Free agent cornerback Myles Bryant signed a one year deal with the Houston Texans on Monday. On the surface, some might think that Bryant’s departure is not a loss but in reality, it is. Bryant played in 55 games, including 17 starts. He recorded 200 tackles, two sacks, three forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and four interceptions. Bryant’s production and versatility will be hard to replace. The past three years,…
(Image courtesy of Victor Stefanescu / The Heights) By Alan Segel NEFJ Correspondent Chestnut Hill —Let’s be honest. When it comes to collegiate sports in New England in general and Boston in particular, the colleges take the lower tier in the sports pecking order. Yes, there is the phenomenon that is UConn basketball (men and women) and to some extent Providence College. However, these programs, while successful, have a local…
1. Defensive line impresses: The Patriots started several regulars defensively and they played well in the first quarter. Defensive tackle Daniel Ekuale and defensive end Keion White in particular were impressive. Both got consistent pressure on Texans rookie quarterback C.J Stroud and Ekaule had a sack. Anfernee Jennings and Carl Davis also played and did a good job of getting pressure as well. The defensive line was the lone bright…
Kickoff: The Patriots kick off the 2023 preseason at home tonight against the visiting Houston Texans. It is the Patriots only home preseason game this season. The Patriots will wrap up the home portion of training camp this weekend. After that, they head to Green Bay next Tuesday. The Patriots and Packers will do two days of joint practices before they face off next Saturday night at Lambeau Field. From there,…
Photo courtesy of USA Today/Texans Wire In football definition terms, the Patriots won an ugly game today against the Texans. A game quite frankly that they should have lost. If it wasn’t for Texans coach David Culley losing his mind with clock management and poor special teams play, the Patriots would be 1-4. A big reason they could have lost would have been the play of their defense which was…
The Patriots visit Houston today to take on the Texans. It is another reunion game for them as old friends Nick Caserio and Danny Amendola are now employed by the Texans. Houston of course is without Deshaun Watson who is inactive due to off season legal troubles. Rookie Davis Millis has been the starter and he has struggled. After an opening week win against Jacksonville, the Texans have lost three…
Yes. Yes it can. In years past, this “get right” scenario for the Patriots would have been an absolute layup. We would all be fully confident in Bill Belichick’s ability to mess with a rookie quarterback and Tom Brady would shred this lackluster Houston defense and all would be right with the world come Monday morning. Those days simply don’t exist anymore and Sunday’s meeting with the lowly Texans is…
The reshuffling of the Patriots offensive line continued this week as the team traded long time right Marcus Cannon to the Houston Texans in a deal that involves a swap of mid to late round draft picks according to ESPN. The Patriots drafted the 6-6 335 Cannon out of TCU in the fifth round in the 2011 NFL Draft. Cannon played in 115 games for the team (69 starts, 11…
AP PHOTO Nick Caserio has agreed to a deal to become the new general manager of the Houston Texans. Caserio could have ended up in Houston two off-seasons ago but a stipulation in his contract prohibited him from taking the job. Now a free agent, Caserio interviewed for the job and got it. He will be joining former Patriots team chaplain and life coach Jack Easterby with the Texans. Easterby…
AP/Eric Christian Smith Okay, so, forget what we said last week. Following an impressive performance against Baltimore, I wrote that any Bill Belichick coached team should never be counted out. Well, the Texans shut that down real quick. Deshaun Watson single-handily destroyed the Patriot defense (380 total yards) and the New England offense wasted a chance to force overtime on the last possession of the game, ultimately falling 27-20 in…