Note: We wanted to create a new feature that honored the history of the high school game a little. This is a snapshot of MIAA play in 2000, and while a lot of that info is hard to access, we still remember a good amount of it. So here’s an attempt to capture those old glories. If you have any additional information from other years, it is welcome. Here is…
Jon Lyons Mock Patriots Draft
It’s finally here. The NFL Draft is upon us, and the Patriots are facing their most consequential draft in the past 30-years. Bill Belichick is gone, there is a hole at quarterback and the future of the entire offense is uncertain. With those things in mind, I took a quarterback of the future, several offensive pieces and injected additional youth into an already good defense. Round 1, Pick 3: Drake…
Top 50 Patriots Prospects: #20: Roger Rosengarten, OT, Washington
Roger Rosengarten has been a stalwart along the Washington offensive line in the two years. He has played in 33 games, starting 28 of them. He was All-PAC-12 Honorable Mention last season. Here is my scouting report on Roger Rosengarten. Roger Rosengarten, OT, 6-5 308, Washington Initial Quicks: Rosengarten gets the ball with good bend and leverage. He has good feet and he is able to reestablish the line of……
Patriots Draft Need #3: Wide Receiver
On paper some would question whether or not wide receiver is an actual need for the Patriots. They re-signed Kendrick Bourne, added K.J Osborn and have Pop Douglas, JuJu Smith-Schuster and Tyquan Thornton returning. Elliot Wolf said in his press conference last week that the Patriots could use an X receiver who can play on the back side of trips. The Patriots are going to prioritize that body type in……
Top 50 Patriots Prospects: #21: Jalyx Hunt, EDGE, Houston Christian
Hunt started at Cornell before transferring to Houston Christian. He has started 21 games the past two seasons. During that span, he has amassed 133 tackles and 13.5 sacks. Hunt is a former safety who put on over 50 pounds to play EDGE. He is an athlete who is just learning how to play the position. Still unrefined and had a lot of work to do in terms of his……
Ceiling/Floor Comps for the top six quarterbacks in the 2024 class
The 2024 quarterback is one of the most highly scrutinized classes in years. After a recent string of classes that have either underachieved or flopped, hopes are high for this group. Now I’m not one for comps but I do think this class reminds me a lot of the 2004 class which featured Ben Roethlisberger, Eli Manning, Philip Rivers and J.P Losman. Three of the four quarterbacks in that draft…
Patriots sign tight end Mitchell Wilcox
The Patriots have added a third tight end, signing former Cincinnati Bengals tight end Mitchell Wilcox. The 6-foot-4, 250-pounder, originally signed with Cincinnati on April 27, 2020, as a rookie free agent out of South Florida. He spent a part of the 2020 season on the practice squad before being signed to the 53-man roster on Jan. 1, 2020. Wilcox played in 48 regular season games with the Cincinnati. He…
Sleepers by the dozen for 2024
As we are deep in the spring, we never stop looking forward to the fall. We wanted to peek ahead to the MIAA season, but with a bit of a different twist. These are teams that we feel are a little bit under the radar at this point. Maybe we did not go for them this past season, but we feel can make an impact this year. If you were…
Should Jonathan Kraft be involved with deciding future of No. 3 pick?
Image courtesy of Sports Business Journal The draft week rumor mill is pumping out some good stuff already. On Monday afternoon just before 2:00, Dianna Russini reported that the Patriots were taking calls on the No. 3 pick and while Eliot Wolf was ‘running point,’ Jonathan Kraft is ‘heavily involved’ in deciding the future of New England’s highest draft choice since 1993. Should he be? Of course, to a certain…
Slater can’t stay away for long, rejoining Pats as ‘right hand man’ to Mayo
Image courtesy of Matt Slocum/Associated Press That didn’t take long. What, like, two months? Matt Slater is still a football guy at heart and a lifetime Patriot. So, it’s only fitting that the guy who was instrumental in maintaining culture in Foxborough for years is going to have the chance to help implement a fresher one in the Jerod Mayo era. ESPN’s Mike Weiss reported over the weekend that Slater…