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Has Bill Belichick already started to lose control of personnel decisions?

November 1, 2023

For 20+ years, Bill Belichick has had final say over his roster. Presumably, that’s been the case this season too, including on trade deadline day Tuesday. The Patriots chose to stand pat and not part with any of their expiring contracts for draft picks, instead taking the George Costanza route ‘going down with the ship.’ But, has the change with Belichick’s full control of the roster already began? Fans have…

Patriots continue to address need for speed in 2023 NFL Draft

April 30, 2023

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Image courtesy of @Patriots Not only did the Patriots address their need for more team speed in this year’s draft, they even drafted a kid with the last name Speed just for good measure. Cornerback/special teamer Ameer Speed lives his name, running a 4.33 40. Kayshon Boutte (4.5) and Demario Douglas (4.44) bring immediate speed upgrades to the wide receiver room and legitimate slot options. Defensive back and kick returner…

Breaking down Matt Groh’s pre-draft presser. We look at the five key topics he addressed

April 19, 2023

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Patriots Director of Player Personnel Matt Groh met with the media on Tuesday, ahead of next weekend’s NFL Draft and had some pretty interesting things to say. https://twitter.com/newftbj/status/1648372345852116998?s=46&t=0-klhPVppXQ66vGpXhGesA Here are some of the topics Groh addressed. Thoughts on getting it right with the 14th pick Groh stressed that it is important the Patriots come away with a an impact player at Pick 14. “It’s great to find those free agents,……

Patriots: Ahead of cut down day, a ton of work to be done for Director of Player Personnel Matt Groh

August 29, 2022

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On Tuesday at 4 PM, the Patriots will need to trim the roster down to 53 players, as will the rest of the NFL. That means a ton of coffee and very little sleep is in the near future for Patriots Director of Player Personnel Matt Groh. League cut down day at the end of camp doesn’t get the hype that the combine, draft, or opening day does, but it’s…

Patriots: What stood out from new director of player personnel Matt Groh’s first meeting with the media on Friday?

April 15, 2022

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Photo: New England Patriots On Friday afternoon, new Patriots director of player personnel Matt Groh met with the media virtually for about 25 minutes, answering a number of questions on a wide range of topics. With the NFL Draft just two weeks away and a successful draft imperative to the future of this team, Groh had a lot of interesting things to say. Here’s what stood out… Groh on what…