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Patriots QB Tom Brady, left, and much of last year’s receiving corps. (Jim Davis / Globe Staff)

STRENGTH
The top of the depth chart. A 1-2 punch of Randy Moss and Wes Welker is tough to stop on many levels, and also opens opportunities for the third receiver in three-wide packages.

WEAKNESS
After Moss, Welker and Jabar Gaffney, there is some uncertainty.

TOP QUESTIONS
Can Chad Jackson step into the role vacated by Donte’ Stallworth? Can Randy Moss (98 catches, 23 TDs) and Wes Welker (112 catches) duplicate their remarkable 2007 seasons? Will Kelley Washington emerge as more than a special teamer?

INSTANT ANALYSIS
The Patriots were in three-wide or four-wide packages on 67 percent of their offensive snaps in 2007, a reflection of how they wanted their playmaking receivers on the field. Donte’ Stallworth played in 60 percent of the team’s offensive snaps last season — most often as the Z receiver on the tight-end side — and that role is up for grabs. Chad Jackson, a second-round draft choice in 2006, has a golden chance to assume those responsibilities, with Jabar Gaffney and Kelley Washington also options. Gaffney is valuable in that he plays all the receiver spots. Although his official position is receiver, Sam Aiken was signed as a free agent more for his special teams skills, so he could be a sixth addition to the roster (the team kept five receivers out of camp last year). Fifth-round pick Matthew Slater, who is a return man with the ability to play safety and receiver, could also factor into the mix. C.J. Jones and Robert Ortiz are longer shots.

FUTURE
After re-signing with the Patriots for one year this offseason, Jabar Gaffney is lone player atop the depth chart with a contract that expires after the 2008 season. Chad Jackson (2009), Kelley Washington (2009), Randy Moss (2010), Wes Welker (2011) all have multiple years left.

Here is a List Copied from NFL.com with every teams Opening Date.

Opening dates

Baltimore Ravens
Westminster, Md.
July 21 (rookies), July 23 (veterans) More information

Buffalo Bills
Pittsford, N.Y.
July 24 (rookies and veterans) More information

Cincinnati Bengals
Georgetown, Ky.
July 27 (rookies and veterans) More information

Cleveland Browns
Berea, Ohio
July 22 (rookies and veterans)

Denver Broncos
Englewood, Colo.
July 24 (rookies and veterans)

Houston Texans
Houston
July 25 (rookies and veterans) More information

Indianapolis Colts
Terre Haute, Ind.
July 24 (rookies and veterans) More information

Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville
July 25 (rookies and veterans) More information

Kansas City Chiefs
River Falls, Wis.
July 24 (rookies and veterans) More information

Miami Dolphins
Davie, Fla.
July 25 (rookies and veterans) More information

New England Patriots
Foxboro, Mass.
July 21 (rookies), July 23 (veterans) Full schedule

New York Jets
Hempstead, N.Y.
July 16 (rookies), July 23 (veterans) More information

Oakland Raiders
Napa Valley, Calif.
July 24 (rookies and veterans)

Pittsburgh Steelers
Latrobe, Pa.
July 27 (rookies and veterans) More information

San Diego Chargers
San Diego
July 20 (rookies), July 24 (veterans) More information

Tennessee Titans
Nashville, Tenn.
July 25 (rookies and veterans)

NFC

Team
Location
Opening dates

Arizona Cardinals
Flagstaff, Ariz.
July 23 (rookies and veterans) More information

Atlanta Falcons
Flowery Branch, Ga.
July 25 (rookies and veterans) More information

Carolina Panthers
Spartanburg, S.C.
July 25 (rookies and veterans) More information

Chicago Bears
Bourbonnais, Ill.
July 22 (rookies and veterans) More information

Dallas Cowboys
Oxnard, Calif.
July 24 (rookies and veterans) More information

Detroit Lions
Allen Park, Mich.
July 23 (rookies and veterans)

Green Bay Packers
Green Bay, Wis.
July 27 (rookies and veterans) More information

