tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57676722011-08-16T23:07:48.821-04:00One man's take on the Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots and a look at the lighter side of media coverage on the team and the NFL. Parody is not intended as grounds for libelJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12722700990373350165noreply@blogger.comBlogger1291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767672.post-1107719846948803292005-02-06T23:39:00.000-05:002005-02-07T17:14:52.763-05:00

The Patriots claimed the Vince Lombardi Trophy with their third Super Bowl victory in four years, beating the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 Sunday night in Jacksonville. The 2004 New England Patriots are simply a Team for the ages.

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The Patriots beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 41-27 to advance to Super Bowl XXXIX against the Philadelphia Eagles. A week after holding the world's greatest offense to 3 points, the Pat's offense lit up the Steelers top ranked defense for 41 points. Nick Cafardo has the AFC Championship game story. The Steelers had decided to go for it on fourth and 1 at the Patriots' 39-yard line. It wasn't the

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The greatest regular season quarterback in ages, the wonderkind Peyton Manning led his Indianapolis Colts to a 20-3 loss to New England Patriots at mucky Razor Field. The Patriots were chugging in all three phases of the game in a dominating performance to kick off the 2004 NFL season Tournament. Ron Borges chronicled the Patriot effort; They punched them in the mouth and when they got up they

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Skip Bayless looks at all the doubts around the Patriots, yet still can't convince himself on the Colts. Maybe Manning and his receivers will play such an easy game of catch that this mismatch will be over by halftime, when the few remaining Patriots fans will give Manning a standing ovation as he is inducted on the spot into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Maybe the snowballing conventional

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Workplace pillage reachs a new low. The classless .215 swindler ought to think of his mortality. link The ball from the Los Angeles Dodgers' last championship, in 1988, belongs to Fred Claire, who was their general manager. Rick Dempsey had promised Claire that if he signed him as a backup catcher, he would catch the final out of the World Series and give Claire the ball. That is exactly what

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The Patriots put the finishing touches on a 14-2 regular season with a 21-7 victory over the San Francisco 49er's. Nick Cafardo caught up with Coach Belichick after the victory. "For what they've been through this year, I think you have to give a lot of credit to the players for their diligence, their perseverance, and for battling all the way through," Belichick said following a 21-7 win over

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Campbell's Chunky new Hearty Beef Barley. Loaded with hearty chunks of vegetables like carrots, potatoes and corn, this savory soup features big cuts of seasoned beef and toasted barley in a rich, well-seasoned broth that will not only satisfy your appetite but clog your arteries leading to massive heart failure.

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You can take that finger off the panic button at least for another week. The Patriots rebounded from their surprising upset loss to the Dolphins with a resounding 23-7 victory over the New York Jets. Michael Felger clocks the game report at the Boston Herald. Yesterday's contest against the Jets was just as much a referendum on the Pats' embattled defense and their suddenly human quarterback.

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The New England Patriots took a hit to their playoff home field advantage hopes with a 28-27 upset loss to the Miami Dolphins at Pro Player Stadium. Ignoring Dolphin/Patriot history, Nick Cafardo is shocked by the loss. Hell was freezing over. Pigs were flying. And the Dolphins were beating the Patriots. When A.J. Feeley found 6-foot-2-inch receiver Derrius Thompson for a 21-yard scoring pass

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The El campeon Boston Sox rojo del mundo failed to sign future Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez, who will now sport the New York Mets azul y naranja. Martinez opted for the Mets offer of $56 million over 4 guaranteed years. The Red Sox ace pitched 7 seasons in Boston and chalked up a 117-37 record with a scintilatting 2.5.2 ERA. Henchman Rojo De Sox Larry Lucchino has already launched

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The New England Patriots clinched a playoff berth and the AFC East Title with a 35-28 victory over the offensive minded Cincinnati Bengals. As Patriot offensive coordinator Charlie Weis moves on to greener pastures, the "distraction" storyline didn't take long meet the presses. Michael Felger leads the herd. But even though the win raised the Pats' record to a gaudy 12-1 and gave them 27

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The World Champs continue their march to the post-season with a 42-15 trouncing of the Cleveland Browns. Michael Felger files his game report at the Boston Herald. It only felt like a preseason game. Everything else about where the Patriots are today is very, very real. All last week, Bill Belichick spoke about how dangerous Cleveland could be given its midseason coaching change from

