Tully Banta-Cain

Welcome ladies and gents to the 2010 New England Patriots offseason. I'm happy to be back at it again, as money is getting exchanged in this uncapped free agency period. It's been another minute since the last time you all have heard from me, and my plan is to not give you all 2,000 words. That said, this is the time of the year where plans start getting adjusted by external factors! I'll call these reports the Hindsight Reports because all we are going to do is look back on them and judge. Let me catch you all up on what's been up the last couple of weeks (besides the Combine, more on that jazz later): -WR Randy Moss conceded that 2010 will most likely be his last season in New England: I think what is interesting about this is that Moss' cited the fact that New England [...] Continue reading →

While Moss bounces back, Banta-Cain brings the bumrush

December 21, 2009 by Law Murray | Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots, Patriots pass rush, Randy Moss, Tully Banta-Cain

The New England Patriots won on the road finally, a 17-10 win against the Buffalo Bills. The wins are getting uglier and uglier for the Patriots, but at this point of the season, wins are more important than looking good. If and (most likely) when the Patriots make the playoffs, they'll have to decide what to do about an offense that has been very inconsistent ever since Randy Moss' 4th quarter TD against the Indianapolis Colts, and they'll probably have to also figure out how to defend a playoff caliber QB. The only team the Patriots have beaten with a winning record at this point of the season has been QB Joe Flacco's Baltimore Ravens, and they're not a lock to make the playoffs just yet. But for now? The Patriots win over the Bills could represent a turning point in terms of [...] Continue reading →

Jets Fail to Sign Patriots DBs Before Game, Forget to Notify Sanchez

November 22, 2009 by Law Murray | analysis, Brandon Meriweather, Laurence Maroney, Leigh Bodden, Mark Sanchez, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Patriots red zone offense, Tully Banta-Cain

The New England Patriots made the New York Jets look like the month of March this season. After the Patriots' Week 2 loss to the Jets, New York was playing the role of the roaring lion coming on to the rest of the league. Now with the Patriots handing the Jets their sixth loss in seven games, a 31-14 decision, the Jets are going out like lambs. Not quite the St. Louis Rams, but the Patriots put the silencer on them Sunday, treating them much like they treated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier this season. Something shady had to have been going on behind the scenes. Patriots CB Leigh Bodden caught as many passes from Jets QB Mark Sanchez as WR Jerricho Cotchery (3 receptions for 84 yards) [...] Continue reading →