Patriots Pulse Recap: Patriots 30 49ers 17

November 22, 2016

Game Rewind: After a sluggish first, Tom Brady and the Patriots turned it on in the second half and beat the 49ers 30-17. Here are my five thoughts on the game. 1. Slow Starters: The Patriots played about as bad as they could play in the first half but bounced back in the second half and blew the game open. New England has gotten off to fast starts this season, especially…

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NFL At Large: Dime Package for Week 11

November 21, 2016

Week 11 featured another vintage Tom Brady performance and the Packers defense laying another egg. Here is my Dime Package for Week 11.  1.Sunday was a tough day to be a Bengals fan. Not only did the Stripes lose to the Bills, they also lost A.J Green and Gio Bernard as well. Green is out next week with a strained hamstring but Bernard is done for the season after tearing…

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NFL At Large: Week 11 Preview and Picks

November 20, 2016

Week 12 has some intriguing match ups that will shape the rest of the season and start bringing some clarity to the playoff picture in both conferences.  Here our picks 11/20 1:00 ET At Indianapolis -2.5 Tennessee 52.5 -$145 +$125: I’m taking the Titans here. Tennessee is legit folks and people need to start seeing them as a playoff contender because they are. I know Indy won the first match…

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NCAA Football: Top Five Games for Week 12

November 20, 2016

Colorado coach Mike McIntyre has the Buffs going in the right direction but they have a big game this weekend against Washington State at home.  Oklahoma State Cowboys at TCU Horned Frogs: The Cowboys still have a shot at a New Years Day bowl bid but they will need to win this game. It won’t be easy against Gary Patterson’s Horned Frogs. Frogs quarterback Kenny Hill and company can score…

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NCAA Football: Breaking Down the Top Four in College Football

November 16, 2016

The latest College Football playoff rankings were released last night. Here some thoughts on all four teams.  1.Alabama: Alabama is by far the best team in the country. As long as they don’t stumble between now and the end of the season, there is no reason to believe that they won’t finish number one and the favorite to reclaim the national championship trophy. I truly believe they’ll go back to back….

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Patriots Pulse Blog: This Is Why the Patriots Traded for Martellus Bennett

November 16, 2016

Rob Gronkowski’s latest injury is yet another why the Patriots traded for Martellus Bennett last off-season. As great a player as Gronkowski is, he cannot stay healthy for an entire season. He is expected to miss 1-2 two weeks with a punctured lung he suffered on Sunday night when he collided with Seahawks safety Earl Thomas. Gronkowski usually misses one to three games on average per season in his career….

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NCAA Football: Week 11 Dime Package

November 15, 2016

Iowa subdued Michigan on Saturday night and turned the college football world upside down.  1. The College Football was turned upside down on Saturday when Michigan, Clemson and Washington all lost. It’ll be interesting to see which way the committee goes tonight. 2. The beneficiary of Saturday’s chaos is Penn State. The Nittany Lions control their own destiny. If they win out, they go to the Big Ten Championship game….

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Dime Package: Ten Thoughts from Week 10 in the NFL

November 14, 2016

Week 10 was awesome! There were several great games. If ratings are down this week, I’ll be shocked. Especially now that the election is over.  1. The Packers are toast. I don’t care how bad the NFC North is. They have too many injuries to overcome on defense and the offense is inconsistent. Mike McCarthy is in trouble. 2. The Rams and Jets set football back about 30 years yesterday….

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Patriots Pulse Recap: Seahawks 31 Patriots 24

November 14, 2016

Game Rewind: The Patriots lost a back and forth affair to the Seattle Seahawks 31-24 last night at Gillette Stadium. The Patriots had their chances to win the game but costly turnovers and the defense’s inability to get off the field on third down cost them the game.  Here are five observations from last night’s game. 1. The Defense Was Awful: The Patriots played their worst game of the season…

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