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Some early December tids and bits to munch on this week

Here are a few tids and bits to chew on besides those early holiday cookies: First, in case you missed it, a piece of Holman Stadium history has recently left us. It was learned that last month that Francis Whitford, better known to those on Main Street and Holman as Frannie, passed away. You ...

Five more Patriots weeks to go, may they go very quickly

One by one, they marched out to the podium in the small auditorium in the bowels of Gillette Stadium, sounding and looking as miserable as the weather was outside following an awful 6-0 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Can you blame any of the New England Patriots? The torture continues, the ...

Wouldn’t it be funny if the MNF diss is an ESPN miss?

The Monday Night Message. We'd be lying if we told you we were disappointed that the Kansas City Chiefs-New England Patriots game originally scheduled for MNF was flexed to two weeks from today at 1 p.m. Getting home at a decent hour instead of near dawn is always a preferred thing, and ...

Fear not, fans: Your Patriots actually left Jersey a winner

Don't cry, New England Patriot fans. Their head coach, their lousy quarterbacks and Sunday's opponent, the New York Giants, all combined to do your Patriots a favor. In losing, you really won. Of course you all know what we're talking about. Sure, the Patriots are now an abysmal 2-9, depths ...

Today’s NFL: The Patriots-Giants loser is really the winner

This is Patriots-Giants Day, and, of course, the stakes couldn't be higher. Yeah, that's right. Loser wins. Perhaps the National Football League needs a lottery to prevent this from being the case, because, after all, “tank” is a four-letter word. And not one that competitive coaches and ...

We love a good mystery but this Patriots QB thing is tiresome

The drama continues. Should they lose to enhance draft status? How about naming a starting quarterback? Hey Bill Belichick, we'll take your advice and be ready to go. Belichick's refusal to let anyone know who his starting QB is for Sunday's game against the Giants is just the latest twist in ...