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SportsThe New England Patriots are no strangers to seeing their season extend
into February: 2018 was the third straight year — and fourth in the last five —
that saw the Patriots advance all the way to the Super Bowl. Three months
removed from ending their season in the best possible fashion, but later than 30
other teams, the world champions are back at work: the 2019 campaign and its
offseason workout program are already in full swing.“We’re used to it by now, to
have a little shorter break,” said linebacker Kyle Van Noy about the Patriots’
workout rhythm following another playoff run. Van Noy spoke to reporters
yesterday about getting the necessary work in at this time of the year and
laying the foundation for the next challenge ahead: becoming the first team to
defend its title since the Patriots did it after their victory in Super Bowl
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David Andrews Jerseys 2019 , fifteen years ago.Van Noy is one of the most experienced players on a New England defense that is coming off a Super Bowl
performance for the ages. However, he is quick to point out that the team is
aware that the page needs to be turned to a new season rather quickly. “We’re
definitely not satisfied,” he said. “If you guys saw how we’re working right now
you’d be pretty impressed with the grit and the tenacity we’re showing this
offseason already.”“We have a lot of guys here that are motivated for greatness
— not just with the coach but with the players,” the 28-year-old continued. “In
every room you have a veteran like a [Devin] McCourty and a [Patrick] Chung and
a [Dont’a] Hightower. Those guys are motivated, and so are the young guys: the
young guys are ready to prove they can play
White Patrick Chung Jerseys , that goes offensively and defensively. And you got veteran guys that hold that standard and they do a really good job.”One of the
veteran guys is Van Noy himself: in his third offseason with the Patriots since
they acquired him via trade from the Detroit Lions, he knows the routine and
what needs to be done to properly prepare for the grind that lies ahead. “I had
the time of my life [after the Patriots’ Super Bowl win], but now I’m focused
already on another season and I want to win again,” he said when speaking about
looking forward at this point in time.For him personally, this means following
the Patriots’ old mantra: do your job — something Van Noy has done ever since
his arrival in New England. It has allowed him to become a versatile mainstay of
the Patriots defense
Patrick Chung Jerseys 2019 , and playmaker at the linebacker position. “At the end of the day, I’m just trying to win and do my part and do whatever is asked.
Whether it’s to rush, cover, do it all: just help out the defense the best as
possible,” he noted.Of course
White Duron Harmon Jerseys , the time away from football following the Super Bowl certainly helped the defense as well as it sets its sights on the 2019
season. “I think everyone is rejuvenated,” said Van Noy. “We’re ready for a new
challenge.” It was a sloppy first half for the Patriots and the game remained
tight into the fourth quarter, but the Jets never put any points on the board in
the final 15 minutes and the Patriots will head home with a 27-13 win.The closer
was a long run by James White after the Patriots forced a turnover on downs
inside their 5-yard-line with under two minutes to play. A comeback seemed like
a long shot before that point, but it became an impossibility when White went
for the last 24 yards of the 73 yards he picked up on the day.That’s a great
number for White, but it wasn’t enough to lead the Patriots in rushing. Sony
Michel ran 21 times for 133 yards and a touchdown despite leaving for spell in
the second half with a back injury. The Patriots picked up 216 rushing yards
overall to provide ideal balance for Tom Brady‘s 283 passing yards and two
touchdowns.Those yards helped Brady become the NFL’s all-time leader in passing
yards when including regular season and postseason games. Peyton Manning had
been No. 1 before Sunday.Bill Belichick will surely be sore about 11 penalties
that cost his team 105 yards
Duron Harmon Jerseys 2019 , but the game was otherwise a good rebound for the Patriots after their Week 10 loss to the Titans. The bye week in between the two
games gave tight end Rob Gronkowski time to heal up and he caught his first
touchdown since Week One. Brady also found Chris Hogan for the first time in a
few weeks and eight players caught passes as the team opened up a passing
offense that had been focused heavily on White, Julian Edelman and Josh Gordon
in recent weeks.New England will host the Vikings next week and then they’ll
visit Miami before heading to Pittsburgh for a game that figures to have a lot
to say about playoff seeding in the AFC. The Jets won’t be playing in any games
like that this year as their losing streak hit five with little reason to think
things will get appreciably better this season.
