Archives for September 2010

‘”There is no foul for calling a second timeout in the rulebook. We shouldn’t have granted it. We shouldn’t have shut the play down. But, there is no penalty. There is no 5-yard penalty for what we did. [The procedure is to] get the players reset, the second time out is not allowed, resume play, which is what we did.”‘

‘Yeah, it still hurts. Every guy in that locker room hurts right now because we felt like throughout the whole course of the game, we had a chance. We had a chance to win and we came up short. You know, you can look at that, we put up points and the offense played better today, but that’s not what it’s about; it’s about winning. And that’s all those guys in the locker room want to do.’

Top billing (Boston Globe)

They got some mileage out of new-look group (Boston Globe)

Fitzpatrick fit well as a starter (Boston Globe)

He helped more than a little bit (Boston Globe)

Brady more valuable than ever (Boston Globe)

Defense reaches for positives – interceptions (Boston Globe)

Photo gallery (Boston Globe)

Offense to rescue in tight win (Boston Herald)

Tom Brady gets back on track (Boston Herald)

BenJarvus Green-Ellis vital to victory (Boston Herald)

Brandon Meriweather makes return count (Boston Herald)

No knocks on Danny Woodhead (Boston Herald)

Replacing Kevin Faulk a group effort (Boston Herald)

Pats fill in for Faulk (Boston Herald)

Kyle Arrington relishes 1st start at cornerback (Boston Herald)

Photo gallery (Boston Herald)

Brady leads Pats to victory in tougher-than-expected contest (Providence Journal)

Against Bills, complementary characters work together to replace Faulk (Providence Journal)

Patriots’ defense continues to struggle against formerly punchless Bills (Providence Journal)

Patriots win, but leave many questions unanswered (Providence Journal)

Mistakes overshadow successes for Bills’ Fitzpatrick (Providence Journal)

Patriots shake up secondary, as Arrington replaces Butler (Providence Journal)

Rookies Hernandez and Gronkowski impress again in Week 3 (Providence Journal)

Photo gallery (Providence Journal)

Patriots defense comes up big late (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

Woodhead makes most of Patriots debut (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

Moss makes most of three catches (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

Foxboro fans had a rooting interest (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

Fred Taylor exits with toe injury (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

Woodhead provides spark in Patriots’ victory over Bills (Brockton Enterprise)

This Patriots’ win left a whole lot to be desired (Brockton Enterprise)

With Taylor’s toe ailing, Green-Ellis steps up (Brockton Enterprise)

Offensive outburst (Metro West Daily News)

Running attack key for Patriots (Metro West Daily News)

Rookie tight ends are top targets for Brady (Metro West Daily News)

‘A win’s a win’ for Brady, Pats (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Split personality (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Big plays from diminutive Woodhead (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Bills better, but just not good enough (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

After controversial remark, Sunday win, Tom Brady cheers fans (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Moss keeps Faulk close to his heart (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Gisele is cheering but not saying much (Attleboro Sun Chronicle)

Patriots hold on for narrow 38-30 victory over the Bills (Springfield Republican)

What’s Danny Woodhead’s secret to success? Wes Welker explains (Springfield Republican)

Kyle Arrington takes over for Darius Butler at cornerback (Springfield Republican)

Brandon Meriweather up, while Darius Butler is down and out following victory over Bills (Springfield Republican)

So why exactly did the Bills get an extra timeout in the first half of Sunday’s game? (Springfield Republican)

Randy Moss explains reasoning behind wearing Kevin Faulk’s jersey during practice (Springfield Republican)

From Kick-off to Walk-off, Sunday was a tough day for Patriots and Red Sox fans (Springfield Republican)

Better balance, better Brady (Lawrence Eagle Tribune)

Schedule may be Pats biggest foe (Lawrence Eagle Tribune)

Two-minute drill (Lawrence Eagle Tribune)

Small guy, big impression (Portland Press Herald)

Pats’ defense is still adding to excitement (Portland Press Herald)

Woodhead stood tall (Manchester Union Leader)

Bills throw scare into Patriots (Nashua Telegraph)

Pats still not there yet (New Bedford Standard Times)

Pats get most out of their youth (New Bedford Standard Times)

Five things we learned from Sunday’s Patriots-Bills game (New Bedford Standard Times)

Brady’s 3 touchdowns lead Patriots over Bills in shootout at Gillette (Taunton Daily Gazette)

A win is a win, but… (Cape Cod Times)

Who the heck is No. 39? (Lowell Sun)

Patriots pull away from Bills, 38-30 (CSN New England)

Green-Ellis and Woodhead emerge as top backs (CSN New England)

Brady not concerned with style points in win (CSN New England)

Patriots playing too close for comfort? (CSN New England)