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After the Princess Warrior turned down the vacant Cleveland Browns head coaching position, Browns owner Randy Lerner looked skyward to land NASA astronaut Donald Thomas to replace Butch Davis in time for Sunday's blast off versus the Galaxy Champion New England Patriots. Lerner is quoted on coaching change in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "After giving up 58 points to the Bengals of all teams, we

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Season Ticket Disclaimer: New England Patriots fans shall not be excused from their obligation if their performance is delayed or prevented due to causes beyond their control, including but not limited to acts of God, public enemies, war, civil disorder, fire, flood, explosion, labor disputes or strikes, and any acts by any governmental authority.

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After a 3-3 first half, the Patriots poured it on like the weather in the second half with a 24-3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium. Michael Smith of espn.com files a game report. Defense still wins championships. But a championship-caliber defense alone couldn't come into Gillette Stadium on Sunday and beat the world champion Patriots. Baltimore's defensive players should

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Compassionate conservativism reaches out to the poultry community with the Thanksgiving pardons of two turkeys named Biscuit and Gravy. It's not easy getting a presidential pardon after that Mark Rich affair.

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One of Tom Brady's favorite targets returned to the lineup and made an immediate impact in the Patriots 27-19 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in a G- Rated Monday Night Football Edition at Arrowhead Stadium. Ron Borges takes a look at the return of number 83. Branch ran, cut, and generally acted as if he'd never missed a beat, finishing the evening with six catches for 105 yards and a 26

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The Monday Night Football Skit between TO and former Knots Landing babe Nicollette Sheridan has forced FCC Chairman Michael Powell to put down the candy bars and baby oil to interject his righteous take on the Desperate Housewives spoof. "It would seem to me that while we get a lot of broadcasting companies complaining about indecency enforcement, they seem to be continuing to be willing to

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Longtime Cleveland Browns fan Condoleezza Rice set aside her dreams of being named NFL commissioner to accept President Bush's nomination as the next Secretary of State. Pat McManamon from clevelandbrowns.com caught up with the Princess Warrior and got her viewpoint on a number of football topics. "When I was born my dad was a football coach," said Rice, who is 49. "He was a high school

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In the same to town that he set the NFL record for pass attempts(70) and completions(45) 10 years ago this weekend, Buffalo Bills QB Drew Bledsoe may be seeing the curtain pulled. Ron Borges starts the obituary for the former Patriots signal caller. The end came, for all intents and purposes, at 11:20 last night. It was at that moment, in another losing effort against the Patriots, that Drew

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Karl Rove is not the only one targeting gays this November. Frank Dell'Apa moves from the Revolution beat over to their Gillette Stadium bretheren. Patriots right cornerback Randall Gay realizes he has been the opposition's No. 1 target, and will remain so in Sunday night's game against Buffalo. "Personally, being that I am a rookie with not a lot of experience," Gay said yesterday, "I would

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As the weekend hangover clears, a rather lucid Bob Ryan writes a stirring tribute to Patriot WR/CB Troy Brown. I've always said that Steve Grogan was my all-time get-to-the-gut, most rootable Patriot, but no longer. Steve's now No. 2. Rising to the top of the chart: Troy Brown. The man is simply a pro's pro. It is just so completely predictable and logical that the coach would turn to him in

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Put this tape on the shelf for future viewing. The Patriots unleashed another definitive T-E-A-M effort, with it's 40-22 victory over the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome. Ron Borges kicks off with a look at the versatility and resilency of the Patriots. The Patriots had a linebacker catch a pass for a touchdown, a kicker throw a pass for a touchdown, and a wide receiver, practice

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"In American Football, it is vital that every touchdown count, and that every point be counted. But the outcome should be decided by players, not a protracted instant replay process. I would not give up this fight if there was a chance that we would prevail." "But is now clear that even when all the red flags are thrown, which they will be, there won't be enough outstanding points for us to be

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The long history connecting the United States Presidency with the sport of football continues today on election day 2004. The Patriot Report was honored to catch up with President Bush and Senator Kerry to debate the issues facing the football electorate. Patriot Report: What is your game plan to open the contest? Senator Kerry: " I will make American football safer than President Bush.

