• Top 50 Patriots Prospects: #17: Brenden Rice, WR, USC
  • Top 50 Patriots Prospects: #18: Blake Fisher, OT, Notre Dame
  • Top 50 Patriots Prospects: #19: Javon Baker, WR, UCF
  • High School Yearbook: 2000
  • Jon Lyons Mock Patriots Draft

New England Football Journal’s Naughty and Nice List

Christmas is here! That means it is time for our year end New England football naughty and nice list. We will pick five individuals affiliated with football in New England that made our nice list and our naughty list. We are going to start with our nice list and then do the naughty list. Nice Jeff Hafley, HC, Boston College: Hafley went 6-5 in his first season at the helm…

Read More >>

Patriots: Quarterbacks coach Jedd Fisch is leaving for the University of Arizona. What does it mean for the Patriots?

Image courtesy of Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Patriots quarterbacks coach Jedd Fisch has been hired as the head football coach at the University of Arizona. Fisch is expected to depart for his new job immediately. So, what does this mean for the Patriots? Well, in the short term it means that Josh McDaniels will have to coach the quarterbacks for the last two weeks of the…

Read More >>

Patriots: Recapping Bill Belichick’s weekly OMF appearance on WEEI

Forget what we said about any of the other interviews this year. This one was the best, hands down. Some of the local media has finally had enough of Bill Belichick acting like they’re beneath him and started to (sort of) call him out for answering questions like a child. While there’s still the segment of the media who will forever worship the ground he walks on, there are guys…

Read More >>

Tampa Bay Tuesday: Brady leads Bucs back for thrilling win over Atlanta

Down 17 points to the Atlanta Falcons at halftime and then again late in the third quarter on Sunday, Tom Brady did what Tom Brady does. The Bucs stormed back to tie the game with 11 minutes left, then, Brady hit Antonio Brown for an eventual 46-yard game-winning touchdown to steal a 31-27 victory from the jaws of defeat. It was deja vu for poor Matt Ryan, but more importantly…

Read More >>

Patriots: Unofficial end to the season means the Patriots have to start thinking about the off-season

Yesterday’s 22-12 loss to the Miami Dolphins effectively ended the Patriots season as they were eliminated from playoff contention. Look on the bright side. At least we don’t have to listen to talk about a “path” anymore. With the loss, the Patriots will now play out the proverbial string against the Bills and the Jets. For the first time in 11 years and only the second time in the last…

Read More >>

Patriots: Dolphins end Pats’ playoff hopes with ugly win

John McCall/Sun Sentinel For the first time since 2008, the Patriots will not be part of the NFL postseason. New England continued to trot out an offense that couldn’t compete with some high school teams in this state in a 22-12 loss to the Dolphins on Sunday. The lackluster effort leaves the Patriots at 6-8 with two games left against the Bills (next Monday night) and Jets. Just to make…

Read More >>

Patriots Preview: New England Patriots (6-7) at Miami Dolphins (8-5)

Line: Dolphins by -1.5 Opening Drive: The Patriots and Dolphins are meeting for the 110th time today. Miami holds a 56-54 advantage in the series. The two teams have met three times in the playoffs as well with the Patriots winning two of the three meetings. The Patriots beat the Dolphins 21-11 in the season opener at Gillette Stadium. Miami is a drastically different team now with Tua Tagovailoa starting…

Read More >>