Photo: @Patriots Schedule Day is always a sneaky great day on the calendar for football fans. No one really thinks about it until we’re all reminded a week or so before that Schedule Day is coming. It isn’t quite the same with Twitter leaks popping up everywhere throughout the day ruining the element of surprise, but still, once the league slate comes out it’s always fun to see where and…
Photo: @PatriotsIf there was one line or saying that could sum up the Patriots’ approach to the second night of the NFL Draft on Friday, it would be Ricky Bobby’s “I wanna go fast.”A night after Bill Belichick, Matt Groh, Matt Patricia and everyone else involved in the New England draft process frustrated fans by trading back in the first round and then selecting a guard, New England addressed the……
The Patriots made what could be the first of several trades this week when they traded a 5th round pick (Pick 170) for a sixth round pick and a seventh round pick (245). The Patriots had two fifth round picks but no seventh. The Texans had three sixth round picks but no fifth round pick. So Bill Belichick and old friend Nick Caserio solved that problem by making a trade…….
Bill Belichick is known for having schools he likes to draft players from. Whether it be Rutgers, Alabama, Michigan Oklahoma or UCLA, Belichick likes to draft from schools where he has a relationship with the coach and the staff. You can add another school to his list of favorites this off-season. Arizona State. The Patriots have met with three players from the school thus far this spring. Linebacker Darian Butler……
Photo: Getty Images There was a familiar face back in the building at Gillette Stadium on Monday, a face no one really thought they’d see around here again. With the the offseason program officially beginning, Malcolm Butler was back in the Gillette Stadium facilities for the first time since his awkward departure in 2018 following a benching in the Super Bowl. To this day, that loss to the Eagles still…
Trade down. The two words Patriots fans despise this time of year. I get it. It is sexier and more fun if Bill Belichick trades up. He has done it 28 times, far more than any Patriots fan probably ever thought he has. He has also traded down 28 times. The Patriots currently have eight picks in this draft. Four of those picks are in the fifth and sixth rounds…….
Photo: New England Patriots On Friday afternoon, new Patriots director of player personnel Matt Groh met with the media virtually for about 25 minutes, answering a number of questions on a wide range of topics. With the NFL Draft just two weeks away and a successful draft imperative to the future of this team, Groh had a lot of interesting things to say. Here’s what stood out… Groh on what…
Jabrill Peppers met with the New England media for the first time virtually for just under 15 minutes on Tuesday afternoon, but it felt like he’d been here forever. Peppers talked about why he decided to come here, his relationship with Joe Judge, whether he was surprised Judge was moving to the offensive side of the ball and what he’s most looking forward to learning under Coach Belichick, among other…
On Wednesday morning’s episode of ESPN’s Get Up, former NFL quarterback and current NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky expressed concern about the current Patriots offensive staff. Orlovsky questioned whether or not the Patriots are putting Mac Jones in the best position to succeed with the current offensive staff. https://twitter.com/getupespn/status/1511729138482225159?s=21&t=_VPt-XJBogDCeFBYVQBNBQ Orlovsky referred to current offensive assistants Matt Patricia and Joe Judge as “failed head coaches” and said their lack of experience on…
The Patriots have had multiple players in this week for visits. We will track the visits for you and I will share my thoughts on each visit. D’Eriq King, QB/WR, Miami (Fla) 5-9 196 My thoughts: King is an explosive athlete who will play receiver at the next level, not quarterback. He is a quick twitch athlete who shows an ability to make people miss in space and accelerate vertically…….