Image courtesy of the New England Patriots If we’re being honest, when people talk about the most important pieces of the Patriots defense, Jahlani Tavai’s name doesn’t usually come up in the first sentence or two. But, now entering his fifth season in the league, Tavai is not a young pup anymore, he’s now embracing a bit of a leadership role when the opportunity presents itself and may be an…

Patriots name captains for 2023 season
Images courtesy of the New England Patriots We’ve got one first timer and some repeat guys for the 2023 season when it comes to the Pats’ team captains. Hunter Henry is a captain for the first time in his NFL career, while Mac Jones, David Andrews, Matthew Slater, Deatrich Wise Jr. and Ja’Whaun Bentley will have the honor again. Everyone but Henry was a captain last year, with Bentley being…

UMass Four Down Preview: Miami (OH) Redhawks (0-1) at UMass Minutemen (1-1)
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CM 41, Mansfield 14 – Mekhi Dodd, Knights cruise past Hornets
WEST ROXBURY — A year ago, Catholic Memorial running back Mekhi Dodd was not the team’s primary ballcarrier. That designation belonged to Datrell Jones and Carson Harwood. But, now, Jones has moved on to Boston College, and Harwood is at the University of Rhode Island. There is no one left for Dodd to bide his time and wait behind. That’s a good thing for Catholic Memorial, and a bad thing……

Jack Jones reportedly out for “some time” with hamstring injury
Jack Jones was the only player not spotted at Patriots practice on Thursday. Now we know why. According to Jeff Howe, Jones is now set to be “out for some time with the hamstring injury that he suffered yesterday in practice, according to a source,” he said in a tweet on Thursday night. During his Wednesday morning press conference, Bill Belichick was asked if Jones was now available with his…

Is Mac Jones ‘the franchise guy’ moving forward? We’ll start getting an answer Sunday
Mac Jones approached the podium inside the Gillette Stadium media work room on Thursday afternoon smiling. Jones has clearly enjoyed this camp and seems to be fully ready to show he can be ‘the guy’ for New England moving forward. Jones was asked if he feels like he has anything to prove this season after the way 2022 ended and he quickly steered the conversation to 2023. “I’m not really…

Matt Patricia won’t be the difference on Sunday, it will be the players
AP Photo/Matt Rourke Former Patriots assistant Matt Patricia is now the Senior Defensive Assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles. Patricia of course was the Patriots primary offensive play caller last season. He was considered Bill Belichick’s right hand man. However after spending 15 years with the Patriots, the two sides parted ways in off-season. Now we are left wondering if he will impact Sunday’s game in any way? The short answer…

New England high school preview – Week 1
We are calling this our Week 1 Preview even though Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire have already kicked off. But, for the sake of everyone else, it’s still the first week. There are a ton of big matchups on tap, so we’re previewing more than usual. And, for the first time this year, we have all the New England states represented. Get out and see some games this weekend. They’ll……