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"What does this mean, this common interest in football of Presidents, of leaders, of people generally? It means a competitive spirit. It means, also, to me, the ability and the determination to be able to lose and then come back and try again, to sit on the bench and the come back. It means basically the character, the drive, the pride, the teamwork, the feeling of being in a cause bigger than

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"Politics is like football; if you see daylight, go through the hole." - President John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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"I had pro offers from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers, who were pretty hard up for linemen in those days. If I had gone into professional football the name Jerry Ford might have been a household word today." - President Gerald R. Ford

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Win one for the Gipper! -George Gip a.k.a. President Ronald Wilson Reagan "Now I'm going to tell you something I've kept to myself for years. None of you ever knew George Gipp. He was long before your time, but you all know what a tradition he is at Notre Dame. And the last thing he said to me, "Rock," he said, "sometime when the team is up against it and the breaks are beating the boys, tell

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It didn't take long for the marketing machine on Route 1 to get over yesterday's streak breaking loss to the Steelers. The cleverly titled 2-set DVD "21" The Story Behind the NFL's Longest Winning Streak. is available for pre-order on the Patriots website.

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The New England Patriots record setting winning streak came to an end yesterday at Teresa Heinz Kerry Field in the bowels of Pittsburgh at the hands of the Steelers 34-20. Ron Borges has been sharpening the knife for 399 days since the last Patriots loss. Belichick went to some lengths to offer up unsolicited last Monday how the Patriots had practiced two days earlier "exactly the situation"

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Boston Mayor Thomas Menino unveiled the plans for Red Sox Championship Parade Saturday Morning starting at 10:00 am. This is not your ordinary parade. It rolls. Jennifer Peter of the AP has the details on the 'rolling parade'. The city will toast its first World Series champions in 86 years with a parade Saturday that will stretch from the Fenway to City Hall Plaza, but won't include the

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Why is this man so mad? Could it be his career playoff record of 7 wins and 8 losses? Or is his Roethlis Burger missing that sassy Teresa Heinz Ketchup? Maggi Newhouse of the Pittsburgh Trib tackles the ongoing Burger mania in the steel city. Peppi's on the North Side has the "Roethlisburger," a "straight from the farm" concoction of beef, sausage, scrambled eggs and American cheese. The

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The Boston Red Sox are World Champions. That's right. The Boston Red Sox are World Champions. October 27, 2004. The Boston Red Sox are World Champions. The Red Sox along with a unnamed headless, ghoulish fan celebrate on the field of Busch Stadium after their World Series win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Red Sox defeated the Cardinals 3-0 to win the series in four straight games.

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The Championship drought in Pittsburgh has reached a new low. Desperate times call for desperate measures. The Steeler faithful has quickly thrown their hopes and dreams behind rookie QB Ben Roethlisberger. Not only has Ben make an immediate impact on the 5-1 Steelers, but he has inspired a new generation of tailgate delicacy known as the Roethlis Burger. The battles over how Teresa Heinz

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It's a familiar storyline Monday mornings in Patriot Nation. The New England Patriots make the key plays and their opponents continue to walk away shaking their heads of what could have been. Yesterday resulted in more of the same with a 13-7 victory over the visiting New York J-E-T-S to extend their unbeaten streak to 21 games. The Boston Herald takes a day off from close ups of a dead girl

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Bluto: What?! Over? Did you say over? NOTHING is over until WE decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? HELL, NO! Otter: Germans? Boon: Forget it, he's rolling. Bluto: And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough... [thinks hard] the tough get goin'! Who's with me? Let's go! Game 7 first pitch 8:19 P.M

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Espn.com has a quick game by game recap of the Patriots last twenty games. Onto the high flying Jets next Sunday at Gillette. Mark Cannizzaro of the New York Post quotes former Patriot now Gang Green, T-Buck on the Patriots win streak. "If you're a competitor, even if it wasn't a 20-game wining streak, they're the defending Super Bowl champions and that alone should be good enough,"

