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Christopher Price has covered the Boston sports scene for the last dozen years, working for ESPN.com, SI.com, and Baseball America, as well as The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, The Miami Herald and Boston Metro. In that time, he’s established himself as an award-winning sportswriter who has been honored by Northeastern University, the New England Press Association, and the North Carolina Press Association. In addition, he's written two books, "Baseball by the Beach" and "The Blueprint: How the New England Patriots Beat the System to Create the Last Great NFL Superpower."

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Five Things To Watch For Sunday Afternoon
11/20/09 01:36 EST
FOXBORO — By all accounts, Wednesday morning sucked for the Patriots. Coach Bill Belichick aired them out in a film session designed to guarantee there will be no hangover from last Sunday’s emotional loss to the Colts in Indianapolis. There was no bury-the-football moment, as Belichick has done in the past. Instead, it was all about moving on, putting the defeat in the rear-view mirror and moving on to a key divisional contest that could ultimately drive a stake through the heart of the Jets’ playoff chances. “You can’t [replay] it,” linebacker Junior Seau said. “What’s in the past is in the past. “We need to have a short-term memory. That’s the only reason why you’re going to be able to succeed in this league, and in life. You have a short-term memory, whether it’s good or bad,” Seau added. “Go to work the next day. And that’s what we’re going to do.” If that’s not
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Patriots Continue To Count On Rookie Contributions
11/19/09 09:52 EST
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FOXBORO — Not since 2003 — when Ty Warren, Asante Samuel, Eugene Wilson, Dan Koppen and Dan Klecko were all rookies on a team that ended up winning Super Bowl XXXVIII — have the Patriots relied on so many first-year players as they have this season. Currently, New England has 13 available rookies — 10 on the 53-man roster and three on the practice squad. (In addition, there are three on the reserve/injured list, one on the practice squad/injured list and three on the reserve/military list.) All 12 of the players selected by the Patriots in the 2009 draft are still with the club in some form or fashion. It’s a staggering number of first-year players for a franchise that as little as two years ago had just five rookies on the squad at the end the season, and just one (safety Brandon Meriweather) who saw any sort of serious playing time. While a select group of New England rookies has gone wire-to-wire in their first year in the league (offensive
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Brady Continues To Bounce Back
11/18/09 11:39 EST
FOXBORO — Over the last month, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has managed to shake off the inconsistencies that plagued him over the first few weeks of the 2009 season and return to the same familiar pre-knee injury form. Consider the numbers: •After throwing for more than 300 yards just once through the first five weeks of the season, Brady has averaged 349 passing yards the last four games, a stretch where his completion percentage hasn’t dipped below 68 percent in any game. •After throwing just six touchdowns through the first five weeks of the season, he’s thrown 13 touchdown passes the last four games, and is now second in the league in both passing yardage and touchdown passes. •And after not hitting on a 40-plus yard pass play over the first five weeks, he’s connected with Randy Moss on pass plays of 54, 71 and 63 yards the last three games. One reason for the improved stats is the overall quality of opponent. After playing
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The Mailbag: One Last Look Back At Patriots-Colts
11/17/09 11:55 EST
Two things before we get started with this week’s mailbag ... 1. A disclaimer: There’s going to be a lot of talk about the fourth-down attempt against the Colts, so if you want to avoid any talk of going for it, why Bill Belichick decided to do what he did, and Peyton Manning, I’d suggest you move along. (However, if you like a good Herm Edwards reference or two, then by all means keep reading.) 2. If you are a regular subscriber to my frantically updated Twitter feed, you know I said something about Kevin Faulk before Sunday night’s game. My only rejoinder is that even a broken clock is right twice a day. As always, don’t be shy — send your e-mails to cprice@weei.com. We do this every week, people. Let’s get to it. -- Chris, This one may need some help from Gary in N.C., but how does Coach Belichick rank with other coaches (all-time) as far as going for it on fourth down? Bill seems to be aggressive when it comes to fourth down.
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    Adam Schefter, ESPN

    Adam joins Dino and Gerry for his weekly interview on all things NFL...even 4th and 2

    Ben Watson, Patriots TE

    Ben Watson joins us to put 4th and 2 to bed and look ahead to the Jets

    Jerry Rice, Retired All-Pro WR

    The future hall of famer talked about how it always scares him about being called the best wide receiver in NFL history, the challenges playing as you get older, who he thinks are the best receivers in the game today, if the position and game has changed at all since he retired, and looked ahead to his big dance off with Michael Irvin on Dancing With The Stars

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    Kevin Garnett, Celtics Forward

    Kevin talked about if he had any fears about his injury last year, how the injury was actually a blessing in disguise, if he can tell a difference in his game this year after sitting out a lot of last year, that he is close to where he wants to be but not all the way back, what Rasheed Wallace brings to the Celtics, and that his bowling game is "straight trash"

    Danny Ainge

    Ainge joins the show to discuss the trade rumors involving Nocioni, the Celtics team going forward, and of course- 4th and 2.

    Rasheed Wallace, Celtics Forward/Center

    Rasheed talked about the Celtics trying to recruit him to join the Green in the offseason, how the team has the potential to be one of the best he's ever been on, the importance of defense leading them to a championship, which referees he actually likes in the league, if there is an outside limit to his game, and a funny story about him stealing his friend's prosthetic leg

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    Ray Bourque, Hockey Hall of Famer

    Ray talked about his son Chris, a forward for the Penguins, playing in Boston for the first time in the NHL, that the B's may have been a little overconfident entering the year but that they are back on track, the job that Peter Chiarelli has done as the GM for Boston, and his thoughts on where Zdeno Chara stands in the all-time ranks of Bruins blueliners

    Mike Milbury, NHL TV Analyst

    Mike joins the guys to talk about the Bruins' rough start to the season, the injuries to Lucic and Savard, and who deserves more blame: the coaches or players

    Milan Lucic, Bruins Forward

    Milan discussed his new three-year contract extension with the Bruins, how the deal actually came about, his love for playing in Boston, the expectations for him and his team this season, and of course how his fantasy football team, the 5 Minute Majors, are doing in the Davio's Football League

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    Curt Schilling

    Curt Schilling joins the Big Show to discuss 4th and 2...of course, Sox offseason, and people oweing him money.

    Terry Francona, Red Sox Manager

    Terry joined Dale Arnold and Michael Holley in the radio booth at Fenway Park and took your calls and texts for an hour to talk all things Red Sox

    Terry in Boston

    "Terry in Boston" calls in to talk to... well, Terry in Boston!

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