New England Patriots Linebacker Brandon Spikes Suspended Four Games
by Kev H on Dec 10, 2010 3:05 PM CST
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Courtesy of bostonherald.com:
The Patriots will be without Brandon Spikes for the next four games. The Herald has learned the rookie from Florida has been suspended, which means he will not play Sunday.
It appears he is being suspended for violation of the league's banned substances policy, but there is currently no confirmation of what the substance was.
The rookie Spikes has 61 combined tackles, 3 pass defenses, and one interception this season. The interception came in the Patriots most recent game against the Jets.
A second round pick, he is a player that has started 8 games this season. He hopes to return for the playoffs.
UPDATE: Per Spikes' statement:
The substance was a medication that I should have gotten clarification on before taking.
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This is a big blow
Should help in the run game along with the play action passing. We’ll take it!
"Better lucky than Good", but we are good! We really are..
G-reg Ol-sen...
Clap…Clap…Clap, Clap, Clap!!!!
The Pats’ D was soft to athletic TE’s before this loss this should be a good thing for the Bears…unless Manu is the target…
Free Dez Clark!!!
Unreasonable people make life difficult...
by WisBearsFan34 on Dec 10, 2010 3:44 PM CST up reply actions
Free Kellen Davis
That man is a beast, I wish we threw to him more
"Word of advice, don’t join, Bears fans are crazy."--- D-Jackfan10
He is free...
is just on parole :-)
Unreasonable people make life difficult...
by WisBearsFan34 on Dec 10, 2010 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
Thank you Patriots...
Five foot three seems to thrive on his misery...
by awfullyquiet on Dec 10, 2010 3:14 PM CST up reply actions
Great, another excuse to hear if we win
ESPN on Dec 13th: Bears Beat Patriots after Pats Starting LB out for Substance Abuse Suspension…can’t wait
"Word of advice, don’t join, Bears fans are crazy."--- D-Jackfan10
na, no one will blame the loss on the absence of a rookie
but he is a beast in run support, and has very good instincts. But until last week he sucked against the play action. Overall easier to run, harder to pass imo.
Dick Butkus, Former Chicago Bears Linebacker
"I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was important -- like a league game."
Clearly thou doth underestimate the bullishness of the media.
And I have no clue why I just broke into Middle English. Oh well, it was fun!
by Steven Schweickert on Dec 10, 2010 3:33 PM CST up reply actions
I'm sure Pats fans won't blame a loss on that
The ones that have been on here have been extremely pleasant and reasonable (unlike Eagles fans) but ESPN hates the Bears because Jay and Martz are on this team
"Word of advice, don’t join, Bears fans are crazy."--- D-Jackfan10
We're just sick of hearing about the excuses
Based on the biased nature of MSM, the Bears should be 0-12. Penalties (the reason why the Packers lost), the field (the reason why the Eagles lost), Vikings lost because of Chilly and dissention on their team, Lions the officials, Dolphins- 3rd stringer at QB, the Bills cause they’re the Bills, Cowboys beat themselves….blah, blah, blah.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
Nah maybe it's even now since he was using
a banned substance to begin with.Who knows, maybe the Pats have always had the advantage because their rookie linebacker was on the juice. (Since I don’t know what the drug was, I’m only half way joking;-)
Yeah but it worked!
It wasn't a performance enhancer or illegal
Good chance it was a Sudafed or something for asthma or ADHD.
it was prescribed meds
wasnt even on the banned substance list bust dont know what it was
did i mention i love boobies?
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Dec 11, 2010 12:23 PM CST up reply actions
correction
list bust but i dont know what it was
did i mention i love boobies?
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Dec 11, 2010 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
It was a prescription ADHD drug (adderall)
You have to notify the league before taking it because it has amphetamines that ARE on the list of banned substances. He failed to notify the league.
thanks for the clarity
did i mention i love boobies?
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Dec 11, 2010 3:40 PM CST up reply actions
Please disrespect us moar!!!
This team works best when looking up than when looking down. Us Against The World. Good. Keep the manure flying! All the way to the Super Bowl!
What, when we lose?
I mean, clearly, we only lost games because Hunter Hillenmeyer was on IR.
by Steven Schweickert on Dec 10, 2010 4:02 PM CST up reply actions
Pisa has been ruled out...
If you go in the bathroom, turn off the lights, and say "Da Coach" 5 times while facing the mirror... Ditka will appear and slap the wussy right out of you.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Dec 10, 2010 4:23 PM CST up reply actions
If the Bears do win
I have already heard the excuses from “media types” saying that the weather will be the key factor…..That and Soldier Field……
Guess we will see…..
