Posted by webadmin on February 3, 2012 · Leave a Comment
While the Giants pass rush will most certainly be a focus for Bill Belichick and his offensive staff, the very talented Giants receiving corps is also a concern. Cruz, Manningham and Nicks are one of the top trios in the league with all three capable of the big play. But I believe Belichick will employ a similar tactic to the one he utilized in Super Bowl XXV as defensive coordinator of the Giants when they squeaked past the Bills 20-19.
James Lofton had a huge playoff run that first Super Bowl year for the Bills, but Andre Reed was still Jim Kelly’s go-to guy that allowed for quick passing over the middle. Victor Cruz works similar routes in the middle of the field and has shown great run after the catch ability as well. In Super Bowl XXV Belichick at times would put a linebacker on Reed and they’d smash the heck out of him off the line of scrimmage.
Any chance they got to put a lick on him they’d bury him, even on run plays. Reed had eight catches in Super Bowl XXV, but they went for a pedestrian 62 yards, with a 20-yard catch on a 2nd-and-11 his longest in the game. Afterwards Reed said it was the hardest he had ever been hit in a game.
I think Victor Cruz, knowing how much Manning depends on him in the pass game, should expect a lot of linebacker attention off the line and better have his head on a swivel because the Patriots are going to try to intimidate him physically in this one.
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Belichick to pull page from SB XXV?
Posted by webadmin on February 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Bills DL Marcell Dareus has only played against Tom Brady and the Patriots twice in his young NFL career, but he already has a handle on how in his opinion Brady influences officials.
Appearing on SiriusXM NFL Radio with Adam Schein and Rich Gannon, Dareus was asked how you stop Tom Brady with the Patriots poised to play the Giants in the Super Bowl. Dareus gave his opinion while also stating that as a defensive lineman you’ve got to stay cool knowing Brady is going to get some calls.
“You really have to find a way to isolate an offensive lineman and any way you can get a one-on-one that defensive lineman has to win and you have to get after Tom Brady some type of way,” Dareus said. ”Getting a hand in his face, knocking his arm down. Don’t go too crazy because Brady has the referees on his side. He cries to referees as soon as he gets a chance and it always goes his way. So don’t go too crazy, just play the game safe and just get in his face. Get him to throw bad passes, throw when he doesn’t want to.”
Dareus was in radio row at the Super Bowl in Indy Thursday pumping up his new affiliation with New Era for their new line of hats for the NFL draft, which will be released on April 2nd.
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Dareus: Brady cries to refs
Posted by webadmin on January 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Shawne Merriman will be at his alma mater tonight for his (Wednesday) 9th annual coat drive.
Merriman’s coat drive will run in conjunction with the Maryland-Wake Forest tip off at the Comcast Center on the University of Maryland campus. The items collected during this drive will go to the Creative Community for Non-Violence Shelter in Washington D.C. and those in need throughout the local area. Donations of any new or gently used coats, hats, scarves and mittens will be collected at gates A and E inside of the Comcast Center. For those unable to make it to the game, items can be dropped off in the Academic Center on the first floor of the Comcast Center from 9-5 pm until January 13th.
Merriman will be on hand tonight to sign autographs. For more information go to Merriman’s website.
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Merriman coat drive tonight
Posted by webadmin on January 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Bills ILB Nick Barnett has plans to take in the Packers Divisional playoff game the weekend of Jan. 14th, and he’ll be bringing a teammate with him.
Barnett shared as much on his twitter account after being asked by a Packers fan if he’d be back in town anytime soon.
Barnett spent the first eight years of his career with the Packers. Then Barnett revealed that he’d have a young teammate going with him.
Got to wonder if Barnett wants to expose his young teammate to the NFL playoff atmosphere and give him a taste of it all hoping to motivate him all the more to help Buffalo get there.
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Barnett going to Pack playoff game