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The Patriots win streak reached 20 games yesterday as they defeated the Seattle Seahawks 30-20 at Gillette Stadium. Ron Borges takes a look at the Patriots missing reciever Bethel Johnson. As they stood fretting as they stared at Johnson's empty shoes, they were journalists looking for a story they feared was long gone, like the receiver himself. They all were looking for a wideout who had

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I know I'm not supposed to laugh at the misery of others but what the hell. John Howe at Foster's Online has the story of some Maine Patriots fans who did not make it to the record setting 19th consecutive win against the Dolphins. There are die-hard Patriots fans; then there are fans like David Peck, who created a $47,000 tailgating dream machine just for Sunday's game. The RV burned clear

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Even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while. Notorious team killer himself, Keyshawn Johnson weighs in on the NFL Quarterback crop with SI's Peter King. ON THE QB HE WISHES HE COULD PLAY WITH BEFORE HE RETIRES Tom Brady. He has guts, courage. He's unselfish. Overcame a lot of obstacles. Came from nowhere. And all he does is win. Peyton Manning's good, but he gets too much credit.

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Early January on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, Seattle Seahawk QB Matt Hasselbeck brashly announced after winning the overtime coin flip "I want the ball and I'm going to score." Minutes later the only score was Green Bay CB Al Harris running down the sideline past the former BC letterman on the way to the Packers clinching 33-27 playoff win. When plan A fizzles, any solid signal caller

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In a grind it out victory that is symbolic of their record setting 19th consecutive win, the Patriots defeated the Miami Dolphins 24-10 yesterday in Foxboro. Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe leads off the coverage. There was no champagne-spraying celebration in the Patriots locker room following their historic 24-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins yesterday. In fact, the only person who got wet

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Former Clemson walk-on safety John Edwards came out hitting hard in the open field during last nights Vice-Presidential Debate with former Natrona County High School High School football captain Dick Cheney. Edwards kicked off the evening with the polite lying charge. "Mr. Vice President, you are still not being straight with the American people." Cheney treated the walk-on safety with

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New England Patriots fan John Kerry took some time after the first Presidential Debate to work on his long snapping on the tarmac. Kerry was quick to emphasis his long snap grip is the key to throwing spirals. Kerry also practiced the proper stance to avoid any Flip Flop snaps in the shotgun formation. The Bush Re-election campaign was quick to respond to Kerry's stance on long snapping and

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The New England Patriots continued their winning ways in a hard fought 31-17 victory over divisional rival Buffalo Bills at Rich Stadium. The victory marked the Patriots eighteenth consecutive triumph going back to the 2003 Championship season. Ron Borges of the Boston Globe takes a look at the key plays in the game. Two plays. Two decisions. The difference between two teams.....Midway

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New England Patriot fan and decorated war hero John Kerry works on his debate prep last night watching the Redskins Cowboys Monday night match up. Kerry left during the 4th quarter after ABC broadcast a Windsurfers for Truth ad. Kerry has been the subject of a vicious smear campaign since August and denied any involvement with the Democratic counter group Pleasure Boat Captains for Truth. This

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Let there be no debate on when it comes to famous Buffalo Bills fans. At the top of the steamy heap is none other than NBC's Meet the Press moderator and lead windbag Tim Russert. The arrogant self-important Russert loves to portray himself with the regular guy persona. Take a peek at his best-selling book Big Russ and Me. Russert tells us he is paying homage to his folksy dad and his homespun

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If wobbly NY Giants QB Kurt Warner gets knocked out early to against the Redskins, Boston fans will be treated to a double feature of Manning brothers leading up to the Patriots-Cardinals game. Jerome McDougle gave young Eli an NFL welcoming last week against the Eagles . Your're no longer in the SEC Toto. Click here to see the hit live. Warning! It is hypnotic. On the CBS warmup game,

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Always be wary of the man with the funny hat. Especially if you happen to be a young lady who encounters Arizona Cardinals Head Coach Dennis Green in the workplace. Green's fetish for secretaries has marked his coaching career as much as his 2-6 playoff record. Green has paved quite the path of sexual harassment to Arizona. In 1995, Green's "secretary" problems first surfaced with reports of

