The Green Wave Gazette September/October 2013 | Page 6

O CT OBE R 2013

P AGE 6

The Pats Find Ways to Win
Despite losing some of its best players, Brady and company press on
By Kevin Zdonek
Contributor

of the season,” said Brady in an interview with the Boston Globe.

Critics sometimes call the Patriots the
worst of the best teams in the NFL.
However, even though he’s lost most of
his elite receivers for one big reason or
another, Tom Brady still finds ways to
win.

Brady believes patience is the key
when dealing with rookie receivers.
Julian Edelman has stepped up big
time. Adding 80 yards per game and
two touchdowns, he is a solid replacement for Wes Welker. Gronkowski
and Amendola will be huge additions
to the offense when both are back and
healthy.

Brady has been working hard to give his
rookie receivers a feel for the Patriots
offensive style. With new receiver
Danny Amendola sidelined by injury
and tight end Rob Gronkowski recovering from surgery, increased scrutiny has
dropped on rookies Kenbrell Thompkins and Aaron Dobson. Thompkins has
been a big part of the Patriots passing
success thus far (especially catching the
exciting game winning pass against the
Saints). But, as the team’s leader,
Brady seems to understand that it’s
going to take time. “The thing is, we
have to score more than the other team,
and it doesn’t necessarily need to be 30
points. It just has to be more than what
the other team is scoring, because the
team is going to evolve over the course

In the week four win against the Falcons,
defensive tackle Vince Wilfork suffered a
season ending Achilles’ tendon tear. The
Patriots will have to replace his skill and
leadership by committee. "There's no replacing Vince Wilfork,” stated Coach Bill
Belichick in an interview with the Boston
Globe. The Patriots do have the personnel to
adapt and change their defense around. Another young player, 24 year old Joe Vellano,
will fill the left defensive tackle spot.

“A lot of people say that as
long as the Patriots have Tom
Brady and Bill Belichick they
will be all set.”- Kevin Zdonek
been a dynamic duo ever since Brady’s
2001 Super Bowl win. It looks like the
Patriots are well on their way to another
famous playoff run this year.

MCT

A lot of people say that as long as the Patriots have Tom Brady and Bill Belichick they
will be all set. If week six’s exciting comeback win against the previously unbeaten
New Orleans’s Saints is any indication, they
might be right. Belichick and Brady have

Book Review: “Amazing Tales from the Boston Red Sox Dugout”
By Jake Snyder
Staff Writer
After the great worst to first finish of
the Red Sox this season, you might
want to read this book in order to brush
up on your Red Sox history. Jim Prime
and Bill Nowlin have written a celebrated book on just what it is like to be
part of the history making Boston Red
Sox. The book contains many short
stories from the players to fans and
even regales some interesting anecdotes from the beloved Fenway mascot
Wally. Whether you’re a diehard Red
Sox fan or just a fan that jumps on the
bandwagon during the playoff season,
you will love the funny yet informative
stories that this book has to offer. You
will read stories about some of the Red
Sox greats like Ted Williams and Carl

Yastrzemski. There are 194 tales in all,
and you won’t be disappointed in any of
them. They are truly interesting stories
containing facts, quotes and more. You
find yourself becoming more and more
amazed by the stories in this book because it doesn’t have only the best Red
Sox players, it has players who were
funny, inspiring or, in Bill Buckner’s
case, reviled after his World Series
blowing blunder. Prime and Nowlin use
humor and great writing to tell the stories of past and present Red Sox players.
At the end of the book you will find
extra information like jokes and some of
the lesser known facts. This book would
make for a great documentary because it
is extremely interesting for fans and
great for those wanting to know about
the Red Sox. It could include real footage from games and interviews from the
players themselves. Seeing as the Red

Sox just finished a great season, it is the
perfect time to read this book.