Minnesota Vikings
Mankato, Minn.
July 24 (rookies and veterans) More information

New Orleans Saints
Jackson, Miss./Metairie, La.
July 23 (rookies and veterans) More information

New York Giants
Albany, N.Y.
July 24 (rookies and veterans) More information

Philadelphia Eagles
Bethlehem, Pa.
July 21 (rookies), July 24 (veterans) More information

San Francisco 49ers
Santa Clara, Calif.
July 24 (rookies and veterans) More information

Seattle Seahawks
Kirkland, Wash.
July 22 (rookies), July 24 (veterans)

St. Louis Rams
Mequon, Wis.
July 24 (rookies and veterans)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
July 25 (rookies and veterans)

Washington Redskins
Ashburn, Va.
July 19 (rookies and veterans) More information

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Can we put this Mess to bed now?
There is No Walk Thru Tape. The New England Patriots Did NOT tape the Saint Louis Rams Walk Thru before the Super Bowl XXXVI.

In Case you don’t remember this story by John Tomasse was printed Feb 2nd 2008 where Mr Tomasse wrote:

“PHOENIX - One night before the Patriots [team stats] face the Giants in Super Bowl XLII, new allegations have emerged about a Patriots employee taping the Rams’ final walkthrough before Super Bowl XXXVI.

According to a source, a member of the team’s video department filmed the Rams’ final walkthrough before that 2002 game. The next day, the Patriots upset St. Louis, 20-17, on a last-second field goal by Adam Vinatieri for their first championship.”

Too bad mr Tomasse didn’t check his facts or corroborate the story before running with it. That is something I would expect from a Blogger but Not a Newspaper Writer for a Major Newspaper.

Read the NYTimes story From May 8th.

“A former New England Patriots employee has sent the N.F.L. eight videotapes showing the team recorded play-calling signals by coaches of five opponents in six games between the 2000 and 2002 seasons, in violation of league rules.

But the group of tapes does not include video of the St. Louis Rams’ walk-through practice the day before the 2002 Super Bowl. The employee, Matt Walsh, had been linked to such a tape by news media speculation.”

“We consider the tapes of our coaching staff during our games against the New England Patriots to be a Nonissue,” the Steelers chairman, Dan Rooney, said in a statement released in February.”

“This is consistent with what the Patriots had admitted they had been doing, consistent with what we already knew,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told the Associated Press last night.”

So what can we make out of all of this? Yes the Patriots taped Defensive and Offensive signals from the sidelines.
That is what they admitted too nothing more nothing less. They Did NOT tape the Walkthrough which as Dick Vermeil said would provide little if any info at all.

I do find it funny that people now want to make a big deal of the offensive signals but there is one major problem with that, They use Headsets to get the plays in from the sidelines so unless you are intercepting the signals taping the Offensive coaches is pointless unless the headsets go down and then we are talking about a Maybe. Maybe they will be of some benefit assuming they haven’t changed signals or have decoy signal givers.

So all you Patriot Haters will just have to find some other Issue to Rant about the 2nd best team last year and yes 18-1 is still better than the Chargers Smokkee The Patriots didn’t cough it up till the SuperBowl unlike your Gay pussy San Diego Chargers and LT who seems to cry about class whenever they lose but feel the need to do their stupid fucking dances yes thats right the San Diego Chargers are the Epitome of Classy on the Football Field.

Peace

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Nov. 14 Houston - W (49-14)
Nov. 21 at Chicago - W (41-10)
Nov. 25 at Detroit - W (41-9)
Dec. 5 Tennessee - W (51-24)

Wow look at those scores these are from 2004 when the Peyton manning and the Colts were setting the Touchdown Passing records.
I am curious if anyone was accusing Mr Manning of running up the scores that year, Or complaining of Peyton Manning staying in to throw
a Td while ahead by 4 touchdowns?

