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n began there was significant debate regarding the formation of New England’s defensive line. Bill Belichick’s defense had struggled to get any pressure on the quarterback in recent years, so an overhaul seemed likely. The club signed Andre Carter and Mark Anderson in the offseason to bolster their pass rush leaving many to assume that the 4-3 would take center stage. That switch did occur, but an injury to Carter late in the season put Patriot fans in a worry. Luckily Anderson has stepped right in at the right defensive end position to fill the void. Wait, I’m sorry. Have I talked this long about the Patriot line without mentioning Vince Wilfork? Yikes. At 325 pounds (listed), Wilfork is a dominant tackle in the middle of that Boston defense.  He stuffs the run or frees up linebackers by absorbing at least two blockers on every snap. He can get in opposing quarterbacks’ grill where they hate it most: right up the middle. He’s a massive problem for any offense’s blocking schemes.

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In the match-up of the week, the New England Patriots carry their momentum into a snowy Soldier Field Sunday afternoon to face-off with the Bears in a game that has playoff implications for both squads. Now to break it down!

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Perhaps a half, but anything beyond that would be foolish. Bill Belichick's Pats aren't playing for anything other than the 3 or 4 seed, so unless they prefer to play San Diego I don't envision more than a half for Brady, Welker and Moss. Houston should get the win unless Belichick has a second coach-fart this season. 

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It was a crazy week 14 in the NFL, book-ended by division upsets on Thursday and Monday night. While the playoff picture is coming into focus, we still have loads of drama in the NFC East and two undefeated teams with their eyes set on the Lombardi Trophy. The Final Drive starts now!

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But Bill Belichick’s idiotic call to go for it on fourth and 2 from his own 29 was too much of a gift for Manning to send away! That just says “My defense won’t stop them from 70 yards out so I might as well only give him 30 yards. Maybe I’ll get the ball back quicker.”  

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Drama! The Patriots’ former QB coach and O-Coordinator Josh McDaniels welcomes his mentor Bill Belichick into Mile-High for an AFC showdown that could place his Broncos among the conference’s elite. Against Tom Brady and the Patriots offense, Denver’s defense will meet its biggest challenge so far this season. Without running back Fred Taylor, the Patriots will struggle on the ground, forcing Brady to air it out against Brian Dawkins, Champ Bailey, and the Denver secondary. Lucky for him he has Randy Moss and Wes Welker as receivers. This is without question the game of the weekend.

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retirement, the Patriots defense will continue to get younger, which can only mean good things for Bill Belichick's squad.

This year, I’d like your help in writing my Opening Drive! Send me your suggestions on games to cover via Facebook or Twitter each and I’ll analyze them in my article! (Besides Bears games, I’ll cover those anyway. Duh.)

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They need him.

-Did anyone else think Mangini and New England’s Bill Belichick were in a spitting contest to see who could pull off the most deals? Cleveland traded down in the first round three times and New England traded down and then traded back up. (The Patriots made four second round selections. That’s right, four.)

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           Each week, on Friday, I will look into my (never wrong, just misinformed) crystal ball and give my predictions for that weekend games.  I will always prognosticate on the Eagles and Cowboys games and then pick two more games of interest (to me, that is, not necessarily to you).  Keep in mind, that this is for entertainment purposes only, and that I do not endorse any sort of legal or illegal gambling.  That being said…let’s see what’s in my crystal ball!  

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           Yesterday, the Cowboys got their collective butts kicked at the Meadowlands by the G-Men.  There is plenty of blame to go around for sure.  But, did we not expect this?  Wasn’t it obvious (it was to me… read more here) that the ‘Boys had no shot at winning this game?  Everyone knew it…the coaches…even the players! 

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The crystal ball was one up and three down for the week.  That puts me 6 games under .500 for the season…not good…more like awful!  The crystal ball was told it was going to be on a short leash…now it’s getting the hook.  Hey…if head coaches can be fired in mid-season…well…so can the crystal ball!  I will have a new crystal ball for next week…we’ll see if it can do a better job prognosticating than its predecessor?  Let’s take a look back and see what happened this past week:  

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            Each week, on Friday, I will look into my (never wrong, just misinformed) crystal ball and give my predictions for that weekend games.  I will always prognosticate on the Eagles and Cowboys games and then pick two more games of interest (to me, that is, not necessarily to you).  Keep in mind, that this is for entertainment purposes only, and that I do not endorse any sort of legal or illegal gambling.  That being said…let’s see what’s in my crystal ball!

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          The crystal ball was two up and two down for the week.  Even though that is an improvement, it still doesn’t cut it!  Good thing this is for entertainment purposes only…or I would be in the poor house!  Let’s take a look back and see what happened: 

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vis fired Lane Kiffin.  Al Davis is the “Village Idiot”! 

*Al Davis accused Bill Belichick and the Patriots of “tampering” with Randy Moss prior to their trade for a 4th round pick last year.  Davis is still the “Village Idiot” and the Patriots and Belichick are still CHEATERS! 

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           Bill Belichick, Head Coach of the New England Patriots, was accused by Al Davis of “tampering” with Randy Moss prior to their trade a year ago.  The Raiders received a 4th round pick as compensation in the deal.  Davis alleges that the Patriots had a secret workout with Moss prior to the negotiations, which would violate NFL rules.  Bill (here’s a surprise) denies the accusation. 

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This season, Bill Belichick gets to provide his own answer.

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In fact, they made him look a lot more ordinary!

5. Bill Belichick: He spent nearly the entire quarter adjusting the defense while his offense was on the field. Maybe he should have pai

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Finally, a week off affords Bill Belichick the luxury of an extra seven days' worth of preparation. Truly a master of football strategy, and having already played the Giants less than a month ago, Belichick can use this extra time to work an airtight strategy for success.

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But, as a Raiders’ fan, my hate runs deep for Head coach Bill Belichick and his smug smile. It gets my blood boiling to remember him jumping up and down five years ago on a snowy night in New England after a 45-yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri.

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Each of these players calmly answered the speculation of their MVP’s health by saying Bill Belichick had asked them to take over the helm. Each never flinched, as if to say how absurd the speculation is. I agree, Tom Brady is likely just fine and will play remarkably in Glendale, Az on February 3. In case you haven’t noticed, QBs often play when hurt – case in point Philip Rivers. Don’t forget that the offensive line gives Brady all day to throw the ball, so even if his leg hurts a bit he’ll likely play up to par.

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