ProfessorTodd

No, I don't really mean THE Donte Stallworth, the actual player. We know where he went, how things fell apart for him after his one-and-done season in New England in 2007: a disappointing, injury...

Back to basics: Blocking. Tackling. Passing. Catching. Route-running. Defending the seams. After a beatdown like the Patriots suffered Monday night, they need to go back to the fundamentals and...

The endless criticism and the piling on Bill Belichick has received about the 4th and 2 call has now reached a fever pitch. From coast to coast, pundits, fans, former players, former coaches and...

Belichick Made the Right Call

"The Sky is Falling"/"Don't Worry, It'll Be Fine": Listening in on a Talk Between Two New England Patriots Fans

I'll stand up and admit it. I thought it was over. I thought the Patriots were done. I told my wife there was no way New England could come back from 11 down not because we couldn't score but...

  I know, I know. Bruschi's retirement is going to be hard to get used to. Cutting both backup quarterbacks seems risky. Cutting or trading Alex Smith and David Thomas is disappointing as is...

What About a Base 4-2-5 Defense for New England Patriots?

The single most important question about the 2009 New England Patriots--bigger than questions about Tom Brady's knee or who replaces Mike Vrabel--is whether or not their revamped defense as a unit...

There's been a lot of talk about Tom Brady's return in 2009. But what about what was lost when Brady went down last season and missed a full year of playing in  the prime of his career? What kind...

2 > 1; Or, Another Way to Think About the Ellis Hobbs Trade

Thoughts on the New England Patriots Schedule - Part One

The best part of the off-season

As they have done with most aspects of the game, New England has refined the running back-by-committee approach to state of the art level. Since 2006 various combinations of Corey Dillon, Kevin...

why the 2009 Patriots May Make the 2007 Patriots look like the 2008 Patriots