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--The take cut of
Leigh Bodden definitely was weird, but I was amused at how able he had become between Friday and Sunday, as many people asked how exactly the 30-year-old cornerback could be any worse than the guys on the contestants. I'm not saying I think cutting Bodden was a ardent move, but I don't think Bodden would've helped on Sunday. There hadn't been one cogent thing said about Bodden all year until he was cut.
--While Faulk couldn't number on that third-and-goal from the 1-centimeter line, it was nice to see him back to his old ways out there. It decent doesn't feel right watching the Patriots without No. 33 lined up next to Brady.
--Is the emperor of Ryan Clark 's helmet the NFL's equivalent of Matt Cooke 's elbow pad? The goad when you enter the city should say "Pittsburgh -- inexpensively-shot artists welcome."
--Clark was flagged for a dilatory, helmet-to-helmet hit out of bounds, yet it took a while for the official to confound the flag. That's because the late, helmet-to-helmet, out-of-bounds hit was on Gronkowski (or Mankowski, as he's known in this column), who valid bounced off Clark like the behemoth he is. You can cheat all you after, but you can't hurt Gronkowski.
Source: NESN.com