Moss among four Pats sent home for being late

[Gscottnc5]

Posted: December 9th, 2009 | Jason La Canfora | Tags: Adalius Thomas, Bill Belichick, New England Patriots, Randy Moss

Patriots coach Bill Belichick sent four players home for being late to a morning meeting Wednesday, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

The group of players included star WR Randy Moss and starting LB Adalius Thomas (who was a healthy scratch for a game earlier this season). There is bad weather in the Boston area, but Belichick’s demand for discipline and punctuality is well known.

The players missed all of Wednesday’s work, including a key midweek practice for the slumping Patriots. Belichick hasn’t yet addressed his team on the matter, though he could ......

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[Gscottnc5]

Panthers at Patriots: What the heck is going on in Boston? Man, I figured the Pats would be passing out AFC East division winning t-shirts by now. Bill Belichick can’t close games? Wow. Wes Welker is carrying the offense, but the running game isn’t good enough to put people away and Fred Taylor is probably still a week away from returning. The defense can’t make a late stop when it’s needed (I might think about getting Shawn Springs back in the corner rotation). Carolina, meantime, could perhaps save John Fox’s job with a late surge, and if it’s me, I’m in no hurry to get Jake Delhomme back from the finger injury. Let Matt Moore and the running game carry things for a while. DeAngelo Williams could be back for this game, not that Jonathan Stewart looked like he needed him last week. This could turn into a scary trap game for New England, which ranks just 20th overall in terms of yards per rush allowed, while the Panthers average nearly 5 yards per carry as a team. It’s a game where the Patriots need to get up early — and stay up — because if the Panthers are allowed to stick with the run attack, they just might grind this thing out.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

The Patriots sound as if they are falling apart. I hope we can run on them.

[frash.exe]

lol the pats sense of urgency compared to ours

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Brady's wife just had a kid as well. Not sure that will have an impact either. Just a lot of off-field stuff going on in that organization right now.

[rayzor]

lol the pats sense of urgency compared to ours

when you have been at the top for so long, the idea of becoming average is a scary concept. scarier is that being average or slightly above average is exactly what the panthers have been striving for with fox.

[Davidson Deac II]

The Patriots sound as if they are falling apart. I hope we can run on them.

Or perhaps they are laying down the law in an effort to get the players more focused. Lets hope it doesn't work.

[Speed]

What a stupid thing to do. "Oh! You are late, take the day off." What does it cost Moss. Not like he will be on the bench. DUMB!

I want to see a lot of grass stains on the ass of smillin' tom's britches!

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Or perhaps they are laying down the law in an effort to get the players more focused. Lets hope it doesn't work.

That's always the concern when you're playing a Patriots team that has been embarassed the last two games. I just keep remembering that snow game against Tennessee earlier in the year.

I want to see a lot of grass stains on smillin' tom's ass!

You want to see Brady's ass?

Ninja Edit!

[Speed]

You want to see Brady's ass?

Ninja Edit!

Lot of grass stains on it too!

[Panthers128]

well, the patriots lost to the colts, saints, broncos, dolphins and jets. all teams better than the panthers. this would all be meaningful if they were losing to bad football teams

they can beat us with no gameplan at all. they have a much more talented roster

[jasonluckydog]

Love some ass stains!

[Woodcookedbbq]

Brady's wife just had a kid as well.

Which one?