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
by CloudyFuture on Dec 10, 2010 4:30 PM CST up reply actions
A subject related to this
i’ve been told of your o-line woes, but does it include run-blocking. Spikes was a big run-stopper, but not particularly fast. At pp, we thought we were not gonna use him as much seeing forte’s threat as a pass-catcher. Thoughts?
Dick Butkus, Former Chicago Bears Linebacker
"I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was important -- like a league game."
From what I have seen
is the the Bears have gotten tons better at run blocking in recent weeks…..The weakness seem to be JaMarcus Webb in terms of pass blocking….So much so that my grandma can probably get 2 to 3 sacks off him in a game…..Decent run blocker but martz is not known for wanting to run the ball (all though he has evened it out since the bye week)…..
Forte has only had 20+ attempts 4 times this season….and only 15+ attempts 5 times this season (though Forte has two 20+ attempts since the Bears bye week {out of 5 games})
Should be interesting since the wind is suppose to hit between 25 to 35 mph on Sun and knowing martz he will still want to pass at least 25 times wind be damned……
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
by CloudyFuture on Dec 10, 2010 4:41 PM CST up reply actions
EDIT
Forte 20+ attempts 3 times this season…..15+ attempts 4 times this season…..although again 2 of the 20+ attempts came since in the last 5 games…..
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
by CloudyFuture on Dec 10, 2010 4:45 PM CST up reply actions
As long as he's running about that much...
…and is calling sane passes (slants, screens, hots, etc), I don’t really care.
Since the bye
55% running plays- 45% passing.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
Guys the offense will be even more prudent to put up an early lead.
Ravens, Jets, Steelers Chargers-all supposedly have great defenses and all are 6 feet under at the hands of the Pats. So as far as a great defense of the Bears, we’ll see. They are good, much better than many of us thought they would’ve been, but Sunday will reveal more for both teams in this anticipated match up. Best of luck gentlemen.
Don't cut your locks Tom Terrific!
How is the Pats special teams this year?
Devin Hester has refound his mojo and hopefully will be a factor this sunday. As for the offense it can go either way week to week. If Hester can take a punt or two to the house we have a chance. That off course requires the defense to get the job done, should be a good one. This game could go either way and I am not about to start talking trash after the drubing of that Jets defense this past week.
White Sox fans need not apply.
by Bears-Cubs Bulls on Dec 10, 2010 5:36 PM CST up reply actions
we shut down brad smith last week
and we’ve only had one KR td, in week 3. Graham does not have the biggest leg, But the Space Emperor (Zoltan Mesko our punter the rookie) booms them. He actually won us the balt game with a 65 yard punt when it looked like field position was theirs. He is a rookie though. I would doubt hester beats us, as we are very disciplined USUALLY, but he is very good. Again, just gonna have to wait and see.
Dick Butkus, Former Chicago Bears Linebacker
"I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was important -- like a league game."
Brad Smith ain't Devin Hester homie .
" Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth. " ~
Mike Tyson
by MidWayMonster54 on Dec 10, 2010 9:10 PM CST up reply actions
Sigh.
You’re really gonna be that guy? Fine, I’ll be the other guy.
The Ravens and Chargers games were 23-20 affairs, not quite the thorough ass-kicking your “six feet under” comment implies. The same Jets offense you scored 45 against held you to 14 in week two – also known as a division foe. And one can reasonably assume your 39 point game against the Steelers concluded their worst four game stretch of the year when they gave up twenty points or more in each game, which, coincidently, began when James Harrison got the league wrist-slap for the hit on Massaquoi.
I’m not one for excuses; the Pats have a very good offense that just works with whatever pieces get thrown into it. But if I may… Is a Chargers defense allowing over 21 points per game a great defense? The Ravens allow 16.75 and the Jets are at 19.5 with six other games giving up 20+. The Pats barely scored above SD’s average, needed a field goal against BAL in overtime, and were at complete opposite ends of the spectrum against a division foe.
by Steven Schweickert on Dec 10, 2010 5:42 PM CST up reply actions
he may be wrong, but the offense is as good as described
we are averaging 40+ against the jets, lions(eh), colts and steelers. We in new england don’t really look as far back as about the cleveland game as to how good this team is. Our offense went from moss to paper cuts. Our defense went from young and inexperienced to slightly less young and slightly less experienced. Our O has beaten teams worse than their O could beat our D. And our D is consistently improving, as well as the offense. Unfortunately, whether it remains stable growth is up to them.
