Thursday was the day Patriots fans who want to see a different quarterback this year had been waiting for. Throughout the first week of training camp, Cam Newton had done enough to look like he should remain the starter, but a lot to do with that was the fact that Mac Jones simply wasn’t doing anything to stand out. Both guys have had their ups and downs the first week,…
There’s only one other guy on offense that everyone wants to hear from this training camp other than Mac Jones or Cam Newton and it’s not a player. Josh McDaniels is the guy closest to the “competition” and we finally heard from him on Wednesday afternoon following practice. McDaniels said right now is still just a learning phase, so there hasn’t been true evaluation yet. “Right now, everybody’s in a…
Troy Brown and Jerod Mayo both look like they could step in and start a game in the NFL tomorrow. Brown last played in 2007 and only played 12 games combined in his final four years. Mayo last played in in 2015, but both guys have quickly ascended the New England coaching depth chart and are still finding ways to contribute to the team. Brown is the wide receiver and…
FOXBOROUGH – Tuesday was the first day in pads for the Pats, what did we learn? That and everything else I noticed from Day 6 of camp… -For the first time, it was not Adrian Colbert taking the field first on Tuesday but Jalen Mills alongside coaches Jerrod Mayo and Steve Belichick -Robert Kraft arrived via helicopter prior to the start of practice. -You knew it was “real” football today…
We heard from a schmorhesborg of Pats players from rookies to vets to some new guys on Monday morning after practice. Three guys in particular were extremely engaging and entertaining: new cornerback Jalen Mills, new receiver Kendrick Bourne and new linebacker Raekwon McMillian. Check out some of the money quotes from each of them… RAEKWON McMILLIAN (on Coach Belichick praising his intelligence Monday morning) “It means a lot man. I’m…
There was no mini bombshell’s to start the week on Monday, but Bill Belichick did touch on a few interesting topics prior to the fifth practice. Coach Belichick spoke prior tot taking questions and noted that the end of the week should start to look like real football finally with the first preseason game against Washington set for August 12. “Heading into kind of the next phase here as practices…
FOXBOROUGH – Didn’t see that one coming. Bill Belichick met with the media via Zoom early on Saturday morning prior to the last practice of the week and dropped a mini bombshell, saying Cam Newton is the starting quarterback. Now, he’s said that for a while now, but we’ve also heard that everyone needs to earn their spot as well, so when it came out of his mouth before some…
Once it was clear the Patriots weren’t going to trade him at least until camp started, we all knew the awkward day would come where N’Keal Harry had to face questions about his trade request. That day was Friday. Harry, who has had some nice catches over the first few days of training camp, spoke after practice. The first question he received was why he asked for the trade and…
Friday morning provided us with the best competition between Mac Jones and Cam Newton that we’ve seen thus far. The two went toe-to-toe in various passing situations after the first two days were mostly red zone work. Following practice, Newton and Jones both met with the media in person for the very first time as well. Here’s everything (literally just about everything) that stood out from the two guys everyone…
Hanover soon-to-be junior quarterback Mike Gandolfi didn’t play an actual snap for his high school squad in a regular season game last year, but he did earn the program a championship on Thursday night. Gandolfi and his teammates won Hanover’s first ever 7v7 Northeast New England Championship with a thrilling 21-20 win over Marblehead in the finals. Last year, Gandolfi went down to Florida to try and play high school…