John Sarianides

Patriots Free Agency: Need No. 3: Wide Receiver

March 9, 2024

The Patriots have invested in the wide receiver position in recent years both in the draft and free agency. They have also traded for receivers like DeVante Parker. Unfortunately, none of the moves have really paid off. The Patriots signed free agent JuJu Smith-Schuster last off-season to replace Jakobi Meyers who signed with the Las Vegas Raiders. The signing did not work out as Smith-Schuster had the worst season of…

Patriots Free Agency: Need No. 4: Tight Ends

March 6, 2024

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The Patriots currently have one tight end under contract and that is LeMichael Pettway. Needless to say, tight end is truly a position of need. New offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt will use the tight end a lot in the Patriots offense. We will see a lot of 11, 12 and 13 personnel in certain situations. With over $87 million dollars in cap space, the Patriots certainly have the money…

Patriots Free Agency: Need No. 5: Running Back

March 5, 2024

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You might not consider running back a need for the Patriots but it is. As it stands, Rhamondre Stevenson, who is entering the final year of his rookie contract, Kevin Harris and JaMychal Hasty and KeShawn Vaughn are listed as the only running backs on the depth chart. Ezekiel Elliott, who signed with the team at the end of training camp is a free agent. Elliott was good for the…

Gauging the draft stock of local prospects after a strong weekend

March 5, 2024

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The NFL Combine is over and it is a great weekend for all of the local prospects who participated in it. Let’s take at look at each prospects performance and gauge their draft stock. Elijah Jones, CB, Boston College: Jones had a solid workout running an unofficial 4.45 forty time, a 2.58 2 yard split and 1.58 10 yard split. He looked smooth in the drill portion and passes the……

Scarnecchia still believes in Mac Jones

March 3, 2024

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Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We got a chance to interview former Patriots offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia on Saturday at the Big New England Football Clinic in Newport, Rhode Island. We touched on a variety of topics including the current state of the Patriots. Scarnecchia was complementary and thankful for his time with the organization and working for Bill Belichick. He also praised new coach Jerod…

Top quarterbacks talk about meeting with the Patriots

March 2, 2024

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The top quarterbacks in the upcoming NFL Draft met with the media this morning in Indianapolis and shared their thoughts on meeting with the different including the Patriots. Here is some of what they had to say. Jayden Daniels on the possibility of being drafted by the Patriots: “Yeah, it would be dope,” Daniels continued: “Obviously, growing up and seeing what Tom Brady did there, six Super Bowls, that’s tough……

The Patriots have made Kyle Dugger an offer

March 1, 2024

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According to sources, the Patriots have made free agent safety Kyle Dugger an offer. Earlier this week, Patriots Director of Scouting Eliot Wolf expressed an interest in retaining both Dugger and free agent offensive tackle Michael Onwenu. It appears the Patriots have taken the first step to trying to make that happen. The Patriots drafted Dugger in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Lenoir-Rhyne University….

Patriots quarterback plan starting to come into focus

March 1, 2024

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The Athletic’s Jeff Howe reported on Thursday that the Patriots plan on taking a quarterback with the third overall pick, signing a veteran and that they will trade Mac Jones. Howe says the Patriots are focused on selecting a quarterback that they can build around. “The Patriots really want to draft a quarterback with the No. 3 pick. The front office wrapped up its pre-free-agency meetings a week ago and……

20 players to watch at the NFL Combine

February 29, 2024

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Image courtesy of the New England Patriots The on field workouts kick off this afternoon at the NFL Combine with defensive lineman and linebackers. They will be followed by defensive backs and tight ends on Friday, quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs on Saturday and offensive lineman on Sunday. The Patriots have multiple needs specifically at quarterback, offensive line, wide receiver and tight end. They also have a need at……

Mayo clears the air on perceived bashing of Belichick among other things

February 28, 2024

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Image courtesy of the New England Patriots Patriots Head Coach Jerod Mayo met with the media this morning in Indianapolis. He answered questions for roughly seven minutes. He opened up the media availability by addressing the perceived negativity regarding Bill Belichick. “Look, it’s going to be different,” Mayo said of what the team is building following Belichick’s 24-year run with the Patriots. “At the same time, I would say Bill…