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A Bewitching Monday
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untilthenexttee · 2 years
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2022 CP Women's Open - These Kids Are Amazing
2022 CP Women’s Open – These Kids Are Amazing
Have you ever reached a certain point your life where you reflect – but not necessarily dwell – on your accomplishments or lack thereof in your life. I have, and to be brutally honest I’ve done this all year since turning 50 in January. Much to the chagrin of my wife. For example, let’s take little ride in the proverbial time machine back to when I was 12. The year is now 1984. Van Halen has…
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BBL11: Coach Adam Voges confident hamstring injury won’t stop Mitch Marsh from playing in final
BBL11: Coach Adam Voges confident hamstring injury won’t stop Mitch Marsh from playing in final
Perth Scorchers coach Adam Voges is confident star Mitch Marsh will be available for Friday night’s BBL final despite the allrounder carrying a hamstring injury. Marsh did not field in the Scorchers’ 48-run win over the Sydney Sixers in Saturday’s The Qualifier after sustaining the injury while batting in their first innings. The 30-year-old is set for scans on Monday which would determine his…
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comicus-uk · 5 years
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Brian Clough
In a must win World Cup Qualifier at Wembley in October 1973, England played Poland. Only a win for England would see them through to the World Cup finals in Germany the next year. Brian Clough was a pundit on ITV working on the match. Before the game he insisted the Poland goalkeeper Jan Tomaszewski, was hopeless. He called him a clown. On a frustrating night for England who completely dominated the game, Tomaszewski was outstanding. Making save upon save, continually denying England’s attackers. After the match Clough still wouldn’t back down. Even at half-time when pointed out to him by TV presenter Brian Moore the saves he’d made, Clough was having none of it.
Video: Mick Channon recalls England v Poland 1973 with Cloughies ‘Clown’ Comment.
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Despite Tomaszewski’s performance, Clough still called him a clown when they met some years later. After the match Brian made his way to the England dressing room to commiserate with Alf Ramsey. In later years Clough remarked on Jan Tomaszewski performance. ‘Clown or no clown .. he knocked England out of the World cup that night.’
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Alan Hansen
At the start of the 1995-96 Premier League season, Man Utd were playing Aston Villa at Villa Park. Alex Ferguson had introduced a number of youngsters into the side including; David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and Phil Neville among them. The team were heavily beaten 3-1. In the ‘Match of the Day’ studio, Hansen criticised the United manager exclaiming – ‘You can’t win anything with Kids.’ Manchester United went on to do the double that season. Wining the Premier league championship and FA cup.  Only the fourth team in the twentieth century to accomplish the feat (at that time).
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Rodney Marsh
 Rodney was a former football star of Queens Park Rangers & Manchester City, now turned football pundit.  He became a regular on Sky Sports football shows and phone in’s from its inception in 1992. He was out spoken and highly opinionated which was part of his appeal. When he got things wrong, he joined in the humour. Rodney was so confident Bradford City would be relegated in their first season in the Premier league, he said on air ‘he would shave the hair off his head if they stayed up.’ At the end of the season Bradford City avoided relegation. Marsh was publicly marched out onto the Valley Parade pitch, infront of the fans, to have his head shaved. All good fun.
But in 2005 a joke on-air in a Sky Sports phone-in saw him make light of a devastating tsunami in Asia, saying ‘David Beckham has turned down a move to Newcastle United because of trouble with the Toon Army in Asia’. Despite apologising he was sacked by Sky. He went on to work for ‘Talksport’ but it never was the same. Rodney, eventually leaving for America where he had previously played out his footballing career with Tampa Bay Rowdies in the seventies, going on to manage them in the mid-eighties.
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Andy Gray & Richard Keys
Former Breakfast TV presenter Richard Keys and Scottish ex- footballer turned pundit Andy Gray, joined Sky almost from its inception. Long before the company acquired the TV rights to Premier League Live football. The two formed a successful double act on the Sky’s flagship ‘Super Sunday’ live coverage as well as Sky’s Monday Night Football programme. They became synonymous with Sky Sports football output. This grew even further when the company gained the rights for the UEFA Champions League.
