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INDIANAPOLIS - NOVEMBER 15:  Julian Edelman #11 of the New England Patriots celebrates his touchdown in the second quarter of the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 15, 2009 in Indianapolis, Indiana.  (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Is the Patriots' Julian Edelman the Next Wes Welker?

Julian Edelman is quickly becoming one of Tom Brady's go-to guys. Watching Edelman reminds me a lot of Wes Welker. They are both smaller than the average NFL player but make up for it with their quickness and ability to cut back quickly...

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    Bing Wang commented on Bill Belichick Is Afraid of Peyton Manning

    Great article and nicely written. You have a point that he made the right call but the emotional one would be to punt and I agree,...

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    Bing Wang commented on Tom Brady Receives Little Blame for Loss to the Colts: Big Surprise!

    MAnning is considered a choker because he didnt put up the type of numbers Brady did this game when his team loses. If brady had 1...

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    John Baker commented on Tom Brady Receives Little Blame for Loss to the Colts: Big Surprise!

    Ryan, no one is arguing that Manning has had some horrible defense. That can't be disputed. And yes Brady has had an advantage because his defense...

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    John Baker commented on Tom Brady Receives Little Blame for Loss to the Colts: Big Surprise!

    Ryan, Manning has had some clutch moments, last Sunday and the 2006 AFC Championship game being two of them. He's also had some great playoff games...

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    Andrew Stephan commented on Tom Brady Receives Little Blame for Loss to the Colts: Big Surprise!

    There was a double standard, before Manning won the Super Bowl. Let's not forget that Manning won the MVP last year despite having inferior numbers to...

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    Are you serious Ryan. Manning is labeled as a choker because he underperforms in the playoffs. Mannings best performance in any loss was a 97.7 rating...

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    Here's a list of Mannings playoff losses including year, rating and point total: 1999-62.3-16, 2000-82-17, 2002-32.2-0, 2003-35.5-14, 2004-69.3-3, 2005-90.9-18, 2007-97.7-24, 2008-90.4-17. You see Ryan, you can...

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    if the best players in the nba went over and decided to play australian rules football they would dominate at that like they do in basketball....

    commented on: What sport has the best athletes? What athletes would fare best in other sports?

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    MH commented on Tom Brady Receives Little Blame for Loss to the Colts: Big Surprise!

    Peyton's lucky to be playing in a dome in Indy. If he was playing in NY with that playoff record, the NY media would have run...

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    John Baker commented on Tom Brady Receives Little Blame for Loss to the Colts: Big Surprise!

    Those are the facts ! Ryan can look them up if he likes. I'm sure he will have another excuse for Manning, he always does.

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    John Baker commented on Tom Brady Receives Little Blame for Loss to the Colts: Big Surprise!

    Here's a list of Mannings playoff losses including his ratings and point totals: 1999-62.3-16, 2000-82-17, 2002-32.2-0, 2003-35.5-14, 2004-69.3-3, 2005-90.9-18, 2007-97.7-24, 2008-90.4-17. You see Ryan, you can...

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    John Baker commented on Tom Brady Receives Little Blame for Loss to the Colts: Big Surprise!

    Are you serious Ryan. Manning is labeled as a choker because he underperforms in the playoffs. Mannings best performance in any loss was a 97.7 rating...

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    Bryant Wilson commented on Tom Brady Receives Little Blame for Loss to the Colts: Big Surprise!

    I don't think Brady is to blame for this loss at all. If anything credit goes to the Colts defender(don't remember who) for forcing Faulk not...

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    Aaron Bateman commented on Tom Brady Receives Little Blame for Loss to the Colts: Big Surprise!

    Sorry, Peyton Manning has never been put in this position before, to throw on 4&2 and rely on his receiver to catch it. In the past,...

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