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Patriots continue to address need for speed in 2023 NFL Draft

April 30, 2023

Image courtesy of @Patriots Not only did the Patriots address their need for more team speed in this year’s draft, they even drafted a kid with the last name Speed just for good measure. Cornerback/special teamer Ameer Speed lives his name, running a 4.33 40. Kayshon Boutte (4.5) and Demario Douglas (4.44) bring immediate speed upgrades to the wide receiver room and legitimate slot options. Defensive back and kick returner…

Patriots continue to load up on defense, add Sacramento State LB/S Marte Mapu 76th overall

April 28, 2023

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Image courtesy of The Sacramento Bee Well, you don’t need to add on offense if you just hold everyone to like, 10 points or less. After going defense with first and second round picks, Bill Belichick and Matt Groh continued to surprise everyone and went defense again in the third round, taking linebacker Marie Mapu from Sacramento State 76th overall. Coming in at 6’3″, 221lbs. Daniel Jeremiah called him his……

Patriots take Georgia Tech defensive end Keion White 46th overall

April 28, 2023

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For the second straight night, the Patriots may have gotten an elite, game-changing player in the 2023 NFL Draft. While many wanted (and assumed) the focus would be on offense, Bill Belichick has continued stacking the defense with guys who can probably come in and make an immediate impact. After taking cornerback Christian Gonzalez Thursday night, New England took Keion White, a defensive end fro Georgia Tech with their second……

Jets Adding Aaron Rodgers Is Bad News For Patriots

April 25, 2023

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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 Matt Patricia is solved. He will be joining the Philadelphia Eagles staff as Senior Defensive Assistant

April 20, 2023

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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…

Mayo mum on any role change, but things are clearly different

April 19, 2023

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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…

Adrian Klemm meets with media for the first time

April 18, 2023

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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…

Bill O’Brien addresses a variety of topics in his first meeting with the media

April 18, 2023

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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…

1-on-1 with Troy Brown

April 18, 2023

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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…

As Patriots Begin Offseason Program, All Eyes Are On Bill O’Brien

April 17, 2023

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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…

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