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FOB FOB FOB FOB FOB FOB FOB FOB F<I>B FOB Wednesday, January 28, 2004 THE BAIL Backups fill Patriots’ Super Bowl rest By Dave Goldberg THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Super ticket prices for Super Bowl HOUSTON — No-names are in, and egos are out on Bill Belichick’s team. That’s a major reason why the New England Patriots have won 14 straight and will attempt to claim their second Super Bowl in three seasons Sunday against Carolina. Despite a rash of injuries, they have been able to plug in obscure substitutes and keep on winning. “A guy who comes in and wants his name on a scoreboard that says, 'Joe Blow. No. 28,' is probably not going to be a New England Patriot,” Belichick said. “A guy who wants to play for a team and not worry about being a star is likely to be one.” The run of no-name backups actually began two years ago when Tom Brady stepped in at quarterback for the injured Drew Bledsoe and led New England to the Super Bowl in a thrilling 20-17 upset of St. Louis. Two years later, he is, as owner team owner Robert Kraft put it Tuesday, “the poster boy for our team.” Unlike Brady, most of this year’s injury replacements will never be poster boys for any thing. But in a league where almost every team suffers when starters get hurt, the Patriots have thrived; 43 different play ers have started in 18 games and almost all have done well. In Sunday’s Super Bowl, New England will be missing three offensive linemen who were starters when training camp began: center Mike Compton, left guard Damien Woody and right tackle Adrian Klemm. Replacing them will be center Dan Koppen, a rookie; guard Russ Hochstein, who started the season on the prac tice squad; and tackle Tom Ashworth, who was inactive for 15 games last season and a tight end in the one game he did play. No one seems concerned, even though the Carolina defensive line is arguably the best in the NFL. Belichick’s no-star approach wasn't lost on Carolina, which landed in the championship game a mere two years after finishing 1-15. The cost of a Super Bowl ticket has risen dramatically sincel first game in 1967. This year’s price is the same as lastyea j record-setting figure. f s $50; | $500 SOURCE: Associated Press “We’ve noted what the Patriots are doing, and our approach is pretty much the same,” Panthers general man ager Marty Hurney said. "It’s a team concept rather than a star concept, and it works.” It certainly has for New England, for whom short term stars have popped in from nowhere. For example: — Mike Cloud, a career backup, replaced the injured Antowain Smith at running back in his first game back from a four-week substance abuse suspension and carried seven times for 73 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-30 win over Tennessee. He rushed for only 45 yards the rest of the year. — Linebacker Matt Chatham, strictly a special teamer previously, got his first four starts in a four-season career. Against the Titans, he had eight tackles and the fol lowing week returned a fumble 38 yards for a touchdown in a 17-6 win against the Giants. — Little-used defensive end Jarvis Green, who had just 4 1/2 sacks in two NFL seasons, got three on Peyton Manning in New England’s 24-14 win over Indianapolis in the AFC title game. One aspect of the Patriots’ success is age — 21 of the 53 players on thejr roster are over 30., Many are major contributors like Smith; linebackers Willie McGinest and Tedy Bruschi; wide receiver Troy Brown; defensive end Bobby Hamilton; and safety Rodney Harrison. Others, like linebackers Ted Johnson and Roman Pi P 1 11 backups w ho also serve* time tutors for the l players; six rookies major roles in the team] cess this season. Perhaps the typical is Mike Vrabel fliHH at 28. He became a fuli startei at outside in when Rosevelt Colvin J with a broken hip iniheJ game of the season. Coh 1 ^ supposed to be the fina!| )wec diem to an upper e.l, m defense —- a top I^ M who would wreak ha«^ s | opposing quarterbacksfJ p) ei w ing of Belichick’s cot Ejri a| 4 detense. l I art So in stepped VrabeiL a pp< had started just 25 of previo M L games he had pi Afghai six seasons in Pittsburriuad a New England. He Mu all season. plibai “I never considered beted a celebrity, and I don’t satelli be. I’m certainly not Ptock Vrabel said. paign One reason backups so well for the Patriots everyone is consideredsJi- ^ during practice. That’s the NFL — on most m 3,11 * 1 Afj Karza: b ami I erne week s opponent. , “We have 53 ragiinlfl e \ said right guard Joe An* one of the two remj starters on starters practice reserves, who simul; offenses and defenses U.5 the offensive T hov “When called upon, u J rror i mum best.” | akes 1-or most teams, thatm:^ y a be enough. 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