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Leading the charge for the Colts excuse train is none other than rummy kicker Mike Vanderjagt. Showing his mid-season form of running his mouth, he still maintains the Colts are a better team than the Patriots. From Michael Smith at Espn.com "I wanted to make it to help Edge out, I wanted to make it to help Peyton out, I wanted to make it so we could win this game. They're clearly not a better

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Mike Vrabel has enjoyed some of his greatest moments in the spotlight of the two Patriot Super Bowl victories. Charles P. Pierce takes a look at one of the most unheralded linebackers in the NFL in a piece well worth the read. Ultimately, what has been created in Foxborough is an opportunity society. Players are invited there because the team has seen something in them that it can use, and it is

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The scrimmage games are finally over, the kids are back to school and the summer traffic over the Sagamore Bridge is winding down. Football season is here and the New England Patriots kickoff their title defense in a prime-time matchup against media golden boy Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. The excuse ridden Colts sorry history against the Patriots on the field has not stopped them

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To the Victor goes the spoils. The glow of the New England Patriots Super Bowl victory celebration continues. Charlie Pierce says the phenomenal game even exceeded the super hype around the Game. At the end, it takes a football game played by football players to humble something like a Super Bowl, which is no more simply a football game than Woodstock was simply a band concert. In fact, a

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Adam Vinatieri's right leg gave the New England Patriots the game-winning kick for the second time in the last 3 Super Bowls Sunday night, converting a 41-yard attempt with four seconds to play that lifted the New England Patriots to a stirring 32-29 victory over the Carolina Panthers. The difference between men, Coach Vince Lombardi said, "is in energy, in the strong will, in the settled

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Ed Hochuli (sorry Walt Coleman fans) has been named as the NFL Referee for Super Bowl XXXVIII. The 14th year veteran selection has sparked heated debate at the holy grail of Officiating Web Sites, officialforum.com mighty is not a hochuli fan: this guy wants more on air time than the players. ever notice that he has to explain everything more often than the next guy. to me he over exerts

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The expansion Carolina Panthers have reached the SuperBowl in only 9 years, but off-field criminal behavior has clouded the on-field success. Lynn Zinser looks back at the star-crossed Cats from Carolina. The downfall began in training camp in 1997, only months after that National Football Conference championship appearance, when Collins, the franchise's first draft choice, uttered a racist

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Pigskin film fans will enjoy Seth Schiesel's funkadelic look at groundbreaking film technology at Super Bowl XXXVIII. More than half a billion people will tune in to the Super Bowl on Sunday, watching on all sorts of monitors: monochrome and color, small and big, thick and thin. But all those screens will have a shortcoming in common: they will deliver a picture in merely two dimensions.

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Michael Felger takes a look at Ted Johnson's family owned Rib Tickler in Houston. "I worked. That's all we did,'' said the younger Johnson, who ate at the restaurant on Tuesday night with teammates Mike Vrabel and Matt Chatham. "That's how it was. Put on an apron. That's how my dad grew up and partly how I grew up, too. . . . A lot of my work ethic was inspired by my dad. And I think that's a

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Fred Mitchell has the story of former Patriot Darryl Stingley waiting on the Golden Ticket in his hometown Chicago. The telephone rang in his Chicago condo Tuesday and Darryl Stingley's heart started pounding. "I saw the [713] Houston area code on my caller ID and I thought it was someone from the Patriots calling to tell me they'd found a room for me and they were going to fly me down for

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The annual NFL Super Bowl Media Day has become a parody of itself. Scott Dodd of the Charlotte Observer is impressed with the antics of Panthers self-promoters He Hate Me and Jarrod Cooper. If CBS wants big ratings, it needs to sign Rod Smart and Jarrod Cooper for their own reality show. Right now. Below is the witty duo in action. • Reporter: "How did the two of you hit it off?" • Cooper

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Ron Hobson dusts off his AFL notebook and takes a look back at Patriot history in Houston. Professional football was a lot looser in those early days. For instance, the team stayed at a Ramada Inn near Rice Stadium in 1963. It was a showdown game against the Oilers, and the Patriots spent the week getting ready. The hotel had three elevators, one in the middle near the lobby and two on each

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The new Air Force One landed yesterday afternoon at Ellington Field in Houston. Disembarking from the maiden voyage was the New England Patriots, who were loaned the "Don't Mess with Texas" plane from Patriot fan 43 for the Texas Super Bowl. President Bush has long admired the Patriots. The nfl.com reported from the Patriots last visit to the White House. "I remember all the experts -- no

