New England Patriots

Patriots Biggest Needs Series: Offensive Tackle

March 8, 2023
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The Patriots have several significant needs this offseason and the New England Football Journal is breaking down each one. This installment is arguably about the biggest need of all: offensive tackle. The Patriots offensive line was wildly inconsistent in 2022. New England had a sack rate of 7.06%, which was 19th in the NFL. Rhamondre Stevenson is a star, but he often did not have sizable running lanes and had…

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Patriots don’t use franchise tag; Meyers, Jones & others will hit the open market

March 7, 2023
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The Patriots have decided not to place the franchise tag on any of their unrestricted free agents. They are letting them hit the open market when free agency opens on Monday. The most notable free agents include wide receiver Jakobi Meyers, cornerback Jonathan Jones, offensive tackle Isaiah Wynn and running back Damien Harris. All four of these players were developed by the Patriots. The team is reportedly interested in bringing…

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Cornerback a top priority for the Patriots as they meet with some of the top players at the position

March 3, 2023
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Going into this off-season, cornerback was identified as one of the top positional needs the Patriots have. With Jonathan Jones a free agent and little depth behind him outside of Marcus and Jack Jones, the Patriots need to address the position. New England will look at all options starting with the draft. The Patriots have met with some of the top draft prospects in Indianapolis this week including: Oregon’s Christian……

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Patriots meeting with Anthony Richardson is not that surprising. It is a part of the Combine process

March 3, 2023
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The Patriots met with Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson at the Scouting Combine this week. Many might ask, why meet with him? It is not like the Patriots are taking a quarterback in the first round. Especially not one who has made 13 starts and needs refinement. Well, like I tell people all the time. We are not privy to their draft board. We don’t know what they think of Richardson….

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25 players to watch for the Patriots at the Combine

March 2, 2023
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The Combine begins this week in Indianapolis and there are plenty of prospects to keep an eye on as the week begins. The Patriots have multiple needs so what we have done is identified their top five needs and based this list on who could be available at Pick 14 of the first round. Here are 25 players to watch this weekend. Peter Skronski, OT, Northwestern: Skronski could be the…

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Patriots working out Slade Bolden. Should you be excited? Not yet

February 28, 2023
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The Patriots are working out former Alabama wide receiver Slade Bolden according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss. The 24 year old Bolden signed as an undrafted free agent with the Baltimore Ravens last April but never played a game with them as he was released in August after a sports hernia injury. The 5-11 189 pound Bolden played with Mac Jones and under Bill O’Brien at Alabama in 2021. Bolden and…

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Some classic Patriots offensive concepts that could make a return under Bill O’Brien

February 27, 2023
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With the return of Bill O’Brien to New England as offensive coordinator, several offensive concepts that we were accustomed to seeing through the years could make a return this upcoming season. Sure, O’Brien will update the offense by bringing in some new concepts and ideas but it will be great seeing some staples of the offense that the Patriots used to run under O’Brien and Josh McDaniels back in the…

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12 areas the Patriots must address this off-season

February 26, 2023
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Bill Belichick has a busy off-season ahead of him. With free agency opening up in 18 days and the NFL Draft two months away, there is a lot of work that must be done in the coming weeks. The Patriots currently have $32,057,570 million in cap space according to our good friend Miguel Benzan of patscap. How they use that cap space remains to be seen. Needless to say, Belichick…

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A Mac Jones trade is possible according to sources. Do you buy that?

February 18, 2023
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According to MMQB insider Albert Breer and Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, the Patriots would listen to trade offers for Mac Jones. So why would the Patriots trade their starting quarterback? According to Breer, Bill Belichick did not like the way Jones handled things last season. “I don’t think Bill appreciated the way that Mac handled some of the stuff last year,” Breer said. “There’s a way that I think…

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