• Patriots work out local draft prospects
  • Josh McDaniels looking forward to reinventing his offense with Drake Maye
  • Staples promotes Matthew Jacowleff to head coach
  • Patriots trade Joe Milton and capitalize on a late round pick
  • Joe Milton traded to Dallas

Week 4 New England Top 25

Not a ton of change, although some teams in the Top 10 moved up a little. Week 4 New England Poll 1. St. John’s Prep (5-0) 2. Springfield Central (4-1) 3. Catholic Memorial (4-1) 4. Greenwich (4-0) 5. Staples (4-0) 6. King Philip (5-0) 7. Needham (5-0) 8. Hand (5-0) 9. Xaverian (3-2) 10. BC High (4-0) 11. Windsor (4-0) 12. Bishop Hendricken (4-2) 13. Scituate (5-0) 14. Bedford (6-0)……

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Week 4 Chaos Poll

A lot of top NEPSAC teams took losses, so some teams moved down, others out in this combined MIAA and NEPSAC Massachusetts poll. The biggest results were BB&N over Belmont Hill, Tabor over St. Sebastian’s, and St. Paul’s over Dexter. Here we go . . . Week 4 Chaos Poll 1. St. John’s Prep (5-0) 2. Springfield Central (4-1) 3. Catholic Memorial (4-1) 4. BB&N (4-0) — Has looked strong……

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Week 6 MIAA Top 25

The key result of the weekend was Catholic Memorial’s 40-37 victory over Xaverian. It did not cause too much upheaval overall. Other than that, Canton’s upset over North Attleboro shook things up in the 15 out. On to it . . . Week 6 MIAA Top 25 1. St. John’s Prep (5-0) — Eagles looked sharp against St. John’s (S). 2. Springfield Central (4-1) — Continues to rule Western Mass. 3. Catholic Memorial……

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Texans at Patriots Fan Chat

The Patriots host the Houston Texans. It is the first of two throwback games and we will see the regular season debut of Drake Maye. As always, feel free to join the conversation by commenting in the comments section. First quarter -Patriots defense struggling early with this Houston passing game. Texans stretching them out horizontally and creating space. -Gonzalez having trouble so far with Diggs. -Patriots defense holds but a…

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Q&A with Canton coach Anthony Fallon

Maybe the most shocking result of the weekend came when Canton topped North Attleboro, 12-10. The Bulldogs had been playing pretty well to that point, but a win over the Red Rocketeers was not expected. We talked to Canton coach Anthony Fallon to get his perspective on the win, and Canton’s season to date. This is an edited version of that conversation. Adam Kurkjian: Does this rank up there as……

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Top 5 matchups to watch in the Texans-Patriots game

Vedarian Lowe vs. Danielle Hunter is a key match up today. The Houston Texans are one of the most talented teams in the NFL and they present legitimate match up problems across the board. The Patriots could have a difficult time matching up. Especially up front. Here are five match-ups to watch in today’s game. 1. Drake Maye vs. the Texans D: The Texans will come after Maye. DeMeco Ryan’s…

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Patriots Four Down Preview: Houston Texans (4-1) at New England Patriots (1-4)

Kickoff: The Patriots host the Houston Texans today in the second of three home games in the month of October. The story today of course is Drake Maye making his first NFL start. It is not exactly the ideal spot for him considering how good the Texans defense has been against rookie quarterbacks, but now is the time nonetheless. Maye was going to play eventually. His timeline has been accelerated….

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Patriots’ Game plan for Drake Maye against the Texans

USATI Drake Maye is making his first NFL start on Sunday and a big key for the Patriots is going to be keeping the game simple for him. Running the football effectively is the best way to help him but quick three step passes, quick give step passes and moving the pocket for him are also ways to help him get into a rhythm and get comfortable. Normally we do…

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