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Legendary defensive coach Buddy Ryan takes a break from the joy of Kevin Gillbride's demise to declare the Patriots the 2nd greatest defensive unit with another SuperBowl victory after the 86 Chicago Bears. Michael Smith catches up with the father of Patriots Outside Linebackers coach Rob Ryan. Buddy Ryan's son, Rob, coaches outside linebackers for the Patriots. Father and son speak every

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Hall of Fame coach Don Shula sets aside the Mark Henderson nightmares to give the 2003 Patriots high praise with Michael Holley Don Shula is the only coach in NFL history to preside over a winning streak longer than the Patriots' 14-gamer. Shula is impressed with the Texas-bound team from New England. "I think their streak is unbelievable," Shula said. "I know how hard it is to do. There's

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In a scene reminiscent of Jefferson Smith's idealistic journey to Washington D.C. in 1939, New England Patriot Quarterback Tom Brady returned to Washington D.C. as a special guest of First Lady Laura Bush at the 2004 State of the Union Address. Brady was seated between "Old Europe" Joyce Rumsfeld and Alma Powell. Susan Milligan is on the beat for The Boston Globe Brady was picked because he

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It's a full two weeks before the Patriots kickoff against the Carolina Panthers in SuperBowl XXXVIII and we are sure to see top to bottom coverage of all the angles. Let's begin with Bob Ryan looking at the Patriots motto of taking it one game at a time. But whether the Patriots hate to lose or love to win, the fact remains that they are of the belief that they have yet to accomplish

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The Patriots magical season continues to SuperBowl XXXVIII in Houston after dismantling the Indianapolis Colts 24-14 in the American Conference Championship game in Foxboro. Tom Curran has the game story over at the ProJo. Manhandling the Colts in a way they're not accustomed to, the Patriots earned their second trip to the Super Bowl in three seasons with a 24-14 win at snow-dappled Gillette

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The Boston Globe's Playoff Extra warms up the Patriot fandom with top to bottom coverage of the American Football Conference Championship at Gillettte Field Sunday at 3 p.m. John Powers profiles Homeland Defense stopper Richard Seymour. He stands soft-spoken sentinel at his dressing space just inside the entrance to the Patriots locker room. Big Sey -- Richard Vershaun Seymour to his parents

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Michael Smith has the latest on the Big Wood injury. Woody, according to team sources, will miss Sunday's AFC Championship game against the Colts and, should New England advance, likely the Super Bowl as well with a partially torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee suffered on the first play of Saturday's divisional-round win over the Titans. The Patriots have listed Woody as

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Colts QB Peyton Manning's playoff malaise has temporarily convalesced after a pre-playoff visit to Santa Claus. The Colt's signal caller is back in the media darling loveseat after tearing up two of the most pathetical playoff defenses in recent memory. Jersey Bob Ryan kicks off with the week long love-in with Indy's Santa QB. Right now Manning is not just a quarterback. He is a maestro,

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Before we roll into coverage of the Colts of Indianapolis, a look back at the memorable Patriots 17-14 Divisional Playoff victory over the Tennessee Titans. Michael Smith has the game story for The Boston Globe. Playing in the coldest game in franchise history (4 degrees, minus-10 windchill at kickoff), the top-seeded Patriots held on for a 17-14 win over the wild-card Titans. Adam Vinatieri,

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On the 69th anniversary of his birthday, Elvis Presley donned the Patriots uniform in tribute to the Team and in stark denunciation of the carpetbagging Titans from Houston. Jackie MacMullan works out of the cold snap with a look back at New England's favorite Snow Angel, Lonie Paxton. He happily toiled anonymously alongside his more celebrated teammates until the Snow Game and his

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If Steve McNair is so tough, then why has he been injured for two years? Tom Curran has a great piece in the Projo on Patriot players tiring of media darling Steve McNair. Around the NFL these days, it's morally wrong to discuss injuries and not invoke the name of the Patron Saint of Gimpiness. And if one believes what he reads, sees and hears, none of these brittle Patriots can hold a candle

