Betsy Hasselbeck isn't done with yet football herself, though the JUGS machine was retired long ago. Twice a week, she helps run workshops for current Pats players and their wives. The workshops focus on faith, marriage, and family, three pillars of her own life.Imagine in rugby your running with the ball and you take shoulder to ribs. Ouch, right? Now imagine you take that same shoulder to your unprotected ribs (95% of football players do not wear ribpads)except that this time shoulder is covered by hard plastic. Which is worse? Now imagine that someone wearing a motorcycle helmet runs into you fullspeed, headfirst into your unprotected ribs.

Since Talib was inserted into the lineup against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 11, the Patriots have given up 21 plays of 20 yards or more in the air. On Sunday, Talib was hobbled by a hip injury and Dennard was out with a knee injury as the secondary reverted to its early season form with McCourty and Kyle Arrington at corner and P