FOXBOROUGH – Didn’t see that one coming. Bill Belichick met with the media via Zoom early on Saturday morning prior to the last practice of the week and dropped a mini bombshell, saying Cam Newton is the starting quarterback. Now, he’s said that for a while now, but we’ve also heard that everyone needs to earn their spot as well, so when it came out of his mouth before some…
Friday morning provided us with the best competition between Mac Jones and Cam Newton that we’ve seen thus far. The two went toe-to-toe in various passing situations after the first two days were mostly red zone work. Following practice, Newton and Jones both met with the media in person for the very first time as well. Here’s everything (literally just about everything) that stood out from the two guys everyone…
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…
Both Bill Belichick and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels respectively praised the performances of Mac Jones and Cam Newton at OTA’s this week. Belichick met with the media yesterday and when asked about his assessment of Jones thus far, gave a surprising answer by his standards. “He has a pretty good understanding of the things that we do… He’s working hard. He puts in a lot of time. Certainly giving his…
Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images The term “copycat league” gets thrown around a lot these days. That is when one NFL team steals plays or ideas from another team. What do you call it when an NFL team steals from a college team? I don’t know but it has happened a lot the last ten years. It is why I think the Patriots need to steal some concepts from the…
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….
All eyes will be on rookie quarterback Mac Jones as the Patriots kick off rookie mini camp today in Foxboro. Jones was taken with the 15th overall pick in the first round of this year’s draft. Expectations are high for the Alabama quarterback as the Patriots and fans alike are hoping that Jones is the long term answer at quarterback. Jones has the size at 6-3 217, poise arm strength…
For months now, Mac Jones has been compared to Trey Lance, Zach Wilson and Justin Fields. For some ungodly reason, Jones has already been compared to Tom Brady as well. Let’s get this out of the way first. STOP COMPARING HIM TO BRADY. It’s one thing to say he has mannerisms like Brady (footwork in the pocket, arc on certain throws…maybe) but to put that type of pressure on the…
People in the media need to stop comparing Mac Jones to Tom Brady because let’s face it. He’s not Tom Brady and he never will be. Jones himself would tell you that. If you want to compare their college careers and the road they took to the NFL, by all means. Do it. However comparing Jones to Brady is lazy and it is a byproduct of some people’s obsession with……
The Patriots went into the 2021 draft needing to address the quarterback position. Speculation was rampant for the past four months that Bill Belichick would finally draft the future quarterback of the franchise in the first round. Well, he did. Belichick stood pat and let the draft come to him. His patience paid off as Alabama quarterback Mac Jones fell to the Patriots at the 15th pick. The Patriots finally……