Image courtesy of Boston College Football Recruiting On December 16, 2019, Jeff Hafley was named head coach of the Boston College football team in a jam packed press conference. One year to the day on Wednesday, Hafley had 25 high school players from across the country sign NLI’s. Hafley and his staff even grabbed one recruit from Serbia to cap this wild year. This class is the best in program…
Tampa Bay Tuesday: Bucs win ugly against Vikings, move to 8-5
If you thought Bruce Arians would have his team ready to come out of the gate fast following a bye last week, what have you been watching? As I suspected, the Bucs looked flat early against the Vikings on Sunday, going three-and-out on the first two offensive possessions of the game. However, thanks to four missed field goals, a missed extra point and downright putrid play from Kirk Cousins late…
Patriots: Recapping Bill Belichick’s weekly OMF appearance on WEEI
Peter Joneleit/AP Photo Things had been far too nice during Bill Belichick’s weekly appearance on Ordway, Merloni and Fauria the past few weeks. With the Patriots’ winning games, the annoyed, wise-ass Bill was still lingering in the interviews but wasn’t omni present. That changed on Monday when the guys talked to the head coach for the first time since the embarrassing loss to the Rams. Answers were short, and the…
Boston College: Eagles make progress on and off the field in Hafley’s first year
AP Photo/Michael Dwyer Boston College hired Jeff Hafley a year ago yesterday and in that time, Hafley has transformed the Boston College Football program from a semi competitive program to a program that could compete for an ACC title in the future. Hafley has improved all aspects of the program starting with recruiting. Hafley assembled a coaching staff with college and NFL experience. Both he and his staff can not…
High School: Lawrence Academy’s Ty Chan commits to Notre Dame
image courtesy of Ty Chan/HUDL Lawrence Academy offensive tackle/defensive end Ty Chan (Class of 2022) has committed to Notre Dame. Chan made the announcement on Thursday on Twitter. Go Irish ☘️! #irishrising22 pic.twitter.com/SvJSGBu0jJ — Ty Chan (@chansanity5) December 10, 2020 The four star recruit ( Per 24/7) has been a rising star in the recruiting circuit for the past two years and held 10 offers at the time of his…
High School: NEFJ Featured Team of the Week – Minnechaug
As someone who has grown up in Waltham and Billerica, I will be the first to admit there is an eastern Massachusetts bias against western Massachusetts athletics. That’s just the way it is and the way it’s always been for as long as I’ve been alive. Up until 2012 I thought the western part of the state started in Milford. Having said all that and having now covered sports around…
Patriots: Pats embarrassed in prime time by Rams, playoff chances all but dead
AP Photo/ Ashley Landis Are all the people that wanted this team to stick with Cam Newton and make a playoff push happy now? After last night’s putrid, disgusting, embarrassing 24-3 loss to the Rams, New England is now 6-7 and in all likelihood going to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2008. The Rams(9-4) held the Patriots to 220 yards of total offense and 10 first downs….
Patriots: Bill Belichick needs to get the memo. The Cam Newton era is over
Bill Belichick is a proud but stubborn man. It was never more evident than after last night when he responded to a question regarding Cam Newton’s status as the starting quarterback by saying “I am glad you asked that. Cam is our quarterback.” Cam is our quarterback? Really? After another abysmal performance and arguably the worse of his short Patriots career, Newton is still the starter? How? He completed 9…
Patriots: Scouting the Rams Offense and Defense
The Patriots face the Rams tonight in a Super Bowl LIII rematch. While many of the names and faces have changed on both teams, many of the schemes remain the same. The Rams are still a heavy 11 and 12 personnel team on offense and defensively, they still play a 3-4 base despite a coordinator change in the off-season. Los Angeles is well coached and they do not beat themselves….
Patriots Preview: New England Patriots (6-6) @ Los Angeles Rams (8-4)
Line: Rams -4.5, O/U 44 Opening Kick Off: The Pats have remained in LA this week after beating the Chargers on Sunday 45-0. Tonight’s game kicks off at 8:20 from SoFi Stadium. This is the just the 15th time these two franchises have met dating back to 1974. New England holds the advantage in this series 9-5, with the last win coming in Super Bowl 53 (13-3). Super Bowl 36…