• MHSFCA announces its 2024 All-State football team
  • Connecticut Football Alliance releases 129 game schedule for the 2025
  • Maye, Henry provide hopeful message to Pats fans on Christmas eve
  • Catching up with Vincent Busa after his commitment to URI
  • Phillips Exeter’s Isaiah Reese honored to be playing in the Under Armour All-American game

Patriots Pulse Blog: Brady and the Madden Curse Scares Me

By John Sarianides I am not going to lie. Tom Brady being on the cover Madden 18 scares the hell out of me. The curse is real folks. The list of those on the Madden cover that have gotten injured is long. Just ask Rob Gronkowski. Brady can down play it all he wants, like he does in this video but the fact of the matter is, the curse is…

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Opinion: Early Signing Period Only Benefits the Blue Bloods of College Football. 

By John Sarianides On Monday the NCAA approved a three day early signing period which will take place between December 20th to the 22nd. The 72 hour window to sign coincides with the mid year junior signing period. So what does this all mean? It means that recruits can now sign their national letters of intent with a school before National Signing Day which is the first Wednesday in February….

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Patriots Pulse Blog: 5 UDFA’s That Could Compete for a Roster Spot

By John Sarianides The Patriots signed 19 undrafted free agents this week. Of the 19 players, there are five that I think could contend for a roster spot with a solid spring and training camp. Here are the five players to keep an eye on.  1. Harvey Langi, ILB, BYU: Langi has a legitmate shot of making this roster if he has a good training camp and pre-season. At 6-2…

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3-Step Slant: Three Reasons Why Jay Cutler Will Suck as a Broadcaster

By John Sarianides Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has officially retired and has been hired by FOX as an in game broadcaster. Cutler will more than likely replace John Lynch as Kevin Burkhardt’s partner. That is a shame because Burkhardt is good and Cutler has the personality of a dead squirrel. Burkhardt deserves a partner with a pulse. Here are three reasons why I think Cutler will suck as…

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Opinion: The Bills and Vikings Did the Right Thing Not Picking Up the Fifth Year Options on Watkins and Bridgewater

By John Sarianides I cannot say that I am surprised that the Buffalo Bills declined to pick up Sammy Watkins fifth year option or that the Minnesota Vikings declined to pick up Teddy Bridgewater‘s fifth year option. Both organizations made the difficult decision to not pick up the option while at the same time admitting that they made bad decisions in the 2014 draft. The Bills have to be the…

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2018 NFL Draft: Top 50 Prospect for the 2018 Draft

By John Sarianides It is never too early to start looking ahead to next year’s draft. So without further ado, here are my top 50 prospects for the 2018 NFL Draft. 1. Sam Darnold, QB, USC, So. Darnold threw 31 touchdown passes last season after taking over for Max Browne. He is a traditional pocket passer with a live arm and the ability to extend plays in the pocket. Darnold has…

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Patriots Pulse Blog: Picking Up Brandin Cooks Fifth Year Option is the Best Move the Patriots Made This Weekend

By John Sarianides The Patriots announced that they will be picking up the fifth year option of wide receiver Brandin Cooks. The decision makes a lot of sense for a variety of reasons. For starters, it means that Cooks will now be in a Patriots uniform for the next two seasons. It gives Bill Belichick an opportunity to see how Cooks fits into the Patriots offense and if he produces…

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2017 NFL Draft: Team by Team Draft Grades

By John Sarianides The 2017 NFL is officially in the books. Here are my team by team grades. Arizona Cardinals 1 (13) Haason Reddick, OLB, Temple 2 (36) Budda Baker, SS, Washington 3 (98) Chad Williams, WR, Grambling State 4 (115) Dorian Johnson, OG, Pittsburgh 5 (157) Will Holden, OT, Vanderbilt 5 (179) T.J. Logan, RB, North Carolina 6 (208) Rudy Ford, FS, Auburn Grade B: Haason Reddick and Budda Baker…

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