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Hey Tom when is Jermaine Cunningham back from PED suspension? @sunapeesox
Mr. C is is eligible to return after the Jaguars game. Expect the Patriots to re-activate him immediately.
On the heels of that not "great" but entertaining game Sunday, what are the greatest and most entertaining games you've covered? Sully@RiceTwist
Sully!
Falmouth 14, Barnstable 13, Thanksgiving 1992.
Windsor 120, Bellows Falls 110, Winter of 1995.
Patriots 27, Jets 24, (Tuna Bowl 1), September 14, 19971999 Ryder Cup
Patriots 29, Chargers 26 (OT), October14, 2001The Patriots 2001 playoff runPatriots 38, Titans 30, October 5, 2003The Patriots 2003 playoff run2006 AFC ChampionshipPatriots 27, Ravens 24 December 3, 2007Patriots 38, Giants 35, December 29, 2007Giants 17, Patriots 14, February 3, 20082007-08 Celtics NBA Finals
Steelers 27, Cardinals 23, February 1, 2009How's that?Tom what's Sanchez contract situation? Can they cut him?Barry@bar545I presume you're referring to Mark and not Anibal? Depending on your zip code, it's either delightful or disastrous. He's guaranteed 8.25 million in salary next season and he carries a cap hit of 12.8 million (boy, the Jets really outmaneuvered everyone on the cap, didn't they?). They can cut him. It will cost the Jets more than 17 million in dead money, though.
Can you think of any starting QB's in football who are worse than Sanchez? I came up with two. Lindley and Ponder. Brady Quinn?? B Sullivan@BSull106Technically, Sanchez is no longer the starter as of this writing. HOWEVER, the answer when the question was posed would have been no. He's the worst for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is his seeming inability to learn a blessed thing week-to-week. Regress doesn't begin to justify the disintegration of his performance.
As of today the top 3 rushers in the league have the sameof fumbles as Ridley. Are we making too big a deal of this? Nicola Haque@Tron731
Of course. The worst fumbler the Patriots employed in my time covering the team was Kevin Faulk in 2000. He was a disaster. Ridley has lost five fumbles in 339 NFL attempts. LaDainian Tomlinson carried 339 times as a rookie in 2001. He lost eight. Corey Dillon lost five fumbles on 345 attempts in 2004. I find Bill Belichick's overreaction to fumbling as his Patriots tenure goes on an interesting development. The Patriots loved BenJarvus Green-Ellis because he protected the ball so well, but he couldn't make anyone miss. Hell, I'll take five first-down runs contributing to a scoring drive over plodding 3-yard gains leading to punts every time even if there are some fumbles mixed in. All that said, Ridley can do a better job.
If Bears miss playoffs, does Lovie Smith get canned? Sean Caulfield@SeanismoneyHe's been there nine seasons and -- if the Bears don't finish better than 8-8 -- he will have had just two seasons since 2007 that were over .500. It's funny, there are parts of that team which are very likable and bring winning attitudes -- Charles Tillman, to me, is one of the best. But the weariness of stars like Brian Urlacher and Jay Cutler -- the way they seem to treat the game as a CHORE -- makes me think the culture there needs a shakeup.
What do you think Patriots need to work on, and do you think if Patriot had a 100 Gronkowski would they have won? Thomas@tkorman10They need to continue to get better with communication on the back end of the defense. It's been good, but it broke down in some key spots on Sunday. They need to do a better job offensively of re-starting routes when Tom Brady has the protection but nobody uncovers -- too much standing around. And yes, there's no doubt the Patriots would have won with a healthy Gronk. But such is life.You're still there? Bob@rbf_Yes