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COLTS RECEIVERS ON PATS' RADAR Pressure on Hobbs, Samuel to shut down Colts WRs
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FOXBORO
Given that the 4-yard touchdown pass he surrendered to Marvin
Harrison in a Week 9 loss to the Indianapolis Colts was of the
spectacular, spinning, lunging variety - a one-in-a-million grab by a
one-in-a-million receiver - you couldn't blame Ellis Hobbs if he
thought, hey, the coverage wasn't that bad. Heck, 99 times out of a
hundred that's probably an incompletion.
"Nope," Hobbs said, deftly swatting away that alibi. "Because I
could have had better coverage. Maybe if I ...
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COLTS RECEIVERS ON PATS' RADAR Pressure on Hobbs, Samuel to shut down Colts WRs
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
; FOXBORO Given that the 4-yard touchdown pass he surrendered to Marvin Harrison in a Week 9 loss to the Indianapolis Colts was of the spectacular, spinning, lunging variety - a one-in-a-million grab by a one-in-a-million receiver - you couldn't blame Ellis Hobbs if he thought, hey, the coverage
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Darwin Hobbs' voice resonates for audiences in 'Worshipper'
Call & Post
; EMI gospel recording artist Darwin Hobbs geared up for the release of his highly anticipated fourth solo album. Simply entitled, "Worshipper," the new project is Hobbs' first praise and worship album and the mere style and freshness of it, forces the listener to reckon with the fact that Hobbs is
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I Got Beat. Patriots CB Ellis Hobbs
The Boston Globe
; NFL PLAYOFFS Ellis Hobbs likes to be up to his neck in it. Good thing. New England's young cornerback will be in the thick of the action Sunday when the Patriots' defense attempts to apply the clamps to Peyton Manning and his arsenal of gifted receivers. At any moment, Hobbs will be asked to mark
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PATRIOTS BEAT; Hobbs a splash of energy; Confident CB gives secondary a jolt.(Sports)
The Boston Herald
; Byline: Michael Felger FOXBORO - Ellis Hobbs, the Patriots' brash and confident rookie cornerback out of Iowa State, assumed his place in the spotlight last weekend in Miami when he earned his first NFL start. Whether he succeeds or fails the rest of the way, you can be assured the glare of that
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Backed into a corner, Hobbs won't take bait
The Boston Globe
; FOXBOROUGH - Ellis Hobbs wouldn't bite. Like a pump-faking quarterback, questioners were trying to draw him into responding to the guarantee offered last week by Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Anthony Smith. The third-year cornerback wouldn't be cornered into saying something that, in his words,
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Beaten, but Surely Not Beaten Down; Patriots' Hobbs Confident Despite Coverage Troubles
The Washington Post
; The last time they met, Marvin Harrison gave Ellis Hobbs a little something for the memory bank, a gift that ought to stick with the New England Patriots' second-year cornerback. Remember the Nov. 5 meeting between the Indianapolis Colts and the Patriots at Gillette Stadium? There was Harrison in
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Navy senior Hobbs is a really good fit
Capital (Annapolis)
; Mids' post player unique, accomplished When Kate Hobbs took her official visit to the Naval Academy, she didn't wear the kind of clothes normally associated with a service academy prospect. Hobbs cannot recall what she wore on her first day in Annapolis, but it was distinct enough that her host
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Hobbs hoping to turn corner in Year 3
The Boston Globe
; The question for third-year Patriots cornerback Ellis Hobbs remains unanswered. What is he? Is he a No. 1 corner in the making? A solid, but unspectacular starter? An undersized (5 feet 9 inches) coverman best suited to nickel duty? Depending on how you feel about Hobbs, you could make an argument
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Colonials Take New Direction; Hobbs to Stress Discipline as GW Coach
The Washington Post
; ... we aspire to be like in that regard," Trachtenberg said at a news conference introducing Hobbs. "If we could in the twinkling of ... all we have. Let's get ready.' " Senior Mike King attended the news conference and said: "Coach Hobbs is going to be a good coach ...
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Destined for D.C. After missing out at American, Hobbs builds winner at GW.(SPORTS)
The Washington Times
; Byline: Jon Siegel, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The snub, it turns out, was a good thing for Karl Hobbs. A very good thing. Hobbs spent seven seasons next to Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun on the Connecticut bench, helping recruit and tutor the likes of future NBA stars Ray Allen and Richard Hamilton. He
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