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Felger: In Deflategate, Roger Goodell's the clear winner
Not to piss in your cornflakes and crap on your clown towels, but something strikes me amid the Roger Goodall frenzy here in Boston. You guys realize he won, right? PATRIOTS VS. CHIEFS Tom E. Curran’s game preview I can hear your answer: “Ah, but Felgah, he tried to destroy us and we won the Super Bowl. Again.’’ Congrats...
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Felger: B's and C's have yet to meet expectations
As we near the flipping of the calendar for the 2016-17 NHL and NBA campaigns, local fans are facing an ominous question: Are the Bruins and Celtics looking at lost seasons? It’s obviously way too early to rule anything out and there’s still plenty of time for both, but the early signs aren’t great. A quick look at each:...
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Felger: Crazy can be good, but Sale needs to harness it
Chris Sale brings with him to Boston some attitude. He also brings a measure of defiance and, perhaps, a little bit of crazy. All of which the Red Sox starting staff just may need. And if Sale pitches as he has for much of the past five years, he’ll probably be celebrated for it. I still wonder how it...
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Felger: This stat misses the point on Patriots' defense
Points allowed feels like such a bottom-line statistic that it’s often treated as the final word. But, unfortunately for the Patriots, even this stat can be deceiving. Take a look at the Pats’ defensive rankings across the board. In virtually every case they are, at best, middle of the pack. In many of them they’e closer to the bottom...
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Felger: Patriots might have to rebuild defense completely
There was a time not too long ago — within in the past year, certainly — when you looked at this Patriots defense and saw not just a solid present, but an encouraging future. There was young talent up and down the lineup, at all three levels. Most of it was drafted and developed by Bill Belichick. Yes, there were…
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Felger: Things may be different at last for the Bruins
So here we are churning toward Thanksgiving and the Bruins are once again playing themselves into the playoff structure. Just like last year. And the year before. We all know how that turned out. HAGGERTY: Bruins’ youth movement is for real That’s why you can excuse Bruins fans if they’re not exactly dancing in the streets over the B’s...
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Felger: Final thoughts on Collins trade – in Bill we trust…most of the time
Final thoughts on the Jamie Collins trade: —I’ve had a hard time being overly critical of the deal because, frankly, I’m a little gun shy. Bill Belichick’s batting average with these kind of moves is pretty good, and after bemoaning the loss of Darrelle Revis last year and once again getting egg on my face, I’m a little reluctant...
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Felger: Broncos' Elway and Kubiak the only NFL braintrust close to the Patriots
Before I make the following point, I’d like to make one thing clear to my sensitive readers: I do not believe the Denver Broncos are better than Patriots. I do not believe they have “passed” the Pats. Please, Patriots fans, when New England goes into Denver and wins on Dec. 18 and/or the Pats beat them again in the...
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Felger: So far so good with this year's Bruins
Some Bruins impressions through three games: 1. Is it me or does Zdeno Chara look a little better, a little less like a 39-year-old than he has the past few years? Maybe his conditioning is up following his successful stint at the World Cup, or perhaps he’s been sampling Tom Brady’s avocado ice cream. Whatever it is, Chara has...
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Felger: Bruins should expect playoffs, but they're crazy if they expect more
Jeremy Jacobs has every right to expect his team to make the playoffs this season. The Bruins had more than enough talent to do it last year, and while we’re at it, the year before as well. That they failed to do so was not so much a function of talent as it was a lack of toughness (mental...