With Spygate behind them, the Pats move forward

Spygate was a bit of a media firestorm for the beloved (and wildly successful) New England Patriots. The events known as Spygate are known to every Pats fan now: In 2007, a Patriots employee started video taping defensive signals by the New York Jets while standing on the sidelines. Talk about being over-involved in winning the game.

An ex-employee and whistle blower eventually called him on it, and when the media got hold of the story, it exploded. The Pats claim they knew nothing about it and haven’t let the event interrupt their concentration on the one goal that must occupy every second of the team’s thoughts these days: Winning the Super Bowl. Fans should be happy to know that despite the kerfuffle, they’re not shaken up about it. Hopefully they just keep on keepin’ on and take themselves to the Bowl, then win that, too.

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Pats fan shows off his cool tattoo

Perhaps you’re familiar with Victor Thompson, a die-hard New England Patriots fan from Laconia, NH. Thompson, 39, is such a dedicated fan that he actually got the Pats logo tattooed across the side of his head. It’s very well done, and admittedly looks pretty darn cool.

But Thompson apparently isn’t going to stop there. He’s attracted enough attention with his unusual tattoo that he’s offering businesses to take out ad space on him. Yes–your company can display its finest products, logo, or an ad that will last a lifetime. Thompson was featured in ESPN’s magazine because of his Pats tattoo, so there’s definitely people out there who know him. Will he find business, though? Hey, $200 a square inch isn’t too bad a deal.

Of course, most Pats fans express their love for the team more conventionally: By buying sports tickets (ideally from Stubhub.com) and going to the game.

TOP TEN OFFICIAL PATRIOTS MERCHANDISE ITEMS

If you are planning on getting some tickets to the Patriots games next season, you need to make sure you are properly decked out in Official Patriots gear. No real fan should attend a game without a piece of Patriots apparel- be it a jersey, a jacket, a hat or an actual founding father attached to your face. The Patriots team store, found at their official website, is a great place to start looking for some cool stuff. There’s even stuff for your home, office, and barbecue pit. Today we’re going through the obscure and the clearance rack so that you can spend more money on the games this year (you can thank us later).

TOP TEN OFFICIAL PATRIOTS MERCHANDISE ITEMS

1. 2007 Chinese Patriots Cheerleader Swimsuit Calendar - 2007 was the year of the thong.
2. Flying Elvis throwback ladies earrings – You had me at Elvis.
3. Patriots camouflage bottle coozie – Keep your Sam Adams hidden from enemies.
4. Patriots light up hand fan – A fan’s fan?
5. Rodney Harrison Signed Game-Worn Cleat – Requires next item.
6. Patriots Air Freshener (Pine) – Just in case Harrison’s feet are too dominating.
7. Patriots Crocks – A fan’s fad?
8. Patriots baby bottle – Start ‘em early.
9. ’96 AFC champs locker room cap – Prove you were online
10. Patriots float mattress - Actually comes with fixtures to hang it on your wall.

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New England Pats are in the best position this year

So says an ESPN blog analyzing the outlooks for the year for several NFL teams. The Pats have a lot to look forward to, according to blogger Bill Williamson (down toward the bottom of the post). He notes that the Pats have their drama behind them, and stand to move forward quite a bit this year. They definitely have a hunger for the Super Bowl, as Williamson points out, and that’s sure to push them extra hard to achieve in the near future. The Pats have a strong team and we’re sure to see them playing some of their best games this year.

Distractions like Spygate can really hurt a team if it’s going on at the right (or rather, wrong) time. It keeps players unfocused, and shakes the collective confidence pretty badly.

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N.E. Pats cheer squad now training China’s

Cheerleading is an American tradition. It’s a natural extension of the bigger, better, flashier aesthetic that’s quintessentially American. The British play cricket with sweaters and polite applause. We play football with megascreens, glittery cheer squads and possibly Prince playing during halftime.

Now it looks like America is exporting it’s razzle-dazzle abroad just in time for the 2008 Olympics. China, if you’ve been following the news, has been making huge strides to make this the biggest event in that country for the decade. They’re apparently preparing their own national cheer squad, composed of 200,000 volunteers, largely from civil servants. Another 400 will be part of a group of professional dancers that will be trained by the fine ladies of the New England Pats cheerleading team.

So there you have it: Cheerleading does bring people together, whether it’s over a great game or a historic national event.

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Patriots will win the Superbowl? What are the odds?

As teams move up in rank over the months of the year, you can bet number crunchers are looking forward to the next Superbowl. One team tends to top their lists: The New England Patriots.

