http://www.realfootball365.com New England Patriots Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. NFL Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/13245 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/13245 Here’s a game New England Patriots season ticket holders have been awaiting droolingly since approximately Aug. 7, when Brett Favre became a New York Jet. This year’s game, went the gloating reasoning back in those days an epoch ago when Tom Brady had two fully functioning knees, was one the Pats would be easily able to tick off in the win column as Master Belichick destroyed acolyte Eric Mangini ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) New England Patriots 2008-11-13T04:46:41-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/13128 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/13128 Let’s see, what don’t we have for the latest, most obscure chapter of the 2000s New England Patriots-Indianapolis Colts rivalry? No Tom Brady, no Rodney Harrison, no Laurence Maroney (and, despite the presence of BenJarvus Green-Ellis, little Patriots running game to speak of, really). No Marlin Jackson, probably no Reggie Wayne. Bob Sanders might be back, but surely rusty. Peyton Manning will ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) New England Patriots 2008-10-31T04:07:01-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/13096 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/13096 Ah, it wouldn’t be football in the 2000s without accusations of cheating by and/or league favoritism of the New England Patriots. So, to chase the recent bizarre non-exchange that resulted in a brief fascination with “Kneegate” (Sadly, this term is not a RF365 creation, but was rather coined by PatsFans.com member 12+81=TD) comes another reward for a Patriot win: Penalty-gate! Commentary: ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) New England Patriots 2008-10-30T04:00:34-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/13055 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/13055 Well? Is anyone panicking in New England Patriots Land now? Seriously, this news on Tom Brady, what with at least an infection in his knee galloping like at least two of the four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Is it getting through the sangfroid? Commentary: The portents marking the beginning of the end (of something) have been everywhere this season: Troy Brown, veteran of three Super Bowl ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) New England Patriots 2008-10-24T04:17:58-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/13028 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/13028 Forget Super Bowl XXXVI, never mind the 2006-07 divisional championship, disregard last year’s Week 17 matchup against an overly frisky New York Giants club, and even leave his first as New England Patriots coach: Monday night’s victory over the Denver Broncos may well have been the most important win Bill Belichick has scored in his tenure as Pats head. Commentary: Aside from what New England ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) New England Patriots 2008-10-22T04:06:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12913 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12913 Some rivalries are forever: Think Dallas-Washington or Oakland-Denver. Others are short-term wars, inexorably linked to an era in parallel team history. We old guys fondly recall the annual clashes (including six head-to-heads in 1978 and ’79 alone) between those Pittsburgh Steelers and then-AFC Central division mates Houston Oilers, even if the wins predictably tended to fall Pittsburgh’s way. os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) New England Patriots 2008-10-10T04:12:41-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12813 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12813 Waves from the traumatic injury suffered by Tom Brady in Week 1 continue to reverberate in New England Patriots Land. Always concerned for the psychological warfare of our potential readers in all 32 markets, RealFootball365.com has conducted a semi-scientific study (read: surfed the PatsFans.com forums) to inspect how the Patriot faithful are coping. Though collectively well past the first of ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) New England Patriots 2008-10-02T12:13:36-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12790 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12790 In attempting to gauge the New England Patriots’ chances coming out of a bye week after perhaps the single most disastrous performance by the team this decade, we can turn to history; regarding this situation, that can tell us ... um, scarce little. Commentary: The last time the Patriots lost off a bye was back in 2002, the first season of the 32-team NFL; that 24-16 defeat came at the hands of ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) New England Patriots 2008-10-02T04:14:38-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12755 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12755 It’s not quite the end of an era, but it feels like acknowledgment that things are changing in New England. Troy Brown, often dubbed “Mr. Patriot” by the Boston media, retired Thursday amid much fanfare – a nice show for a good guy and fantastic player. Brown was key to those miracle Patriots of 2001 in his Pro Bowl year that includes 101 catches for 1,199 yards, and is perhaps the most ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) New England Patriots 2008-09-26T04:22:21-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12733 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12733 Mike Reiss, the Boston Globe’s man on all things New England Patriots, reported yesterday that the team had signed wide receiver Maurice Price, recently released by the Kansas City Chiefs. Commentary: Price first entered the Chiefs organization as an undrafted free agent out of Charleston Southern University, a Division I-AA school. After his third year with CSU in which he hauled in 103 ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) New England Patriots 2008-09-24T15:03:18-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12726 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12726 It was a matter of time before someone from our instant history age applied superlative status to an off-Sunday. ESPN's Chris Berman proclaimed Monday that this coming weekend marks the most important bye week ever for the New England Patriots. A bit more down to earth on the subject after the 38-13 Sunday shellacking doled out to the Pats by Ronnie Brown – sorry, the Miami Dolphins – was ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) New England Patriots 2008-09-24T04:03:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12673 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12673 After Matt Cassel passed his trial by fire on Sunday, pundits and fans alike praised the New England Patriots as having won in different fashion. However, the methods employed against the Jets in everything from the passing game to the other side of the ball were nothing new at all. The most compelling stats of last Sunday’s AFC East clash came with the comparison of Cassel’s game-day ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) New England Patriots 2008-09-18T04:06:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12653 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12653 The continuing story that claims the throat-grabbing attention of every Patriot Nation citizen and many an NFL fan gets a new chapter today, as the New England Patriots announced the re-signing of fullback Kyle Eckel and the release of tight end Stephen Spach. Commentary: Eckel appeared likely to make the regular-season roster early in 2008, but was cut on Aug. 26. Heath Evans remained the sole ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) New England Patriots 2008-09-16T11:35:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12620 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12620 “The only imperfection in the otherwise flawless game of football, according to [Vince Lombardi], was the excessive importance of the quarterback.” – Bart Starr: When Leadership Mattered</i>">– Bart Starr: When Leadership Mattered. “I still like our chances.” – Tom Brady, on Tuesday Vince – wherever he is – has to be loving the Matt Cassel story. Indeed, the 2008 New England ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) New England Patriots 2008-09-12T04:03:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12606 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/patriots/12606 Tom Brady is out, and all the football world has just one question: How low will the New England Patriots fall in 2008? Commentary: Not very. Here’s why. The division. Though this writer is still stunned both by the wholesale acceptance of Jets as playoff team with the addition of Brett Favre and the massive amount of space still free on the Buffalo Bills bandwagon (this stingy, underrated ... os_davis@yahoo.com (Os Davis) New England Patriots 2008-09-11T04:17:00-05:00