Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'davidgivens'
March 29, 2006
Bostonist knows... Bostonist knows... Spring Training is wrapping up, and the boys of summer are due north in a couple weeks time, so most of this space will be dedicated to our beloved Red Sox over the next few months. But, Bostonist has some unfinished business with the New England Patriots organization, Head Coach Bill Belichick, and owner Robert Kraft. As all Bostonists are now aware, the Pats lost some pretty large parts this......
Continue Reading "Patriots Redux - Conspiracy Theories"March 16, 2006
Show me the MONEY! That seems to be the theme of the 2006 off-season of the New England Patriots. This week alone, the Pats lost 2 mainstays of their Dynasty, losing Willie McGinest to old friend Romeo Crennel and the Cleveland Browns, and a day earlier David Givens to the Tennessee Titans. 5 Super Bowl rings just walked out the door... and the predominant question on Bostonist's mind is: "Why"? Well, before we go crying......
Continue Reading "Willie, David Move On"January 8, 2006
The just keep on truckin’, don’t they. The defending World Champs, the New England Patriots, masterfully disassembled the visiting Jacksonville Jaguars yesterday at Gillette stadium in Bostonist's satellite office in Foxboro, 28-3. The Pats advanced through the Wild Card round of the National Football League’s playoffs, and are awaiting the results of Sunday's games which will determine whether they will travel to Denver to face the Broncos, or Indianapolis for a rematch with good......
Continue Reading "Patriot Games - On to Round Two!"December 20, 2005
Well well well... reports of the death of the New England Patriots' dynasty were greatly exaggerated. It looks like the champs will have a bit more than a cursory title defense this year, come January, and hopefully, February. After all the naysayers refused to jump on the Patriots bandwagon because their previous two victories were over “lesser opponents” (Buffalo and NYJ), many said, "come back to us after the Tampa Bay game." Well, Bostonist......
Continue Reading "The Champs Are A-Comin'...."November 28, 2005
Whoever said that you "can't win 'em all" might have had a brief audience with Bill Belichick before yesterday’s matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Patriots lackluster performance and effort yesterday was just enough to keep them from being run out of the building, and that is about it. The Patriots were basically playing what would be considered the second string, if this were earlier in the season, due to their rash of......
Continue Reading "Brady Bunk, Pats Pitiful"November 14, 2005
Ahh.. The Pats... what a squad, eh? Less than a week after being left for dead in Foxboro at the hands of the NFL's best team, the Indianapolis Colts, the Pats were back on the field facing a divisional foe, the Miami Dolphins, in a critical AFC East matchup. The Patriots were banged up, big time. David Givens was out. Corey Dillon was active, but after a single play didn't return to the Pats......
Continue Reading "Pats Win a Squeaker... Brady Big Again"October 31, 2005
While Tom Brady was hardly the focus of Sunday night's contest, the Patriots were able to overcome a 16-7 4th quarter deficit and rally to overcome the visiting Buffalo Bills 21-16. The minions of "the Krafty one" were able to pull of an inspiring comeback that began with a meager 10:37 remaining in the contest. After a penalty-filled lackluster contest in the first half that ended 3-0 in favor of the visiting Bills, the Pats......
Continue Reading "Monday Morning Brady: Tom, Tedy, Pats Good Enough"