Next Up: San Francisco

Bill Belichick’s Patriots are dangerous when coming off a bye week, and this week the rested New England players are setting all sights on their next set of West Coast challenges, starting this week with the San Francisco 49ers (before traveling to San Diego next week.) We’ve seen both of these teams struggle a bit this season, so who will come out on top of Sunday’s matchup?

The 49ers are already running uphill with the fact that the Patriots had a bye last week, as New England had time to rest and regroup. Belichick is also 6-2 for games following bye week during his reign with the Patriots, and his team is ready to make up for that devastating loss to Miami. When it comes to San Francisco, however, the team has home field advantage, if nothing else. The 49ers are also ranked second in the NFL behind Dallas with big plays, having 20 plays of at least 20 yards. Third-and-10 conversions are nothing for San Francisco, and this could get tricky for New England if their defense doesn’t step up the heat. The Patriots’ defense, luckily, consists of all-stars Rodney Harrison, Mike Vrabel and Adalius Thomas, and the three are out for blood. How will Sunday turn out? Stay tuned for results!

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Permalink - Posted in Uncategorized on October 3, 2008 - Post a comment

Pats Accused of Tampering with Moss

Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis made a scene at a press conference Tuesday while announcing the firing of Raiders head coach Lane Kiffin. After calling the team’s ex-coach embarrassing and a disgrace to the organization, Davis made a comment after ending the new conference to drag New England down right along with him, announcing that the Patriots had tampered with Randy Moss before acquiring the wide receiver in April 2007 in a trade with Oakland.

Bill Belichick is denying any allegations that Moss had a workout with New England before obtaining him from Oakland, and Moss himself has denied commenting on the situation. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello claims that no tampering charges had ever been filed in regard to Moss, leaving the statement as a he said/she said situation.

While it may take a while to straighten things out with the tampering call, Moss will in the meantime try to find rhythm with Matt Cassel. Tom Brady’s season-ending injury has had an effect on the wide receiver, who caught 22 catches in the first three games of last year’s season but has only had 12 catches so far this season.

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Permalink - Posted in Uncategorized on October 2, 2008 - Post a comment

Brady Chooses a Surgeon

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is prepared to go long – for surgery, that is. The New England all-star has settled on a surgeon to operate on his injured left knee, and the lucky winner is Dr. Neal S. ElAttrache of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles. ElAttrache is a well-known orthopedist across the country, specializing in sports medicine and, not surprisingly, knees. An employee at the prestigious Kerlan-Jobe Clinic, ElAttrache is a former surgeon for the Los Angeles Rams and currently works with sports teams like the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, St. Louis Rams, L.A. Dodgers, L.A. Lakers, L.A. Kings and the PGA Tour.

While Brady’s estimated time of arrival in Los Angeles for surgery is yet unknown, the quarterback is said to be on par for the procedure on the four-week mark of his injury, which occurred September 7. Brady’s decision to set up shop on the West Coast came for a number of personal and professional reasons, and it will allow the NFL superstar to be close to his son and family. Travel will be limited for Brady following his surgery, so all those Tom Brady fans out there will have to keep all eyes on the West Coast in the upcoming weeks.

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Permalink - Posted in Uncategorized on October 1, 2008 - Post a comment


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