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Patriots: Stidham trade caps off an underwhelming tenure in New England

May 14, 2022

The Patriots drafted quarterback Jarrett Stidham in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. At the time, the prevailing thought was that Stidham could be the heir apparent to Tom Brady. Fast forward three years later and Stidham along with a seventh round pick have been traded to the Las Vegas Raiders for a sixth round. The trade brought to end a tenure of unfulfilled promise. Stidham slipped to…

Patriots Draft: The Patriots drafted Bailey Zappe to be more than a developmental quarterback

May 2, 2022

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The Patriots turned heads on Saturday when they drafted quarterback Bailey Zappe in the fourth round. Why draft a quarterback when you have Mac Jones and Jarrett Stidham? Simple. They see Zappe as more than a developmental quarterback. Now before you start thinking that I am implying that Mac’s job is on the line, it is not. He is the starting quarterback of the Patriots. Now and in the future…….

Patriots: Cam Newton’s injury opens the door for the Patriots coaching staff to further evaluate the other quarterbacks

June 5, 2021

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Photo courtesy of Steven Senne/AP Cam Newton has been diagnosed with a bruised right hand after hitting it on a soft pad during a drill in Friday’s OTA’s. Newton missed the rest of practice and according to The Athletic’s Jeff Howe, is scheduled to miss all of next week’s OTA’s. It sounds like Newton is expected to be back for mini camp the week of June 14th. Newton’s injury allows…

Patriots: What does the Brian Hoyer signing mean? No one knows.

May 19, 2021

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The Patriots re-signed long time time back up Brian Hoyer on Monday to a one year deal. The Hoyer signing came on the heels of the team signing guard Alex Redmond earlier in the day. Redmond has starting experience and would provide an experienced option off the bench. Enough about him however. Back to Hoyer. So what does the Hoyer signing mean? I don’t know? I honestly cannot tell you….

Patriots: Pats embarrassed in prime time by Rams, playoff chances all but dead

December 11, 2020

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AP Photo/ Ashley Landis Are all the people that wanted this team to stick with Cam Newton and make a playoff push happy now? After last night’s putrid, disgusting, embarrassing 24-3 loss to the Rams, New England is now 6-7 and in all likelihood going to miss the playoffs for the first time since 2008. The Rams(9-4) held the Patriots to 220 yards of total offense and 10 first downs….

Patriots: Welcome to the Gunn show – Olszewski’s big day propels Pats to 45-0 win

December 7, 2020

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(Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) Raise your hand if you thought the Patriots would beat the Chargers by 45 points on Sunday. Put your hand down. You’re lying. New England’s special teams unit had two touchdowns, the defense gave up just 258 total yards while forcing two turnovers and Cam Newton only threw for 69 yards in the 45-0 shellacking. Hell, even Jarret Stidham and N’Keal Harry…