Bill Belichick

Patriots: Jonnu Smith restructure a sign Belichick believes in this year’s team

September 3, 2022
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The Patriots and tight end Jonnu Smith agreed to a contract restructure this week that will create $5.3 million in cap space for the team. The Patriots now have $8.9 million in cap space, the ninth most cap space in the NFL according to @patscap. The restructure does however add $2.65 million per season over the next two years to Smith’s contract. My new Patriots salary cap space number after…

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Patriots: Teammates know Jones needs to lead the way in his second year if Pats are going to be successful

September 1, 2022
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It might only be Mac Jones’ second year in the league, but if the Patriots are going to be successful this year, he needs to be the guy leading the way. Fairly or unfairly, Jones is going to get most of the credit or most of the blame when it comes to wins and losses. Now, Matt Patricia, Joe Judge and Bill Belichick will garner some of the blame if…

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Patriots: Bill Belichick is trying to buy his team time

August 30, 2022
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By Mason Sousa Bill Belichick in his press conference on Monday morning, 13 days before the regular season begins: “I’ve heard a lot of people comment on that September is an extension of the preseason… there’s some truth to that” I couldn’t disagree any more about that philosophy… especially when talking about the 2022 New England Patriots.  There’s a new offense being implemented with new coaches on that side of…

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Patriots: 53 Man Roster Projection. Who stays, who goes and why.

August 29, 2022
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The Patriots have to their roster down from 80 to 53 by tomorrow afternoon. Bill Belichick and Matt Groh can go in a variety of directions here. It is never easy to pinpoint exactly what they will do but we will give it a shot. Here goes. Offense QB’s (2) Mac Jones Brian Hoyer Thoughts: Jones and Hoyer are obvious locks but I don’t think Zappe is. Despite having his…

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Patriots Rewind: Raiders 23 Patriots 6

August 27, 2022
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Photo by Chris Unger/Getty Images The Patriots wrapped up the preseason with an ugly 23-6 loss to the Raiders. It was a bad night all around and Bill Belichick summed it up perfectly after. “Too many little mistakes, too many big mistakes.” Here are five takeaways from last night’s game. 1. Mac looked lost: I have been preaching patience this summer with the Patriots offense but it was hard not…

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Patriots: Thornton injury is an untimely big blow for the Patriots

August 21, 2022
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(AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) Rookie wide receiver Tyquan Thornton has been turning heads all summer at camp and preseason game. Unfortunately, the speedster suffered a collarbone injury in Friday night’s preseason game against the Panthers and is expected to miss 8-10 weeks. On the surface, you might not think this is a big blow for the Patriots offense, but it is when you consider the fact that Thornton complemented this receiving…

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Patriots: Preseason game No. 2 against Carolina shows offense has a long way to go, but defense remains impressive

August 19, 2022
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FOXBOROUGH – After any real football developments were overshadowed by multiple fights during joint practices earlier in the week, the Patriots and Panthers met one last time in a preseason matchup on Friday night at Gillette Stadium. While it’s tough to get much out of the starting offense and defense playing minimal snaps, one thing is clear: there’s a long way to go for the offense, even with a 20-10…

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Tackling the tough questions of training camp: What’s more valuable, joint practices or preseason games & are camp fights good or bad?

August 19, 2022
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Photo: New England Patriots If you’ve ever played football or been to a practice in August at the high school, college or pro level, you’ve seen a fight or two. Maybe even 50. It’s bound to happen given the nature of the game and the size of the people playing it. Recently, the Panthers and Patriots had multiple fights over a two-day span of joint practices. Some will say that…

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Patriots: Final edition of sights, sounds & thoughts from training camp

August 17, 2022
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What a way to end training camp. Day two of joint practices with Carolina on Wednesday saw another massive brawl, more progress for the offense and continued strong showing from the defense. That and more in our final edition of sights, sounds and thoughts from camp… -Another huge crowd was on hand and I’m sure they all went home happy that they decided to come out. Weather worked out nicely…

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