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Coach Belichick weighed in on the lawn issue at Gillette Field. Tom Curran has the coach's terse response on the NFL mandated turf replacement. "The decision was mandated by the league, so that's that," he said. "I thought the field played well. There hadn't been any problems with it in terms of player safety and cutting and footing, so let's hope that continues to be the case. It's a league

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Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams celebrated his 81st birthday with a new hairpiece that has been interwoven and bonded to create a truly bizarre look. The Titan bio calls K.S. “Bud” Adams, Jr. "an enduring figure in the NFL." The people of Houston remember Adams for many things but a "enduring figure" was not one of them. Ed Fowler wrote a book on Adams, Loser Takes All: Bud Adams, Bad

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The New England Patriots kickoff the NFL post season against the Tennessee Titans Saturday night at Gillette Field. AARP candidate Gary Anderson had just enough umph in his 44 year old leg to clinch the 20-17 victory over the Baltimore Ravens with a 46 yard field goal. John Clayton catches up with the Titans retro kicker. Anderson was fly fishing in Colorado. The Titans lost kicker Joe

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Patriot Report is finally dusting off the holiday hangover and ready to get our heads out of the dirt. Nick Cafardo continues his weird obsession with the field conditions at Gillette. Cafardo's inane musings began this summer when he continued his personal agenda against Coach Belichick by carrying water for deposed groundskeeper Dennis Brolin. Brolin whom Cafardo refers to as the "Michael

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What goes around comes around. In a reverse Groundhog Day season, the New England Patriots finished off the greatest regular season in team history with a 31-0 put down of the lowly buffalo bills. The 14-2 Patriots, winners of 12 straight games started the season with a 31-0 loss by the same "no show" bills in Week 1. Tom Curran has the symmetry of the 2003 Patriots season. The Patriots

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Ballboy extraordinaire and slumping punter Ken Walter was resigned by the Patriots in time for the showdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday in Foxboro. The 18 yard punts and internet addiction that have plagued Walter during the 2003 season hopefully are a thing of the past. Brooks Barnard we hardly knew ya. Barnard's debut was one long to be remembered in the Sunday snow festival

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When you are statistically 32nd in a 32 team league in punting average, the axe is only waiting to fall as it did on former Cleveland Brown ballboy Ken Walter. Walter was given ample opportunities the last two weeks kicking in indoor stadiums, but he continued his season long struggle. The struggle unbelievably led to Walter's Internet addiction to the website Kicking.com Reports from

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A couple of interesting articles on Coach Belichick today in the Boston press. Kicking off, Ron Borges looks at how the SuperBowl Coach suffers fools gladly. Belichick is a smart man who learns from his mistakes the few times he makes them, and he learned in Cleveland that a stupid question does not always require an equally inane response. So when someone asked him yesterday about his

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The Patriots won their eighth straight game with a last minute goal line stand that held off the Indianapolis Colts in a wild 38-34 road victory. articleid=249"target="_blank">Michael Felger names the Patriots the "Answer Team". Is it possible to be a championship-caliber team without a running back you can trust and a punter you can rely on? Ask the Patriots. They're the Answer Team.

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Patriot Report will be on a holiday schedule until Monday, December 1. I might post a couple of things of note before then. See you then.

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Ron Borges yesterday had a look at former Patriots coach Bill Parcells and his most recent success with the Dallas Cowboys including this classic Parcells anecdote. "How much do you weigh?" Parcells asked. "About 340," the to-this-day still anonymous offensive lineman responded. "Let's go to the scale and see," Parcells snapped. When that player got on the scale the arrow didn't stop until

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Winners of five games in a row, the Patriots head into the bye week for some well deserved R&R. The Boston Globe's Bob Ryan takes a look at the Patriots unlikely road to 7-2. If they're not necessarily the talk of the league, they are certainly on the short list of the NFL's sexiest conversational topics, along with the Parcellsinization of the Cowboys and the real possibility that the Kansas

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The 2003 edition of the New England Patriots continue to shed off adversity and rack up another entertaining road victory with a last minute 30-26 win over the Denver Broncos. The Patriots star DE Richard Seymour did not make the trip due to a leg injury. The Patriots overcame 14 penalties, 2 turnovers (9 in the first half according to Lisa Guerrero). Clinton Portis ran for 111 yards and the

