It Is What It Is

Now we know how good Steve Gostkowski can be. Gostkowski injured his left (plant) ankle in April 2007 and missed key portions of off-season training and conditioning which he admitted on Wednesday affected him . "Last year (2007) I had twisted my ankle and there was about a month where I couldn't...

These are not your grandchildren's 1-15 Miami Dolphins . Bill Belichick will strongly advise his team this week to be ready for a fight. While 0-2, the Patriots head coach is already seeing big differences between this Miami team and the version that, last season, threatened to become the first 0-...

Before I leave Foxboro today: Matt Cassel was one proud man walking through the Patriots locker room as Mike Vrabel was coming in the other direction. Not because he led the team to a 19-10 win over the Jets on Sunday but for what happened the night before. Matt Cassel's No. 1-ranked USC Trojans...

Nothing pleases Bill Belichick more than watching his team execute like a machine. And on special teams Sunday, the Patriots looked well-oiled and efficient. Here are some thoughts on that and other nuggets from Monday's Belichick media stand-up at Gillette. It started with Stephen Gostkowski who...

It was a big win. Just don't tell the Pats that. Here's Felger's take  on the magic of Giants Stadium and DBs.

The Matt Cassel era is now underway. Ron Borges breaks it down . Don't even think about telling Borges that the D stepped up ...

Our own Michael Felger, advancing his upcoming report card, talks with WEEI.com's Alex Speier about Sunday's 19-10 win in the Meadowlands over the New York Jets .

The first start of Matt Cassel's NFL career produced a 19-10 win over the New York Jets at the Meadowlands. The Patriots extended their NFL record regular season winning streak to 21 games. Here are five reasons why: 1. Matt Cassel took care of the ball. Even though he took three quick sacks in the...

What it will take for the Brady-less Patriots to overcome the Brett-full Jets this weekend at the Meadowlands? Pay attention and take notes... 1. Make life as easy as humanly possible on Matt Cassel . It's one thing to replace one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the NFL in the middle...

With 11 cameras rolling and a sea of reporters huddled around his locker between Randy Moss and Matt Gutierrez , Matt Cassel held his first Q and A with reporters on Thursday morning. Some excerpts: On what he learned from a speech during training camp from Jeff Hostetler to the team : "It's always...