Kickoff: The Patriots and Jets will meet for the second time this season. The Jets beat New England 24-3 on Thursday Night Football on Sept. 19 at MetLife Stadium. The Patriots will try to avoid being swept by the Jets for the first time since the 2000 season. Here are four keys to the game for the Patriots 1st Down: Get off to a good start and maintain it: The…
If the Patriots are a soft football team, then that is Jerod Mayo’s and his staff’s fault. The performance of the team is a direct reflection of their talent and their coaching staff. Mayo told WEEI on Monday that the Patriots are playing “soft” but that they are not a soft team. Newsflash! If they are playing soft, they are a soft team. That is what a soft team is…
Getty Images The Patriots are not a good football team and with each passing week, they are starting to resemble the Rod Rust Patriots of 1990. If you remember that team, they went 1-15. Their only win ironically enough was a 16-14 win at Indianapolis in Week 2. The 1990 Patriots were built similar to this year’s Patriots They had a rookie quarterback in Tommy Hodson, a talented running back…
The Patriots got off to a good start on Sunday morning, building a 10-0 lead early but from the second quarter on, they got outscored 32-6 en route to an embarrassing 32-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Here are seven points on the game. 1. Started fast and fizzled: The Patriots got off to a hot start and it looked like they were going to run the Jaguars out of…
The Patriots take on the Jaguars in London. It is a game that the Patriots can win but they will need to execute on both sides of the ball. Here are five things they are going to need to on offense and defense. Offense 1. 3-Step rhythm: Alex Van Pelt will need to get Drake Maye into a rhythm and the best way to do it is three step drop….
Join our Patriots, Jaguars conversation. Feel free to comment on the comment section. 1st quarter 1.Good start on this opening drive. Getting off to a good start was key. 2.Another game, another drop by Ja’Lynn Polk. He’s only caught 10 of 24 targets. 3.Jags pass rush already a problem. Patriots moving the pocket for Maye and throwing a screen. JaMychal Hasty 16 yard touchdown catch. Extra point is good. 7-0…
The Patriots kickoff Week 7 of the the NFL season in London against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both teams are struggling and need a win in the worst way. The game will be close and it will come down to individual match-ups as it always does. Here are five match-ups to watch. Christian Gonzalez vs. Brian Thomas: The Patriots will have to match up Gonzalez on Thomas. The rookie out of…
Kickoff: The Patriots are in London this morning to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both teams are off to bad starts but the Patriots were expected to struggle. The Jaguars on the other hand were expected to compete but have been a big disappointment thus far. Both teams are desperate need of a win so look for a tightly contested game. Here are four keys to today’s game for the…
Photo credit Michael Owens/Getty Image The Patriots announced on Monday that they have released offensive lineman Nick Leverett. Leverett signed a one year deal with the team on March 15th, 2024. Leverett, 26, originally entered the NFL as a rookie free agent with Tampa Bay out of Rice in 2020. The 6-foot-4, 310-pounder, spent the majority of his rookie season on the practice squad in 2020. After seeing action in…
Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Drake Maye made his long awaited first start on Sunday in a 41-21 loss to the Houston Texans. While the loss was tough, Maye’s performance was encouraging and it gave Patriots fans a glimpse into the future. Here are five things I liked about Maye’s debut. 1. Arm talent: We knew Maye had elite arm talent coming out of North Carolina and it was on…