@ByAlFrancisco That's incredibly frustrating. I said this in his comments, but take a look at https://t.co/LGb4YaJYcx & go to the "Wayback Machine" & see if you can locate any of it there. They tend to do a good job capturing & preserving things, which tends to fit well in situations like this.
@DeansDesk Enjoyed the story about Adam, definitely cool.
I feel like this one was directed at me:
5. Message boards on sites with zero subscription fees are the clogged toilet bowl of human discourse – a plunger doesn’t even work.
It's a tough dynamic, but I'm always trying to improve.
Kudos to @tkyles39, got great insight from Vrabel on Maye's batted ball issues:
"I think arm angle, staring the throw down. In tight windows down in the red zone if you stare it down, you'll probably get some passes batted against good teams that don't run past the quarterback."
Tough to say if it was them or someone else (neither Woodson or Spillane normally play on any return team, but they play on the other unit that closely matched the one that was out there), but they ended up being one man short on that play.
The Patriots apparently had an issue on special teams at one point after only getting 10 men on the field after putting bigger personnel on the field to maybe block a punt at the 12:35 mark in the 4th quarter. Feels like Spillane or Woodson didn't make it out there:
That group:
M.Williams
K.Chaisson
M.Jones
D.Pettus
Missing.Player
K.Minor
K.Tonga
C.Woods
K.White
J.Gibbens
B.Schooler
XP and FG Team Defense (this week):
M.Williams
K.Chaisson
C.Woodson
D.Pettus
R.Spillane
C.Elliss
K.Tonga
C.Woods
K.White
J.Gibbens
B.Schooler
Punt Return (this week):
M.Jones
J.Westover
K.Minor
D.Pettus
K.Dugger
M.Mapu
M.Robinson
C.Woods
A.Jennings
J.Gibbens
B.Schooler
I don't do cool things very often, but I put together a database of the Patriots snap counts from Week 1, allowing you to sort by down, qtr, personnel grouping, etc
https://t.co/vgRPNOMvmW
It took a few hours, but I visually verified each player, so feel free to test it out.
I don't do cool things very often, but I put together a database of the Patriots snap counts from Week 1, allowing you to sort by down, qtr, personnel grouping, etc
https://t.co/vgRPNOMvmW
It took a few hours, but I visually verified each player, so feel free to test it out.
@JumboHart It's tough. Opinions are what people tune in for, because going w/the masses isn't conducive to ratings and/or clicks online. Your energy & approach have always been terrific, & you do a great job of telling it like it is. Have to just do your thing & ignore the noise.
@DumpFlyingElvis@PatsFans I had one in the late 90s and then got asked to cover the team for Rivals(dot)com and built PatsFans right after. I was fortunate enough to recently recover the content from those early years. Crazy to look back and read some of it now. ;)
@MarkMorse5@PatsFans Lucky to know you, man. Just glad you're doing OK given all you've been through. Hope you and your wife have a good few months before you make your way back. ;)
@SaveTeamCasey@PatsFans LOL, I appreciate that. Yes, I tried to remain optimistic and certainly didn't want him to fail (for obvious reasons). But glad they have Maye, and now that they have Vrabel, certainly hoping they're headed in a better direction ;)
@smarshxo@PatsFans That's kind of you to say. My site doesn't have the distribution traffic-wise on the content side for this to be a full-time thing, but the fact the forum community continues to thrive is something I'm very thankful for. Lucky to have people still care & visit, even 25yrs later.
@NickCRadio You’re an underrated guy and I’ve always been surprised you don’t have a more prominent role elsewhere. You also do a solid job with Greg and he’s lucky to have you. Keep on pushing forward and ignore the noise. 😉
Robert Kraft, the six-time Super Bowl winning New England Patriots owner considered a favorite for the 2025 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has been passed over once again by the Hall’s contributor committee, sources told @DVNJr:
https://t.co/L7zkvAq1ls