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Dolphins meet sack-prone Drew Bledsoe.
Byline: Charles Bricker
FORT LAUDERDALE _ When Drew Bledsoe came into the NFL in 1993, he was pushed into the starting lineup almost immediately, forced to learn to play professional quarterback from the seat of his pants.
Seven years later, he's still on the seat of his pants.
After going down 55 times last season, Bledsoe has been sacked 15 times in three games this year, all losses, and not even a major makeover in the New England Patriots' passing game has helped.
New offensive coordinator Charlie Weis, who groomed the New York Jets' offense for quarterback Vinny Testaverde, installed a sprint-out package for Bledsoe, designed shorter routes and punched in some break-off routes for the receivers.
Still, Bledsoe has been battered, and there will be no relief Sunday afternoon. The Dolphins have rolled up 13 sacks, and 4{ of them belong to…
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...ll go prove it again." In all likelihood, Bledsoe will get his starting job back, if for no other...completion percentage) could influence how long Bledsoe stays in New England. Bledsoe signed a 10-year contract extension with the...
- Brady Bunch or Big-Money Bledsoe in New England.
- News wire article from: Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA) November 16, 2001 700+ words
...ll go prove it again." In all likelihood, Bledsoe will get his starting job back, if for no other...completion percentage) could influence how long Bledsoe stays in New England. Bledsoe signed a 10-year contract extension with the...
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- Magazine article from: Football Digest Wilner, Barry January 1, 2003 700+ words
...spring, when Drew Bledsoe was acquired from the New England Patriots to cure...through the summer, as Bledsoe's cool precision...because it meant that Bledsoe would have a chance...necessary move for New England. Tom Brady more...
- Bledsoe's availability in doubt.(New England Patriots quarterback Drew...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Duckworth, Ed November 26, 1998 700+ words
...sight, but every so often Drew Bledsoe would become so animated that...reporters see the temporary splint Bledsoe was wearing Wednesday, a device...fairly be said to have the New England Patriots' season hanging by...televiion broadcast knows, Bledsoe fractured his right index finger...
- The next name on the marquee.(New England Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe)
- Magazine article from: Newsweek Starr, Mark August 28, 1995 700+ words
...target and right on time. Drew Bledsoe would never put it this way...in only his second season, Bledsoe set three NFL passing records...Equally improbably, he led the New England Patriots, a famously inept...even Young are getting old -- Bledsoe is emerging as its once and...
- Bledsoe, the forgotten man in New England.(The Providence Journal)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Donaldson, Jim December 21, 2001 700+ words
...had gone 1-15 under Rod Rust. Bledsoe's arrival in New England, at a low ebb in the team's fortunes...the widespread presumption is that Bledsoe's career in New England is over. That the Bledsoe era has ended, every bit as much...
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Donaldson, Jim December 9, 2000 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 23, 1994 700+ words
...Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe to represent Shawmut in marketing...underscoring its commitment to New England's sports teams, fans and...luncheon at the Sports Museum of New England attended by representatives...primary media sponsor of the New England Patriots on WBZ radio ...
- Brady Bunch vs. Big-Money Bledsoe in New England.
- News wire article from: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) November 15, 2001 700+ words
...Silverstein MILWAUKEE _ The New England Patriots have plenty of reason...franchise quarterback Drew Bledsoe and recent hero Tom Brady. The decision is nearing because Bledsoe has been medically cleared...Jets linebacker Mo Lewis. Bledsoe hasn't practiced with the...
- Brady vs. Bledsoe in New England.(The Providence Journal)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Kenyon, Paul November 14, 2001 700+ words
...Neither Tom Brady nor Drew Bledsoe are shying away from the competition...games and gone 5-2 since Bledsoe suffered chest injuries in...is about trying to get the New England Patriots to win football games...to get back on the field," Bledsoe said. "At the same time...
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