projo.com - 9/5/2008
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10:14 AM EDT on Friday, September 5, 2008 By SHALISE MANZA YOUNG Journal Sports Writer FOXBORO — New England Patriots observers generally fall into one of two camps when it comes to a discussion of the team’s winless preseason: Either “the sky is falling” pessimism or “they’ll flip the switch and be fine” optimism. The truth as it stands now might be somewhere in the middle, maybe leaning a ...
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... The Providence Journal's Shalise Manza Young considers the extremes in digesting the Patriots' 0-4 preseason. ...
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... . And even some members the Patriots defense, which might have spooked some fans with the way it stumbled at times this exhibition season, think they are making the necessary adjustments to excel starting this weekend . (all projo) LOTS OF CONFIDENCE: Eric Wilbur takes a look at how pundits across the country are picking this game, and finds that not only are they taking the Pats to win, but ...
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