Ummm…Aceves’ 15 save don’t lead the American League…He’s fourth behind Perez, Rodney, and Johnson…

A win is a win but we sure worked hard to lose this one.  We need more than just Gronk and Welker.  Is there any other receiver.  Who is Brandon Lloyd?  Thank God we can run.  Last year we had the year of tightends this year its the backs.

McCourty needs to be benched.  All he does is give up big play after big play.  He must think he covers so good that he doesn’t even have to turn around and look for the damn ball.  Dennard played well today, they should try him more and see how he does.

 The Pats passing defense still sucks. 

He wasn’t bad tonite. i was ready to string him up after Baltimore, but i think you’re being hard on him this week and he had a pretty good week last. The idea of benching him is way too prematiure untill you can prove he singlehandedly lost a game. I’m a tough critic on him, but not all that poor tonite.

how can you say that after tonite’s game? Watching two good breakup plays by Dennard and a great strip by Moore?????

Man oh man, can we just get it in the 4th quarter. Run the ball, Run the Ball, it’s the key to our succsess. 200+ running back to back, very impressive, Ridley, Woodhead, Bolden, Vereen. Never seen a Patriot team run so well, use your strength. Ridley made a mistake late, let’s hope he pay’s more attention especially late in game. Mcgahee laid an egg also so no harm. Welker get’s the game ball in crunch time this time. I’m dissapointed in the 4 and 5 call, poor judgement again coming from the coaching staff and they paid for it dearly. I love the no huddle execution all game. Hey, our corners will get beat now and then and it was Manning so i’m cool.  Defense had some more turnovers, excellent. Last thing is i’m hoping this team is learning early in the season the things that cause you to loose games.

Many times he has decent coverage but he fails to turn his head and look for the ball usually leading to a pass interference call or the receiver making the catch.  If he would just turn his head to the ball he would have a bunch of interceptions or at the very least, be able to break up the pass and avoid the penalties.  It might not be to the point of benching him yet, but Dennard looked steady tonight so I think he earned himself more playing time in the weeks ahead.  He is a rookie and its a small sample but tonight he was doing things that McCourty doesn’t consistently do and thats look for the ball

Like the ending a win for the good guys and unlike all of the wannabe analysts bottom line is we won. I don’t care about all of the intrinsic banter about what the team did wrong,what tthey did right was control the games pace with yet another dominating ground game. Hopefully Ridley gets to carry the ball around all week during practice with guys swiping at it when least expected so he realizes he must hold onto the ball… 251 yards on the ground combined with last weeks 247 and its starting to look like the Patriots don’t have to rely on the arm of TB to win games!

Hernandez will be back and Lloyd has had some good catches.  

McCourty’s number on his back touches more balls than his hands… turn your damn head around you’ll get picks… maybe even pick 6′s

It makes you wonder about the defensive backs coach… McCourty is going backwards, the whole secondary is not very good but they have 1st and 2nd round picks back there. Why aren’t they getting better?

Are you guys honestly mad that the pass defense got torn apart by a Peyton Manning playing from behind?   Did you all suddenly remember how good that goofy looking dude is?   The Steelers supposedly have the best pass defense in the league and they only held him to 253 and 2 scores (in a loss, by the way).  The Pats holding him to 345 and 3 touchdowns, while not great, is acceptable considering the who the guy is and that he dropped back to pass 44 times (which is 18 more times than the Steelers had to defend).   If they give up 300+ to Russell Wilson next week then you can talk, but to be mad about Peyton Manning getting his scores?   C’mon man!

i don’t know about being benched, but yea it was nice to see Dennard play well.  Who knows what the secondary will look like towards the end of the year if guys like Dennard and Dowling.

Dude, have you watched the pats secondary specifically the last 2 years?  They are pretty bad and its not all because we got up big and the teams were coming from behind.  Nevermind Russell Wilson next week, its not hard for any QB to throw for 300 hundred against the pats secondary.

 Who is Lloyd, Gets them to the one yard line where Vereen runs it in, catches a huge third down pass in the RZ to keep another TD drive alive.

