OFFICIAL 2009-2010 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS SEASON THREAD - (10-6) - Ravens @ Patriots - Wild Card

[JD617]

Yeah. The weather slowed them down I guess.

Also, Gisele popped out a mini Brady.

 

[scott frost]

JD617 wrote:

Also, Gisele popped out a mini Brady.

But he was still there on time for the 8AM meeting and his press conference today. This is a much bigger issue than weather delay.

 

[finnns2003]

Gooo Panthers!!!

 

[DeadsetAce]

the organization as a whole is slipping

[h1]Patriots mascot arrested in sex sting[/h1]
[h2]Associated Press[/h2]

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Updated: December 11, 2009, 7:43 PM EST
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A man who acts as a mascot for the New England Patriots is among 14 people who have been arrested for prostitution-related crimes in Rhode Island since a new law went into effect that banned indoor prostitution.

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The bill signed into law in November made prostitution a misdemeanor crime regardless of where it occurs. Previously, indoor prostitution was allowed because of a legal loophole.

State Police say Robert Sormanti of Warwick was among those arrested in an undercover sting at a hotel. The Providence Journal reports Sormanti is among the team's mascots.

The Patriots said in a statement that multiple people wear the mascot costume and that the "individual in question" has been suspended.

A phone message left at Sormanti's home Friday evening was not immediately returned.

 

[finnns2003]

and tom's mind is on his new baby and is banged up. i love it. i'm feeling awfully good about this division.

 

[DeadsetAce]

can't afford to lose any more games. gotta get things turned around today.

 

[DeadsetAce]

man...ugly ugly win. but we'll take it.

- wes welker...again the offensive spark plug. no clue where this team would be this year without welker. probably third place in the division. we just need tospread em out, 4 or 5 wide, and let wes go to work. it looks so easy when brady can key on him.
- i bet NO ONE guessed they were gonna hand off to the up-back on that fourth and inches and try and go no one up the middle. no one woulda guessed that.o'brien is sooooooooo creative.
- ben watson NEEDS to be one brady's prime targets...habitually. today was good.
- randy moss...where you at, man? you're better than that...A LOT better than that
- defense played pretty well...but damn, we got some big ol hands of stone on defense
- turnovers were pathetic today, luckily we still won
- we got the nice indy phantom PI call today in our favor today...finally
- adalius thomas...pack em up

 

[scott frost]

Panther players saying Randy Moss quit on the Pats today? Didnt hear any postgame, who said what?

 

[DeadsetAce]

def. looked like he did. i havent seen any post game yet...

 

[JD617]

Pats' Moss booed by home crowd
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- When Randy Moss races past defenders for a touchdown, his celebration is to bring his arms in front of him, touch the back of his hands together, and then move them apart to signify that he's effectively split the defense.

There were no celebrations in the Patriots' 20-10 win over the Panthers.

The only "split" was the difference in opinion regarding Moss's effort and ability to overcome his frustrations when things don't go his way.

A tumultuous week for Moss ended with a dud, as he turned in arguably his worst performance in three years with the Patriots, finishing with one catch for 16 yards, one dropped pass, one lost fumble, and a fourth-quarter false start penalty. The home crowd also booed him.

Yet perhaps more damning than all of that was how two Panthers, cornerback Chris Gamble and safety Chris Harris, felt he wasn't going all-out on every play. That seemed especially true on a Tom Brady first-quarter interception in which Moss appeared to run a lazy route that contributed to the miscue.

"We knew he was going to shut it down," Gamble told the Boston Globe after the game. "That's what we wanted to do [to] him. That's what we did. ... He'd just give up a lot. Slow down, he's not going deep, not trying to run a route. You can tell, his body language."

Gamble continue: "I know everyone who plays against him, they can sense that. Once you get into him in the beginning of the game, he shuts it down a little bit."

This was one of the big questions of the week, how the sensitive Moss would respond to adversity. He was one of four players sent home for being late to an 8 a.m. meeting on Wednesday -- along with defensive end Derrick Burgess and linebackers Adalius Thomas and Gary Guyton -- when snowy and icy conditions made for a longer-than-anticipated commute.

According to running back Kevin Faulk, who is one of Moss' closest friends on the team, the receiver was deeply affected by the decision.

"He was really hurt about the situation, getting sent home, but at the same time he knew that's what Bill's wishes were and he had to respect Bill, and that's what he did," Faulk said.

Faulk felt Moss turned the page upon his return to practice Thursday and didn't let it linger. This is where Faulk feels that Moss, who started Sunday and was on the field for every play but four, might be misunderstood.

"He loves football too much; this is what he loves to do and nobody understands that," he said.

Moss skipped out of the locker room without addressing reporters Sunday, deciding to let his play do the talking for him. It didn't always look good on the field. Or on the sidelines for that matter, such as when Brady came over to offer encouragement and Moss kept staring ahead.

The book seems to be out on Moss. Get to him early and he's easily rattled.

"The key for playing Moss is that you have to be physical with him," Harris said. "Our goal was to get our hands on him every single time we could and not just let him run up on our safeties. I think we did a great job of that. If you can get to him early, it shows. He gets frustrated and might not complete 'go' routes sometimes and things of that nature."