How about these victories for the Joe Gibbs-coached Redskins of 1991:

45-0 Detroit

34-0 Phoenix

42-17 Cleveland

56-17 Atlanta

41-14 Pittsburgh

41-10 Detroit

or better yet that talking head Hippocrite Steve Young.
Here are just some of the scores of the San Francisco-Atlanta series during Young’s tenure leading the post-Montana 49ers:

* 1992 – San Fran 56, Atlanta 17
* 1992 – San Fran 41, Atlanta 3
* 1994 – San Fran 42, Atlanta 3
* 1994 – San Fran 50, Atlanta 14

Sure the Patriots are Running it up. What should they do kneel 3 times and Punt?
Tom Bradys last series against Washington started with 3 minutes left in the 3rd Quarter.
then instead of kicking a field goal they went for it on 4th and 1 thereby giving the redskins a chance to actually stop them instead of
putting up 3 more easy points.

Matt cassell the Backup QB ran 15 yards for a touchdown,
kyle eckell the 3rd or 4th string Runningback scored a 4th Quarter touchdown. these were not the starters as a matter of fact that last touchdown happened when the 3rd string QB was in the game.

thats the 2nd and 3rd string QB’s and Rb’s scoring not the starters.

Redskins Go a Little Too Quietly
» Michael Wilbon
NFL teams compete on a level playing field, so the notion that a team should voluntarily stop beating another is dumb.

This may be the smartest thing Michael Wilbon has ever said. THIS ISN’T POP WARNER folks.

NFL coaches interviewed on Sirius NFL Radio in recent days have commented on scoring points with big leads. Here are some of their comments, courtesy of Sirius’ media relations department:

#1 John Fox, Carolina Panthers: “Typically in this league when you have the game in hand you do call off the dogs a little bit but not to the point where you could lose the game. You never can relax too much.”

#2 Jack Del Rio, Jacksonville Jaguars: “You play to win. If you can score, score. Your job, as a defense, as an opponent, is to slow them down. Offensively you want to score. Obviously, late in the fourth quarter you’re going to make sure your starters don’t get hurt and things like that going forward but you still keep playing football.”

# 3 Herm Edwards, Kansas City Chiefs: “I just think that obviously [the Patriots] are going at a pace right now, they’re just playing. They’re having fun playing football. You’re caught in a bad situation there when you have a lead like that. All coaches have been in that situation. Sometimes you’ve been the guy that had the lead and sometimes you’ve been the guy on the other side of it. And that’s what’s great about athletics. People always look into things, trying to figure out is there something that he’s trying to do or say. The coach that is winning, does he run the ball on fourth down or does he pass the ball on fourth down? I don’t know what to tell you. It’s just one of those deals. There’s a lot being made out of things and at the end I think the thing you’ve got to realize is this. You’ve got a team that is playing very very good, setting all kinds of record. When I watch those guys play, they’re having fun. They’re just having fun playing football.”

# 4 Brad Childress, Minnesota Vikings: “You’re talking about the Washington Redskins and one of the highest paid coaches in the National Football League and a staff full of head coaches and they’re coaching, too. Games can get left-handed like that, unfortunately, and New England has a way of making you be left-handed.”

# 5 Lane Kiffin, Oakland Raiders: “Coach Gibbs, I believe, said he had no issues with it. It’s so hard to win and so hard to score I don’t think that there really is running up the score. You’re just playing your players and trying to get better. In this league your backups do have so few opportunities to play that, from my perspective, if we were ever in that situation we would definitely run plays and put in some of our younger guys that otherwise don’t play.”

# 6 Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers: “We’re responsible for keeping their score down. They aren’t. That’s just being competitive. That’s what this game is about. That’s what any game is about. I have no comment or opposition to them ringing up as many points as they’re capable of.”

I guess the patriots are the new team to hate.
well bring it on bitches.
atleast we are not Dirty oh wait the bills accused us of that too.

Pats 38-28 on sunday.

Am I a Homer? Maybe but everyone wants to jump on and make an excuse for why the Patriots are winning.
How about they are fucking good. Better than almost every team by a wide margin.

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