INDIANAPOLIS — At least 25 NFL franchises would love to have issues like the New England Patriots this morning. As we look ahead to 2012, the Pats again will be favored heavily in the AFC East, and no team in the conference holds an edge on them. Look at

INDIANAPOLIS – Tom Brady arrived in Indianapolis this week with the nice, clean record of 140-40 as a starter. That’s only 100 games over .500, including the playoffs, in his 10 years as a starting QB. An average year for Brady has been 14-4. No other qu

Before I get to Media Day, I want to discuss a couple of topics that took place on Monday. I previously wrote Bob Ryan had lost his fastball. Well, Bob stayed consistent when making a guest appearance on Mike Francesa’s radio show on Monday. When asked w

FOXBORO Ron Brace was a senior at Burncoat High when the Patriots — the New England Patriots, that is — beat Carolina in Super Bowl XXXVIII. This week, he remembered having friends over to his house that day to watch the game and eat chicken wings. Eigh

Posted by Mike Florio on January 18, 2012, 4:54 PM EST Getty Images Exactly 30 years ago, coach Bill Walsh transformed a perennially mediocre-at-best 49ers franchise into a juggernaut that would capture five Super Bowl titles in 14 seasons. After 17 year

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on January 18, 2012, 4:22 PM EST Getty Images The Patriots were missing one player at practice on Wednesday. It was a rather important one. Tom Brady was listed as “did not practice” by the Patriots because of a left shoulder in