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Now that Mile High Stadium has been blown up, do the Bronco fans still show up in barrels to the corporate Invesco Field at Mile High? The New England Patriots tonight matchup against the struggling Denver Broncos losers of 3 of their last 4 games. Denver has been riddled with injuries(sound familiar?) and is starting Danny Kannel at QB. Almost as startling as signing Kannel from the High

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AFC East Division leading New England Patriots reached the half-season mark at 6-2 with a 9-3 victory over the Cleveland Browns. Ron Borges looks at the "gutsy" victory. Yesterday's gritty 9-3 victory over the Cleveland Browns at Razor Blade Field was a picture of what the broken but unbowed Patriots are about. With eight starters either out with injury or playing with some body part dented

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Patriot Offensive Lineman and amateur prankster Kenyatta Jones just could not hold it in any longer. While trusted administrative assistant, Mark Paul was biding his time on the hopper, Jones decided to move things along so to speak by scalding the longtime friend with boiling water. The Boston Globe reports on Jones's appearance in court yesterday. On the day he was to return to the team

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Uma Thurman might not be the only one aiming for revenge against a former employer named Bill. Nick Cafardo takes a look at two early leaders for NFL Coach of the Year. Have there been two better coaching jobs in the NFL this season? In Dallas, Parcells has already matched the Cowboys' win total of each of the past three seasons at 5-1. Belichick, his team riddled with injuries, has taken a

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The New England Patriots beat the division leading Miami Dolphins 19-13 in OT Sunday to take over first place in the AFC East. The Patriots victory hopefully softens a heartbreak week for New England Sports fans, but seeing that baseball diamond at Pro Player field brought back memories of Grady Little. Michael Smith has the game story for the Boston Globe. Sooner or later, the hex, the curse

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As Dolphin DE Jason Taylor was chasing down Byron Leftwich last Sunday, his dog Bull, a male Akita, was mauling a 15-year old boy in the latest off-field incident for the dog & gun enthusiast. Vicky Agnew has the troubling story for the Sun-Sentinel. The attack was so fierce that Broward County Animal Care officials deemed the dog, a male Akita, dangerous, and said Thursday that it would be

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Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald reports on Coach Belichick challenging the Patriots to reverse recent history in South Florida. The Patriots have never won in Miami in September or October. Belichick is so fed up with the Patriots' budding tradition of losing at Miami that he addressed the issue almost immediately after Sunday's win over the New York Giants. The coach's message was

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New England Patriots Defensive Coordinator Romeo Crennel does not get enough credit coaching under Bill Belichick. Crennel was a finalist for the 49er's head coaching job in the offseason. Belichick told the 49er's that it was Crennel, not him that makes all the defensive calls during the games. The Boston Globe's Michael Smith takes a look at the coach known as RAC. Belichick gets most of

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Miami rookie left tackle Wade Smith has jumped into the starting lineup and into matrimony. Jason Cole of the Miami Herald has the story of the rookie groom. Dolphins might be worried about the effects of so much playing time so quickly for rookie left tackle Wade Smith, he gave them an interesting bit of reassurance last week that he can handle the on- and off-field distractions that often

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Ron Borges marvels at the perseverance of the New England Patriots. Rodney Harrison had the word for what happened to the New England Patriots yesterday but in reality it is a word that could describe what has been happening with them all season. They persevered. Despite gaining only 29 yards in the first half and failing to convert a third down until the third quarter, they persevered. The

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The local draftniks in the press panned the Patriots 2003 draft for trading down for additional value picks while the New York Jets traded up to pick up Kentucky DT Dewayne Robertson. Robertson was the pick du jour of the press and many fans despite few seeing him play a down for the Wildcats. Robertson has had his struggles with the Jets, but it is not fair to call him a bust five games into

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The Giants outstanding 2nd year tight end, Jeremy Shockey continues to make noise on the field and off. After last week's loss to the Dolphins, Shockey ripped the Giants fans for leaving the stadium early. Tom Canavan has the latest on the outspoken Giant. "Give up on us if you want to,'' Shockey said, his lower lip bulging with chewing tobacco. "If you want to leave, leave! Leave the game!

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