Patriots: Five things to watch in Preseason Game #2

August 18, 2021

Last week, in preseason game number one against the Washington Football Team, you saw a whole lot of new faces in a Patriots uniform. You had rookies making an impact on the offensive side of the ball right out of the gate in 1st round pick QB Mac Jones (13-for-19, 87 yds) & 4th round pick RB Rhamondre Stevenson (10 car, 127 yds, TD). And then you had a great…

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Patriots: 5 thoughts on Day One of joint practices with the Eagles

August 16, 2021

The Patriots had an up snd down day in the first of two joint practices with the Eagles. There were a few highlights but there were a lot of lowlights we well. Here are my thoughts on practice number one with the Eagles. 1. Quarterbacks Struggle: Neither Cam Newton nor Mac Jones were good today. They struggled at various points in practice. Newton in particular was awful throwing seven total…

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Patriots: Film review of the Patriots’ first pre-season game

August 13, 2021

Photo by Steven Senne/AP. Follow me on twitter @zcarey13 The Patriots kicked off their 2021 campaign Thursday night against the Washington Football Team. The Patriots came out victorious, winning by a final score of 22-13. I could type up a long piece about the game and what I saw, but Kevin Stone has been doing a fantastic job relentlessly covering the Patriots’ position by position for the preseason. Instead, I…

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Patriots: In first bit of game action, Mac takes round one over Cam

August 13, 2021

If this were a prize fight, Mac Jones would be up 1-0 through the first round. After some see-saw days throughout training camp, Jones and Cam Newton took their competition to the game field on Thursday night for the first football game at Gillette Stadium since Tom Brady’s final game as a Patriot. New England beat Washington 22-13, but the only thing that mattered to the majority of the people…

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Patriots: 12 players to watch tonight in tonight’s pre-season opener

August 12, 2021

The Patriots kick off the pre-season tonight against the Washington Football Team. There will plenty of storylines heading into the game but the focus will be on the players. Here are twelve players to watch tonight as the Patriots kick off the 2021 season. 1. Mac Jones, QB: All eyes will be on the rookie first round pick. The big thing I will be watching for is how he handles…

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Patriots: Five things to watch in Preseason Game Number One

August 11, 2021

After coming off their worst season in 20 years, the New England Patriots kickoff its preseason schedule with a date with the Washington Football Team on Thursday night at Gillette Stadium (7:30 p.m.). With players coming and going this past offseason, there will certainly be plenty of things to look for in all three phases of the game for the Pats. Washington will be looking to build off their surprising…

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Patriots: Stone’s sights & sounds from Patriots training camp – Day 12

August 10, 2021

FOXBOROUGH – For the final time before their first preseason game, the Pats were back at practice on a muggy Tuesday afternoon. This one was a bit different as the team was inside Gillette Stadium for the second time in five days, this time for a public practice. Here’s what stood out as the team prepared for the Washington Football Team… -As fans entered the stadium the very first song…

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Patriots: Stone’s sights & sounds from Patriots training camp – Day 11

August 9, 2021

FOXBOROUGH – For the first time this camp, the Pats had their second straight day of padded practice. With just one more practice on Tuesday (3:30 inside Gillette, open to the public), the focus is slowly shifting to the first preseason game on Thursday night. Let’s recap what went down on Monday… -For once it was Jalen Mills hitting the field first, it was receivers coach Troy Brown who sprinted…

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Patriots Training Camp: Quarterbacks Preview

August 6, 2021

After twenty years of elite quarterback play, Patriots fans finally experienced what the other 31 franchises have endured during that time period. Life is hard without a franchise quarterback. The Patriots had the epitome of a franchise quarterback in Tom Brady but as year one of the Post-Brady era reminded us, you cannot win championships without elite level quarterback play. No one envisioned Cam Newton of all people being Brady’s…

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Patriots: Big day for Jones, do we finally have a real competition?

August 5, 2021

Thursday was the day Patriots fans who want to see a different quarterback this year had been waiting for. Throughout the first week of training camp, Cam Newton had done enough to look like he should remain the starter, but a lot to do with that was the fact that Mac Jones simply wasn’t doing anything to stand out. Both guys have had their ups and downs the first week,…

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