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High School: MHSFCA Coaches Clinic hosted by the Patriots a huge success

March 13, 2022

FOXBOROUGH – The game of football will be better off in 2022 and beyond because of the coaches that spent hours upon hours at Gillette Stadium this weekend. The Patriots hosted the annual MHSFCA Coaches Clinic Friday and Saturday, with 38 presentations from college and high school coaches and a phenomenal keynote speech from UMass head coach Don Brown on Friday night. Beyond the 38 presentations, everywhere you turned there…

X’s and O’s: Get to know the Miami Dolphins schematically

June 6, 2021

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The Miami Dolphins enter the 2021 NFL season coming off a 10-6 campaign and a second place finish in the AFC East in 2020. Head coach Brian Flores is coming into his third season with the team and has been successful in rebuilding the roster and getting the franchise pointed in the right direction after the tenure of the human plague that is Adam Gase. The Dolphins had a very…

X’s and O’s: Get to know the Buffalo Bills schematically

May 24, 2021

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Follow me on Twitter @zackcarey12 The Buffalo Bills enter the 2021 NFL season after a stellar 2020 campaign. They went 13-3 and won the AFC east, riding that momentum all the way to the AFC championship game. They lost that game to the Chiefs but showed in the regular season and playoffs they could compete and beat the titans of the league. The Bills did what they needed to in…

Patriots: Scouting the Cardinals Offense and Defense

November 29, 2020

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The Patriots host Kliff Kingsbury and the Arizona Cardinals this week. Kingsbury has ties to the Patriots. The team drafted Kingsbury out of Texas Tech in the 6th round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Kingsbury played for Mike Leach and is a disciple of the Air Raid Offense. Leach and Hal Humme developed the system coaching together at Iowa Wesleyan, Valdosta State and Kentucky. Kingsbury has now brought the system…

Patriots: Scouting the Texans Offense and Defense

November 21, 2020

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The Patriots will travel to Houston on Sunday to take on the 2-7 Texans. Houston is an organization in transition after head coach and defacto general manager Bill O’Brien was fired earlier this season. Former Patriots assistant coach Romeo Crennel took over for O’Brien on an interim basis. The Texans have played better under Crennel but they are still losing games. Schematically, when I look at the Texans, they run…

Patriots: Scouting the Ravens Offense and Defense

November 15, 2020

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The Patriots and Ravens will renew acquaintances this week on Sunday Night Football. The Ravens have long been a thorn in the Patriots side both in the regular season and the post season. A big reason for that of course is John Harbaugh and his coaching staff. Despite turnover at the coordinator positions, Baltimore is well coached. They are tough, physical and fundamentally sound. Harbaugh has two of the best…

Patriots: Scouting The Jets Offense and Defense

November 8, 2020

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The Patriots will face the Jets this week on Monday Night Football. The two long time rivals are familiar with each other but the Jets have had a lot of turnover over the course of the last 20 years. The Patriots of course have been guided by Bill Belichick during that time span. Adam Gase is the current head coach for the Jets and his tenure thus far has been…

Patriots: Scouting the Bills Offense and Defense

October 31, 2020

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The Patriots travel to Buffalo on Sunday to face a Bills team that has been chomping at the bit for a chance to dethrone the Patriots atop the AFC East. Sean McDermott has done a nice job turning the Bills around and he has done it with a veteran coaching staff headlined by old friend Brian Daboll at offensive coordinator and Leslie Frazier at defensive coordinator. Daboll of course is…

Patriots: Scouting The 49ers offense and defense

October 24, 2020

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The Patriots host the San Francisco 49ers this Sunday in a game that features the greatest coach of all time in Bill Belichick and one of the best offensive coach’s in the NFL today in Kyle Shanahan. When you look at the 49ers, you see how they were influenced schematically. Offensively, the 49ers take after Mike Shanahan’s Denver Broncos teams. They want to run the football and be balanced as…

Patriots: Scouting The Broncos Offense and Defense

October 18, 2020

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The Patriots and Broncos will finally meet at Gillette Stadium this Sunday. After two weeks of uncertainty surrounding positive COVID-19 tests, the two long time AFC rivals will meet again. Broncos coach Vic Fangio is in his second season as head coach of the Broncos. Fangio is a defensive coach who made his reputation as a long time coordinator. His defenses are known for being multiple and he does a…

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