John Sarianides

Adam Schefter essentially confirms Vrabel has total control

January 15, 2025

During his weekly appearance on the Pat McAfee show on Tuesday, Adam Schefter confirmed that Mike Vrabel is the final authority when it comes to the Patriots football operations. Schefter was asked about Eliot Wolf and his response seemed to indicate that Vrabel is indeed the final decision maker when it comes to player personnel. “Eliot Wolf––I don’t even think he’s got the GM title, but he’s staying in his…

Harasymiak re-tooling the UMass roster in the portal

January 15, 2025

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New UMass coach Joe Harasymiak and his staff have been busy the past month bringing in transfers. As of Monday, Harasymiak and his staff have brought in 27 transfers in the portal. An astounding number. Not only have they brought in 27 new faces but many of the players brought in have either local high school or college ties. Like his predecessor Don Brown, Harasymiak has dipped into the Ivy……

CHSCA announces its 2024 All-State team and the All-Class teams

January 14, 2025

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The CHSCA announced on Monday their 2024 All-State team and their All-Class teams. The All-State team features the 27 best players in Connecticut and some of the best talent in New England. Several players have Division One offers. The skill group in particular has several talented players, like quarterbacks Nick Conlan of West Haven and Dravyn Roberts of East Hartford. Columbia commit Michael Walters of Brookfield and Windsor’s John Manning……

Vrabel outlines his vision for the Patriots offense

January 14, 2025

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The Patriots recent struggles on offense are well documented and new coach Mike Vrabel hopes to change that. While Vrabel did not get into specifics as to what type of offense they would utilize, he did reiterate that the Patriots will run a system that fits the talent on hand. It sounded like a possible return to the multiple offense they ran for years when Bill Belichick and Tom Brady…

Ryan Cowden expected to join the Patriots front office

January 13, 2025

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One of the first dominos in the hiring of Mike Vrabel is about to fall as the Patriots are expected to hire Giants advisor Ryan Cowden to a front office advisor role. Charles Robinson reported it first. Cowden spent last season with the New York Giants as an advisor to general manager Joe Schoen.He is a Vrabel ally from their time together in Tennessee where Cowden served as director of…

Vrabel will make the Patriots a credible franchise again

January 13, 2025

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AP Photo/George Walker IV, File The Patriots and Mike Vrabel agreed to terms this morning on a deal that will make him the team’s next head coach. Vrabel is scheduled to be introduced at a press conference on Monday at noon. Vrabel’s hiring brings the former three time Super Bowl champion back home where he played for eight seasons and was a cornerstone of the first part of the Patriots…

MHSFCA announces All-State Teams

January 12, 2025

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The Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association released their All-State Teams in each division on Saturday. Here is who made the team in each division. Congratulations to all who made the teams. Divisions 1 and 2 Divisions 3 and 4 Divisions 5 and 6 Divisions 7 and 8 You are unauthorized to view this page.

Schooler and Gonzalez named AP All-Pro’s

January 11, 2025

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It was a season to forget for the Patriots after finishing 4-13 for the second straight season. Owner Robert Kraft moved on from Jerod Mayo after the season as a result. The development of rookie quarterback Drake Maye was the focal point of the season but two of the few bright spots for the Patriots r this season were safety and special teams ace Brenden Schooler and cornerback Christian Gonzalez….

Nashua South names Josh Porter head coach

January 11, 2025

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Nashua South High School has promoted assistant Josh Porter to head coach. The 32 year old Porter has served as an assistant at served as an assistant coach at Dracut High School, his alma mater, and Lowell Catholic. He spent the 2021 season as the interim head coach at Dracut but was not retained after the season. Porter replaces Scott Knight who retired after 22 seasons. The Panthers finished 8-3……

A Mike Vrabel, Josh McDaniels pairing would be a coup for the Patriots

January 10, 2025

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Block your eyes “Cut the Belichick Cord” crowd. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that a Mike Vrabel, Josh McDaniels pairing is being floated around in NFL circles. Vrabel of course interviewed with the Patriots on Thursday in Boston and is widely considered the favorite to land the job. The Patriots are scheduled to interview Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson on Friday. Baring Johnson blowing them away, Vrabel could be named…