1. Patriots vs. Cardinals
STUFF
* Moncrief returning kicks – Yea!
* Not good when the announcer says, “The Patriots have to match Arizona’s emotion”
* If Blandino isn’t going to call out officials when they are wrong – then get the F off the TV
CAM
* Laughable and almost censure worthy for media members (Gasper) to even suggest bringing back Cam – I get it – he’s a good guy – I’m being nice saying this – bottom three in NFL passing the ball, bottom three reading defenses, bottom half in mobility
* Cam missed open receivers all day (9 completions / 2 interceptions / 3 sacks)
* Painful to watch him throw short (screen high to White)
* So slow getting out of the huddle
* On the first series, the play by play announcer was calling blitz before Cam identified the pressure
BILL AND BOB
* Bill – blue windbreaker / blue visor
* Bob Kraft sighting with 3:30 left in third quarter
OFFENSE
* McDaniel running Harry end around and pitching Harris both to the left with statue #72 Eluemunor was censure worthy
* Someone tell McDaniel – John Hannah is not on the left side
* Nice design on James White TD
* Nice lead blocking by Johnson
* Harry another penalty / another drop / Missed crack back block – just cut him and give Moncrief a chance
* Patriots are so weak at wide receiver that Arizona committed future hall of famer Patrick Peterson to shadow undrafted Meyers
* Why Gunner on end around – isn’t Zuber or Moncrief better?
DEFENSE
* Love the defensive scheming to bring some pressure and force Murray to throw and duck
* Jonathan Jones – catch the ball please
* Some guy named Bryant is playing linebacker/safety at 5’9″
* Winovich nice disciplined game setting the edge – maybe his best game
* Patriots slow to react to backfoot throws hanging in the air
* Lawrence Guy is an All Pro
* Duggar is special running sideline to sideline
* Adam Butler great game STATS
* If you broke down Jakobi Meyers last six games and you calculated them over 16 games – 93 receptions / 1,162 yards
* Folk hasn’t missed a kick since September 20th
* Touches – Harris 14 / White 6
OTHER STUFF
* Official should be fined for the peel-back block penalty on Jennings – officials did something that changed the complexion of the game
* The Gillette DJ should have had a mock cheer for the call on Peterson for illegal hands
* Ernie Adams wrong on the challenge
* Nice Special Teams day
* Kyler Murray looked grumpy (shoulder limitations probably)
* Sadly Jake Bailey is the team MVP / Folk second
* Isiah Wynn has to stay on the field
* Pam Oliver not her best effort (hello your microphone is on)
2. Around the NFL
* 50/50 chance the season continues after this weekend
* $350,000 fine for Patriots for Covid – their annual donation to the Goodell fund
* Tampa will run the table to end the season 11-5 / now and have to win three playoff games on the road to get to Super Bowl
* Is it un-Christen of me to wish that Tyreek Hill broke his leg on his back flip into the end zone?
* Denver playing a non QB is like the replacement officials in the Bruins-Hartford Whalers playoff game
* KC got lucky that Tyreek Hill didn’t hit the female official when she make a procedure call on the past domestic abuser (strangulation / punched pregnant girlfriend in the stomach) 3. Around College Football
* BC recruiting – Last five years average ranking under Adazzio – 68 / First year for Hafley 31st
* BC most wins in ACC since 2009 with 5 – Hafley off to Michigan?
* U Mass football outscored this year 161-12 (thats not a Connelly typo) – 1-17 the last 18 games
* Jaret Patterson from University of Buffalo Saturday – 409 yards / 8 TD (one game) 4. New England Revolution on to the Championship
* Three Orlando players putting their hands on official with only one yellow card makes the MLS look like amateur hour
* Nice day for the Krafts
* Coach Bruce Arena under-rated career
5. After Bob Wolfe and Red Auerbach finished negotiating Larry Bird’s contract ($650,000 a year for five years) – Wolfe came back and said, “One more thing – if Bird makes the All Star team – I want Larry to get a bonus.”. Red went red and yelled – “I’m signing him for that much money he better make the All Star team!” Red then ripped up the contract ($40 million a year Tatum better make All Star team every year or donate $5mm to the Boston Bullpen Project)
6. Before Kelly T.L. calls me out for not mentioning – Sarah Fuller first woman to play college football – Size of female kicker Sarah Fuller compared to Vanderbilt’s regular kicker Pierson Cooke
* Pierson Cooke – 6’0″ / 194 lbs
* Sarah Fuller…….6’2″ / don’t note weight – not gentlemanly
7. Amazing Stats – Evolution of punting for Patriots
* Al Herline – 1987 – Average punt……34.4 yards
* Jake Bailey – 2020 – Average punt…47.2 yards
8. Old School – Cam meet Tommy Hodson who had Cam like weeks in back to back games in 1991 for Patriots: * Cam Sunday – 9-18 // 84 yards // 0 TD to 2 INT / 23.6 rating
* 9/08/91………..12-26 / 95 yards // 0 TD to 2 INT / 23.7 rating
* 9/15/91………..11-24 / 114 yards / 0 TD to 2 INT / 25.3 rating
9. Just a Little Bit Outside – Terms and stuff kids today wouldn’t understand:
* Dibs
* I hosey
* Buck up
* Choose sides
* “Car”
* Game on
* One Mississippi
* “Blitz!!”
* Catch it out of the trees
* Invisible runner
* Peg the runner
* Two hand tag
* Red Rover – Red Rover
* Relievio
10. Randomocity
* The punk responsible for the random attacks in Waltham is why the stocks in the town center were introduced in the first place
* On my list “What I’m Thankful for in Sports” – I had local announcers – I want to add Dan Davis and his great call of Flutie’s Hail Mary pass: “Touchdown, Touchdown, Touchdown, Touchdown, Touchdown Boston College – he did it!, he did it! Flutie did it!”
* If Gronk returned to Foxboro as a visitor – he would get booed like Vinatieri and Johnny Damon
* I wish I owned a Christmas light company
* I don’t need to see another piece of turkey for another year
* Hallmark channel should be sponsored by Velveeta for their cheesy Christmas shows
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