Author: John Sarianides
Steelers hiring Brian Flores is a great move regardless of his lawsuit against the league
The Pittsburgh Steelers announced over the weekend that they have hired former Boston College linebacker, Patriots assistant and Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores as a special assistant on defense and linebackers coach. The hiring got people’s attention because Flores is suing the NFL, the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants and the Houston Texans. Flores filed the lawsuit after a text exchange with Bill Belichick in which Belichick mistakenly…
Patriots: Matt Patrica as offensive coordinator? It appears that way
Speculation has been rampant recently that former Patriots defensive coordinator and Detroit Lions head coach Matt Patricia would become the Patriots primary offensive play caller in 2022. Now before you get up, walk over to your bathroom and vomit, you might want to know that Patricia does have some “offensive experience” with the Patriots. He served as an offensive assistant in 2004 and as the assistant offensive line coach to…
Patriots: Patriots lose Lombardi and Bricillo to the Raiders. How could they replace them
The Patriots coaching staff has been hit hard by defections this off-season. It started with offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels taking the head job with the Las Vegas Raiders two weeks. Since then, McDaniels has poached assistant quarterbacks coach Bo Hardegree, wide receivers coach Mick Lombardi and offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo. Hardegree will coach the quarterbacks, Lombardi was named offensive coordinator and Bricillo will coach the offensive line. McDaniels will…
Recruiting: Preston Zinter announces he is committing to Notre Dame
Central Catholic tight end and defensive end Preston Zinter announced this morning that he is committing to Notre Dame. I’m COMMITTING to… pic.twitter.com/gfNoh14exU — Preston Zinter (@Preston_Zinter) February 11, 2022 The four star junior picked the Irish over Michigan, Boston College Ohio State, Auburn and several other high profile programs. It was speculated that Zinter might join his brother Zak at Michigan but in the end, he opted to forge…
Recruiting Round Up: Central Catholic
If anyone had the chance to see Central Catholic this fall, they came away impressed with the talent the Raiders had on the field. Now, with many of those players moving on to colleges, one again has to be impressed with the destinations for the next level. Let’s start with quarterback Ayden Pereira, an NEFJ All-State first team selection. Pereira is simply a playmaker, and he will move on to the…
NFL Draft: Eight local prospects are invited to the combine
The NFL unveiled its list of prospects who were invited to the combine yesterday. Of the 324 prospects invited, eight of them have local ties. Here are the eight local prospects who will be in Indianapolis from March 3rd to the 6th working out for teams. Zion Johnson, C/G, Boston College Alec Lindstrom, C, Boston College Isaiah-Graham-Mobley, LB, Boston College E.J Perry, QB, Brown Travis Jones, DT, UConn Isaiah Likely,…