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Borges: Artist Palmer Murphy casts Bill Belichick in role of doorknocker
If Palmer Murphy didn’t like Christmas movies he never would have made the connection, but then again, if he didn’t grow up watching the “Prestone Giants Journal” in New York he might not have either....
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Borges: Patriots well-schooled in preparing for Super Bowl hysteria
FOXBORO — Like every kid who ever played flag football, Duron Harmon dreamed about playing in the Super Bowl. What he didn’t dream about was locating hotel rooms and bartering for tickets.But when you...
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Borges: How middle of field transformed into an indefensible area vs. NFL...
One can debate all day whether it’s Tom Brady or his fleet of possession receivers who open up the middle of the field against one seemingly helpless opponent after another and never get to the real...
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Borges: Ray Lewis dishes out advice on how Tom Brady can be beaten
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Al Davis had a theory on why teams and organizations succeed or fail, and it always started from the same place.The top.“A fish rots from the head,” Davis used to say. “So does a...
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Borges: Brandin Cooks a master at drawing penalties that help Patriots
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Brandin Cooks averaged 16.6 yards per catch this season but about 32.6 yards per pass interference drawn. So what is his real aim when he breaks the huddle and toes the line of...
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Borges: Eagles assistant John DeFilippo born to be a coach
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — As with most NFL coaches John DeFilippo’s road to Super Bowl LII began on a bus.The coach’s life is a peripatetic one. If you don’t like to pack and unpack choose another...
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Borges: Patriots’ longevity with same cast unrivaled among top NFL dynasties
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — One can argue the reasons why, but one no longer can argue the point that any NFL franchise has ever had a longer-running period of sustained excellence than the Killer B’s — Bob,...
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Borges: Jim Schwartz out to one-up his teacher, Bill Belichick, on Sunday
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Jim Schwartz understands nothing the Cleveland Browns ran in 1993 will be of much importance in Super Bowl LII. But everything he learned there will.The Eagles’ highly successful...
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Borges: Dante Scarnecchia still passionate about teaching offensive linemen
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — There is an art to teaching, as there is to offensive line play, and Dante Scarnecchia has long been a master of both. But when he came out of a two-year retirement last season to...
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Borges: Eagles skewer Patriots defense, which finally broke at the worst time
MINNEAPOLIS — The wrong colored confetti flew down from the roof of U.S. Bank Stadium last night because a defense that has been suspect all season finally turned criminal and killed the Patriots.The...
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