Gray’s performance as a pundit plus the use of increased digital technology took punditry and TV coverage of football to a new level. His excitement as a co-commentator was part of Sky’s glitzy appeal, as was his cutting-edge analysis. The two were powerful characters around the Sky building.
Unacceptable remarks
In January 2011, the pair were caught making derogatory off-air comments, between themselves about female assistant referee Sian Massey. Gray: “Can you believe that? A female linesman. Women don’t know the offside rule.” Keys replied “Course they don’t.” The comments were criticised by Sky Sports, football fans and the Football Association.
Although both apologised the remarks were considered ‘sexist.’ Typical of the stereo-type male attitudes towards women, the game was trying to eradicate. Further off-air film clips began to circulate of other comments each of them had made separately concerning other females. Keys describing this activity as ‘dark forces.’ This put Sky under tremendous pressure to act with Gray being the first to be sacked closely followed by Keys.
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Ron Atkinson
The former West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United and Aston Villa manager, known for his larger-than-life persona and bling jewellery. He  was knowledgeable and entertaining as part of ITV’s Champions League coverage as a pundit and co-commentator from the late 1990s to 2004.
However, he made a grossly offensive racist comment about Chelsea’s Marcel Desailly. When supposedly off-mic during Chelsea’s 2004 Champions League semi-final defeat in Monaco. He did apologise. But was dismissed immediately. Atkinson also lost his job at ‘The Guardian’ newspaper.
This extremely offensive comment was shocking. What was completely surprising and contradictory was Ron Atkinson had been the manager at West Bromwich Albion in the seventies. Developing an exciting team with three highly talented ethnic players in Cyril Regis, Laurie Cunningham and Brendan Bateson.
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5 Famous Football Punditry Gaffes Brian Clough In a must win World Cup Qualifier at Wembley in October 1973, England played Poland.
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News round-up: Nearly a quarter of English universities are in deficit
In this week’s news round-up, the number of English universities with operating deficits has risen to 32 – but the economy sees a net benefit from overseas students who stay
  Open University gave away £13 million in severance payments last year despite claiming they are broke, HESA figures reveal
Daily Telegraph, 22/03/2019, Camilla Turner
The Open University gave away over £13 million in severance payments last year, despite claiming they are broke.
The university paid out by far the most out of any other university in the UK on “compensation for loss of office” last year, according to data published by the Higher Education Statistical Agency .
  Nearly 25% of English universities in deficit last year, figures show
The Guardian, 21/03/2019, Richard Adams
Nearly one in four universities in England were in deficit last year, according to an official compilation of data that suggests more financial difficulties could be on the way.
The number of universities in England with operating deficits in 2017-18 increased to 32, compared with 24 the year before and 10 in 2015-16. Across the UK, the number reporting deficits rose to 47, compared with 40 in 2016-17.
  Foreign students who stay to work in UK pay £3.2bn in taxes – study
The Guardian, 21/03/2019, Richard Adams
International students who stay and work in the UK for a decade after graduation contribute £3.2bn in extra tax revenues, research has revealed.
The first major report into the boost overseas students give the economy found non-UK graduates do not take jobs from local residents, because they largely obtain work in highly qualified areas such as economics or science, or in sectors that suffer acute shortages, such as teaching and nursing.
  Grade threshold ‘exemptions for poorest’ risk Treasury rift
Times Higher Education, 21/03/2019, John Morgan
Plans to effectively stop students with lower grades entering higher education in England could include exemptions for disadvantaged students, while moves to lower fees could see full top-up public funding recommended, but allocated by subject area according to “cost of provision”.
Sector figures believe that both elements could feature in recommendations from the independent panel of the government’s post-18 education review.
  Failed Horizon 2020 bids ‘cost European universities £6 billion’
Times Higher Education, 21/03/2019, Simon Baker
European universities and research centres have spent nearly £6 billion so far on failed bids to the Horizon 2020 funding programme, according to new analysis.
The European University Association’s latest Public Funding Observatory report, published on 21 March, puts the cost of failed applications to the European Commission programme at €6.8 billion (£5.8 billion).
