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36 results for "new england patriots"
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The NFL's Craziest Draft-Trade What-Ifs of the Past 15 Years
Robert MaysEvery now and then, our boss, Bill Simmons, will forward some of his reader mail to me and fellow Triangle editor Chris Ryan. Most of the time, it's to troll us about our favorite teams (Brian Urlacher's pre-draft ascension was entirely legitimate, a...
Blog | May 08, 2013 -
From World-Class Discus Thrower to NFL Draft Pick, Estonia's Marg...
Timothy BellaIn the fall of 2011, Margus Hunt, Southern Methodist University's standout defensive end from Estonia, made a decision to reconnect with his homeland's rich music history. "Music is in the roots of what we've been doing for the past 100 years," Hunt ...
Blog | April 25, 2013 -
Avoiding Dumb Mistakes at the NFL Draft
Bill BarnwellWhat do smart NFL teams do in and around draft day that naive, stupid teams don't do? They draft better players, of course, but it's not that simple. They don't "want it more" and will themselves into picking better players. The dregs of the league d...
Blog | April 18, 2013 -
Bill Barnwell on prop bets
Bill BarnwellFrom the shrewd to the ridiculous, you can put your money down on just about any situation.
Story | Conversation | January 28, 2013 -
NFL Run & Shootaround: Brotherly Love
Grantland StaffOn any given Sunday (or Monday or Thursday), your NFL Run & Shootaround crew will be gathered around multiple televisions, making inappropriate jokes and generally regressing to the mean. Catch up on all the NFL action right here. Anquan Boldin: H...
Blog | January 21, 2013 -
There Is No Red Zone: The NFL's Scoring Myth
Kirk Goldsberry with Kevin MeersThe red zone is not a real place on any football field, and its prominence in football parlance is only limiting our understanding of the game. After spending thousands of hours of my life with Dierdorf, Buck, and all the other great orators of our t...
Blog | January 18, 2013 -
NFL Run & Shootaround: The End, Beautiful Friend
Grantland StaffOn any given Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday), your NFL Run & Shootaround crew will be gathered around multiple televisions, making inappropriate jokes and generally regressing to the mean. Catch up on all the NFL action right here. Notes on the Ho...
Blog | December 31, 2012 -
Which Matchups Are Kryptonite for NFL Playoff Contenders?
Bill BarnwellThe modern NFL is a game of matchups. Since the salary cap and the spread of strategic concepts throughout the league prevent a team from dominating the way that the 1980s Niners or the early-'90s Cowboys did, just about every team in football has on...
Blog | December 20, 2012 -
NFL Run & Shootaround: Quarterbacks 'R' Us
Grantland StaffOn any given Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday), your NFL Run & Shootaround crew will be gathered around multiple televisions, making inappropriate jokes and generally regressing to the mean. Catch up on all the NFL action right here. Questions But N...
Blog | October 22, 2012 -
NFL Run & Shootaround: Sea-fense!
Grantland StaffOn any given Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday), your NFL Run & Shootaround crew will be gathered around multiple televisions, making inappropriate jokes and generally regressing to the mean. Catch up on all the NFL action right here. U Mad Bro? The...
Blog | October 15, 2012 -
Rob Gronkowski, the New England Patriots, and party style
Wesley MorrisLunatic? Goofball? Unrepentant party animal? Maybe. But Rob Gronkowski is stupid like a fox.
Story | Conversation | September 18, 2012 -
NFL Run & Shootaround: Secrets and Lies
Grantland staffYou Know Nothing of Our Work About seven days ago, right around when Baltimore finished cleaning up the Bengals, it seemed like we knew a few things after Week 1. The Ravens were good — maybe very good. The Patriots were the Patriots, but with...
Blog | September 17, 2012 -
NFL Run & Shootaround: Robert Griffin, the First
Grantland staffOn any given Sunday (or Monday, or Thursday), your NFL Run & Shootaround crew will be gathered around multiple televisions, making inappropriate jokes and generally regressing to the mean. Catch up on all the NFL action right here. RG3 and Newton'...
Blog | September 10, 2012 -
Cousin Sal's NFL Season Prop Bets!
Sal IaconoWe are so close, degenerates. Just a few short days from now, pro football and — more important — pro football wagering will be back for a glorious 21 weeks. Actually, I'm not sure what I'm so excited about as my Cowboys open up the Wedne...
Blog | August 31, 2012 -
34-Day Warning: Return of the Gronk
Robert MaysAs the long, hot summer drags on, we here at The Triangle figured we'd provide a steady stream of NFL goodness as a reminder of the light at the end of the baseball-lined tunnel. There's no doubt that the best part of this NFL offseason had little...
Blog | August 02, 2012 -
Five Up, Five Down From Day 1 of the NFL Draft
Bill BarnwellSlapping a grade on an NFL draft the day after it happens is dumb. Slapping grades on teams in the middle of the draft? Well, that's even dumber. Everyone knows this, but we still write and read draft-grade articles at any possible time of draft refl...
Blog | April 27, 2012