Someone call Ripley. On the brink of history, facing a tough playoff team on the road, the Patriots will practice exactly one time for the Giants. While Tom Coughlin's team was banging bodies as usual, Bill Belichick held a mere walk-through Wednesday in Foxborough. The Patriots will work fully today and may have another walk-through tomorrow (although it's not currently scheduled) before they travel to New Jersey for Saturday's game. They were off Monday and Tuesday during the Christmas holiday.
The Giants can take that as a sign of disrespect if they want, but who is to question what Belichick does with a 15-0 team and those five Super Bowl rings on his hand? They certainly can't read into it that the Pats will come out at anything less than full speed. As cornerback Ellis Hobbs said after the Patriots defeated the Dolphins Sunday, "He's the coach and we're the players. We do what he says." Continue
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