  Hinds calls on students to report peers who use essay-writing services
The Guardian, 20/03/2019, Sally Weale
The education secretary, Damian Hinds, has called on university students to report their peers if they suspect them of cheating as part of a government crackdown on essay writing services.
Students who are found guilty should face severe consequences, he said, including being kicked off their courses. He urged universities to get their students to sign “honour codes”, making a pledge not to cheat.
  See also:
PayPal urged to block essay firm cheats
BBC, 20/3/2019, Sean Coughlan
  Open University forced to cancel conference following threats from the transgender lobby
Daily Telegraph, 20/3/2019, Camilla Turner
The Open University was forced to cancel a conference on prison reform following threats from the transgender lobby, it has emerged.
Over a hundred delegates had already bought tickets for the two-day event in May, which was co-organised by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (CCJS). But earlier this month, attendees and speakers were notified that the conference had been called off.
  Cambridge University rescinds Jordan Peterson invitation
The Guardian, 20/03/2019, Sarah Marsh
Cambridge University has rescinded its offer of a visiting fellowship to Jordan Peterson, the self-styled “professor against political correctness”, after a backlash from faculty and students.
Peterson, a psychology professor from Toronto who has courted controversy for his views on transgender rights, gender and race, announced on Monday via his YouTube channel
that he was joining Cambridge for two months.
  Erasmus scheme in chaos as UK students left in limbo
The Guardian, 19/03/2019, Anna Fazackerley
For Alice Watkins, a Manchester University student, a year in Paris, then Madrid, as part of her degree was a dream. Now, with the turmoil of Brexit, she is preparing to arrive in France this summer with nowhere to live and no idea whether the money will still be there to support her.
“It’s horrible not knowing,” Watkins says. “We’ve been told to take at least £1,200 of our own cash to cover us for the first six weeks, and that we can’t realistically sort any accommodation before we arrive. Turning up abroad with nowhere to live is a big stress.”
  Thousands caught in UK universities admissions scandal
Sunday Times, 17/03/2019, Sian Griffiths
More than 4,500 applicants to UK universities were caught cheating in the admissions process last year.
The figures were disclosed as a scandal gripped elite American universities, with parents including the Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman among 33 charged with conspiring to bribe, cheat on tests and fake credentials to get their children into top institutions.
  Working-class students turning to loan sharks as universities charge hidden fees, National Union of Students says
Independent, 17/03/2019, Eleanor Busby
Working-class students are being forced to turn to loan sharks after being confronted with a series of “hidden costs” when they arrive at university, the National Union of Students (NUS) has warned.
Cash-strapped students are being asked to fork out hundreds of pounds extra a year for compulsory course materials and trips they have not budgeted for amid a lack of transparency across the sector.
  Oxford provost at centre of ‘poison pen’ campaign is to step down
Daily Telegraph, 14/03/2019, Camilla Turner
The provost of an Oxford college, who was the victim of a “poison pen” campaign attacking him and his wife, has announced he is stepping down.
Sir Jonathan Bate wrote to Worcester College alumni this week to explain that his role as provost has “taken a toll” on his family life and he wants to pursue his academic interests.
  Female-only college sparks backlash after saying it will admit men to boost diversity
Independent, 12/03/2019, Eleanor Busby
A female-only Cambridge college has faced criticism for plans to admit men in a bid to widen access.
Lucy Cavendish College, at the University of Cambridge, will no longer only admit women aged 21 or older in an effort to boost the number of students from other underrepresented groups.
  Middle class Oxford rejects demand explanations for missed places amid fears they are ‘squeezed out’ by diversity drive
Daily Telegraph, 09/03/2019, Camilla Turner
Middle class Oxford rejects are increasingly demanding explanations about why they missed out on a place, amid fear that they are being “squeezed out” by the university’s diversity drive.
Oxford is under growing pressure to admit more undergraduates from disadvantaged backgrounds and Colleges have started using “contextual data” about a student’s background to inform tutors’ decisions on their application.