Though it seems a little early to start speculating, plenty are doing so anyways. And what team could be more fun to speculate with than the successful New England Patriots? According to Casino Gambling Web, the team have very good odds for being the pick for next year’s Bowl. The article says the Dallas Cowboys are next in line with the best odds, but they trail the Patriots by far. This will surely please their fans.

And speaking of those fans, you can bet they’re planning to show their support all the way to the Super Bowl. If you haven’t bought sports tickets for the New England Patriots’ games, make sure to visit Stubhub.com and get some today.

What Teams Do the Patriots Most Own?

The New England Patriots are a great football team. And they’ve been good for a long, long time. In fact, they are 366-349-9 over the course of their history in the NFL, which started in 1960. They have multiple Super Bowl victories, many, many playoff appearances, and more winning seasons than losing ones. But over the course of their history, the Patriots have had an easier time with certain teams. Some trends have developed.

We got some stats from Pro-Foootball-Reference.com that should help to determine which team the Patriots traditionally own the most. Here they are: Some teams the Pats have only played a few times, so the trend is jut beginning. Others, though, you have to say Pats domination is the rule, not a coincidence.

THE PATRIOTS TRADITIONALLY
OWN THESE TEAMS

1.Jacksonville Jaguars (4-0, 1.000) 
2.Houston Texans (2-0, 1.000)
3.Baltimore Ravens (4-0, 1.000)
4.New Orleans Saints (8-3, .727)
5.Chicago Bears (7-3, .700)
6.Tampa Bay Buccaneers (4-2, .667)
7.New York Giants (5-3, .625)
8.Cincinnati Bengals (13-8, .619)
9.Indianapolis Colts (42-26, .618)
10.Minnesota Vikings (6-4, .600)

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Kevin Fault Pleads No Contest

It appears that yet another saga of the Patriots offseason is about to come to an end.  Kevin Faulk pleaded no contest to charges stemming from an arrest at a Lil Wayne concert. Faulk, a Louisiana native and an LSU graduate, received a five-month suspended sentence, one year of supervised probation, 40 hours of community service to be served in the form of anti-drug lectures to students at Lafayette Parish middle and high schools and 20 hours of NFL-approved substance-abuse treatment.  Faulk will obviously gladly serve his sentence.

It’s good that this is out the way now.  I harp on the fact that this dead period of the offseason is the best time for players and teams to tie up all loose ends and get ready for the new season.  Kevin Faulk has done just that.  He has handled this the right way from the very beginning.  In doing so, he has kept his job - not to mention the respect of his fellow players, the coaches, the front office brass and the fans - as he deals with this unfortunate incident.  Faulk is to be commended for the way he has handled this issue.

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Ben Coates Elected into Pats Hall of Fame

The Patriots fans have spoken.  Given the chance to enshrine a player in their beloved team’s hall, the fans chose to send Ben Coates to the New England Patriots Hall of Fame.  The voting was all done online, and and though there were many deserving choices, more fans felt that Coates deserved to become the 13th player to be enshrined at the Pats’ hall.  Coates will likely not mind the unlucky number, as he is simply glad to have the honor of making it into the Patriots’ hall of fame.  Now he just needs to work on getting into that other Hall of Fame.

Coates was a great player and a great man.  While recent stories have cast a shadow on the Pats, it must be noted that this team has stood for everything that was right about the NFL for years now.  Coates was a player who loved the fans, and obviously it has paid off.  The fans showed him some of that love right back in voting him into the Patriots Hall of Fame.  Coates will now be forever enshrined as one of the greatest Patriots to ever wear the uniform.  He is certainly in some very lofty company, and one could deserve it more.

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Pats Cut Andrews

Well, I said it wouldn’t take the Patriots long to deal with the Willie Andrews situation, and they certainly proved me right this time.  The Patriots cut Andrews from the team only a day after his arrest for allegedly pointing a gun at his girlfriend.  It actually took the Patriots less time to cut Andrews than it has taken me to report that they have cut Andrews, which is a testament to the high standard of excellence held by this time.  The Pats, for all the hardship they’ve had to endure recently, are certainly not a group of thugs.

Andrews was a special teams contributor, and every member of the team is important, but sometimes a team must do what they feel must be done to set the proper tone and example for the rest of the players.  While some misconduct is a gray area and can be open to interpretation, the allegations of pointing a gun at a woman in the heat of passion are not to be taken at all lightly.  No professional could expect to behave in such a way and keep his or her job.  Hopefully Andrews can get his act together and get back to football after he gets some help.

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