Getty Images The Patriots are not a good football team and with each passing week, they are starting to resemble the Rod Rust Patriots of 1990. If you remember that team, they went 1-15. Their only win ironically enough was a 16-14 win at Indianapolis in Week 2. The 1990 Patriots were built similar to this year’s Patriots They had a rookie quarterback in Tommy Hodson, a talented running back…
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Seven Points on the Patriots 32-16 loss to the Jaguars
The Patriots got off to a good start on Sunday morning, building a 10-0 lead early but from the second quarter on, they got outscored 32-6 en route to an embarrassing 32-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Here are seven points on the game. 1. Started fast and fizzled: The Patriots got off to a hot start and it looked like they were going to run the Jaguars out of…
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Q&A with BC High coach Paul Zukauskas
In the premier game of the weekend, BC High earned a 30-13 win over Xaverian. The Eagles are now 5-0 and have a game with St. John’s of Shrewsbury up next. We wanted to talk to BC High first-year coach Paul Zukauskas about this weekend’s game and his team. Here is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: A fun couple of days in the Zukauskas household, huh? PZ:……
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Week 5 New England Top 25
Again, a lot of the change came from Connecticut. Week 5 New England Poll 1. St. John’s Prep (6-0) 2. Springfield Central (5-1) 3. Catholic Memorial (5-1) 4. Windsor (5-0) 5. King Philip (6-0) 6. Hand (5-0) 7. Needham (6-0) 8. New Canaan (4-1) 9. BC High (5-0) 10. Greenwich (4-1) 11. Staples (4-1) 12. Bishop Hendricken (4-2) 13. Darien (4-1) 14. Scituate (6-0) 15. Bedford (7-0) 16. Londonderry (5-2)……
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Week 5 Chaos Poll
There is starting to be some separation in the Chaos Poll. BB&N and Tabor feel like the best teams in the ISL, and we are confident in their high placement. After that, it gets murkier, but St. Sebastian’s can play with that upper tier in the league. On to it . . . Week 5 Chaos Poll 1. St. John’s Prep (6-0) 2. Springfield Central (5-1) 3. Catholic Memorial (5-1)……
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Week 7 MIAA Top 25
The big mover was BC High’s win over Xaverian Friday night. Most everything else stayed the same, except for a few results in the back end of the Top 25 and in the 15 out. Tough not to look ahead to next week’s St. John’s Prep at Catholic Memorial game. Let’s get to it. Week 7 MIAA Top 25 1. St. John’s Prep (6-0) — Has scored at least 30 points……
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Jaguars 32, Patriots 16 – Patriots embarrassed again on international stage
Image courtesy of CBS News Is this rock bottom? If not, the Patriots are going to be on Jabroni Drive for a while it feels like. After last year’s debacle in Germany, the Patriots were back on the international stage as the only game in town on Sunday morning, this time from London. After jumping out to a quick 10-point lead, the Pats had a meltdown in all three phases…
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Patriots Game Plan vs. the Jaguars
The Patriots take on the Jaguars in London. It is a game that the Patriots can win but they will need to execute on both sides of the ball. Here are five things they are going to need to on offense and defense. Offense 1. 3-Step rhythm: Alex Van Pelt will need to get Drake Maye into a rhythm and the best way to do it is three step drop….