  Simpler Ucas system to attract more student apprentices
The Times, 08/03/2019, Rosemary Bennett
Applications for “earn as you learn” degree apprenticeships will be made easier to boost their popularity.
Ucas, the universities and colleges admissions service, wants to offer degree and higher-level apprenticeships through its system for the first time to streamline the process.
  from RSSMix.com Mix ID 8239600 http://cdbu.org.uk/news-round-up-nearly-a-quarter-of-english-universities-are-in-deficit/ via IFTTT
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News round-up: Nearly a quarter of English universities are in deficit
In this week’s news round-up, the number of English universities with operating deficits has risen to 32 – but the economy sees a net benefit from overseas students who stay
  Open University gave away £13 million in severance payments last year despite claiming they are broke, HESA figures reveal
Daily Telegraph, 22/03/2019, Camilla Turner
The Open University gave away over £13 million in severance payments last year, despite claiming they are broke.
The university paid out by far the most out of any other university in the UK on “compensation for loss of office” last year, according to data published by the Higher Education Statistical Agency .
  Nearly 25% of English universities in deficit last year, figures show
The Guardian, 21/03/2019, Richard Adams
Nearly one in four universities in England were in deficit last year, according to an official compilation of data that suggests more financial difficulties could be on the way.
The number of universities in England with operating deficits in 2017-18 increased to 32, compared with 24 the year before and 10 in 2015-16. Across the UK, the number reporting deficits rose to 47, compared with 40 in 2016-17.
  Foreign students who stay to work in UK pay £3.2bn in taxes – study
The Guardian, 21/03/2019, Richard Adams
International students who stay and work in the UK for a decade after graduation contribute £3.2bn in extra tax revenues, research has revealed.
The first major report into the boost overseas students give the economy found non-UK graduates do not take jobs from local residents, because they largely obtain work in highly qualified areas such as economics or science, or in sectors that suffer acute shortages, such as teaching and nursing.
  Grade threshold ‘exemptions for poorest’ risk Treasury rift
Times Higher Education, 21/03/2019, John Morgan
Plans to effectively stop students with lower grades entering higher education in England could include exemptions for disadvantaged students, while moves to lower fees could see full top-up public funding recommended, but allocated by subject area according to “cost of provision”.
Sector figures believe that both elements could feature in recommendations from the independent panel of the government’s post-18 education review.
  Failed Horizon 2020 bids ‘cost European universities £6 billion’
Times Higher Education, 21/03/2019, Simon Baker
European universities and research centres have spent nearly £6 billion so far on failed bids to the Horizon 2020 funding programme, according to new analysis.
The European University Association’s latest Public Funding Observatory report, published on 21 March, puts the cost of failed applications to the European Commission programme at €6.8 billion (£5.8 billion).
  Hinds calls on students to report peers who use essay-writing services
The Guardian, 20/03/2019, Sally Weale
The education secretary, Damian Hinds, has called on university students to report their peers if they suspect them of cheating as part of a government crackdown on essay writing services.
Students who are found guilty should face severe consequences, he said, including being kicked off their courses. He urged universities to get their students to sign “honour codes”, making a pledge not to cheat.
  See also:
PayPal urged to block essay firm cheats
BBC, 20/3/2019, Sean Coughlan
  Open University forced to cancel conference following threats from the transgender lobby
Daily Telegraph, 20/3/2019, Camilla Turner
The Open University was forced to cancel a conference on prison reform following threats from the transgender lobby, it has emerged.
Over a hundred delegates had already bought tickets for the two-day event in May, which was co-organised by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies (CCJS). But earlier this month, attendees and speakers were notified that the conference had been called off.
  Cambridge University rescinds Jordan Peterson invitation
The Guardian, 20/03/2019, Sarah Marsh
Cambridge University has rescinded its offer of a visiting fellowship to Jordan Peterson, the self-styled “professor against political correctness”, after a backlash from faculty and students.
Peterson, a psychology professor from Toronto who has courted controversy for his views on transgender rights, gender and race, announced on Monday via his YouTube channel
that he was joining Cambridge for two months.
