Archive for November, 2010

Pats Feel Good RB Woodhead gets a two-year Extension

The Boston Herald reports the Patriots have signed running back Danny Woodhead to a two-year contract extension. Signed to a one-year contract on September 18, Woodhead’s two-year extension included a $425,000 signing bonus and base salaries of $550,000 in 2011 and $700,000 in 2012. Another $1.175 million is available via playing time incentives, the Herald [...]

Brady Perfect; Pats Pound Lions 45-24 after trailing 14-3

Just when the Patriots looked at the scoreboard to find themselves down 11 – they found their stride and turned on the offense. After trailing 14-3 in the second quarter to the Lions in the first of three Thanksgiving Day games, the Pats offense could not be stopped, as they ran up 447 yards in [...]

Patriots-Lions Fourth Quarter Thoughts

* Pats offense starting to wear down the Lions, as Brady is making better decisions and there’s another – a TD to Branch that gives the Pats the 31-24 lead. * Good series on defense for the Pats, as a couple penalties on the Lions offense stops their drive, as a pass interference and facemask [...]

Patriots-Lions Third Quarter Thoughts

* Pats can’t convert on their first drive, Their D needs to step up here and make a play, and it doesn’t start well with a 17-yard run by Morris. * Big play by McCourty to get the ball back to the Pats, who get a huge score by Welker. * Now we’ll see that [...]

Patriots-Lions Second Quarter Thoughts

* Is someone going to block Suh? Gets in there to stop the Pats fora three-yard loss. Pats with just 7 rush yards to this point. * Woodhead goes for 14 yards, but flag down, illegal cut block on Logan Mankins kills the play, making it a 2nd and 20. * Hill doing a good [...]

Patriots-Lions First Quarter Thoughts

* Was there ever any doubt that Tom Brady would play in this game? I didn’t think so. * Ndamukong Suh gets to Brady to end the Pats first drive, no question who will be the NFL Defensive Rookie of the year, and maybe the overall Defensive Player of the Year. * Edelman with a [...]

Sports Gab Network Editor Matt Loede’s NFL Picks for Week 12

Last Week: 11-4 Season: 93-64 Thursday: New England at Detroit – The Pats are playing as well as any AFC team right now, and they have the decided advantage in this Thanksgiving matchup. Look for Tom Brady and the Pats to pick apart the Lions, and the New England D to lower the boom on [...]

Pats Downgrade Four Players to Out for Thursday

The Patriots released their final injury report of the week earlier today, and have already made a few changes. Guard Stephen Neal, cornerback Jonathan Wilhite, and defensive lineman Myron Pryor and Mike Wright have been downgraded from “questionable” to “out” for tomorrow’s 12:30pm ET game against the Lions.