Patriots' Owner Stepped Back to Get Ahead
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Once viewed as a meddler because of his fallout with Coach Bill Parcells, Robert K. Kraft has taken on a more supportive role.
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Of course, he conceded that it was his fault, but Bill Belichick couldn't get much work done the other day. Not with the line he had outside his office. Practice was over, the guys were free to go where they wanted, but many of them remained at Gillette Stadium. They wanted a word with Belichick, whose coaching decisions in last ...
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It was not the way the play was drawn up, and the Patriots certainly didn't like the result. Probably only one Patriots player enjoys reliving the moment.
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Those were a handful of observations made Wednesday by New England Coach Bill Belichick, not about his Patriots, winners of 20 straight games, but about the Jets, the surprising owners
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FOXBOROUGH -- Yesterday what was important was not what the Patriots did but what they did not do.
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Patriots coach Bill Belichick&#39;s team has won two of the past three Super Bowls and an NFL-record 20 straight games. Yesterday, he was asked by the New York metropolitan media if he has taken time to enjoy the ride.
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He didn't want to be a distraction. Nor did he want any attention from the media. He didn't feel he deserved it, anyway. Especially not after he spent all but the first two games of his inaugural season with the Patriots on injured reserve because of a hip injury he suffered in a 31-10 victory over the Philadelphia ...
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Three years ago, when the Patriots were starting their run to the Super Bowl, a lot of New England fans suspected something special was percolating in Foxborough, even though the team was only 2-3 going into Game 6.
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Patriots fans, for better or worse, received a long, hard look at Tom Brady's backup last night.
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He's all about handling his business. Of that, Patriots fans can rest assured about their quarterback, Tom Brady.
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Bill Belichick was going old school, back to his NFL coaching roots. Using a chair as a prop and extending his arms with the tips of his thumbs touching, the Patriots coach was detailing the finer points of blocking a punt. Later, he dropped into a 3-point stance, took two steps forward and then thrust his arms in ...
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Linebacker Matt Chatham was a special-teams stalwart and defensive role player for the New England Patriots, but what he really wanted was to be considered for a starting job.
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Before the Patriots put the finishing touches on Adalius Thomas's blockbuster contract last weekend, team chairman and CEO Robert Kraft figured it would be a good idea to meet the player in whom he was investing such riches.
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The Patriots have prided themselves on a one-game-at-a-time approach, but now that the team is preparing for its regular-season finale, quarterback Tom Brady yesterday allowed himself to look at the big picture.
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Coach Bill Belichick has formed the bedrock of a New England Patriots team that will try to win its third Super Bowl title in four seasons.
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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady stepped back and let it rip yesterday, although he wasn't firing footballs.
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Tom Brady hadn't thrown a pass in the Patriots' season opener last Sunday, but was already off his game. His focus was uncharacteristically broken.