  Erasmus scheme in chaos as UK students left in limbo
The Guardian, 19/03/2019, Anna Fazackerley
For Alice Watkins, a Manchester University student, a year in Paris, then Madrid, as part of her degree was a dream. Now, with the turmoil of Brexit, she is preparing to arrive in France this summer with nowhere to live and no idea whether the money will still be there to support her.
“It’s horrible not knowing,” Watkins says. “We’ve been told to take at least £1,200 of our own cash to cover us for the first six weeks, and that we can’t realistically sort any accommodation before we arrive. Turning up abroad with nowhere to live is a big stress.”
  Thousands caught in UK universities admissions scandal
Sunday Times, 17/03/2019, Sian Griffiths
More than 4,500 applicants to UK universities were caught cheating in the admissions process last year.
The figures were disclosed as a scandal gripped elite American universities, with parents including the Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman among 33 charged with conspiring to bribe, cheat on tests and fake credentials to get their children into top institutions.
  Working-class students turning to loan sharks as universities charge hidden fees, National Union of Students says
Independent, 17/03/2019, Eleanor Busby
Working-class students are being forced to turn to loan sharks after being confronted with a series of “hidden costs” when they arrive at university, the National Union of Students (NUS) has warned.
Cash-strapped students are being asked to fork out hundreds of pounds extra a year for compulsory course materials and trips they have not budgeted for amid a lack of transparency across the sector.
  Oxford provost at centre of ‘poison pen’ campaign is to step down
Daily Telegraph, 14/03/2019, Camilla Turner
The provost of an Oxford college, who was the victim of a “poison pen” campaign attacking him and his wife, has announced he is stepping down.
Sir Jonathan Bate wrote to Worcester College alumni this week to explain that his role as provost has “taken a toll” on his family life and he wants to pursue his academic interests.
  Female-only college sparks backlash after saying it will admit men to boost diversity
Independent, 12/03/2019, Eleanor Busby
A female-only Cambridge college has faced criticism for plans to admit men in a bid to widen access.
Lucy Cavendish College, at the University of Cambridge, will no longer only admit women aged 21 or older in an effort to boost the number of students from other underrepresented groups.
  Middle class Oxford rejects demand explanations for missed places amid fears they are ‘squeezed out’ by diversity drive
Daily Telegraph, 09/03/2019, Camilla Turner
Middle class Oxford rejects are increasingly demanding explanations about why they missed out on a place, amid fear that they are being “squeezed out” by the university’s diversity drive.
Oxford is under growing pressure to admit more undergraduates from disadvantaged backgrounds and Colleges have started using “contextual data” about a student’s background to inform tutors’ decisions on their application.
  Simpler Ucas system to attract more student apprentices
The Times, 08/03/2019, Rosemary Bennett
Applications for “earn as you learn” degree apprenticeships will be made easier to boost their popularity.
Ucas, the universities and colleges admissions service, wants to offer degree and higher-level apprenticeships through its system for the first time to streamline the process.
  from CDBU http://cdbu.org.uk/news-round-up-nearly-a-quarter-of-english-universities-are-in-deficit/ via IFTTT
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adastraradionews · 6 years
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Flood update 10-16 6 AM
The road situation in Reno County from last week’s floods is mixed. Some roads including segments of 56th and 82nd Avenues re-opened to traffic Monday, but a couple of roads in the Sylvia area are now closed... those include Sylvia Road from Trail West to US 50 and Trail West between Raymond and Salt Marsh Roads. A complete list of road closings can be found online at adastraradio.com in the news section and on the Ad Astra Radio Facebook page.
Rice County Commissioners Monday approved a disaster declaration from last week’s flood. County Commissioner Derek McCloud told Ad Astra News there was a lot of damage to township roads which is currently being evaluated to determine if the county can meet a 36 thousand dollar threshold to qualify for federal disaster assistance. McCloud noted in the 2007 flooding one township had 40 thousand dollars in damage on its own. All major roads in Rice County have re-opened though some township roads, mainly along Cow Creek, remain closed due to damage or water still being on them.
