We kick off our positional camp previews with the defensive backs. Defensive back has been a strength for the Patriots during Bill Belichick’s 23 year tenure and this season should be no different. Losing Devin McCourty hurts on and off the field. The 13 year veteran was one of the best free safeties in the NFL and was a three time Super Bowl winner. His playmaking ability and leadership will…
Believe it or not, the Patriots begin training camp a week from today. Rookies report tomorrow! With that in mind, here are five things I think will happen this season: The Patriots will make the playoffs The AFC is loaded. There will be at least one, and perhaps two, really good teams that miss the playoffs. The Bills, Bengals, Chiefs, Jaguars are locks from my view. You can probably throw…
DeAndre Hopkins will not be coming to New England. According to Doug Kyed of AtoZ Sports, Hopkins is signing with the Tennessee Titans. Free-agent WR DeAndre Hopkins is expected to sign with the Titans, per source. Deal is expected to become official over the next few days. — Doug Kyed (@DougKyed) July 16, 2023 NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting that Hopkins is signing a two year deal worth $26…
Image courtesy of nfl.com The Patriots kick off training camp on Wednesday July 26th. All eyes of course will be on the Patriots offense and new offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien. The Patriots offensive struggles last season are well documented and have been discussed at nauseam. It is time to move forward. The best way to do it is to help Jones fix some of the issues that he had last…
The NFL Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday the 60 Senior Candidates, Coaches and Contributors for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Among them are Patriots Owner Robert Kraft, former Patriots wide receiver wide receiver Stanley Morgan and former Patriots scout and executive Frank “Bucko” Kilroy. The Hall of Fame 12-person Seniors Committee narrowed down a list of eligible player nominees to 31 Semifinalists who will advance to the next…
The Patriots kick off training camp on July 26th. Before rookies report next week, I will rank the Patriots fifteen best players in the order heading into this season. The list is 1. Matthew Judon, EDGE: Judon is not only the heart and soul of the defense, he is the heart and soul of the team. Signed as a free agent in 2021, Judon has been worth every penny of his…
Image courtesy of New England Patriots Tickets for the Colts-Patriots game in Germany during Week 10 of the NFL season went on sale Tuesday morning and almost instantly sold out. Every seat in Frankfurt Stadium will be filled on November 12 when Mac Jones, Bill Belichick and the rest of the Patriots take the field against a (most likely) mediocre Indianapolis teams. It’ll be the fourth time the Pats have…
Both the Patriots and the Tennessee Titans are interested in signing DeAndre Hopkins but according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss and ProFootballTalk.com, the veteran receiver is waiting for more teams to join the pursuit of his services so it can drive up his value. Acvording to the report, Hopkins could opt to wait things out until other teams emerge for his services. It is well documented that Hopkins is not a…
(Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool) Early on Tuesday morning in East Boston, Jack Jones was arraigned on weapons charges. Jones posted a $30,000 cash bail, pleaded not guilty and has a probable cause hearing on August 18, a day before New England will play Green Bay in a preseason game. The Patriots will have joint practices with the Packers that week as well. Jones’ attorney Rosemary Scapicchio spoke…
The Patriots kick off three days of mandatory mini-camp today in Foxboro. We have focused on the obvious storylines all off season so I am not going to bore you with those. Instead, I am going to look for these five things but from a coaching perspective. I want to see how players and personnel are used and what the Patriots are doing schematically. Here are five things I will…