The best & worst Patriots first round draft picks in the last 30 years

April 24, 2024

Image courtesy of New England Patriots  Ok. Let’s get away from the current draft for a minute or two. It’s all been talked to death and we’ll finally know the future of the franchise in just over 24 hours. In the mean time, it is pretty crazy to sit back and think about how long this fan base got to go without having to worry about screwing up a Top…

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Top 50 Patriots Prospects: #19: Javon Baker, WR, UCF

April 23, 2024

Baker transferred to UCF from Alabama after the 2021 season. One of the most productive receivers in the country the past two years. Baker caught 108 passes for 1,935 yards and 12 touchdowns. Baker finished first team All Big-12 for his efforts. Here is my scouting report on Javon Baker.  Javon Baker, WR, 6-1 202, UCF Hands: Baker has strong hands. Does a good job of catching the ball away…

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High School Yearbook: 2000

April 23, 2024

Note: We wanted to create a new feature that honored the history of the high school game a little. This is a snapshot of MIAA play in 2000, and while a lot of that info is hard to access, we still remember a good amount of it. So here’s an attempt to capture those old glories. If you have any additional information from other years, it is welcome. Here is…

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Jon Lyons Mock Patriots Draft

April 23, 2024

It’s finally here. The NFL Draft is upon us, and the Patriots are facing their most consequential draft in the past 30-years. Bill Belichick is gone, there is a hole at quarterback and the future of the entire offense is uncertain. With those things in mind, I took a quarterback of the future, several offensive pieces and injected additional youth into an already good defense. Round 1, Pick 3: Drake…

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Ceiling/Floor Comps for the top six quarterbacks in the 2024 class

April 23, 2024

The 2024 quarterback is one of the most highly scrutinized classes in years. After a recent string of classes that have either underachieved or flopped, hopes are high for this group.  Now I’m not one for comps but I do think this class reminds me a lot of the 2004 class which featured Ben Roethlisberger, Eli Manning, Philip Rivers and J.P Losman. Three of the four quarterbacks in that draft…

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Sleepers by the dozen for 2024

April 22, 2024

As we are deep in the spring, we never stop looking forward to the fall. We wanted to peek ahead to the MIAA season, but with a bit of a different twist. These are teams that we feel are a little bit under the radar at this point. Maybe we did not go for them this past season, but we feel can make an impact this year. If you were…

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Should Jonathan Kraft be involved with deciding future of No. 3 pick?

April 22, 2024

Image courtesy of Sports Business Journal The draft week rumor mill is pumping out some good stuff already. On Monday afternoon just before 2:00, Dianna Russini reported that the Patriots were taking calls on the No. 3 pick and while Eliot Wolf was ‘running point,’ Jonathan Kraft is ‘heavily involved’ in deciding the future of New England’s highest draft choice since 1993. Should he be? Of course, to a certain…

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Slater can’t stay away for long, rejoining Pats as ‘right hand man’ to Mayo

April 22, 2024

Image courtesy of Matt Slocum/Associated Press That didn’t take long. What, like, two months? Matt Slater is still a football guy at heart and a lifetime Patriot. So, it’s only fitting that the guy who was instrumental in maintaining culture in Foxborough for years is going to have the chance to help implement a fresher one in the Jerod Mayo era. ESPN’s Mike Weiss reported over the weekend that Slater…

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One week from the draft, Patriots still ‘open for business’ with No. 3 pick

April 18, 2024

Take a shot on the potential QB of the future or immediately fix multiple roster holes with a trade down? It’s the biggest question the Patriots have faced in 30 years and it’s a week away. Eliot Wolf met with a the media in a packed room at Gillette Stadium on Thursday morning, exactly one week from ultimately having to make a future-altering choice at about 8:30 or so next…

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Bill Belichick will still be front & center on 1st night of NFL Draft

April 17, 2024

Image courtesy of @PatMcAfeeShow Well, this could be fun. Pat McAfee announced on his show Wednesday that Bill Belichick will be joining his live broadcast during the draft. Belichick joined McAfee on the show and talked about the opportunity to still be front and center talking ball in front of the world next Thursday night. “Well, I’m looking forward to it…draft day, draft weekend is always an exciting time for…

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