Image courtesy of URI Athletics For the last two seasons, URI head coach Jim Fleming has had his team on the doorstep of a CAA title and an FCS playoff berth. After coming up short in 2021 and 2022 despite garnering some Top 25 recognition during the year, it feels like 2023 is sort of a “now or never” type of situation for the boys from Rhode Island. The CAA…
Maine football schedule released ahead of Jordan Stevens’ second season
Image courtesy of University of Maine Schedule day is always fun for most football fans, no matter what team you root for. CAA teams released their schedules for the 2023 season on Tuesday. Maine fans may not have liked the final record for the Black Bears in head coach Jordan Stevens’ first season, but there were clear signs of progress and Maine should be in a lot of games in…
Pats officially wrap up inconsistent 2022 season, now what?
Image courtesy of New England Patriots By Alan Segel NEFJ Contributor FOXBOROUGH — Think about it. Think if your life was basically programmed for five months. You get up pretty much at the same time, you eat at the same time, you work at the same time in a job that requires a focus and a skill so great that only 1,696 people can do your job. If you compare…
Belichick addresses a variety of topics in final press conference of the season
Bill Belichick met with the media on Monday and fielded a variety of questions on a variety of topics. From whether he is returning next season to Mac Jones status as the team’s starting quarterback to the offense and the Matt Patricia, Joe Judge experiment. As for Sunday’s game, Belichick reiterated that Buffalo’s ability to make big plays in key situations proved to be the difference. He then talked about…
Maine makes a home run hire with Steve Cooper as offensive coordinator
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Patriots Can Only Blame Themselves for Missing Playoffs
The Patriots finished a frustrating 8-9 season with a 35-23 loss to the Bills on Sunday. Coming off a 10-7 season and a playoff appearance in 2021, there is no other way to classify this season than as a step backward. Worst of all, this New England team did more to get in its own way than any other squad of the Bill Belichick era. It starts with Belichick himself,…
Patriots Rewind: Seven points on the Patriots 35-23 loss to the Bills
The Patriots season ended in disappointment after a season ending 35-23 loss to the Buffalo Bills. With the loss and the Miami Dolphins win over the Jets, the 2022 season officially ended in Buffalo. Here are seven thoughts on today’s game. 1. Came to play: Give the Patriots credit. They came to play. They knew they were walking into an emotional buzz saw but to their credit, they came to…
Patriots 2023 schedule is complete. Here’s who is coming to Foxboro and where they go next season
The Patriots 2022 season ended and with that we can look ahead to the 2023 season. With Sunday’s loss to Buffalo, we now know who the Patriots will face home and away next season. Here the Patriots home and away schedule for next season. Home: Commanders, Eagles, Chargers, Chiefs, Bills, Dolphins, Jets, Steelers, Saints Away: Cowboys, Giants, Broncos, Raiders, Bills, Dolphins, Jets, Colts The NFL will be releasing its schedule…
Patriots end up with the 14th pick in the draft. Here’s where they are picking in the first three rounds
With Sunday’s loss to Buffalo and Washington’s win over Dallas, the Patriots secured the 14th pick in the first round of April’s draft. It is the highest they are picking in the first round since 2008 when they were picking 10th. That year they drafted a linebacker out of Tennessee, Jerod Mayo. The Patriots have multiple needs and could go in a myriad of directions with the pick. We know……
Patriots came to play but still outclassed by the Bills
The Patriots came to play to today. Contrary to what most thought, the Patriots did not roll over and play dead. They competed for four quarters. In the end, they were beat by a superior team. Things got off to a bad start when the Patriots gave up a 96 yard kickoff return for a touchdown to Nyheim Hines to open the game. It looked like it was going to…