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Patriots: Some familiar names are staying and some are going in a quiet first day of free agency for the Patriots

March 15, 2022
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Free agency unofficially began yesterday with the legal tampering window starting today at noon. As expected, the Patriots primarily focused on retaining some of their players while losing some key contributors as well. Here are my thoughts on day one of free agency for the Patriots. I thought J.C Jackson got a fair market deal from the Los Angeles Chargers. Jackson signed a five year, $82.5 million dollar contract. He…

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Patriots: Busy day for the Patriots highlighted by the return of Devin McCourty

March 14, 2022
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The Patriots had a busy day on Sunday. The highlight of the day of course was free safety Devin McCourty agreeing to terms on a one year, $9 million dollar deal. The 34 year old McCourty is returning for his 13th season with the Patriots. Originally drafted as a first round pick in the 2010 draft, McCourty finished last season with 60 tackles and 3 interceptions. The Patriots also used…

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Patriots: Should they stay or should they go? Which of their free agents should the Patriots re-sign?

March 13, 2022
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The Patriots have 18 free agents. 16 of them are unrestricted free agents and there are some familiar names on the list including Devin McCourty, Trent Brown, Dont’a Hightower, J.C Jackson and Ted Karras. So who should Bill Belichick bring back? Well, much of that will depend on cap space and the Patriots don’t have a lot of it. They currently have just over $10 million in space. Here is…

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Patriots: Four Biggest Needs, Part Four: Offensive Line

March 13, 2022
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The Patriots were trounced, 47-17, in the Wild Card Round against the Bills and that game exposed several important areas that New England needs to address. This is part four of a four-part series centered on the four most important areas that the Patriots need to improve. Part four focuses on offensive line. In 2021, as in previous seasons, the Patriots offensive line was one of the strengths of the…

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Patriots: Four Biggest Needs, Part Three: Defensive Back

March 13, 2022
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The Patriots were trounced, 47-17, in the Wild Card Round against the Bills and that game exposed several important areas that New England needs to address. This is part three of a four-part series centered on the four most important areas that the Patriots need to improve. Part three focuses on defensive back. The Patriots are in an interesting spot at defensive back. At safety, Kyle Dugger is a terrific…

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Patriots: Four Biggest Needs, Part Two: Wide Receiver

March 11, 2022
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The Patriots were trounced, 47-17, in the Wild Card Round against the Bills and that game exposed several important areas that New England needs to address. This is part two of a four-part series centered on the four most important areas that the Patriots need to improve. Part two focuses on wide receiver. The Patriots have struggled to upgrade the wide receiver position over the past several years despite some…

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Patriots: Four Biggest Needs, Part One: Linebacker

March 11, 2022
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The Patriots were trounced 47-17 in the Wild Card Round against the Bills and that game exposed several important areas that New England needs to address. This is part one of a four-part series centered on the four most important areas that the Patriots need to improve. Part one is the linebacking corps. Throughout Bill Belichick’s tenure as Patriots head coach, he has coached great linebackers. From Tedy Bruschi and…

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Patriots: 10 players the Patriots could target in free agency

March 10, 2022
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NFL free agency kicks off next week and we will plenty of coverage in the coming days. There has a lot of movement already, specifically with the quarterback market. The Patriots obviously don’t need a quarterback but they have several other holes to fill. Bill Belichick will not be the big spender he was last off-season but he will kick the tires on some veterans in either free agency or…

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