It finally happened. On Monday, news broke that the Packers had traded Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets. The traded included a pick swap in Thursday’s first round of the NFL Draft, a conditional second round pick next year (likely to be a first) and several other picks. For the Jets, it was the first solid answer they have had at quarterback since Brett Favre in 2008. For the…
The mystery of what will happen to Matt Patricia has finally been solved, After months of speculation, Patricia is no longer with the Patriots. ESPN’s Tim McManus is reporting that Patricia is joining Nick Sirianni’s staff in Philadelphia as Senior Defensive Assistant. Patricia has been in limbo for months after being removed as offensive play caller after a disastrous 8-9 season in which the Patriots had one of the worst…
FOXBOROUGH – As Jerod Mayo was swarmed by a room full of reporters on Tuesday morning, Jerod Mayo stepped up onto a podium with a towel around his neck, seemingly after a workout. Maybe he was just preparing to sweat out the plethora of questions ahead of him. Either way, Mayo addressed quite a bit during the first bit of media availability at Gillette Stadium. While he was coy with…
New Patriots offensive line coach Adrian Klemm meet with the media for the first time on Tuesday. Klemm was hired as the Patriots offensive line coach in January, replacing Matt Patricia who along with assistant offensive line coach Billy Yates coached the group last season. https://twitter.com/newftbj/status/1648369779252637696?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA The offensive line struggled last season and in many people’s eyes were the root cause of the team’s struggles offensively. In reality, it was…
New Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien answered several questions today in his first meeting with the local media since being hired in January. https://twitter.com/newftbj/status/1648367647002705920?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA O’Brien spoke for almost ten minutes and addressed a variety of topics from being back in New England to his assessment of Mac Jones to moving on from last season. Jones was a popular topic as you can imagine. O’Brien was asked right out of the…
Image courtesy of National Football Foundation On Tuesday morning, the Patriots held the first bit of media availability heading into the 2023 season. Director of Player Personnel Matt Groh, new offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien and Jerod Mayo all got the majority of the attention as you’d expect, but the other assistant coaches were also on hand to chat with reporters for a bit. I spoke briefly with Pats legend Troy…
The Patriots began their offseason program on Monday with players reporting to Gillette Stadium to begin two weeks of strength and conditioning and meetings before getting on the field as a team. There are many new faces after a disappointing 8-9 2022 season, but one stands alone with the most pressure on him: new offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien. Of everyone that was brought in this offseason, O’Brien has the potential…
The Patriots kicked off their off-season program today. Here is what you need know about what the team will be doing the next two months Program Dates First Day: April 17th OTA’s/Off-Season Workouts: May 22-23, May 25, May 30-31, June 2, June 5-6, June 8-9 Mandatory Mini-Camp: June 12th-14th BACKKKKKK. pic.twitter.com/zcfn0c7vGM — New England Patriots (@Patriots) April 17, 2023 According the NFL Operations, the program is broken down into three…
According to Albert Breer of SI.com, new Patriots offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien is “reworking” the Patriots offense. O’Brien was the Patriots offensive coordinator in 2011 and ran the system that was in place. Many believed that when he was hired in January, he would be running the Patriots system again. He may be doing that but it will look vastly different than what we are used to. What people need…
Courtesy of Christian Petersen/Getty Images. The Patriots were reportedly interested in adding a veteran quarterback and they did that on Thursday adding former Ravens and Cardinals back up quarterback Trace McSorley. McSorley was drafted by the Ravens in the sixth round of the 2019 Draft out of Penn State. He was a three time All Big -Ten Second Team selection from 2016-2018. McSorley was originally recruited to the school by…