Hollywood Donahoe

But it would take him an hour to figure out how to smoke it.

It actually bounced off of Cory McIntyre's left hand.

Fingers crossed for no injuries on both sides.

If I was a Bills fan, I'd be more psyched about playing the Pats' defense. The pass rush is anemic, Trent should have all day to pick apart a secondary full of rookies.

For the Bills' sake, I hope it's not Deltha O'Neal.

How could I forget that? Buffalo's ST has been awesome this year (and the last few seasons as well).

It kills me to say it, but the '08 Bills are fun to watch. With a great running game, a controlled passing game that keeps the chains moving, and a very solid defense, they remind me of the Patriots in the Super Bowl seasons.

The Pats had no pass rush whatsoever and Pennington picked apart their soft zone. Ronnie Brown killed them running out of a formation in which he was lined up at QB. On offense, the Pats had no vertical game at all, and Cassel was unable to sustain drives. It was bad on all fronts. Thank God for the bye.

And it's not really close. Congrats, guys.

I guess sarcasm doesn't translate well without emoticons.

Don't get too overconfident, guys. I'm sure the Pats will be just fine in the able hands of Cameron from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".

Figured you guys would get a kick out of that. Considering Matt and Trey are (presumably) Broncos fans, though, perhaps they're the wrong messengers for an admonishment of NFL cheating.

Pick your own, then.

I kind of lost interest about halfway through, but it seemed to me like a lame repackaging of the precautionary principle (please correct me if I've misinterpreted the message). In that case, here are some of the existing criticisms.

Further state regulation of industry.

I doubt they let him go for anything less than a 1st.

Testicles?

The injury isn't expected to threaten Maroney's '07 season: http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patr...me_to_phoe.html They could wee draft a RB high, though. Backfield duos seem to be all the rage these days.

I'm real high on Leonard - maybe not as "the guy" in a running attack, but he'd great as one half of a two-back tandem. His versatility will make him a great value for whoever gets him. On mock had him going to the Pats at #28 (in the mold of some of their "out of left field" type picks), and I wouldn't mind that.

Except that Gore is good.

If only...

I would guess in the 12-18 range. I'd love for him to slip to the Pats at #24, but after his great pro day workout, I doubt he'll last that long. He's a playmaker.

Pats gave up #60 for Welker. I guess the point stands, though, since that gives Miami four of the top 71 picks.

As nice as it would be, I don't see Willis falling anywhere near that far.

Yeah, I was just explaining why there was no link. I know as well as anyone that "I heard it on sports radio" reports are almost never true. Stallworth has his issues (injuries, substance abuse), which is why teams were likely reluctant to commit to him long term, but to pretend he's not a talented guy who gives the Patriots something they don't have (a deep threat) is absurd. Who? Dillon? All but the stanchest Pats-haters (i.e. you) acknowledge that the current roster is FAR better than the one that came within a handful of plays of going to the Super Bowl last year. How is this any different than when they signed Colvin, Harrison, and Poole in the first few days of free agency in 2003? Just because you have convinced yourself that the Patriots' front office has never spent any money doesn't make it so. This off-season is typical of the Patriots - they have targeted players who fit the system and signed them to appropriate contracts. If it resembles a "spending spree," it is only because the Patriots, like all other teams, have much more cap room to work with. Based on track record? Probably.