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Illini Safety Tavon Wilson drafted by New England Patriots

Illini Safety Tavon Wilson drafted by New England Patriots
New England certainly needs help in their secondary. They have WRs playing DB for them that’s how short-handed they are. Remember Julian Edelman covering Anquan Boldin in the AFC Title game? Troy Brown actually played some defensive back too; even though he was a wide receiver by trade. And the Patriots legend fittingly announced this... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
April 27, 2012 at 8:56 pm • 

Fearless 2011 NFL Season Picks: Bears take NFC Wild Card?

Fearless 2011 NFL Season Picks: Bears take NFC Wild Card?
It all starts tonight with the traditional Super Bowl Champ getting the first home game on Thursday night (Green Bay Packers vs. New Orleans Saints). This time the previous, previous SB winner is the opponent. And there’s always the national block party that comes with it as America’s favorite day in sports comes  always complete... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
September 8, 2011 at 10:51 am • 

How the Bears will Use Brandon Meriweather, Why the Patriots Actually Cut Him

How the Bears will Use Brandon Meriweather, Why the Patriots Actually Cut Him
Perhaps the most surprising dismissal of NFL final cut down day was the New England Patriots jettisoning Free Safety Brandon Meriweather, who made the last two Pro Bowls as an AFC alternate. A former 1st round draft pick who was set to earn $1.65 million this year, he had worn out his welcome in Foxboro.... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
September 8, 2011 at 8:36 am • 
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Happy Patriots Day! New England to be Most Interesting NFL Draft Team

The lockout has already had an impact on this year’s NFL Draft. Unless it gets resolved by a week from Thursday, this season means teams can only trade draft picks for picks, not picks for players. Which is especially interesting for the New England Patriots, the team that goes out of their EVERY season to... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
April 18, 2011 at 5:05 pm • 

Packers and Patriots Actually Interconference Soulmates

In 1997, the Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots came together for a Super Bowl in New Orleans. In 2007, the Pack finished a couple plays short of joining the NE Pats in the NFL title game once again. This playoff season, a Packers-Patriots finale could very well happen; and it’s becoming a trendy... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
January 14, 2011 at 6:16 pm • 

Stacking up the Current New England Patriots vs. the '07 Version

The last time I saw a NFL team just absolutely annihilate everyone they played each week, it was in 2007. And it was also the same New England Patriots. That was the infamous undefeated season, the only team in NFL history to go perfect in a 16 game slate. Of course, they also lost the... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
December 13, 2010 at 1:37 am • 
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Patriots Make Bears Latest Victim of their NFL Rampage

It was billed as Super Bowl XX Redux, and also a prospective glimpse into this year’s Super Bowl: Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots is one of the most important regular season NFL games to happen in Chicago in a very long time. The result was a laugher that was decided long before halftime. The... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
December 12, 2010 at 6:48 pm • 

Bears vs. Patriots Game Observations and Chicago-New England Photo Gallery

let’s talk NFL football.  It’s this week’s “game of the year,” Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots, will be much much better. If you’re watching the game at home, join the discussion here in the comment threads. 3:17 Obviously the story here is the weather, as it’s “white out conditions” with snow and 40 mph... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
December 12, 2010 at 3:04 pm • 

Chicago Bears-New England Patriots: Brutally Honest Game Preview

Super Bowl XX Redux and a prospective glimpse into this year’s Super Bowl, the Chicago Bears vs. the New England Patriots is one of the most important regular season NFL games to occur here in a long time. And the biggest regular season football game since…well, last week when the Pats thrashed their sub-rival New... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
December 9, 2010 at 11:25 pm • 
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Bears-Patriots Live Blog! Join the Discussion Here Sunday!

Wow Tom Brady sure is dreamy, isn’t he? Especially with that Pee Wee Herman tattoo photo-shopped onto his tricep. But enough jokes, let’s talk NFL football. Monday night’s showdown-throwdown between the New England Patriots and the New York Jets ended in a hilarious 45-3 laugher. Which reminds shout out those douchebag Jets fans who criticized... Read more »
By Paul M. Banks,
December 9, 2010 at 4:30 pm •