projo.com - 11/3/2008
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08:20 AM EST on Monday, November 3, 2008 INDIANAPOLIS — The Patriots managed to hang on to the football, but gave away the game. They did a great job of controlling the clock last night against the Colts, but lost control of their emotions and, at least in the case of coach Bill Belichick, one ...
projo.com - 11/3/2008
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projo.com —
07:16 AM EST on Monday, November 3, 2008
By SHALISE MANZA YOUNG Journal Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS --...
On paper, it would appear that they did everything right: They rushed for 140 yards as a team, kept their quarterback upright, held the opponent to ...
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The stats look good for the Patriots, but the results do ...
bostonherald.com - 11/3/2008
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bostonherald.com —
I NDIANAPOLIS - Football, as they say, is
a game of inches. And those inches let down...
the Patriots [ team stats ] last night. They did all the big things. They moved the ball at will, kept the Colts off the field and limited a dangerous offense to 18 ...
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Coached out of victory
soxanddawgs.com - 11/3/2008
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soxanddawgs.com —
The Result It was a back and forth
game all night that was just strange from the...
coaching challenges to the time outs to the poor penalty by David Thomas to the Jabar Gaffney dropped TD to the two point conversions to the final score. Maybe it was the Halloween weekend thing but it was a ...
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Vinatieri’s 52 Yarder Wins It For Indy
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Shots Heard 'Round The Web - Patriots Links 11/03/08
Pats Pulpit —
... yard, and other positives from last night.
Pats-Colts analysis: A series of head-scratchers.
Patriots players postgame quotes.
WHAT WENT WRONG
Mike Reiss boils the loss down to three plays: Gaffney's drop, Dave Thomas's penalty, and Belichick leaving them with no timeouts.
Jim Donaldson points to the coach's bad decisions and pointless possessions that didn't lead to touchdowns.
Chris Gasper ...
Around the AFC East: Belichick under fire
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham New England Patriots Boston Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy notes of Bill Belichick's debatable decisions, "All of them blew up in his face. And that's unusual." John Tomase of the Boston Herald writes Belichick made some "uncharacteristically questionable coaching decisions." Providence Journal columnist Jim Donaldson writes Belichick lost control of his senses. Boston Herald columnist Ron Borges places blame firmly on quarterback ...
Football Today -- The Patriots had no one rise to the occasion
Projo Pats Blog —
... The focus today is on bad plays and questionable use of timeouts -- but I'll leave those issues to Jim Donaldson and crew and focus on something else that hurt the Patriots last night, and that was the inability of anyone to come through with a big play. Last night's game was competitive but oddly dull, and that reflected in part the reality that while the Patriots only did a few things badly, they didn't do anything all that well, either, and they failed to take advantage of the natural opportunities offered to them by facing the Colts. Matt Cassel was 25 for 34 -- ...
In The Red Zone - 11/4 - Election Day Edition
SOX & Dawgs —
... when it was needed Sunday night. His co-worker Jim Donaldson says bad decisions and pointless possessions doomed the Pats. ...
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