(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) The Patriots wrap up the regular season on Sunday at home against the Buffalo Bills and while Patriots fans would love to see the team throw the game away and secure the number one pick in April’s draft, it does not appear that the team shares that sentiment. Quarterback Drake Maye is slated to start the game despite being a limited participant at practice this week with…
(AP Photo/Jeff Dean) The Patriots opened the season with a 16-10 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. Thanks to an effective rushing attack and an opportunistic defense that sacked Joe Burrow three times and forced two turnovers, Jerod Mayo won his debut as head coach. Here are seven points on the Patriots win. 1. Stevenson carries the day: The Patriots game plan was obvious. Run the football and lean on the…
It is time for Patriots coach Jerod Mayo to pick a starting quarterback and move on from the circus that he has created in many ways. Mayo’s mixed messaging all spring and summer has come to a head. Either put an end to the shenanigans and name Jacoby Brissett the starter or bypass Drake Maye’s development and throw him to the wolves. Enough with the back and forth! The Patriots…
Drake Maye could find himself in the drivers seat to be the Patriots starting quarterback after his performance in Sunday night’s preseason finale against the Washington Commanders. Jacoby Brissett started the game but only played one series after he was hit and driven into the ground, tweaking his shoulder. The team announced he was questionable in the second quarter. Drake Maye vs the Commanders: 13/20 143 total yards 1 TD,…
Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports Patriots coach Jerod Mayo made his first appearance of the season on the Greg Hill Show earlier this morning and talked about a wide range of topics ahead of Sunday’s preseason finale against the Washington Commanders. Mayo addressed the quarterback situation and he reiterated that Jacoby Brissett and Drake Maye are in a quarterback competition and that Maye has a shot at winning the competition and…
Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports The Patriots signed a familiar face in March to mentor the young quarterback they were going to be drafting in April’s draft. Veteran Jacoby Brissett signed a one year, $8 million dollar deal to be a bridge starter and to help develop the next franchise quarterback. The team was familiar with the well traveled signal caller. The Patriots drafted Brissett in the third round of the…
New Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt met with the media on Tuesday morning prior to the Patriots final OTA practice. Van Pelt answered several questions including ones on the quarterback competition. Van Pelt made it clear. Veteran Jacoby Brissett is the team’s starter. For now. “Jacoby, again, is our starter. He’s playing excellent football for us in the spring. And Drake is coming on. Until that changes, we’re going…
There’s now like a 99.99% chance the Patriots are taking a quarterback with the No. 3 pick in the draft. That became clearer on Monday night as the offense revamp continued with the singing of former Patriot Jacoby Brisket. Tom Pelissero reported that it’s a one-year, $8 million deal. Brissett could ultimately make up to $12 million with incentives. The stage is now set for the Pats to (most likely)…
With the trade of Mac Jones yesterday, the Patriots currently only have two quarterbacks on the roster, Bailey Zappe and Nathan Rourke. The Patriots will add at least another one but more than likely two more quarterbacks in the coming days and weeks. One of those quarterbacks will be a veteran free agent. That will be the focus of this piece. We will talk about about what they will do…
Now that the 2020 season has ended, it is time to access things and to figure out where the Patriots can improve for the 2021 season. Aside from upgrading the personnel, which would go a long way in ensuring that this team can compete again, the Patriots also need to consider a philosophy change on offense. It is too early in the off-season to tell as to whether or not…