Vallee’s View: 2016 Super Bowl Champion Leftovers

February 15, 2017

Has anyone seen my jersey?  By Michael Vallee -Evil Genius:  Looks like the verdict is in on Belichick’s controversial decision to trade Chandler Jones and Jamie Collins.  Jones started 16 games and registered 11 sacks while his replacement, Trey Flowers, started 11 games and finished with 9.5 sacks, including a monster 2.5 sack performance in the Super Bowl.  Not only did New England not miss a beat this year on…

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Patriots Pulse Blog: Brian Daboll to Alabama Makes a Whole Lot of Sense

February 14, 2017

By John Sarianides According to FOX Sports College Football Insider Bruce Feldman. Patriots tight end coach Brian Daboll is going to interview for the vacant Alabama offensive coordinator job. Daboll and Alabama coach Nick Saban have a lengthy history together. Daboll was a graduate assistant for Saban at Michigan State before Saban recommended Daboll to Bill Belichick for a quality control job with the Patriots.  Daboll has been a member…

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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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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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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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Patriots Pulse Recap: Patriots 34 Falcons 28

February 6, 2017

Game Rewind: WOW! The Patriots overcame a 25 point deficit and beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28. With the win, the Patriots are bringing home their fifth Lombardi Trophy and second in the last three years. Here are five thoughts on this historic and improbable comeback by the Patriots. 1. Tom Brady Was Once Again a Football God: Forget about the numbers! Brady is the greatest football player of all time! Period!…

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Vallee’s View: Super Bowl LI Preview

February 2, 2017

By Michael Vallee     OK, so it’s not the sexiest opponent the NFC could muster for the final game of the 2016 season.  The Falcons franchise conjures up memories of the Patriots opposition in Super Bowl XXXVIII, the Carolina Panthers, another AFC South franchise with minimal history and zero titles.  While the Falcons have been around significantly longer than the Panthers they haven’t exactly accomplished much in that time,…

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