Harris explained to the Globe: "I don't want to say he quits, but he kind of doesn't run the routes the way they're supposed to be run. If you get a jam on him, he'll just ease up. He had the one catch, and he fumbled. ... We stayed on top of him. We were not gonna let him catch a deep pass. That's his game. If he can't get it going, he gets out of sync."

Gamble described Moss as a sneaky player, because at times it might look like he's not giving a top effort, attempting to lull a cornerback into thinking he isn't part of the play before suddenly shifting into top gear. Yet Gamble said there was little deception with Moss on Sunday. Instead, he was telegraphing the Patriots' offensive intentions.

"Some of his body language let me know it was a run, and that's how I got a feel on when to help out on the run," he said. "I think if he came off the ball and had a little Wes Welker in him, you wouldn't know what was coming. That's what I think Moss needs to do -- be like Wes and go hard every play. I'm going to respect him, and every other [defensive back] is going to respect him if he comes off the ball hard."

The contrast was especially noticeable Sunday -- Welker was the spark that ignited the Patriots, while Moss couldn't get out of first gear.

"They're two different breeds," Gamble said to the Globe. "Welker's just a tough, hard-nosed guy. He got hit and he got back up. I can't see Moss getting hit, catching slants, getting banged around, and getting back up.

"I respect Wes' game. He's going over the middle all the time, getting hit. That's the majority of his catches, linebackers ready to hit him. And he gets hit, gets right back up."

On the Patriots' side, Brady could sense Moss was battling his emotions. Moss hit the 100-yard receiving mark in five of his first nine games this season, but has been held well shy of it in the last four contests.

"He was frustrated in himself and the situation and it's just something you have to fight through," Brady said. "He keeps fighting through it and you have those days where it's not all great, but you keep lining up and you keep going up. You've just got to keep fighting."

Based on his track record, some have wondered if Moss will do just that. While signs pointed to Moss heading in a different direction at times Sunday, Faulk passionately defended him, saying he has no doubt that Moss is giving his all.

"Randy, as a person, is doing what he has to do to help this team win," he said. "He knows what he has to do as a football player for this football team and he is doing it. Nobody in this organization is complaining about what he's doing."

 

[DeadsetAce]

big game today...didnt expect this to be such a crucial game at the beginning of the year, but here we are with a must win.


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[dsk aka illoquent]

As it stands right now, who are we facing in the playoffs and where?

 

[DeadsetAce]

we'd be home, playing a denver or miami. that could all change by end of today tho



again, good to win. but man...i would have never thought that our offense would be the issue this late in the season. we just suck on offense. no flow. norhythm. we needed some big PI calls today to get points. cannot get first downs when we need them...LUCKILY we hit wes on that hook at the end. but the gameshould have never been that close. and i mean third down from inside your own 10 and brady is throwing the ball 40 yards down field. its unnecessary. just putwelker and watson to work. i don't get it. whether its o'brien or brady...or a combo...something needs to click in their pea sized brains. stick to the15-20 yard passes. that's our style.

anyway...jets and phins lose. i can breathe, for now

 

[bjm5295]

I'm decently happy with the win and the way it happened. Obviously, we'd like more than 17 points, but barring a few bomb shots, they won the 01-03Patriot way by grinding and grinding. Defense played very solid, except for that big PI call, especially with no Wilfork/Warren.

 

[bjm5295]

Going to my first game at Gillette tomorrow.

It sucks thats its actually beneficial for us to lose in a way.

 

[h3at23]

Congrats Pats fans on winning the 2009 AFC East Division Crown (God that was hard

) . See you next season.......

 

[DeadsetAce]

Originally Posted by bjm5295

Going to my first game at Gillette tomorrow.

It sucks thats its actually beneficial for us to lose in a way.

great game for you too see

great win. good to lock up a playoff spot and secure a home game in round one.

brady was on point. the defense was locked in. best news of all...the phins lost (sorry, heat and finnns

) and the jets beat indy. perfect 16-0 regularseason still belongs to us.

*waits for giants fans to come in and throw up the plaxico TD pic*


oh and jim caldwell:

 

[finnns2003]

Originally Posted by h3at23

Congrats Pats fans on winning the 2009 AFC East Division Crown (God that was hard

) . See you next season.......

They'll win again next season if Parcells continues to pick up players like Gibril Wilson.

 

[DeadsetAce]

well life without wes is going to be rough. i just hope we go back to our old ways of spreading it out, and using 4 or 5 different receivers. moss, watson,faulk, baker, edelman, aiken...they can all contribute, so i hope brady looks for all of them and doesnt just force it to moss.


bring on baltimore...probably the team we wanted to face most. they can run, but if vince is back, we can stop the run.

 

[hypebeast21]

pats gonna lose

 

[DeadsetAce]

thanks for your input

definitely going to be tough. thank god we're at home...

 

[JD617]

I wonder who's gonna get the most carries on Sunday.

 

[DeadsetAce]

i really do think it should be maroney...even despite the fumbling woes. dude has ran well when they've given him the ball more than 10 times a game. wouldlove to see them get him going early.

and i really hope tom looks for watson a lot more out there. dude could do damage on some corner and seam routes.

 

[onewearz]

i need u guys to lose so the jets have a shot of playing the afc championship at home

 

[DeadsetAce]

Originally Posted by onewearz

i need u guys to lose so the jets have a shot of playing the afc championship at home

dreaming big...i respect that