• Catching up with Catholic Memorial’s Kise Flannery after his commitment to Harvard
  • Capodice named new coach at Berlin High School
  • 5 observations from our spring visit with UMass
  • Robert Kraft speaks at NFL Owners Meetings in Florida
  • Bill Parcells to be inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame as a contributor

3-Step Slant: 3 Teams That Are a Good Fit for Tony Romo and 3 Teams That Are Not

By John Sarianides The Dallas Cowboys have a decision to make on Tony Romo this off-season. Do they trade him or cut him?  Trading Romo will not be easy. Teams know that the Cowboys want to move him so they are going to offer next to nothing in any potential deal. Dallas will be lucky to get a sixth or seventh round pick for him. Jerry Jones should do the…

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NFL Draft: 2017 Top 64  Players

Ohio State free safety Malik Hooker might have the most upside of any player in this draft.  by John Sarianides It is officially draft season boys and girls. The second season in the NFL is in full swing. We begin our draft coverage by unveiling our first of two big boards. First, we will start off with our pre-combine top 64 and at the end of March we will unveil…

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Today’s Hall of Fame Voters are Biased Frauds Just Like Their Baseball Brethern

By John Sarianides I love the NFL Hall of Fame. I consider it to be the holy grail of football. Like most fans, I made the pilgrimage to Canton in 2010 with my wife and brother in law to see Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith enter the Hall of Fame. It was the trip of a life time and an experience none of us will ever forget. From the parade…

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First & Ten: Weekend Edition

By John Sarianides 1. The Patriots are going to once again ask wide receiver Danny Amendola to take a pay cut again. I can’t say I’m surprised. Amendola is scheduled to make $6 in 2017. That’s way too much money for a receiver who only caught 23 passes last season. 2. The Rams are debating as to whether or not they should franchise cornerback Trumaine Johnson. The answer. YES! He is…

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The Jets Should Capitalize on Darrelle Revis’ Legal Problems and Release Him

By John Sarianides The New York Jets should take advantage of Darrelle Revis’ pending legal problems and release him as soon as possible. That’s right. I think the Jets should turn their backs on one of the most decorated players in team history. They should do it now so that they can get out of the last three years of his contract.  Revis is toast. He is a shell of…

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Patriots Pulse Blog: Three Potential Offers the Patriots Would Accept for Jimmy Garoppolo

By John Sarianides The Patriots will have an interesting decision to make this off-season regarding the future of back up quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. With one year left on his rookie deal, Garoppolo is scheduled to become a free agent next off-season. Conventional wisdom would suggest that with 39 year old Tom Brady still playing at a high level, the Patriots would be looking to trade Garoppolo. That may or may…

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NFL: 10 Players Who Must Be Franchised By Their Respective Teams

By John Sarianides The window to place the franchise tag on a player opens today. Teams will have the next two weeks to decide on whether or not they want to place the franchise tag on a player they want to keep. Here are ten players that must be tagged in my opinion. 1. Kirk Cousins, QB, Washington Redskins: The Redskins MUST franchise Cousins because if they don’t, he will end…

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Vallee’s View: 2016 Super Bowl Champion Leftovers

Has anyone seen my jersey?  By Michael Vallee -Evil Genius:  Looks like the verdict is in on Belichick’s controversial decision to trade Chandler Jones and Jamie Collins.  Jones started 16 games and registered 11 sacks while his replacement, Trey Flowers, started 11 games and finished with 9.5 sacks, including a monster 2.5 sack performance in the Super Bowl.  Not only did New England not miss a beat this year on…

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Patriots Pulse Blog: Brian Daboll to Alabama Makes a Whole Lot of Sense

By John Sarianides According to FOX Sports College Football Insider Bruce Feldman. Patriots tight end coach Brian Daboll is going to interview for the vacant Alabama offensive coordinator job. Daboll and Alabama coach Nick Saban have a lengthy history together. Daboll was a graduate assistant for Saban at Michigan State before Saban recommended Daboll to Bill Belichick for a quality control job with the Patriots.  Daboll has been a member…

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