Here are the roads still closed in Reno County
108th Nickerson to Centennial
95th Dean to Sallee
95th Herren to Dean
69th Yaggy to Hendricks
56th Nickerson to Riverton
50th Wilson to Pennington
43rd Hendricks to Pennington
43rd Yaggy to Wilson
43rd Nickerson to Herren
17th Riverton to Whiteside
Bone Springs Pleasant Valley to Fountain Green
Brownlee US 50 to Lake Cable
Brownlee US50 to Lake Cable
Castleton Hodge to Sego
Centennial from Clark to Illinois
Clark Partridge to Riverton
Dean 82nd to 95th
Dean from 4th to 17th
Dean Morgan to Illinois
Eales Obee to Mayfield
Fairview Castleton to Fountain Green
Greenfield Raymond to Brownlee
Greenfield Netherland to Olcott
Herren 17th to 43rd
Irish Creek Fairview to Salem
Jordan Springs Greenfield to Lake Cable
Pennington 82nd to Nickerson Blvd
Raymond Greenfield to Lake Cable
Red Rock from Olcott to Netherland
Riverton 56th to 43rd
Riverton 82nd to 108th
Sallee 82nd to 108th
Sego Irish Creek to Parallel
NEW CLOSING Sylvia Road from Trail West to US 50
NEW CLOSING Trail West from Raymond to Salt Marsh
Whiteside from 4th to 17th
Wilson 56th to 82nd
Cow Creek east of Nickerson is at 10.67 feet this morning, and is now forecast to fall below the 9.5 feet flood stage Thursday afternoon... sooner than earlier expected. The Arkansas River at Haven is at 10.35 feet and will drop below the ten feet flood stage early tomorrow morning.
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Suisun City is a city in Solano County, California, United States. The population was 28,111 at the 2010 census. The city takes its name from the adjacent Suisun Bay, which in turn is named for the Suisun people, an indigenous Native American tribe of the area.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km2), of which 4.1 square miles (11 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (1.39%) is water.The city is adjacent to Suisun Marsh, at 84,000 acres (34,000 ha) the largest contiguous estuarine marsh remaining on the west coast of North America.
Auto Title Loans: FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
  What is an Auto Title Loan?
An Auto Title Loan is a short lending acquired against your truck.
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a) Pink Slip/ Title to your Car and motorbike
b) Proof of Income
c) Proof of Residency
d) ID Proof
e) 5 Photos of Automobile (Front, Back, Both Sides, Dashboard shows Miles).
f) Insurance coverage Proof.
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Why isn’t anyone really talking about the 9-2 Patriots right now?
One of the league’s top teams is improbably flying under the radar.
Is it possible for a 9-2 record to be a disappointment? For a seven-game winning streak to go unnoticed?
When victory has become as commonplace as it is in New England, the answer is yes.
The Patriots have established themselves once again as one of the NFL’s top teams, but the media spotlight, presumably tired of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, has turned to revivals in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and New Orleans instead. As a result, New England is quietly gliding toward a ninth straight AFC East title in a way few people outside the northeast care about.
Here at SB Nation, the Monday after Week 12 brought two Patriots hits up on the site’s NFL page: one on how the Steelers are handling their rivalry and another on Tom Brady’s bizarre postgame Instagram comics. ESPN focused on playoff crashers. Yahoo keyed in on disappointing turns from the Chiefs and Cowboys.
That may be the function of a relatively boring win over a bad Dolphins team, but in general the Patriots hype seems different in 2017. Thousands of words were spilled during the team’s 2-2 start in which the defense was historically bad. Now, the franchise’s success has become so commonplace it struggles to qualify as front page news.
So, if you’ve missed what is shaping up to be another typical Belichick season in Foxborough, here’s why the Patriots look like the Patriots once again.
New England’s defense has plugged the holes that plagued it
Since Week 5, the Patriots have allowed only 13.1 points per game. That’s the lowest mark in the NFL in that span.
