The New England Patriots played poorly on offence in their first exhibition game. The offence and defence were shaky in the second game. It’s only the pre-season, so there are no signs of panic in their locker-room, even with Tom Brady limited by a foot injury. Last season the team went on for a splendid 18-0 streak before loosing in the superbowl. Defensive tackle Jarvis Green believes that initials hiccups are part of the game and help in improving the shortcomings in the future. Patriots have lost both their pre-season games to Tampa Bay and Baltimore. Of course, coach Bill Belichick hasn’t installed sophisticated game plans and has taken long looks at youngsters and other players trying to make the team.

Last season was a season to remember for the Patriots after winning the AFC East league with a 12-4 record. Tom Brady led the team from the front and was undoubtedly one of the best quarterbacks in the league. The new season is knocking on the door as Patriots try hard to repeat last season’s success.  Some of the starting fixtures are stated below-

-          Philadelphia Eagles (Aug 22^nd)

-          Kansas Chiefs (Sept 7^th)

-          Miami Dolphins (Sept 21^st)

-          Denver Broncos (Oct 20^th)

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New England Patriots quarter back Tom Brady had a record setting season last year and was undoubtedly the best quarterback in the league.  The player is 31 years old but still in his prime form and fitness. It’s been nine years since Brady started playing for the Patriots and is now the fourth senior most player at the club. Brady said that he was expecting tough competition from the likes of Brett Favre and Chad Pennington. He also announced that the team was shaping up well and seemed better prepared than last season. Patriots had won 18 straight games last season before succumbing to a heart breaking 17-14 loss to the New York Giants.

The New England Patriots dream of making it to the NFL final stages this season received a very early jolt as the team lost their opening exhibition game against the Baltimore Ravens at the Gillette Stadium last Thursday night. Tom Brady, their in form player, was not able to play in the 16-15 loss game to the Baltimore Ravens. It was the rookie players like O’Connell who outclassed the experienced players of the Patriots tam on Thursday and the Patriots will have to get their act very quickly in order to feel confident entering into the new season. The Patriots fans who had already bought tickets to the season opener game are a disappointed lot after this defeat. 

The famed linebacker of the New England Patriots team, Andre Tippett, will finally get a chance to be in the prestigious Canton in Ohio as he has been selected as the tenth Patriot to earn a spot in the Hall of Fame. Tippett is very excited about the prospect of earning a spot in the Hall of Fame and is happy that his dream has come through. Tippett, who has only played for the Patriots throughout his NFL career, had to wait for ten long years to get voted into the Hall of Fame. There is no doubt that many Tippett’s will be mushrooming form the Patriots camp and the fans with tickets to the forthcoming NFL season hopes that they will find another Hall of Famer this season. 

The New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison, who will be featuring in his seventh NFL season for the Patriots this year, has been taken off from the physically unable to perform list and has joined his patriot teammates during the evening practice session on Tuesday. Harrison was pretty happy to be in the thick of things again and is hoping to make it big this time around. Rodney Harrison played college football for the Western Illinois University for three years from 1991 to 1993 and has recorded a career high of 345 tackles. His NFL career began with San Diego Chargers in the year 1994 and was with the team till 2002. Then he was traded to New England Patriots and proved his worth in the year 2004. The Patriots fans are rushing to book their tickets in advance in a bid to watch this safety in action.