John Sarianides

Patriots Pulse Blog: Tom Brady Not Being At Voluntary Workouts is Not a Big Deal

May 14, 2018

I have come around to the notion that Tom Brady skipping voluntary workouts is really not a big deal after all. If any other player including Rob Gronkowski missed them, then I would have a problem with that. When your 40 year old all world quarterback misses them, it is not a big deal. The local media has been whipped up into a frenzy regarding Brady’s absence. Many are speculating…

Patriots Pulse Blog: The Patriots Surprisingly Release Antonio Garcia.

May 12, 2018

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The Patriots released offensive tackle Antonio Garcia yesterday. Garcia was a 2017 third round pick. He was originally drafted as a potential replacement for Nate Solder at left tackle but he missed his entire rookie season due to blood clots in his lungs. As a result, Garcia lost 40 pounds and was not the same physically. It’s rare to see Bill Belichick give up on a young player like that,…

Patriots Pulse Blog: The Patriots Should Give Gronk More Money

May 11, 2018

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Reports indicated earlier this week that the Patriots were considering reworking Rob Gronkowski‘s contract and adding a year to it. In the process, the Patriots would bump Gronkowski’s salary up in each of the next two seasons. Gronkowski is under contract for two more seasons at a base salary of $8 million in 2018 and $9 million in 2019. He is a bargain at those numbers and has clearly out…

Dime Package: Ten Thoughts on the Week That Was in Football

May 6, 2018

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Tom Brady is not happy and Patriots fans have to stop pretending he is. The dime package is back. Every Sunday morning, I will give my thoughts on the week that was in football. From high to college to the NFL, I’ll share my insight on some of the top stories around the game. 1. I hate to tell you Patriots fans, but Tom Brady’s answers to Jim Gray’s questions…

Patriots Pulse Blog: The Patriots Not Picking Up the Fifth Year Options on Malcolm Brown and Danny Shelton is not a Surprise

May 4, 2018

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The Patriots have decided not to pick up the fifth year options for defensive tackles Malcolm Brown and Danny Shelton. While this may seem surprising, it really is not that surprising. Let’s start with Brown. If the Patriots picked up Brown’s option for 2019, they would have to pay him $7.8 million. Bill Belichick does not want to do that. Instead, he would prefer to try and sign Brown to…

NFL Draft: Top 50 Prospects for the 2019 NFL Draft

May 2, 2018

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Nick Bosa is the number one player on my board for the 2019 NFL Draft. It is never too early to look ahead to the 2019 NFL Draft. Defensive line, wide receiver, running back and linebacker are expected to be positions of strength in next year’s class. Here are my top 50 prospects for the 2019 NFL Draft. Remember, it’s early. Things will change. 1. Nick Bosa, DE, Ohio State:…

2018 NFL Draft: Winners, Did O.K and Losers

April 30, 2018

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I used to do grades until I realized how foolish that is. Instead of doing grades, I have decided to just do my winners, did o.k teams and losers from this weekend. Let’s start with the winners. Winners New York Giants: The Giants stood pat and let the board come to them. As a result, they ended up with Saquon Barkley, Will Hernandez, Lorenzo Carter and Kyle Lauletta among others….

Patriots Pulse Blog: Breaking Down Day Three of the Patriots Draft

April 29, 2018

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The Patriots may have found Danny Amendola 2.0 in Braxton Berrios. The Patriots were busy on day three of the NFL Draft. They made two additional trades and added six players to their roster. Here is my breakdown of the six players that were drafted in day three. 5th Round: Ja’Whaun Bentley, ILB, Purdue, 6-2 260 What I Like: Bentley is an old school plugger in run support. He reads…

Patriots Pulse Blog: Sony Michel’s Rose Bowl Performance is a Preview of What’s to Come

April 28, 2018

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The Patriots selection of running back Sony Michel with pick number 31 of the first round raised some eyebrows on Thursday night. The Patriots didn’t need a running back. In fact, it is their deepest position on the roster. Despite that, Bill Belichick decided to was too hard to pass up on a talent like Michel. If you watched Michel play in the Rose Bowl, you can see why. Michel…

Patriots Pulse Blog: Breaking Down the Acquisition of Trent Brown and the Pick of Duke Dawson

April 28, 2018

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The Patriots traded a third round pick in this year’s draft to the San Francisco 49ers for offensive tackle Trent Brown yesterday. They followed that up last night by trading down with the Bears and acquiring a fourth round pick this year and a 2019 second round pick. They then traded up and drafted cornerback Duke Dawson out of Florida at pick 56. Did you get all that? Ok. Good….