Bill Belichick

Raiders 21, Patriots 17 – Lack of urgency, discipline & execution on offense leads to another loss

October 15, 2023
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Image courtesy of AP Photo/John Locher When you thought it couldn’t get any worse, it did. While the Patriots’ defense battled again, the offense failed to hold its end of the bargain in a familiar theme, leading to an ugly 21-17 loss. In an unimaginable scenario during any of the last 20+ years, the Patriots are now 1-5 and have more questions than answers at every level of the organization….

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Patriots Four Down Preview: New England Patriots (1-4) at Las Vegas Raiders (2-3)

October 15, 2023
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Kickoff: The Patriots will look to turn their season around this afternoon when they visit old friend Josh McDaniels and the Las Vegas Raiders. New England is coming off of a humiliating 34-0 loss to the New Orleans Saints at home while the Raiders will look to make it two in a row after beating the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football.  Here are four keys to the game….

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Have you looked at what’s out there? Firing Bill Belichick may not be the solution

October 13, 2023
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In a story published earlier this week by The Athletic’s Jeff Howe, Patriots owner Robert Kraft would not hesitate to fire Bill Belichick. The story cited Kraft displeasure with this season thus far and the overall direction of the franchise as the reasons he would part ways with Belichick.  Both are valid concerns but moving on from Belichick is far from a slam dunk. Have you looked at what’s out there…

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Are we on the cusp of seeing a new Mac Jones?

October 11, 2023
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It’s pretty clear that the majority of the fan base doesn’t believe in Mac Jones as “the guy” going forward. Frankly, he’s given no reason to believe in him. But, the team feels differently. Both Bill O’Brien on Tuesday and Bill Belichick on Wednesday expressed confidence in Jones and said he would be the starter this Sunday when the 1-4 Patriots travel to Las Vegas. Belichick bluntly said “yeah, we…

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The numbers don’t lie. The Patriots offense is historically bad thus far

October 9, 2023
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If you thought the Patriots offense was bad last season, it is even worse this season thus far.  The numbers do not lie. The Patriots are putrid on offense right now and judging by their performance the past two weeks, it doesn’t appear to be getting better. The raw numbers do not lie. This where the Patriots rank in the NFL in these categories.  Points per game: 32nd Yards per…

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Bellichick needs to be careful about ‘check out’ factor on defense

October 9, 2023
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Image courtesy of Yahoo Sports Following another historically bad loss at home on Sunday, the Patriots locker room sounded like a funeral home during a wake. A few guys were willing to face a hoard of media cameras and reporters and answer questions. A few of them chatted with a reporter or two for a few minutes, but most sat quietly at their lockers – David Andrews in particular spent…

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The Patriots are a mess and cleaning up this mess in-season is impossible

October 9, 2023
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 Image courtesy of Winslow Townson/Getty Images/ Patriots fans watching yet another blowout loss. The Patriots have hit rock bottom after today’s 34-0 home loss to the New Orleans Saints. It is the team’s worst home loss since 1969. The Patriots are 1-4 for the first time since 2000 which was Bill Belichick’s first season as head coach. Sadly, they have hit rock bottom and no one knows where they go…

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Saints 34, Patriots 0 – Another embarrassing performance for Pats in home blowout loss

October 8, 2023
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Image courtesy if Michael Dwyer/AP Photo FOXBOROUGH – What’s lower than rock bottom? After a putrid performance in Dallas last weekend, the Patriots somehow one-upped themselves at home on Sunday, getting blown out by the Saints 34-0. New England had just 156 of offense while the Saints forced three turnovers – including another pick six for Mac Jones – and once again, Jones was pulled late in favor of Bailey…

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Belichick squashes idea that Zappe could start this Sunday

October 2, 2023
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As expected, the Bailey Zappe potential starter questions came up during Bill Belichick’s usual Monday morning press conference after the embarrassing loss in Dallas. While it’s a fair question given how poorly Mac Jones played with three turnovers, Belichick quickly squashed the idea – for now. “I doubt anything would change significantly,” he said. “But, we’ll talk about that. I don’t know. We haven’t gotten to that point yet.” Belichick…

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Mac was abysmal but he is still the best option at quarterback for the Patriots

October 1, 2023
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Mac Jones had arguably the worst performance of his Patriots career in Sunday’s 38-3 loss to the Cowboys. He threw two interceptions including a pick six and he fumbled on a strip sack that ended being a ten yard scoop and score. Jones finished 12-of-21 for 150 yards on the day. He was flat out bad. Perhaps the worst thing about Jones performance today was that he seemingly quit. You…

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