Patriots Pulse Blog: Where the Heck is Andrew Hawkins Going to Fit In?

May 26, 2017

By John Sarianides The Patriots signed veteran receiver Andrew Hawkins on Wednesday to a one year deal. The first question that popped in my head was. Where is he going to fit in? The speedy Hawkins gives the Patriots another slot receiver that can take the top off of a coverage but how is he going to make a roster that already includes Julien Edelman, Chris Hogan, Brandin Cooks, Danny…

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Opinion: I Am Not a Fan of the New Overtime Rule and Celebration Rule

May 24, 2017

Featured image courtesy of si.com By John Sarianides I am not a fan of the new overtime and celebration rule changes that are being implemented by the NFL. Yeah, I know I probably sound like a curmudgeon but the fact of the matter, none of the changes make any sense to me. Let’s start with the change to overtime. Why reduce the overtime period from 15 minutes to 10 minutes?…

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Patriots Pulse Blog: The Patriots Gave Gronk a Raise. Now He Needs to Earn it By Staying Healthy

May 23, 2017

By John Sarianides The New England Patriots have restructured tight end Rob Gronkowski‘s contract. Gronkowski was scheduled to earn $5.25 million in 2017 but thanks to a restructuring of his current contract, Gronkowski could potentially earn $10.75 million which would make him the highest paid tight end in the NFL. Gronkowski has been grossly underpaid throughout his career considering his production so he deserves the pay increase. In order for…

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NFL: Ten OTA Storylines I Am Following

May 23, 2017

Featured image courtesy of Chiefs.com By John Sarianides The weather is getting warmer and the football is starting to fly around again as teams begin voluntary OTA’s this week. Teams actually began OTA’s last week but most of those practices were sparsely attended by veterans. Veterans typically attend the third week  of OTA’s. We have gotten a good look at many of the rookies working out with their new teams…

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Screaming Eagles Blog: Last Week’s Verbal Commitments are Proof Steve Addazio and His Staff Own Massachusetts

May 21, 2017

By John Sarianides When Steve Addazio took the Boston College job in 2013, he said he wanted to build a fence around Massachusetts and keep all of the talent in the state at home. While Addazio and his staff has missed out on some local talent, last week was proof that they have indeed put up a fence and Massachusetts talent is choosing stay home and play at the Heights. …

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Patriots Pulse Blog: If the Patriots Win the Super Bowl Next Season, Tom Brady Will Retire

May 21, 2017

By John Sarianides May and June are notoriously slow football months unless you want to talk about OTA’s, mini camps and spring recruiting in college football. As a result, you have to resort to writing hypothetical pieces like this. I believe that if the Patriots win the Super Bowl next season, Tom Brady will retire. I used to think he will play three more seasons but given his wife’s recent…

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Opinion: LeGarrette Blount Signing with the Eagles Is a Great Move for Him and the Team

May 17, 2017

By John Sarianides The Philadelphia Eagles announced this morning that they have signed free agent running back LeGarrette Blount to a one year, $2.8 million dollar contract. Eagles General Manager Howie Roseman was able to step around the May 9th tender placed on Blount by the Patriots by offering him more money than the max of $2.1 million he would have earned from them had he signed after July 22nd….

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Opinion: Gisele Just Threw Her Husband and the Patriots Under the Bus on National Television (Video)

May 17, 2017

#NEW: @giseleofficial told @CharlieRose on @CBSThisMorning that Tom Brady had a concussion last year. “He does have concussions.” pic.twitter.com/K4B8ixDN9X — CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) May 17, 2017 Oops! The cat is out of the bag. Gisele just basically threw her husband and the Patriots under the bus and I don’t even think she knows that she did. If Brady did indeed have a concussion last season and it wasn’t documented…

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First & 10: Ten Thoughts on the World of Football

May 17, 2017

FYI. Hue Jackson is full of crap! Spare me with the quarterback competition nonsense.  By John Sarianides 1.Did people around here really believe that Jason McCourty was going to sign with the Patriots because of his brother? Come on. Money talks people. 2 years and $6 million was enough to convince McCourty to sign with the Browns. He wasn’t going to get that money here. 2. Speaking of the Browns. I…

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Three-Step Slant: 3 Reasons Why the Seahawks Should Sign Colin Kaepernick

May 16, 2017

By John Sarianides Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider acknowledged yesterday that he has indeed reached out to free agent Colin Kaepernick’s agent. The Seahawks need a back up quarterback and have expressed an interest in both Kaepernick and Robert Griffin Jr. Here are three reasons why Kap would be a great fit in Seattle. 1. Fits the Offensive Scheme: Kaepernick fits offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell’s scheme because his game is…

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