• Patriots work out local draft prospects
  • Josh McDaniels looking forward to reinventing his offense with Drake Maye
  • Staples promotes Matthew Jacowleff to head coach
  • Patriots trade Joe Milton and capitalize on a late round pick
  • Joe Milton traded to Dallas

Patriots Draft: Scouting the New England prospects in today’s Hula Bowl

The college all-star game circuit kicks off today with the Hula Bowl. Several New England College draft prospects are going to be playing in today’s game. Here are the New England prospects playing today and what we can expect.  Elijah Jones, CB, 6-1 181, Boston College: Jones has terrific length and he plays with good hands and can re-route receivers in press coverage. Jones plays with good lean and is……

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Patriots Draft: 10 players to watch in the Hula Bowl

The NFL Draft all-star game circuit begins with the Hula Bowl down in Orlando, Florida today. There are several players in the game with New England ties but we will talk about that in a separate piece.  Here are ten players to watch from today’s game that could be fits for the Patriots as either draft prospects or undrafted free agents.  Team AINA Joshua Cephus, WR, UTSA, 6-2 185: Cephus……

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Lowell hires Scott Boyle

For its new coach, Lowell hired a familiar face, and a proven winner. That man was Scott Boyle. Boyle coached at Lowell from 1997 to 2006, where he compiled a 68-37-2 record. That is the most successful tenure at Lowell in recent memory. If Boyle brings those winning ways back to his alma mater, consider this hire a home run. Boyle takes over for Shyheim Cullen, who went 3-8 in……

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Zak Zinter declares for NFL Draft

Former BB&N and Michigan standout Zak Zinter has declared for the NFL Draft. Zinter announced it yesterday on his social media. Zinter, one of the top offensive lineman in the country the past three seasons and just won a national championship with Michigan. He missed the game because he is recovering from a fractured fibula suffered against Ohio State. Zinter played four years at Michigan, starting the last three years……

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Patriots name Jerod Mayo head coach

Mary Schwalm/Associated Press Boy, that did not take long. The Patriots are naming Jerod Mayo the franchise’s 15th head coach. The hiring was reported this morning by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The 37 year old Mayo becomes the youngest coach in the NFL. It’s a new era in New England: the Patriots have hired Jerod Mayo as their next head coach and he will be formally introduced at a press conference…

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Hold the Mayo. Patriots should interview other candidates

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Patriots have a succession plan in place with linebackers coach Jerod Mayo. Language in Mayo’s contract establishes him as the successor to Bill Belichick. If that is the case, then the Patriots do not have to interview any other candidates according to league rules. They can simply name Mayo the next coach of the team whenever they decide to announce it. The Kraft’s…

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Champions Q&A: Fairhaven coach Derek Almeida

Although we did a Q&A earlier this season with Derek Almeida, we wanted to follow up with the Fairhaven coach. The Blue Devils went 12-1 this season, and beat Salem in the D6 state title game at Gillette Stadium. We caught up with Almeida for a phone interview this week. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: You’ve won state titles now at Falmouth and Fairhaven. What……

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Bill Belichick leaves Patriots as the best to ever do it

You can pick any number of words to describe Bill Belichick. He is gruff, cantankerous, moody, sarcastic, and stubborn. On the other end of it, the now-former Patriots coach is brilliant, creative, strong, adaptable, and innovative. Those all fit. In his years with the Patriots, Belichick earned a spot in the pantheon of football coaches. He led the Patriots to six Super Bowl wins, and what could best be known…

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