The final minicamp practice of the off-season was the best practice of the off-season for Cam Newton. After listening to weeks of the media and fans alike fawning over Mac Jones and proclaiming a quarterback competition, Newton reminded us that when he is on, he could be the best quarterback on the roster. Newton completed 17 of 21 passes total and was 14-17 in team. Mechanically, he looked more refined…
Patriots: Day Two Mini Camp Thoughts
Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Day two of minicamp commenced at Gillette Stadium on Tuesday. The weather wasn’t as much of a factor so we got a pretty good look at the passing game. The big news was that Mac Jones got the most reps out of the quarterbacks. Here are my thoughts on that and other tidbits from the second day of mandatory minicamp. 1….
High School: Westford Academy names Bruce Rich Jr head football coach
Bruce Rich Jr comes from a football family. His father Bruce Rich was the long time head football football coach at Chelmsford High School. Now, just like his father, Bruce Jr is taking over his own program after being named the new head football coach at Westford Academy. Rich has been an assistant under former coach Pat Gendron the past four years and has coached at the school for the…
High School: Sean Brackett named new head coach at Waltham High School
Fire Up the Hawks. It’s a saying that most kids hear throughout their childhood and throughout high school when growing up in Waltham. A rallying cry of sorts for friends, family and fans of Waltham High athletics. Now, the saying may take on a whole new level of importance as a new era of football is beginning in The Watch City. Late last weekend, Waltham High School athletic director Steve…
Patriots: Day One Mini Camp Thoughts
Cam Newton and Mac Jones go through the paces at day one of mini camp. The Patriots opened up their four day mini camp in the pouring rain yesterday and there was some interesting tidbits that came out of day one. Here are my thoughts on some of the events of day one of mini camp. 1. Mac Jones excelling in a red zone drill snd Cam Newton struggling in…
Recruiting: Ryan Puglisi is embracing the recruiting process and all that goes with it.
Image courtesy of Ryan Puglisi You wouldn’t know that Ryan Puglisi is only 15 years old when you talk to him but the Lawrence Academy freshmen quarterback is mature beyond his years. Puglisi got his first FBS offer last week when Boston College offered the Class of 2024 recruit. It wasn’t lost on Puglisi that his first offer was from a Power 5 school. “I was very excited. A lot…
Boston College: An expanded playoff gives the Eagles a shot at playing for a national championship
Image courtesy of Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports It is finally happening. There will be college football playoff expansion at the FBS level barring a last minute change of plans. Initially, many thought that if expansion happened, the playoff would go from four teams to eight. However, with news breaking on Thursday that the playoff is expanding from four teams to twelve, that opened the door for eight other teams to…
High School: Bernard plans on keeping AB on top by preaching family and a team first mentality
When you talk to recently hired Acton-Boxboro Head Football Coach Justin Bernard, you don’t get the sense that the 29 year old is going to be a first time head coach. Bernard sounds like a man who has run a program before. He has a clear vision and a plan. A plan that will allow Acton-Boxboro to contend year in and year out. Taking over at Acton-Boxboro is not an…
Patriots: New England’s offensive line has sky high potential in 2021
Follow me on twitter @zackcarey12. The strength of the 2021 New England Patriots is the hogs up front. They had a great season in 2020, ranking top 5 in the league in rushing yards. This was in large part due to Cam Newton being such a rushing threat himself, but the big men up front were what kept the ground game working. This unit will be even better in 2021…
Patriots: Mac Jones meets the media at OTA’s
For the first time in his Patriots career (aside from draft night) Mac Jones met with the media on Thursday. The rookie quarterback had his first press (Zoom) conference following another day of OTA’s. OTA’s finish up next week before the guys head their own separate ways for a few weeks. Training camp officially starts on July 27 and as of right now fans still have absolutely no idea whether…