Laurence Maroney

Gametime: Rams @ Patriots

The Teams: St. Louis Rams (2-4) At New England Patriots (4-2)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 8
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass
The Time: 1:00pm
The Channel: Fox
3 Burning Questions:

Will the Patriots beat an inferior team without trouble? The Pats have defeated the Chiefs, Jets, 49ers and Broncos so far this year, none of which anyone would call [...]

Patriots 41, Broncos 7 - The Verdict

Here’s the answers to some of the questions heading into the Monday Night Massacre at Gillette:

How does the team respond from last Sunday night’s beat down? Quite simply, with a beat down of their own. The Patriots came with in with intensity, took care of the ball and most of all were OPPORTUNISTIC. The final [...]

Rodney Harrison Out for the Season

The injury report got a lot more crowded Tuesday as safety Rodney Harrison reportedly has a torn quad muscle and will be out for the rest of the season. Harrison was carted off in the second half of the Patriots 41-7 win over the Broncos last night and Adam Schefter of NFL.com reports it’s a [...]

The Tale of Laurence Ma-Phoney

I know it’s early but with the news of Maroney being placed on IR I decided to write my column early this week.
“….With the 21st pick in the 2006 NFL Draft….the New England Patriots select..Laurence Maroney, running back from Minnesota!”
And so it goes. Maroney became just the second running back taken in the first round [...]

Patriots Place Maroney on Injured Reserve

According to the Boston Globe’s Mike Reiss, the Patriots have placed Laurence Maroney on the IR with a shoulder injury. Reiss is citing an NFL source in his report.
Maroney had missed the two Patriots losses (Week 3 against the Dolphins and last week against the Chargers) with that shoulder injury. In all, he amassed 93 [...]

Gametime: Broncos @ Patriots

The Teams: Denver Broncos (4-2) At New England Patriots (3-2)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 7
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass
The Time: 8:30 pm
The Channel: ESPN
3 Burning Questions:

How does the team respond from last Sunday night’s beat down: The blowout loss to the Dolphins was shocking, but last weekends dismantling of the Patriots in all three [...]

TGIF: What I Have Learned This Football Season (So Far)

The 2008 season has been full of stories good and bad. In our short time of play (only 6 weeks), I have witnessed the trends that make this game great and at the same time not so great. Looking at the data and also going back through my fantasy drafts a couple of months ago, [...]

Gametime: Patriots At Chargers

The Teams: New England Patriots (3-1) At San Diego Chargers (2-3)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 6
The Place: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
The Time: 8:15 pm
The Channel: NBC
3 Burning Questions:

Will the Patriots get off to a fast start? Last week the Pats started slow and found themselves down 14-7 before long. Against a Chargers team with [...]

Gametime: Patriots at 49ers

The Teams: New England Patriots (2-1) At San Francisco 49ers (2-2)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 5
The Place: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA
The Time: 4:15pm
The Channel: CBS
3 Burning Questions:

How will the Patriots respond? It’s put up or shut up time for the Pats as they enter the most difficult part of their schedule. The loss [...]

Gametime: Dolphins At Patriots

The Teams: Miami Dolphins (0-2) At New England Patriots (2-0)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 3
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass
The Time: 1:00pm
The Channel: CBS
3 Burning Questions:

Will Randy Moss be involved more often? Let’s sure hope so. Moss was pretty much a non-factor in last week’s win over the Jets and it’s evident the quarterback/wide receiver [...]

Patriots Offense in Transition

Here’s this week’s Patriots Two-Point Conversion column:
The loss of Tom Brady to this offense in the first drive of the first week of the season puts the Patriots in some rare company. Only once before has a team lost a reigning NFL MVP for the entire season, that was back in 1991 when Joe Montana [...]

Brady Out For Season - What Happens Now?

With head coach Bill Belichick confirming that Tom Brady will need surgery, be placed on injured reserve and will miss the entire season, as hard as it is it’s time to move on and figure out how the Patriots plan on winning games.
As of now, Matt Cassel is the quarterback of the New England Patriots. [...]

Patriots 17, Chiefs 10 - The Verdict

The Patriots survived week 1 (which is more than we can say for a certain team from San Diego) despite losing the golden boy. I was at the game and it’s an understatement to say that the energy completely left the house for the balance of three quarters. There are rumors that it’s an ACL [...]

Gametime: Chiefs at Patriots

The Teams: Kansas City Chiefs (0-0) vs. New England Patriots (0-0)
The Terms: Regular Season Week 1
The Place: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA
The Time: 1 p.m.
The Channel: CBS
3 Burning Questions:

How will Brady play? Having missed all four preseason games, all eyes are on Tom Brady to see how the two-time Super Bowl MVP will perform. Is his [...]

Buccaneers 27, Patriots 10 - The Verdict

Here we’ll take a look back on the questions going into the game and how the Patriots answered them.

How will the quarterback play progress? Answer: About as much as Brooke Hogan from her first to second reality show…not much. After a terrible game against the Ravens, Matt Cassell and Kevin O’Connell again laid an egg, [...]