Author: Bruce Allen

While the national and Denver (and some in New England) media continue their handwringing over the Patriots hiring Josh McDaniels (which they were in the process of doing before it was known they would play Denver) Lindsay H. Jones in the Denver Post points out that in 1989, Mike Shanahan was fired as coach of the Raiders … Continue reading Wait, The Broncos Once Hired A Fired Coach From A Rival Team Midseason? Yup.

So it will be the Patriots and Broncos on Saturday night to play for a spot in the AFC Championship Game. I'm undecided at the moment what path sports radio and TV will take here. Do they talk all week about how there is no way the Patriots can lose this game, while secretly hoping … Continue reading Patriots/Broncos II On Tap For Divisional Weekend

A minor family emergency (is there such a thing) took me out yesterday, and will cut today short as well. Here's the media links from today. Jaffe is getting lots of ice time - Chad Finn has a look at NESN analyst Billy Jaffe and his crazy schedule. Boston Sports Radio Fall Ratings: WEEI Strikes … Continue reading Friday Media Links

Note: I experimented this morning using Storify to see what the layout would look like. As you can see below, it's not perfect. You might see scroll bars, or the content may not load completely. I would just suggest reloading the page if it doesn't work immediately. If the content below isn't showing up at … Continue reading Morning Links, “Storified.”

On a day in which Patriots' family business was being settled all over the league, Godfather style - Jets imploding, Polians getting fired in Indy - talk on the local airwaves was again how the Patriots SUCK at drafting, and how their 13-3 record is fraudulent because they didn't beat anyone with a winning record. (Maybe the Patriots … Continue reading Worst. 13-3. Team. Ever.

The aged and depleted Celtics put up quite a fight last night in Miami, giving the front-running Heat and their fans something to sweat about when they cut what had been a 20-point Miami lead to three points with two minutes remaining. However, in the customary fourth-quarter disappearance of LeBron James, rookie Norris Cole stepped up … Continue reading Celtics Put Up A Fight, But Can’t Beat Heat

The Patriots can clinch the top seed in the AFC with a win over Buffalo on Sunday afternoon. Despite obvious flaws and injuries that would cripple other teams, the Patriots continue to pull out victories, even when they dig themselves a deep hole. What does January hold for the New England Patriots? No one has that answer … Continue reading Patriots As Confusing As Ever, As Pursuit Of Top Seed Continues

If you follow the Patriots, you've no doubt become aware of certain patterns in coverage and talk about the team. It's almost as if it were scripted sometimes... On the BSMW messageboard the other day, we were talking about these patterns and jokingly started a flowchart on the subject. The result is this. (Thanks to … Continue reading Covering The Patriots? Here’s Your Handy Flowchart For Coverage