Patriots still working it out at cornerback (CSN New England)

Moss’ afternoon was one for the books (CSN New England)

Referee: No penalty for Bills calling back-to-back timeouts (CSN New England)

Best and worst of Pats/Bills (CSN New England)

Postgame notes (CSN New England)

Tom Brady, Danny Woodhead Lead Offensive Attack for Patriots in Win Over Bills (NESN)

Danny Woodhead Finds End Zone, Makes Strong First Impression With Patriots (NESN)

Kyle Arrington Makes Most of First Career Start in Patriots Win (NESN)

Brandon Meriweather Heeding Randy Moss’ Advice, Bounces Back Against Buffalo (NESN)

Offense saves the day (Patriots.com)

Pool Report with Referee John Parry (Patriots.com)

Game Notes: Patriots vs. Bills (Patriots.com)

Patriots Postgame Quotes (Patriots.com)

Bills Postgame Quotes (Patriots.com)

Patriots remember fallen fan (Patriots.com)

‘First-round draft pick C.J. Spiller scored his first NFL touchdowns on a 5-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick and a 95-yard kickoff return. But Buffalo’s last chance faded when Fitzpatrick threw an interception to Brandon Meriweather with 3 minutes left.’

‘Ryan Fitzpatrick was 20-of-28 for 247 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions for the Bills (0-3), who have lost the season’s first three games for the first time since 2007.’

‘C.J. Spiller showcased his explosiveness, as the running back ran four times for 29 yards and also caught 3 passes for 10 yards and a touchdown. Spiller also racked up 189 return yards, including a 95-yard punt return. Marshawn Lynch led the team in rushing yards, as he ran 13 times for 79 yards.’

‘What wasn’t fun was watching number one picks like Donte Whitner and Aaron Maybin embarrass themselves on the field. You can thrown number one pick John McCargo in there too as he isn’t even good enough to dress on a defense that has gotten blasted for 72 points in two weeks. Whitner was suppose to give help to Reggie Corner on Randy Moss and Whitner was so slow, he didn’t get close to Moss who caught a 35 yard touchdown. Whitner has been tweeting since training camp about all the big plays he’s going to make. It might be nice if the 8th overall pick could make an average play. Maybin couldn’t even break the plane of the line of scrimmage with more playing time. It would’ve been nice if Dick Jauron would’ve stayed out of the draft taking players he’s never seen before, but when you have no GM in the room, who’s to stop the most clueless man in the room from taking a guy like Maybin when guys like Cushing, Matthews, Oher and Orakpo are there.’

‘One thing I don’t understand for the life of me is the execution of the plays on the Bills’ final successful drive of the game. Head coach Chan Gailey elected to run the ball three times in a row with about eight minutes left on the clock. I would have been fine with that, but in between plays, the Bills showed no urgency and let the play clock roll down to single digits. That drive took quite literally two minutes longer than it should have if the Bills would have hurried to the line like they did the rest of the drive. That was a baffling decision to me.’

‘The Bills had a nice mix of three tailbacks… they just had to face a Tom Brady-lead offense. Twenty-four carries at 5.6 yards-per-carry is going to do your team right most weeks, and Fitz’s two picks cost them the game. That said, Fitz identified what the Bills need under center. Edwards’ skill with Fitzpatrick’s guts.’

‘A week ago, I wrote here that the Bills were especially disappointing because they were not only bad, but they were boring, which would soon hit them at the box office. This week, they were anything BUT boring, and like many Bills fans, and even journalists, I’m now actually curious to see what happens when the Jets come to the Ralph. Imagine that!’

‘Everyone knew the Bills would lose in New England at least it was an entertaining game. The Bills made it interesting and fans had a chance to wonder in what excruciating way were they going to lose in Gillette Stadium this time. At least we didn’t have to go through that as the Patriots took over the game in the fourth quarter. Another loss but at least there were signs of life. They say there are no moral victories in the NFL but if we don’t take those with the Bills what do we have?’

‘Ryan Fitzpatrick looked very good most of the game completing 20 of 28 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns. His two interceptions were killers. He moved around in the pocket well and wasn’t afraid to take a chance. Grade B+: The team at least knows they have a quarterback who can move the ball.’

‘In a game that saw five lead changes, the Bills hung with the Patriots for almost the entire game, but a pair of second half interceptions kept Buffalo from overtaking New England, giving the Patriots their 14th straight victory over Buffalo.’

‘The Bills spoke to at least one team this week about a trade for the quarterback they benched in favor of Ryan Fitzpatrick.’

‘The team’s residency here is in all likelihood tied to the longevity of its 91-year-old owner. Unless something is happening that we do not know about, there is no plan of succession in place. So there is not much light on the horizon.’