While that’s cherry-picking, it’s a showcase of the drastic improvement the club has made since its disappointing start. The uprising has started in the secondary, where Malcolm Butler, Stephon Gilmore, and Devin McCourty have returned to form. Better-than-expected contributions from players like Johnson Bademosi and Jonathan Jones have helped an overtaxed group snap back into form; after allowing 325 passing yards per game in their first six games, the Patriots have given up 205 per contest in their last five.
Opponents have been able to move the ball against New England, but that efficiency takes a major hit in the red zone. Opposing offenses have taken 20 drives inside the New England 20-yard line over the last seven games. They’ve only come away with 62 points in that span.
That defense is far from perfect. One major issue to watch is the team’s pass rush. The Patriots have a relatively weak front seven, especially when it comes to collapsing a quarterback’s pocket from the outside. The club has been thin at the edge all season and stopgap solutions like Cassius Marsh, who was cut last week, haven’t been the answer.
Players like Kyle Van Noy, Trey Flowers, Elandon Roberts, and Adam Butler have stepped up to offset the loss of teammates Dont’a Hightower (torn pectoral) and Shea McClellin (concussion). The question now is whether this relatively anonymous group of linemen and linebackers can keep this pace through the end of the season and into the playoffs.
After struggling to find an identity, Dion Lewis and Rex Burkhead have revived the Patriots running game
Belichick hoped Mike Gillislee would be the latest Buffalo Bill to rise to new heights in Foxborough, but LeSean McCoy’s former backup has disappointed this fall. Despite his status as the team’s biggest back, his early-season struggles in key short-yardage situations were endemic of the team’s rocky start.
Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels’ unit has gotten a meaningful boost by turning away from the 2017 free agent acquisition. Gillislee has been a healthy scratch the past three weeks, watching his team’s victory from the sideline. On Sunday, New England got its best rushing performance of the season by a large margin by carving up the Dolphins for 196 yards, none of which came from the former Bill.
While the Patriots have been a pass-first team throughout the latter stages of the Brady experience, Dion Lewis, Rex Burkhead, and James White have proven to be the exact kind of versatile playmakers who can find the end zone on the ground or through the air. Lewis has evolved into the team’s top running back after Sunday’s career-high 112 yards (on only 15 carries). That role is a precarious one, however — just ask Jonas Gray, Brandon Bolden, or Shane Vereen.
Should he falter — or, more likely, succumb to injury, as Lewis hasn’t played 16-game season in his NFL career — Burkhead (3.9 yards per carry) and White (4.0) have proven valuable as runners. The trio has combined for 817 yards and four rushing touchdowns this season while adding 83 receptions and six receiving touchdowns for the league’s top-ranked offense.
Their proficiency both on the ground and in the air creates headaches for opposing defenses, a condition exacerbated by the old man behind center.
Yes, clean-living, avocado-eating Tom Brady is still awesome in his fifth decade
Carson Wentz is receiving most of the MVP hype this fall, and he’s certainly a deserving candidate after rallying the Eagles toward the top seed in the NFC. However, a 40-year-old Brady has been the NFL’s best quarterback and the backbone of a 9-2 team. The Patriots quarterback currently leads the league’s qualified passers in:
quarterback rating (111.7, more than seven points higher than the next player)
passing yards (3,347, more than 300 yards more than the next player)
touchdown-to-interception ratio (26:3)
yards per pass (8.3)
Brady’s done this all despite rocky play from an offensive line that’s been ravaged by injuries. The Dolphins hit him on eight different occasions Sunday but were still unable to keep him from slinging four touchdown passes. The veteran’s sack rate has jumped significantly from 2016’s Super Bowl winning numbers back to 5.6 percent, but the increased pressure hasn’t affected his output. He’s throwing for more yards per game and has been more accurate than he was last season.
Brady continues to impress despite having his best-laid preseason plans smeared throughout the season. Receivers Julian Edelman and Malcolm Mitchell are on track to miss the entire 2017 season. Colts refugees Dwayne Allen and Phillip Dorsett have combined for just 11 catches. Rob Gronkowski hasn’t played at full strength and Chris Hogan has missed time with a shoulder injury.
