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Leading up to the 2004 draft, the Patriots did their due diligence when it came to the Texas Tech players who would be available come April, as they do with players from schools across the country.

Rookie Sebastian Vollmer once again will start at left tackle for the Patriots in place of injured veteran Matt Light.

Here's how Sports Illustrated football writer Peter King ranks what interests him most about this week's games in his weekly Game Plan column.

There is no indecision with Dan Koppen's injury status this week. His knee is fine, and the Patriots [ team stats ] center even played against the Colts Sunday night after being forced out of the previous week's game against the Dolphins.

Patriots left tackle Matt Light hasn't spent many games on the sidelines, watching.

Emptying the notebook ... Link Comments November 9, 2009 11:10 AM FOXBOROUGH -- A few scattered things left over after yesterday's Patriots' win over the Dolphins, 27-17, here at Gillette Stadium, before we hit you with some links in advance of Bill Belichick's 11:45 a.m. press conference: Gotta say it: I wasn't totally buying into Sebastian ...

Of all the lame-brain ideas the Canadian Football League has fought through over the years -- from American expansion, to bringing back the Gliebermans, to hiring Donald Crump as commissioner, to awarding points for missed field goals -- nothing is as outright foolish as the idea of dropping the number of Canadian starters in the league from seven ...

Patriots center Dan Koppen strolled through the locker room yesterday, but he didn't have much to say.

They heard the bluster emanating from South Florida, much of it coming from Joey Porter's mouth.

The Patriots [ team stats ] have faced an elite pass-rusher nearly every week this season, and it will be no different Sunday against the Dolphins.

The return of Tom Brady this season made it tempting to envision a re-creation of the Patriots' 2007 offense, a barrage of passes whipping around the field, records toppling, points skyrocketing like the score on a pinball machine.

The media reports on the team's ground game, learn which player will be sidelined, Mike Wright talks about the wildcat offense, the team adds a tight end and learn a few defensive stats.

I finally got a chance to see a Pats game, and what a fun one only they cut it off after the last TB throw.

A sloppy second quarter was just a blip for New England en route to a decisive 35-7 victory over Tampa Bay at Wembley Stadium.

The Patriots have activated both rookie wide receiver Brandon Tate and right tackle Mark LeVoir, adding them to the 53-man active roster and making them eligible for tomorrow's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to a league source.

Now that the week of the New England Patriots' "London game" is upon them, coach Bill Belichick is more willing to talk about what's ahead for his team this week as it prepares for an extra-long road trip.

BEFORE anyone gets too excited, the snowy conditions in which the Patriots and Titans played on Sunday hands a natural advantage to offensive tackles in their tangles with defensive ends.

Hello again, Laurence Maroney His 45-yard TD gives Patriots the lead All that talk of stutter-stepping, dancing, and however else Laurence Maroney's running style has been described apparently, it works in the snow.

Patriots [ team stats ] left tackle Matt Light [ stats ] was officially listed as "doubtful" for tomorrow's game against the Titans, according to the practice report.

Sebastian Vollmer had been watching the Mile High mayhem from the sidelines for three quarters on Sunday, so when he was sent into the fray in the fourth quarter, there was no need to look around Invesco Field in awe.