It was a cold, rainy Friday morning in Kingston, Rhode Island but that did not deter Jim Fleming and his staff from scrimmaging. The Rams held an hour and forty five minute scrimmage and there was plenty to take away from it. Here are five observations from our visit with the Rams. 1. Quarterback competition: The Rams have a full fledged quarterback competition and according to Fleming, it will go……
The Pirates will look to remain undefeated when they host the Sioux Falls Storm (0-1) at the Tsongas Center. The Pirates (2-0) are coming off their home opening win last Saturday night in their first ever game in Lowell. The 26-21 win over the Jacksonville Sharks was the team’s fourth home opening victory in the six-year history of the franchise. The Pirates are 2-2 all-time against the Storm. They won…
Courtesy of JEFF SINER, Charlotte Observer The Patriots were once again well represented at Thursday’s pro day at North Carolina. Eliot Wolf, Jerod Mayo, Alex Van Pelt, Matt Groh, Pat Stewart, Alonzo Highsmith, TC McCartney, Ben McAdoo and Matt Evans were all on hand to watch quarterback Drake Maye throw. Maye did not disappoint as he put on a show displaying his signature arm strength. Maye also looked like he……
The Patriots contingent of Eliot Wolf, Jerod Mayo, offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, quarterbacks coach T.C McCartney and senior offensive assistant Ben McAdoo all attended Daniels pro day on Wednesday. Daniels is in play at number three overall for the Patriots. Daniels threw a 55 pass play script in front of a large gathering of scouts, general managers and head coaches. Here is what I saw from him. Screens/Perimeter Throws:……
Free agent cornerback Myles Bryant signed a one year deal with the Houston Texans on Monday. On the surface, some might think that Bryant’s departure is not a loss but in reality, it is. Bryant played in 55 games, including 17 starts. He recorded 200 tackles, two sacks, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and four interceptions. Bryant’s production and versatility will be hard to replace. The past three years,…
Image courtesy of Mark Daniels/Masslive Patriots owner Robert Kraft met with the assembled media at the NFL Owners Meetings on Tuesday and he spoke for about 15 minutes on a variety of topics. ESPN’s Mike Reiss transcribed the interview. The quotes we are using are taken directly from mikereiss.net. Kraft talked about the draft, taking a quarterback third overall, his hopes for the future and the The Dynasty documentary. Here…
Jim Mora has hired Brad Robbins as the Huskies new quarterbacks coach. Robbins replaces former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Nick Charlton who left for the Cleveland Browns earlier this month. Robbins was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Southern Utah previously. He has also coached at Tennessee Tech and VMI among his previous stops. He inherits a good quarterback room which features Joe Fagnano, Ta’Quan Roberson, Tucker McDonald……
Patriots coach Jerod Mayo met with the assembled media on Monday in Orlando at the owners meetings. Mayo touched a variety of topics from free agency, to being a head coach to the NFL Draft. He opened with a statement regarding free agency. The clarity I would begin with is free agency – the media, the fans – everyone wants that big signing. But at the same time, as we…
Image courtesy of Mike Reiss/ ESPN Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo spoke to ESPN’s Mike Reiss at the annual NFL Owners Meetings on Sunday evening and touched on a couple of topics. Mayo talked about the Patriots approach in free agency thus far and why they did not sign any of the big free agents available. “The most important thing for us was to get our people back here. Re-sign…
With the NFL Draft a month away, here are our top 50 draft eligible prospects in New England. The offensive line is the most dominant position this year. Four of our top six players are offensive lineman. It is a deep and talented group. The prospect list is subject to change in terms of additions. It is a working list. These are players we think can play professionally somewhere. At the……