Patriots: Kristian Wilkerson takes advantage of his opportunity

January 5, 2022

Kristian Wilkerson has worked hard to get his opportunity. It hasn’t always been easy but after a strong training camp in which he caught the coaching staff’s attention, Wilkerson was signed to the practice squad at the end of the summer. All season long he has been working and patiently waiting to get his opportunity. Well that moment arrived this past weekend when he was told he was getting called…

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Patriots: Patriots Did What Good Teams Do

January 3, 2022

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports The Patriots demolished the Jaguars, 50-10, on Sunday to improve their record to 10-6 and clinch a playoff spot. The Jaguars are one of the worst teams in the NFL and the Patriots did exactly what they were supposed to do; dominate for 60 minutes. There are several things that make a football team good and a there is a big difference between good and…

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Patriots: In need of a “get right” game, Pats throttle Jags by 40 & clinch playoff spot

January 2, 2022

FOXBOROUGH – Back in 2018, the Patriots blew out the Jets on December 30th and everyone sort of dismissed it. Later on after the Super Bowl run, players admitted just how important that type of “get right” game was. So, when the hapless Jaguars visited Gillette Stadium Sunday afternoon for what could possibly be the last Patriots home game of the year, another day like that one in 2018 was…

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Patriots: Week 17 Preview and Prediction

January 2, 2022

Photo via: AP/Greg M. Cooper Follow me on twitter: @zcarey13 Happy New Year readers! To welcome us into 2022, we have a matchup between two very different teams with two very different goals. The Jaguars come in off of a loss to the Jets last weekend and the Patriots come off a demoralizing loss to the division rival Bills that likely cost them the division. Lets get started. Jaguars @…

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Patriots: Patriots kick off the new year by re-sign Adrian Phillips to a 3 year, $12.75 million dollar extension

January 1, 2022

The Patriots have signed veteran strong safety Adrian Phillips to a three year, $12.75 million dollar extension. The deal has a max value of $14.25M with $7.25 million guaranteed Phillips signed with the Patriots as a free agent in the spring of 2020. In his two years with the team, Phillips has emerged as an integral part of the defense and is one of the team’s best defensive players. The…

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Patriots: Mac Jones hasn’t hit a wall. The team around him isn’t playing well

December 28, 2021

Getty Images Patriots fans and media alike are wondering if rookie quarterback Mac Jones has hit a rookie wall. Let me answer that question. No. Jones hasn’t hit a wall. The team around him isn’t playing well right now and it is affecting his play. Jones has struggled because the Patriots have been trailing each of the last two weeks. The Patriots are not built to play from behind but…

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Patriots: 3 Ways to Get Mac Jones Back on Track

December 28, 2021

Image courtesy of USA Today Sports Since coming out of the bye week the Patriots have struggled. Mac Jones has had as difficult two week stretch as anyone, having a poor first three quarters against the Colts and following that with a subpar game against the Bills in which he never looked comfortable and was constantly bailing out and throwing off his back foot. If the Patriots are going to…

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Patriots: The Patriots defense is sorely missing Jonathan Jones

December 28, 2021

The Patriots have suffered through a two-game losing streak since entering their bye week after winning seven straight. The causes of the losses have been multiple, from inconsistent offensive line play to busted coverages and over-pursuit on run plays defensively. Against the Bills on Sunday, New England was outplayed by Buffalo and Josh Allen made several terrific throws to propel his team to victory. One player that the Patriots are…

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Patriots: The Patriots defense has struggled the past two weeks and that is a problem

December 27, 2021

AP PHOTO/Steven Senna FOXBORO- The Patriots defense has been a problem the past two weeks and that is not good if the team wants to make a playoff run. The defense has been the catalyst this season for this team. Despite struggling against the run at times and giving up the occasional big play, they have played well. It was the defense along with a physical running game and timely…

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Patriots: Defense no-shows in 33-21 loss to Buffalo, Pats drop to No. 6 seed in the AFC

December 26, 2021

FOXBOROUGH – A year ago at this time, the Patriots were playing for pride, and even that was iffy. A day after Christmas this season, the stakes could not have been higher at Gillette Stadium on Sunday. With the Bills visiting for a much-anticipated rematch of the Monday night hurricane game a few weeks ago, there was no Christmas spirit on the field, just pure hatred with the AFC East…

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