John Sarianides

UMass losing Lynch-Adams, Desrosiers to transfer portal

March 30, 2024

The UMass Football program will be thin at running back this spring after running backs Kayron Lynch-Adams and Greg Desrosiers have both entered the transfer portal. Lynch-Adams who returned to UMass this off-season after exploring the NFL Draft entered the portal on Thursday while Desrosiers, a Massachusetts native entered the portal yesterday. Lynch-Adams rushed for a UMass FBS record 1,157 yards and 12 touchdowns last season, his first as the……

5 Observations from URI Spring Ball

March 30, 2024

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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……

Pirates Preview: Sioux Falls Storm (0-1) at Massachusetts Pirates (2-0)

March 29, 2024

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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…

Breaking down Drake Maye’s pro day

March 29, 2024

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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……

Breaking down Jaylen Daniels pro day

March 28, 2024

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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:……

The Patriots will miss Myles Bryant

March 28, 2024

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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,…

Robert Kraft meets with the media at the owners meetings

March 27, 2024

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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…

UConn hires Brad Robbins as quarterback coach

March 26, 2024

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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……

Jerod Mayo meets with the media at the owners meetings

March 25, 2024

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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…

Mayo sheds light on Patriots’ offseason

March 25, 2024

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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…