A brief history seems in order here. In 1981, your New England Patriots went 2-14, earning the nickname "The Patsies." They played the Baltimore "Dolts" in the season finale, with both teams ending the season at 2-14 (Baltimore's two wins coming against New England). In the strike-shortened 1982 season, the Patriots went 5-4. They managed … Continue reading Patriots Thursday Observations, Steelers Review
Patriots Thursday Observations, Bengals Review
Welcome home, Tom Brady. The longest-tenured Patriot had himself a day on Sunday, leading a second-half offensive outburst that helped get the home team past the can't-get-out-of-their-own-way Bengals, 35-17. New England sits at 5-1 and travel to Pittsburgh next Sunday at 4:25 p.m. Eastern, which should be an interesting game given the Steelers' roster adjustments. … Continue reading Patriots Thursday Observations, Bengals Review
BSMW Status Update
BSMW has been only sporadically updated for some time now. As I find less and less of the on-air sports media to be even remotely palatable, it is difficult for me to find the desire to write much about it. I toss around occasional ideas for revamping things here, but time is sparse. When the … Continue reading BSMW Status Update
Pats Thursday Observations, Browns Review
The Patriots went to Cleveland and did the expected, reaching 4-1 overall by overtaking the Browns, 33-13. They host Cincinnati next Sunday at 1 p.m. Yup. That's it. Not much to report. Well, except for a few small details... Player/Game Observations Genius Of Love: Oh, Tom Tom Club? Sure. Members of said establishment must have felt … Continue reading Pats Thursday Observations, Browns Review
Patriots Reading List
While we wait for the Red Sox to start their first-round series with the Cleveland Indians tomorrow night, a few notes from a Patriots long-form rich Tuesday. No More Questions - We'll start with this impressive oral history of Bill Belichick from David Fleming at ESPN. This article will appear in next week's edition of ESPN … Continue reading Patriots Reading List
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