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No surprises here - Brady officially named player of month

As foreshadowed in a PatsBlog post yesterday:

Tom Brady has been named the AFC offensive player of the month for September after leading the NFL with 79.5 completion percentage and a 141.8 quarterback rating in the first three games of the season.

The Patriots QB completed 70 of 88 passes for 887 yards with 10 touchdowns.

He set a new career high with a 150.9 passer rating and tied a career high with four touchdown passes in week three against Buffalo.

He also threw three or more touchdown passes in three straight games. His 10 touchdown passes are the highest three-game total of his career.

Brady helped the Patriots to become the league's most formidable offense in September, scoring 38 points in all three games.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Andrea Panciera  at 6:34 PM to Tom Brady | Permalink | Comments 0

Injury report

The Patriots just released their Thursday injury report. Dan Koppen, who yesterday was listed as "did not participate in practice," is the only change.

Limited Participation in Practice:
Rosevelt Colvin, ankle
Randall Gay, thigh
Dan Koppen, ankle
Laurence Maroney, groin
Stephen Neal, shoulder
Donte Stallworth, knee
Kelley Washington, hamstring

Full Participation in Practice
Tom Brady, right shoulder

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 4:05 PM | Permalink | Comments 0

Thursday practice: Koppen returns; perfect attendance

Practice today returned to having perfect attendance, as center Dan Koppen (ankle) returned after missing the day entirely yesterday.

That meant that the Patriots had perfect attendance for the session, which was held in shorts and shells on an exceptionally warm October day. (No complaining here, though.)

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 1:13 PM to Dan Koppen | Permalink | Comments 0

Belichick: Winslow similar to Gates

Hey all --

Bill Belichick was in good spirits this morning, as a smaller media corps (thank you, Red Sox) was at his daily press conference.

He spoke about Cleveland tight end Kellen Winslow, whom he was asked to compare to San Diego's Antonio Gates. Belichick said the two are asked to do some of the same things, and that Winslow "has good speed, excellent hands, is a good down-the-field receiver like Gates."

Like it is with Gates, part of the challenge in covering Winslow is finding him before the snap. He's not in motion that much, but still lines up at five or six spots at the line of scrimmage.

Belichick also talked about his own tight end situation -- David Thomas was placed on IR yesterday, and Marcellus Rivers re-signed. Belichick said Rivers is able to process information quickly, and jumped into things nearly from the first day he was originally signed, during training camp. He has skill as both a blocker and pass-catcher, Belichick added.

Practice begins around 12:40 p.m., and we'll have a practice look after that.

shalise

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 12:05 PM to Marcellus Rivers | Permalink | Comments 0

It's all about humble pie

Hey all --

So the media went into the locker room today and nearly every player was wearing the same t-shirt: on the front it said "I eat it" and the back said "humble pie."

Turns out, they were printed up by Adalius Thomas, and are a not-so-subtle reminder for he and his teammates to stay humble, in football and in life.

"It's just a fun thing and the guys like it," Thomas said. "You always want to be humble, not be egotistical. (You should) humble yourself every day rather than have someone else humble you."

Words to live by when you're 4-0 and the talk of football.

Posted by Shalise Manza Young  at 11:55 AM to Adalius Thomas | Permalink | Comments 2