Patriots: In Updated Patriots Offense, Pass Protection is the Biggest Area to Watch

August 7, 2022

Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Patriots have been “streamlining” their offense and focusing more on certain concepts, such as wide zone, and newer verbiage in 2022. With that, there will be growing pains that the team is betting on paying off in the long run. Thus far in training camp, the offense has been inconsistent. As the Patriots move forward, the most important area to watch will…

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Patriots: WILD CARD Preview and Prediction

January 15, 2022

Featured image via Omar Rawlings/Getty Images Follow me on twitter: @zcarey13 It is finally here! A year after their first losing season in 20 years, the Patriots retooled and reloaded. This team looks very, very different from the last time the Patriots were in the playoffs, but they are hungry. And one thing has stayed consistent. Bill. Belichick. The greatest coach of all time provides stability and a high floor…

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Patriots: Patriots pick up Isaiah Wynn’s option and decline Sony Michel‘s

May 3, 2021

The Patriots have decided to pick up left tackle Isaiah Wynn’s fifth year option meaning he is now with the team through the 2022 season. The same cannot he said for Sony Michel. The Patriots declined to pick up Michel’s fifth year option. After a solid start to his career that saw Michel rush for 1,843 yards and 13 touchdowns between 2018 and 2019, he tapered off last season rushing…

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Patriots: Patriots make a big move in re-acquiring Trent Brown

March 9, 2021

The Patriots made a big move on Tuesday morning, literally and figuratively by acquiring old friend Trent Brown from the Las Vegas Raiders. The Patriots acquired Brown and a seventh-round pick in 2022 from the Raiders in exchange for a fifth-round pick. Brown, who played well in his lone season in New England has a agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $11 million. Brown originally had two years…

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Patriots Pulse Blog: Breaking Down First Round Picks Isaiah Wynn and Sony Michel

April 27, 2018

The Patriots surprisingly stood pat on Thursday night and used both of their first round picks. With the 23rd pick, they took Georgia offensive tackle Isaiah Wynn. With the 31st pick, they took another Georgia Bulldog, running back Sony Michel. Here are my thoughts on both players Pick #23: Isaiah Wynn, OT Georgia, 6-2 313 What I Like: Wynn offers versatility. He played left tackle at Georgia but he can…

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2018 NFL Draft: Scouting the Guards

April 16, 2018

The guard position in this draft is as good as I have seen in my twenty of years of covering the NFL draft. Quenton Nelson is the best guard prospect I have watched on tape since David DeCastro. He has everything you are looking physically and technically. There are not many flaws in his game. Here are our top ten guards and some thoughts on the position. XNOJOE’S Top Ten…

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