^A great way to approach life http://www.patriotscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-lawrence-guy-jersey , and also a decent mid-2000s emo record when that was still a thing.Living well is Stephon Gilmore to a T these days, which, as anyone who’s ever left a job on “less than favorable” terms can tell you, is the best part of moving on to begin with. Better team, more money, and the chance to blast your now-decidedly-former friends and employer into the earth’s crust. What else could you want?If you’re keeping score at home, Gilmore’s been up to Buffalo twice since signing his $65,000,000 deal with the Patriots in the 2017 offseason, and both times, he’s been a Richard-Sherman-sized island on defense when the Bills offense dared to test him.Which, for some reason that only makes sense if you’re the Bills, seems to be often.Last year, in Stephon’s homecoming/revenge game, depending on how you look at it (the notably chill Gilmore would probably prefer neither), Buffalo threw in his general direction 6 times, and the Gilly Lock allowed only 2 completions for 22 yards and slapped a couple passes away for a pair of pass breakups.Like this one, where, back to the “only in Buffalo” thing, they decide to throw a 50/50 ball up to Zay Jones in red zone territory Patrick Chung Jersey , and it went about as well as dribbling down the court for a layup like “Huh, I sure hope LeBron’s not behind me”:It’s such a fine line between “If at first you don’t succeed...” and “The definition of insanity is...”, right?Like we said, the man allowed 2 completions for 22 yards all game and all he had to say afterwards was:That’s a perfect Patriot right there, kids.That game turned out 23-3 in Orchard Park, NY, and funny enough, Monday Night’s slogfest that felt for a while like watching 2 kids learning how to drive stick-shift ended up basically the same way in Buffalo - a final score of 25-6, and Stephon Gilmore doing Stephon Gilmore things.Which not only means balling at a Pro Bowl level (we’ll get to that in a sec), but also making Sportscenter plays (that’s still on, right) where whoever he was covering ended up with the unfortunate distinction of being the other guy in the clip:Gilmore’s final stat line: 2 receptions allowed on 7 targets, 45 yards allowed, and 2 pass breakups. He also played 100% of the team’s defensive snaps. NO DAYS/PLAYS OFF.Does life get better? It does!From the lovely little email Pro Football Focus dropped me this morning:Hang on a sec. ENHANCE:For the season, Gilmore now is at an overall grade of 84.3, which ranks 4th of all cornerbacks.ENHANCE!For the season, Gilmore now is at an overall grade of 84.3, which ranks 4th of all cornerbacks.ONE MORE TIME FOR THE HUNG OVER AFTER HALLOWEEN CROWD:For the season, Gilmore now is at an overall grade of 84.3, which ranks 4th OF ALL CORNERBACKS.Even though it’s well-documented that, contrary to popular bar wisdom Eric Rowe Jersey , you don’t need a shutdown corner to win a Super Bowl, hey, with Aaron Rodgers and the Packers coming to town on Sunday night, what a time to have a corner to put wideouts on an island, right?Especially when Rodgers tends to treat those corners like a dentist’s appointment the day after Halloween. In other words, that’s a big NOPE. TEAM TALKGame Preview: Patriots at Chiefs. Broadcast info, series history, tale of the tape, more.Paul Perillo tackles this week’s Ask PFW Mailbag: Basking in the Chiefs win.Conference Call Transcripts: Bill Belichick - Josh McDaniels - Brian Flores.Sights and Sounds: Week 6 vs. the Chiefs (3.52 min. video)From the NFL - Celtics head coach Brad Stevens sits down with Cynthia Frelund to discuss his involvement with the Patriots organization and his relationship with Bill Belichick. (2 min. video)LOCAL LINKSMike Reiss describes the Brady-to-Gronk connection, at its best especially in crunch time.Ryan Hannable takes another look at how Rob Gronkowski got so open on those big fourth-quarter plays.Tom E. Curran praises the Patriots surging running game and creating big play-action opportunities in the process.Zack Cox’s Patriots Film Review: How New England’s defense stifled the Chiefs in the red zone.Matt Dolloff’s Film Room: Patriots’ big-play problems started with letting Patrick Mahomes escape the pocket.Glen Farley laments how inconsistency continues to plague the Pats’ defense.Nick O’Malley looks at how the defense is managing to harass quarterbacks despite being ranked dead last in sacks.Steve Atkinson (BostonSportsExtra) Takeaways from Pats vs. Chiefs. 1. Patriots-Chiefs felt like a playoff atmosphere.Zack Cox scouts the Bears and gives us four things to know about the Patriots Week 7 opponent: 1. Their vaunted defense looked mortal in Miami.Karen Guregian notes Bill Belichick sees similarities between the Chiefs and Bears offenses.Karen Guregian warns Tom Brady to be wary of a Khalil Mack attack in Chicago.Ryan Hannable looks at the very early AFC playoff picture to see where the Patriots stand.Alex Reimer is right, and (gulp) the voice of reason when he calls out the ridiculous wall-to-wall coverage of the Tyreek Hill beer-throwing incident, as sanctimonious and embarrassing.Ryan Hannable notes VP of football operations Troy Vincent doesn’t agree with Chiefs LB Breeland Speaks’ reason for not tackling Tom Brady. /For the record, I don’t either.NATIONAL NEWSMike Florio (ProFootballTalk) Belichick sees “carryover” from Chiefs to Bears offenses.Charles P. Pierce (SI) Patriots’ win against the Chiefs represents the epitome of football in 2018.Robert Mays (The Ringer) The Patriots are the AFC overlords—but the Chiefs could turn a rematch into ‘Rocky II’.Kevin Clark (The Ringer) Permanent parity: It’s time to get used to the weird, unpredictable, high-scoring NFL.Mike Freeman (Bleacher Report) 10-Point Stance: Welcome to the new high-scoring NFL. 1. Chiefs-Pats is everything the NFL wants football to be.Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) NFL QB Hot Sheet: Five to watch this weekend, three trending up & three trending down. Brady included in first two categories.Analysis Team (Pro Football Focus) Ranking all 32 NFL teams’ pass-rush units after Week 6. Patriots rank 27th.Vote (NFL.com) Vote for Week 7’s top rookie. Sony Michel on the ballot.Mark Maske (Washington Post) NFL hopes it has found the proper balance on roughing-the-passer calls.Lorenzo Reyes (USA Today) NFL had ‘intervention’ with seven teams on concussion rates. “The NFL declined to specify which teams were part of the interventions.”Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Beer-tossing Patriots fan charged with disorderly conduct. /Eh... he’s already banned from Gillette, no need to ruin the guy.David Steele (Sporting News) Week 7 NFL picks (straight up). Pats win 30-21.Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) Week 7 NFL picks (against the spread). Pats-Bears (-3.5) Pats win 30-27 but fail to cover.
