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…
Patriots Pulse Blog: Here Is Who Is Staying and Who Is Going Among the Patriots Free Agents
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…
3 Step Slant: Three Reasons Why Kyle Shanahan Will Succeed in San Francisco
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…
Vallee’s View: Super Bowl LI: One for the Ages
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…
Opinion: Like it or Not. Sark is a Great Hire for the Atlanta Falcons
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…
Patriots Pulse Blog: I Predict Three More Years for Kraft, Belichick and Brady
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…
X’s and O’s: Three Plays the Falcons Should Have Run in the 4th Quarter
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…
The Shields MRI Commercial Puts a Bow on a Great Night for Patriots Fans (Video)
I love it! Tom Brady not only shoved it up Roger Goodell’s last night, he also shoved up Goodell’s ass in this commercial. Revenge sure is a sweet. Good for Brady. He deserves it. He is a class act and a good man and he doesn’t deserve what he’s been through.
NFL: Dime Package for Super Bowl LI
By John Sarianides Super Bowl LI might go down as one of the three greatest Super Bowl games of all time. It was an instant classic. The Patriots overcame a 25 point deficit to stun the Atlanta Falcons. Here are ten thoughts on the game. 1. Tom Brady is not only the greatest quarterback of all time, he is the greatest football player of all time. I love Jerry Rice…
Patriots Pulse Recap: Patriots 34 Falcons 28
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!…