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  • Week 7 High School Preview
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NFL At Large: Week 10 Preview and Picks

Week 10 features some good money games. It’s a good week to play the favorite. There are several quality road favorites you can bet on.  11/13 1:00 ET At Jacksonville -2.5 Houston 42 -$150 +$130: The Texans as a -2.5 point road favorite. I’m taking them in this game. Despite their offensive struggles on the road, I like the Texans today against Jacksonville’s porous defense.  11/13 1:00 ET At Carolina…

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The Dime Package: Thoughts on Week 9 in the NFL

Week 9 featured several teams on a bye including the Patriots. The week was highlighted by a big win by the Ravens and an ugly home loss for the Packers.  1. The Ravens finally snapped their four game losing streak with an ugly 21-14 win over the Steelers. The defense once again played well but the Ravens offense still leaves a lot to be desired. 2. Another week, another loss…

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High School Football: Week 9 Playoff Preview

Everett and Central Catholic will once again meet in the playoffs.  1.Central Catholic and Everett will feature two of the most explosive spread offenses in the state but it will also be a battle of two of the best coaches in the state in Chuck Adamopoulos and John DiBiaso. Games like this are close and usually determined by which team wins the turnover battle and plays the best defense. This…

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Vallee’s View: Leftover Thoughts from Buffalo and the Jamie Collins Fallout

By Michael Vallee -Shipping Out of Boston:  Against Buffalo the Patriots defense, once again, employed their bend-but-don’t-break philosophy, or in this case, bend-and-let-the-opposition-shoot-themselves-in-the-foot.  They allowed 376 total yards, but just 17 points until a garbage time touchdown put the Bills at 25.  To most observers New England’s defense appeared to give another good but not great performance, similar to the previous seven games of the season.  Belichick, however, was reportedly…

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Vallee’s View: Pats Roll: A Road Trip to Buffalo

By Mike Vallee The majority of Patriots games I write about and analyze are consumed from the comfort of my couch or the friendly confines of Gillette Stadium but this week three of my friends and I decided to go behind enemy lines and head out for a little football road trip to the jewel of Lake Erie: Buffalo, New York. The Trip:  Nothing like starting your weekend with a…

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Patriots Pulse Blog: Three Reasons Why the Patriots Traded Jaime Collins

  The Patriots trading linebacker Jaime Collins shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Bill Belichick made a series of moves over the past few months that added linebacker depth but were also signs that the team was ready to move on from Collins. Belichick signed former Chicago Bears linebacker Shea McClellin in the spring, traded for linebacker Barkevious Mingo and just last week traded for linebacker Kyle Van Noy….

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Patriots Pulse Recap: Patriots 41 Bills 25

Image courtesy of Mark Mulville/Buffalo News  Game Recap: Tom Brady sparkled in the Patriots 41-25 win on Sunday. Brady completed 22/33 315 yards and 4 touchdown passes in the win. Here are five quick thoughts on the Patriots win. 1. Pats Get Revenge: I think a lot was made of the Patriots gaining revenge after their 16-0 loss to the Bills earlier this season but the Patriots did indeed get revenge.  I…

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NFL At Large: Dime Package for Week 8

Here are ten thoughts on the week that was in the NFL. 1.I can’t believe Bill Belichick traded his best defensive player at the midway point of the season? I know Collins would have priced himself out of New England but giving him away in the middle of a playoff run for a third round pick is senseless to me. 2. Speaking of the Patriots, they are the best team…

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Patriots Pulse Preview: New England Patriots (6-1) at Buffalo Bills (4-3)

Storyline: The Patriots will look to avenge a 16-0 week four loss to the Bills today in Buffalo. The Patriots played their last game without Tom Brady in week four but Brady is back and he’s looking to put it on the Bills in this one.  Here are our five keys to today’s game. 1. Get Brady in Rhythm Early: Tom Brady has struggled against Rex Ryan defenses in the…

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