One of the most boring games of football I saw in many a year was in Week 2, at the Monday night game between Denver and Atlanta. . Yes, the ineffective referee calls and action had a lot to do with it, but still, it was not a good game. One of the most exciting, interesting and well played games I saw in many a year was New Englands 31-21 win over Denver this past Sunday. Both teams ran a lot of the no-huddle offence and ran it well - especially the Patriots. I dont think I have ever seen a team run as many plays at the pace they did over and over and over again. From just a pure viewership point of view the game kept your attention with ease, and as a football fan I wish every game had a similar pace to it. Perhaps, because it is my job, I watch a lot of football. I take notes; I listen to comments and commentators with interest and intensity. I try to isolate myself and watch the games alone when I can, not because I am weird, more due to the fact that it helps me concentrate. And by doing so and through natural repetition I know when each commercial is coming and when each commercial is going to be done. I have it down to such an exact science that when hungry, I have developed a mastery of time and food and what I can and cant have within the commercial time available. My point being that I wish all offences would be run the way the Patriots and Broncos ran theirs. Great pace, excellent sequence of play and a skill level that was easily respected. Because it is not easy. Trying to run a fast-paced offence in the NFL is a balance between keeping it simple so your players can understand what the expectations are, and keeping it complex so the opposition does not understand what the expectations are. But when mastered the way the Patriots did last Sunday, it is a joy to watch. There was a time that the only time a "no-huddle" offence was used was when there was two minutes left in the half, or to win a game when time is the issue. Now it is used as a change of pace or to increase the pace and wear down a defence. Sometimes statistics tell an accurate story. Against the Bronco defence, the Patriots had 34 first downs to 21 for Mannings offence. New England ran the ball for 251 yards to Denvers 70, and won time of possession 35:49 to 24:11. With a very good Seattle team this week, can they do it again? I tend to think so as it is the second week in a row that the Patriots have dominated play calling, having had almost identical success on the road previously in Buffalo. It is true that success in football often is about finding out what works from a good opponent and then doing it yourself. The only unknown being if you have the personnel to duplicate what others have mastered. I look forward to the day that every NFL team tries to run an offence the way New England did in their 31-21 win over Denver. That was fun to watch. [url=http://www.cowboysofficialteamstore.com/autographed-troy-aikman-jersey-qa-5... 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Vice-Premier Wang said the sixth round of China-Russia energy negotiations was intended to pave the way for Medvedevs visit, which will be his fifth meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao this year. Sechin promised during Tuesdays talks that Russia will ensure a long-term and stable supply of oil to China through the pipeline. He also vowed to facilitate cooperation on natural gas, as well as to enlarge cooperation on coal energy, the power trade, nuclear and new energies. Related readings: Energy talks underlay Medvedevs China visit New cargo hub in central China Chinese section of Sino-Russia oil pipeline to complete by Oct Putin hails China ties at oil pipeline completion Chinese experts said the agreements on oil and coal energy will benefit both countries and accelerate their negotiations on cooperating over natural gas. Xia Yishan, a researcher at the China Institute of International Studies, said the agreements provide Russia with a stable oil buyer and a long-term energy market. The Tianjin oil refinery project guarantees that China will have continuous oil imports and deepens the two countries cooperation over oil processing and sales, an area in which Russia has been keen to expand its role from that of solely an exporter. The oil agreements also lay a foundation for the progress of their natural gas negotiations, which started simultaneously with the oil talks but lagged far behind, Xia said. Yang Jing contributed to this story. ' ' '