The Patriots went all in this off-season spending over $160 million dollars on new contracts. The shopping spree was very Un-Patriot like and a surprise given Bill Belichick’s tendency to be fiscally conservative when it comes to spending money. Fans thought for sure that the new free spending Bill would continue to spend money by trading for Julio Jones. Jones openly acknowledged he wanted to come to New England to…
X’s and O’s: Get to know the Miami Dolphins schematically
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…
Patriots: Cam Newton’s injury opens the door for the Patriots coaching staff to further evaluate the other quarterbacks
Photo courtesy of Steven Senne/AP Cam Newton has been diagnosed with a bruised right hand after hitting it on a soft pad during a drill in Friday’s OTA’s. Newton missed the rest of practice and according to The Athletic’s Jeff Howe, is scheduled to miss all of next week’s OTA’s. It sounds like Newton is expected to be back for mini camp the week of June 14th. Newton’s injury allows…
Patriots: Belichick and McDaniels praise the performances of Newton and Jones at OTA’s
Both Bill Belichick and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels respectively praised the performances of Mac Jones and Cam Newton at OTA’s this week. Belichick met with the media yesterday and when asked about his assessment of Jones thus far, gave a surprising answer by his standards. “He has a pretty good understanding of the things that we do… He’s working hard. He puts in a lot of time. Certainly giving his…
Patriots: Dan Marino is the latest former Dolphin to bitch about the Patriots
Add Dan Marino to the long list of former Miami Dolphins that hates Bill Belichick and the Patriots. Marino joins the 1972 Dolphins and his late coach Don Shula in voicing their disapproval of the Patriots potential breaking one of their records. Marino recently said in an interview with ESPN’s Cameron Wolfe that he hopes Belichick doesn’t break Shula’s all time wins record. Shula won 347 games (including playoffs) in…
College: Extra year of eligibility will challenge local D1 programs
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NFL: Former Eagle AJ Dillon ready for a breakout year in Green Bay
AJ Dillon’s quads have always been on the map, but the running back officially arrived last year with a big performance against the Titans last season. On Wednesday, Dillon met with the Green Bay media during OTA’s to talk about year two. The big back should have an expanded role this year and if Aaron Rodgers was to leave the Packers, pair that with the loss of back up running…
NEFJ Notebook: Dante Scarnecchia set to speak at O-Line clinic in Maine
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Patriots: Stealing plays and concepts from Alabama could help Mac Jones transition to the NFL easier
Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images The term “copycat league” gets thrown around a lot these days. That is when one NFL team steals plays or ideas from another team. What do you call it when an NFL team steals from a college team? I don’t know but it has happened a lot the last ten years. It is why I think the Patriots need to steal some concepts from the…
High School: Bellingham’s Gavin Elder wins Tri-Valley League MVP
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