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Quarter back Tom Brad of the Patriots returned to the practice field recovering from a knee injury and sporting a brace at the recommendation of the Patriot ’s medical staff. Brady spoke about what it was like to watch the 2008 season from the sideline, losing LB MikeVrable and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, and his football mortality, his new weapons on offense and his new wife, supermodel Gisele Bundchen.
During practice, Brady spent a significant amount of time working with his new NFL veteran weapons on offense — RB Fred Taylor and WRs Joey Galloway and Greg Lewis. Brady made a few errant throws during the 11-on-11 session with the defense in his face. As Brady is wont to do in his self-deprecating manner, he made sure to bring up to the media that he wasn’t sharp and didn’t complete as many passes as he would have liked. Brady said he didn’t need to teach himself how to throw again, but he just needed to get back into the rhythm of playing in live time with the defense instead of just throwing routes to his receivers in side sessions.
New England Patriots fans are always thrilled at the excitement Brady brings to the game and are looking forward to seeing the young star back.
Within the top quarterback food chain who is the best Tom Brady, Payton Manning or Drew Brees in the NFL? Payton Manning is up there but he lost his offensive coordinator and Marvin Harrison so what does that look like? But even within the top three quarterbacks of opinion, should Tony Romo Really be counted out?
Some say Tom Brady, hands down because he comes back to a team that has better weapons the Brees or Manning and he came close to he will come close to his record breaking numbers of two seasons ago. Do we worry about his injuries?
Drew Brees still reached at least 4,400 yards for the third consecutive year. If Manning is a lock for 4,000 yards and 30 TDs, what should we expect from Brady? Fans say Brady should throw 4,800 yards and 50 TDs so the debate goes on.
Others say watch Joey Galloway and Brees will throw more yards. Interesting year for the quarterbacks on the field. Let the instant debate roll!
Is the AFC really shaping up to be the toughest division?
With the Patriots Tom Brady coming back stronger then ever along with a younger and healed defense. Barring any major calimities the Pats look to capitalize and reclaim a seat atop the AFC East.
The Jets making defensive chess moves and clinched the key role of quarterback with Sanchez. Will the soCal star live up to the hype against NFL opposition? All fingers seem to be pointing to him as the starting QB for the Jets. But fortunate for him the Jets have a slew of defensive cards to play with Bart Scott and Jim Leonhar’s renoun Ravens defense.
Returning off of a stunning turnaround from an 1-15 to a 11-5 team Bill Parcells look to perform again in 09.
And finally the Bills who have been making moves on both sides of the ball looking stampede their way through opponents. The Bills looked to capitalize on a talent move with T.O. on the Buffalo bandwagon along with QB Trent Edwards and RB Marshawn Lynch.
With what has and is happening accross the board for the NFL’s AFC East teams it feels all to easy to say, anything can happen ‘again’ in 2009. The bEast that is the AFC East teams have made some pivotal moves and this coming season will be a test of time for all as they battle their way to the top of not only the AFC but more importantly the NFL.
The Patriots and Bill Belicheck are notorious for their drafting abilities. While other teams struggled to move to the top to find their ideal picks for the 2009 draft, the Patriots were content to avoid the first round and draft in the second, picking up several players that had some other teams scratching their heads and scrambling for their scouting reports. The Patriots have a knack for choosing sleeper players that have a lot of potential but not a lot of publicity. While doing this can yield dozens of players with significant NFL potential, it also keeps the Patriots under the salary cap, which ensures that the team has the ability to recruit and maintain high end talent when necessary. While no team wants to admit that their drafting abilities are insignificant compared to the Patriots, most agree that Bill Belicheck has an edge over the rest.
There will be several new players wearing Patriots jerseys this season, and if the past is any indication, the Patriots won’t be left out of the playoffs. With Tom Brady healthy again after suffering an injury that left him out of the 2008 season, most analysts agree the Patriots have a chip on their shoulder and will be dangerous in 2009. Some even believe we’ll see a repeat of the Patriots 2007 performance which saw them undefeated in the regular season.
As comments continue to stem across social media platforms the NFL is commonly being referred to as the No Fun League for commonly penalizing and fining players for simple celebrations. In a time where so much is at stake including the NFL it would be wise to take heed of what fans feel about some seemingly ridiculous rules and may be losing fans by taking the fun out of the league and their beloved sport.
The way basketball players act like pre-medona’s - drawing fouls, is a solid example of why basketball loses my interest in comparison to the hard hitting sport of football.
The recent fining of Wes Welker of the New England Patriots being fined $10,000 for making a “snow angel” commonly referred to as unsportsmanlike conduct, after a touchdown on Sunday is just another way the NFL is taking the fun out of the sport we all love.
During the Patriots - Jets game seconds remaining on the clock New England fans everywhere had to be going nuts as Patriots quarterback Matt Cassel hooked up with receiver Randy Moss with an incredibly composed throw after scrambling to get away from pursuing tacklers. With two feet planted and maintenance of possession a great receiver like Moss came through in fine fashion with one second left on the clock.
Despite this great effort Favre led his New York Jets down the field and into field goal range where they successfully triumphed in both their 34-31 victory over the Patriots but also atop the AFC East.
With any important decision comes standing behind those made at pivotal points in the game. Making these important calls during crucial moments in a game also has the most direct affect on the outcome of the game.
During the New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts game there came one of these moments where Patriots Quarterback, Matt Cassel took the initiative to run a quarterback sneak. What may have very well been a last moment decision with the apparent spot of the ball, Belichick frantically ran to get the attention of an official in order to call a timeout. At this point the timeout was awarded despite the fact that the ensuing play already seemed underway resulting in a Patriots first down. At this point Belichick made the decision to opt for a field goal and place the necessary tying points on the board.
“I thought it was too long for a quarterback sneak,” he said.