But seeing how fired up Tom is, and knowing BB as the type of person who probably showed Super bowl XX then the browns game, I believe we are that good. Now chicago has a good offense and a very good defense, but we have beaten those teams this year either with big points or defensive big plays. Whether the bears will be the first to stop them, nobody knows. I could easily see the bears winning on that horrible field but I can also see wes welker dodging tacklers (that actually might be the best storyline football wise, you guys are some of the best tacklers, we are some of the best YAC, and don’t fumble often.) You never know.
Dick Butkus, Former Chicago Bears Linebacker
"I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone deliberately unless it was important -- like a league game."
I'll openly admit the Pats offense is a good one.
I’ve said it probably six or seven times this week.
I just get easily bugged when a fan makes a comment like his team is invincible, which is kinda how his comment came across.
by Steven Schweickert on Dec 10, 2010 6:13 PM CST up reply actions
Well its all Tom Brady plain and simple
You can talk Welker and Co. all day but minus Brady and the Pats are what 3-8 at best. Its all Tom Brady and if we can get to him early and often the Bears have a shot. If he can get comfortable in the pocket he will carve up our secondary. This equation seems simple, stop one guy. But stopping that one guy has shown that to be a tall order.
White Sox fans need not apply.
by Bears-Cubs Bulls on Dec 10, 2010 6:44 PM CST up reply actions
Exactly.
He’s the guy that makes the thing go.
by Steven Schweickert on Dec 10, 2010 7:12 PM CST up reply actions
add to the fact that
our offense literally changed after we traded Moss….
It took a while for our offense to click…struggled against the ravens but they scored 10 pts late in the 4th qtr to tie the game against the Ravens and eventually drove down the field to score a FG in OT
Browns game- totally laid a goose egg
Finally the offense clicked from the Steelers game onwards
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Tom Brady. Injury, First Series?
Pepperitis.
Five foot three seems to thrive on his misery...
by awfullyquiet on Dec 10, 2010 7:08 PM CST up reply actions
I'll buy that for a dollar
Pretty boy eats turf, footage at 10pm guys.
White Sox fans need not apply.
by Bears-Cubs Bulls on Dec 10, 2010 7:38 PM CST up reply actions
Nah
It’ll be buried under the will-he won’t-he is-this-end-for-Brett-Favre hysteria that ESPN et al. like to shove in our faces.
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who doesn't lol
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I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
Toy Story wears no. 39 100x better than D.D.R
Pat McAfee -Colts punter-"@StampedeBlue I hope your website gets exposed for a complete joke. There’s no reason for you to do that, and its completely ridiculous."
Yay! More people wishing for injuries to our QB
One more time and I’m going to start doing it for Cutler or Forte.
Too much humidity in the air
The size of the snowflakes- they don’t have those types in NE, cleats aren’t long enough, the moon wasn’t visable, the planets especially Venus (Brady’s favorite cause of Giselle) wasn’t in line with the Earth’s orbit, someone on the Pat’s STS had a really really bad hangnail, BB forgot to change his headband and his ratty sweatshirt, Tom’s hair couldn’t be styled the correct way to help impress Beiber, Woodhead couldn’t get past the Solder’s Field security after concerns with his height…
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
No injuries to either team please.
I don’t want to see anyone get hurt unless it’s really important, like a league game. ;-)
Seriously, this is going to be an awesome game. I certainly hope both teams bring their best and put on a show. And I hope it’s a 7 point Bears victory after Hester returns a kickoff for a record breaking TD. Both teams have their areas of great strength and not so great weaknesses.
I'm scared for Wes Welker
i know he still wears the brace but if that field is bad….i’m scared
Non Sibi Sed Patriae &I love my ZX-6r Kawasaki.
I bleed Scarlet and Grey...A Buckeye for Life
Toy Story wears no. 39 100x better than D.D.R
Pat McAfee -Colts punter-"@StampedeBlue I hope your website gets exposed for a complete joke. There’s no reason for you to do that, and its completely ridiculous."
To bad he didn't play for Minnesota. They have their own set of rules.
Adrian Pedestrian!! Now that's funny Mr. Bayless...
Ah...
they’re calling it medication now. Before this, I could see the Bears running off-tackle mostly, but now they may run towards Spikes side in the middle. It should give Martz more incentive to continue to run the ball and pass over the middle to Olsen and Manu.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
Actually Spikes kinda sucked in coverage so this actually hurts your passing game
Also, I can’t recommend running toward Wilfork and Mayo.. just sayin..
No our oline hurts our passing game and our running game for that matter.
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by Ditkavsworld on Dec 11, 2010 2:23 PM CST up reply actions
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