Sammy Morris News

Since we knew five of these already, there might be some rehashing here. Let's go ... 1) Wheatley's chance : The second-round choice from the 2009 draft has been active just once this season, a pretty jarring indictment on someone the club invested a high pick in.

Bill Belichick poked a little fun at himself but also shed a little light on what makes Randy Moss an exceptional receiver on Friday, giving fascinating insight into one of the best wideouts in NFL history.

When the Dolphins unveiled the Wildcat offense last season, the Patriots were flummoxed.

Seven games into his comeback season, a healthy Tom Brady has the New England Patriots where he wants them -- on top of the AFC East.

The New England Patriots return from the Bye Week to face AFC East Rival Miami at Gillette Stadium.

The Patriots have had some injuries of significances thus far -- Jerod Mayo's didn't help, and Fred Taylor, Julian Edelman and Sammy Morris are still on the shelf.

It's bye week 2009 for the New England Patriots, and this season is gearing up to be one of of the most epic seasons to be a fan of the New England Patriots.

The excitement doesn't start until Wes Welker catches a short pass from Tom Brady.

As you'd expect, things are a little more low-key during the bye week. At least, that was the case during Patriots practice.

What have they learned thus far? What could pose the greatest problems going forward? What gives them hope they can tackle the defining stretch, which starts and finishes with games against Miami and includes showdowns against current unbeatens Indianapolis and New Orleans, as well as a Jets team that beat them in Week 2? The way the Pats fare in ...

Tom Brady and teammates wait to board charter flight Thursday afternoon. View full size photo uploaded October 23, 2009 Everyone's favorite comedian , the running back snapped out of a year-long malaise last week against the Titans , rushing for 123 yards in the win.

Observations from the Patriots' 35-7 win over the Buccaneers: 1. Safety valves: Not only are Patriots safeties Brandon McGowan and Brandon Meriweather quickly becoming one of the best tandems in the league, their games are improving and evolving to where the coaching staff can utilize their abilities to keep offenses confused and perplexed.

The Patriots waved goodbye to London yesterday and, with equal enthusiasm, said hello to their bye week.

Here are the key injury updates heading into the early games of Week Seven: Vikings WR Percy Harvin is active at Pittsburgh.

Another week, another game, another relatively systematic dismantling. The Patriots now will celebrate the mid-semester break known as bye week, returning in time for a Nov.

The plane trip back from Denver last Sunday wasn't fun. Running back Sammy Morris described it as ``torture,'' and he wasn't alone.

The Patriots' visit to London was a successful one, not to mention overly efficient.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were 9-3 and tied for first place in the NFC South last December.

Glenn Card and TR have some opinions, which should come as no surprise. Various other regular contributors to this series are either still sitting in Gillette Stadium high-fiving each other, or on their way to London to see the Queen.

Posted by John Paulsen Things are looking up for Anquan Boldin. We'll see if he practices today , but he went through a tough workout with the trainer and reportedly looked a lot better than he did on Wednesday.