Author: John Sarianides

Patriots Playoff Preview: Los Angeles Chargers (13-4) at New England Patriots (11-5)

January 13, 2019
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Opening Drive: The Los Angeles Chargers visit Gillette Stadium to battle the Patriots in what should be a terrific match up between two future hall of famers in Tom Brady and Phillip Rivers. The Chargers and Patriots are meeting in the playoffs for the fourth time. The San Diego Chargers beat the Boston Patriots in 1964 while the Patriots beat the Chargers in 2006 and 2007. Here are three keys…

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Patriots: Dolphins turn to the Patriot Way with the hiring of Brian Flores

January 12, 2019
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Reports surfaced on Friday that the Miami Dolphins are going to hire Patriots linebackers coach and de facto defensive coordinator Brian Flores as their new head coach as soon as the Patriots season ends. For the second straight year, the Patriots top defensive assistant has landed a head coaching. Flores was applauded by the teams he interviewed with last off-season for his intelligence and the leadership qualities he exhibited. The…

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Opinion: Kyler Murray’s curveball is the byproduct of an underwhelming quarterback class

January 11, 2019
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Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images According to sources, the Oakland A’s expect 2018 first round pick Kyler Murray to enter the NFL. The Oklahoma quarterback and Heisman Trophy was selected ninth overall by the A’s and signed almost immediately. It appears that Murray has had a change of heart however and has decided to put his baseball career on hold to pursue a career in the NFL. If Murray does…

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Opinion: Hiring young offensive minds is all the rage in the NFL but it is a risky proposition

January 10, 2019
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Three of the six head coaching openings that have been filled in the NFL this week have been filled by three young offensive coaches who are going to be first time head coaches. Matt LaFleur, Kliff Kingsbury and Freddie Kitchens are all relative unknowns in the NFL. Yet all three got head coaching job this off-season. Thanks to the success of 33 year old Sean McVay with the Los Angeles…

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Patriots: Josh McDaniels is staying in New England for the 2019 Season

January 10, 2019
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Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels announced on Tuesday that he is not taking anymore head coaching interviews and that he plans on staying in New England for the 2019 season. McDaniels interviewed for the Green Bay Packers opening last week but the Packers settled on Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur on Monday. McDaniels was the presumed front runner for the position but the Packers opted to go with the…

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Patriots: Shannon Sharpe’s rant is a reminder that he still hates the Patriots

January 9, 2019
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Shannon Sharpe bashed Tom Brady yesterday on his show Undisputed after Brady told Mut and Callahan of WEEI on Monday morning that he was up all night watching Chargers film. In an incoherent rant, Sharpe railed against Brady not being the only quarterback who watches film. He then launched into a career comparison of Brady and Peyton Manning and who has more touchdown passes. Sharpe looked and sounded like a…

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Patriots: Los Angeles Chargers Scouting Report

January 8, 2019
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Phillip Rivers and the Chargers will pose problems for the Patriots. The Patriots will face the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC Divisional round on Sunday in Foxboro. Los Angeles is coming off of a 23-17 win over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Wild Card round. The Chargers have been good on the road this season going 8-1 away from home. They average 26.8 points per game and 372.6…

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Patriots: 3 Reasons why Josh McDaniels should take the Packers job if it is offered to him

January 7, 2019
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Reports surfaced over the weekend that the Green Bay Packers were interested in bringing back Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels for a second interview. Another report surfaced this past weekend that said the Patriots were preparing for McDaniels departure and that former Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury was a favorite to replace him as offensive coordinator. We have been down this road with McDaniels before so despite his insistence that…

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