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Giants 19, Patriots 14 -- O'Connell adds spark in another losing effort | New England Patriots | projo.com | The Providence Journal
Giants 19, Patriots 14 -- O'Connell adds spark in another losing effort | New England Patriots | projo.com | The Providence Journal
08:12 AM EDT on Friday, August 29, 2008 By SHALISE MANZA YOUNG Journal Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Sometimes improvement can’t be measured or quantified or even witnessed. But sometimes it can. Witness Kevin O’Connell. Three months ago, his main concern was just calling plays properly. By his own admission, three weeks ago he probably would not have been able to make the check ...
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