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Patriots: 5 areas the Patriots need to improve in heading into the off-season

January 17, 2022

The off-season is here for the Patriots after Saturday night’s 47-17 loss to the Bills. So where do they go from here? Well. Let’s just say they have a lot of work to do. Here are five areas the Patriots need to improve in. 1. Wide Receiver: Kendrick Bourne and Nelson Agholor were fine additions last off-season but they clearly weren’t enough. Bourne had a terrific season and proved to…

Patriots Training Camp: Linebacker Preview

July 29, 2021

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The Patriots linebacking corp struggled last season thanks to free agent defections, opt outs and inexperience. Linebacker should be a strength of this team entering this season with the return of WILL linebacker and team leader Dont’a Hightower and SAM linebacker Kyle Van Noy. Hightower opted out last season due to COVID-19 but he’s returned in great shape and ready to assume his role as the leader of the defense….

Patriots: Can the Patriots realistically trade for Julio Jones? Yes. Here’s how

May 22, 2021

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Falcons all pro wide receiver Julio Jones is available and according to NBC Sports Boston’s Michael Holley, has an interest in playing with Cam Newton. Former Patriots executive and Bill Belichick confidant Michael Lombardi said the Patriots would in fact be interested in Jones. So, is all of this true? Yes. I would tend to think it is. Jones desire to play with Newton I am a little skeptical of…

Patriots: Here is who could replace Marcus Cannon, Dont’a Hightower and Patrick Chung internally

July 29, 2020

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Six Patriots players decided to opt out of the 2020 season yesterday due to COVID-19. Now that the dust has settled a little bit, the question is. How will the Patriots replace them? We don’t know if Bill Belichick is going to use the $24 million he now has in cap space. Chances are, he will roll most of the cap space into next season. If he does that, that…

Patriots: Hightower and Cannon headline the list of Patriots opting out of the 2020 season

July 28, 2020

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Linebacker Dont’a Hightower opting out of the 2020 season is a huge blow to the Patriots defense. After signing free agent quarterback Cam Newton in June, Patriots fans were once again talking Super Bowl. Those plans however have taken a major hit in the last 12 hours with the announcement that right tackle Marcus Cannon and linebacker Dont’a Hightower have both opted out of the 2020 season due to concerns…