I have, and I go nuts ever time I see someone like Joe Flacco in week 2 putting together a great game against them.    But Peyton Manning isn’t Joe Flacco.   He’s one of the greatest to ever play the position.    Basically if “Peyton Manning week” was the week you were expecting the D to hold an opposing team to 189 yards and 2 picks, then you’re crazy.

Same here.  I’ll take Brady and the Offense having to get 5 yards over giving the ball back to Peyton any day.

The Boston Celtics are the new Hartford Whalers…Forever .500s

Lakers were up for this one.  When I watched the opening ceremony for Buss, I knew it had the potential to be a long night.  Kobe looked  strong and Howard had a big night. Nash and Artest were solid as well.  Pretty balanced effort by LA on a night they would not be beat.  You’re right on about the D.  

Losing by 14 doesn’t sound like a blowout.  25+ points is a blowout!

 This shouldn’t have come a surprise to anyone.  Lakers had to be pissed after facing the C’s in Boston.

Jeff Green makes the most athletic plays I’ve ever seen a Celtic make. The insane baseline dunk last night was just the latest example. As long as he is intelligent enough to get better at team defense (the individual defensive plays are often as impressive as those sick, ridiculous offensive plays, but his team D seems weak) I really wouldn’t want to let him go at all. 

I would trade Bass for a used puck bag if I could get it. An empty one if need be, The best thing he did last night was to push Dwight Howard once. I kid you not. If he has a player within 10 feet of him he can’t hit a shot, because it takes him half a day to get the shot off, and he seems surprised every single time that the opponent plays defense. “What do I do now!!??” sheesh. Shame because he seems pleasant enough. 

But he’s probably the only one on the team who I could see leave and not feel bad about at all. I said it yesterday (and yesterday’s game would have been a perfect time to test the theory) but Collins should start over Bass, moving KG to the 4 (which everyone says every single day is his natural, not to mention preferred, position) and Bass would come off the bench to do his usual nothing. I know Collins is limited and it might turn into a train wreck, but I’d prefer to go down fighting like Collins will rather than in a more friendly, non-confrontational way like BB offers.

One last thing, I will not watch one single Celtics game with Kris Humphries on the team, should that trade happen. I have enough nausea as it is.

…and the idiot is back….the tolerance of a 3 month old baby…the IQ of a fence post. Brilliant observations…I bet dollars to doughnuts you sat up for hours in your Doctor Denton PJ’s and thought this one up…thanks for the astute post. We could all learn from you.

This is a stark realization that whatever surge they had when Rondo went down is indeed a mirage. The team cannot compete at most of the levels that will be required to win..rebounding, scoring, turnovers…Pierce really looks tired…KG is playing well but I can’t see much with the rest of this team…we as Celtic fans have to be realists…it ain’t happening. I know there’s talk that if they could move up to #4 or 5, they may win a first round series…what’s the point? I say they need to carve this thing up today and make plans for the next few years….time to get younger before we experience the ML Carr years again…

The score doesn’t indicate how bad they played….they had 2 points in the first 4 minutes of the 3rd quarter…they came out of the half down by 9, I went out to walk the dog and they were losing by 19….

The road record tells the story.

No, No, Fab don’t you know? They’re actually better without RR. Just ask Titletown… Only thing is I haven’t seen him in a few games.

Can we bring the fans on the road with us? They don’t dare play poorly in front of them.

If Danny does nothing the C’s are at best an 8 seed, and will go out 4 games to 1. What is the up side to doing nothing? KG and Pierce get to hang them up as Celtics?  I hope he does not trade Green who along with Bradley actually have some trade value.  Nobody wants to trade quality or a first round draft pick for a stretch run rental like KG or Pierce, maybe that is the sad truth.

 Molly, if Pierce and Garnett are so old what do you think they’ll get for them?  Get back in the kitchen…..

I didn’t watch the game. I went to bed. Those West coast games are too late at night. Sounds like I didn’t miss much!!

Celtics need to revamp the team. Trade for the future. Time is now.

once again….

1. started when Ainge took a huge gamble not re-signing Posey (unsung Celtic warrior).

2. then the injury to a very good center in game 7 of the finals.

3. then Ainge traded said very good center.

GAME OVER.