But New England has still fielded the league’s top passing offense behind an 80% Gronk, a tremendous connection with the newly acquired Brandin Cooks, a resurgent Danny Amendola, and the aforementioned tailbacks.
And they’re doing something we haven’t seen in more than 50 years:
The Patriots currently sit alone atop the NFL leaderboards in both passing yards and interceptions (fewest). No team has done that since Johnny Unitas' 1963 Colts.
— Football Perspective (@fbgchase) November 27, 2017
The Patriots are scoring nearly 30 points per game behind Brady, who has looked as good as ever in his age-40 season. While his declining protection is reason for concern — especially with a looming matchup against a Steelers team ranked second in the NFL in sack rate — it’s tough to see the difference between 2017 and the other championship seasons that dot his late-career resume.
This all seems very familiar.
It is. The Patriots have been 9-2 or better in each of their last three seasons. They’ve had at least eight wins before Week 13 every year since 2009. Even that troublesome 2-2 start has its place in recent history; New England was 2-2 in 2014 before rallying to a Super Bowl title that February.
That bodes well for New England, but not nearly as well as an ascending secondary and the still-elite play of Brady. There may be more interesting storylines across the NFL than the Pats continued dominance, but all signs are pointing to another big season for the 2000s most successful franchise.
And if that’s the case, New England can be patient. Headlines in January and February are the most important ones, anyway.
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AFL, players close to pay deal after year of bitter wrangling
Three of the game’s most high-profile footballers this week fronted AFL boss Gillon McLachlan in talks which saw both parties settle upon a raft of measures that should soon see a significant new deal for the players.
The six-year collective bargaining agreement will see AFL footballers earn between 26 and 29 per cent of the game’s revenue, ending a year of complex and sometimes acrimonious negotiations which included the threat of a players’ strike.
AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan met with the players on Monday. Photo: Wayne Taylor
Patrick Dangerfield, Matthew Pavlich and Leigh Montagna met McLachlan on Monday and spoke to the competition’s CEO about the challenges and unique demands that faced AFL players.
In a meeting which has dramatically hastened the path to a resolution, the players and head office have virtually set in place a mechanism by which the players will be rewarded should the game’s revenues exceed the AFL’s forecasts.
The meeting, which took place at the headquarters of the AFL Players Association in Albert Park, marked the first time McLachlan has fronted the players during the protracted negotiations for a new player pay deal. His presence and that of the players’ posse signalled a determination by both sides to reach a quick resolution.
Both sides now believe an agreement could even be reached before round one of the 2017 season, a forlorn hope just weeks ago.
The talks saw the two parties agree to a 10-pronged wishlist put forward by the players as part of the new collective bargaining agreement.
Those included player off-field welfare, life after football, air travel, player appearances, education and workplace health and safety. The recently retired Pavlich, who will soon step down as chairman of the AFLPA, has pushed with strong support the notion of business class air travel for all footballers travelling to and from Perth for AFL games.
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Back then the players felt they had been insulted by McLachlan after he snubbed their specially convened delegates’ meeting in Torquay. That meeting instead saw league executives Ray Gunstan and Andrew Dillon hit with a barrage of questions from the players at a time the AFL, angry at what it saw as an unreasonable demand, was refusing to meet the players.
The two-month stand off ended shortly before Christmas and now both the AFLPA and the AFL are not ruling out achieving a resolution to what should prove a new six-year collective bargaining agreement round one.
The first key stumbling block standing in the way of a new deal surrounded the players’ push for a percentage of the game’s forecast revenues.
The AFL and the AFLPA are now close to settling upon the specifics of an appropriate mechanism to trigger a pay rise for the players should the league’s revenues improve but the players have accepted that increased profits coming at a cost to the game’s bottom line must be taken into account.
The clubs have increased their salary caps by 10 per cent this season after an AFL directive when the CBA was not resolved in time for club list projections. However the players will be rewarded with a backdated pay rises when that number moves closer to 20 per cent.
Neither McLachlan nor AFLPA boss Paul Marsh would comment on Monday’s significant breakthrough talks. However both parties will claim victory following the marathon negotiations.
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