Image courtesy of AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki We’ve all heard and seen the stats. Losing the Super Bowl means you probably suck the next season. It is what it is. However, if you listen to the fire in Robert Spillane’s voice during his time with the media on Friday – the team reported and went through conditioning tests ahead of the first practice on Saturday – it’s almost unfathomable to think…
On eve of training camp, Vrabel doesn’t seem worried about Gonzalez
Roughly 24 hours before training camp, all seems well between the Patriots and Christian Gonzalez. Could that change when the team hits the field on Saturday morning? Sure, but it seems unlikely as of now. During his press conference on Friday morning after players reported and went through their standard running tests, Vrabel was obviously asked about Gonzalez and assured everyone he was there and should be involved when things…
Patriots sign former BC TE Jeremiah Franklin prior to camp
Image courtesy of BC Athletics Another former BC Eagle will be donning a Patriots helmet when the defending AFC Champs take the field on Saturday. Tight end Jeremiah Franklin officially signed a deal with the team on Friday after having a tryout on Thursday afternoon. Franklin was also in Foxborough during rookie minicamp a few days after the NFL Draft and had several conversations with the staff during the BC…
CAA Media Day – Pioneers ready to make an impact in first CAA season
Image courtesy of SHU Athletics Sacred Heart doesn’t plan on just easing into the CAA. The Pioneers expect to compete in the program’s first season as a member of the conference. Head coach Mark Nofri and his squad have been living the rough independent life for the last two seasons after leaving the NEC. That didn’t stop Nofri from making sure his program was still playing elite talent. Last year,…
Candle talks expectation & process ahead of Huskies opening training camp
As the University of Connecticut football program turns the page to a new era, head coach Jason Candle stepped up to the microphone at the facility on the Storrs campus on Thursday to set expectations for his inaugural season.
Arriving after a decorated decade at Toledo, where he left as the winningest coach in program history, Candle brings a distinct philosophy centered on process, internal accountability, and physicality. While outside observers may ponder how quickly a transformed roster can gel, the atmosphere inside the building reveals an immediate focus on building a winning standard from day one.
Patriots Positional Preview: Quarterbacks
The Patriots will go as Drake Maye goes. Entering his third season overall and second in offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels offense, Maye is poised to build on last season’s MVP caliber season and delivery even more this season. With a he addition of A.J Brown, Romeo Doubs, Reggie Gilliam and rookie tight end Eli Rairdon, Maye has the pieces at his disposal to have a monster season. Here is our…
Newsworthy nuggets from Vrabel press conference on Friday
The Patriots don’t officially hit the field for training camp until Saturday morning, but Friday was still a newsworthy day at Gillette. Mike Vrabel held his first press conference prior to the start of camp as players reported officially and went through conditioning tests. Here’s a few noteworthy nuggets that came out of Day 1: –DeAndre Hopkins is coaching with the organization. Seriously. Vrabel said that Hopkins had given him…
Patriots Positional Preview: Running Backs
AP PHOTO The running back position is once again a strength for the Patriots featuring both Rhamondre Stevenson and TreyVeon Henderson. The duo is one of the most dynamic one, two tandems in the NFL. The two will get the bulk of the carries but there are some intriguing depth options including second year back Lan Larison and rookie Jam Miller. Both will be solidly in the mix for the…
Former Wellesley quarterback Lukas Prock commits to Indiana
Former Wellesley High School quarterback Lukas Prock committed to Indiana on Thursday evening. Prock joins Tabor Academy defensive back Brady Scott as the second Massachusetts native to commit to Curt Cignetti’s Hoosiers this off-season. He chose the Hoosiers over schools like Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, and Florida.
After a difficult off-season, Vrabel returns to his sanctuary
Charles Krupa/AP If there is one place where the relentless glare of tabloid headlines and sports talk show chatter loses its power, it is between the white lines of an NFL practice field. For Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, the opening of training camp could not arrive at a better time. Following a grueling, highly publicized off-season dominated by the fallout of a personal matter, the return to football offers…