vallee’s View: Super Bowl LI: One for the Ages

February 8, 2017

By Michael Vallee Two and a half quarters into Super bowl LI and the nightmare scenario was unfolding. For Patriots loyalists scattered across New England it was the nuclear option. Maybe a handful of skeptical Pats fans had kicked around the possibility during their many Super Bowl discussions over the last two weeks, pointing out what Atlanta had done to both the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers, but quickly…

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Opinion: Like it or Not. Sark is a Great Hire for the Atlanta Falcons

February 8, 2017

By John Sarianides Falcons coach Dan Quinn wasted no time in hiring Kyle Shanahan’s replacement yesterday when he hired Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian as his new offensive coordinator. Speculation was rampant that Quinn was going to hire former 49ers coach Chip Kelly but Quinn opted for Sarkisian. Sarkisian spent last season as an offensive analyst for Alabama before being promoted to offensive coordinator for the national championship game. Sarkisian…

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Patriots Pulse Blog: I Predict Three More Years for Kraft, Belichick and Brady

February 7, 2017

By John Sarianides Patriots owner Robert Kraft indicated last week that Bill Belichick has told him how much longer he plans on coaching. Kraft would not divulge how much longer Belichick wants to coach but the fact that they have discussed it is very telling. The reason they discussed it is because Bob Kraft, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady all have a pact with each other regarding how long they want…

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X’s and O’s: Three Plays the Falcons Should Have Run in the 4th Quarter

February 7, 2017

By John Sarianides Sorry Patriots fans, I hate playing the part of Patriots detractor but the fact of the matter is, the Falcons gave Super Bowl 51 away. Thanks to bad play calling and bad game management, the Patriots were able to overcome a 25 point deficit and rally for a 34-28 overtime win. I am not taking anything away from the great Tom Brady or the Patriots. Brady was…

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