There were many frustrations in the Patriots 20-7 loss to the Dolphins in Week 1, but one of the top ones was the disappearance of Kendrick Bourne. In his first season with New England, Bourne amassed 800 receiving yards and by the end of the season he was the team’s best playmaker. He was one of the few Patriots to play well in the blowout loss to the Bills in…
The Patriots announced yesterday that running back Ty Montgomery has been placed on I.R. Montgomery played in Sunday’s opener against the Dolphins. Montgomery injured his knee in the preseason finally against the Raiders and it appears like he re-aggravated the injury. The Patriots have called up wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey from the practice squad and signed offensive tackle Marcus Cannon to the practice squad. The expectation is that Montgomery will…
The Patriots struggled to get anything going on offense and despite the defense holding Miami to 13 points, they lost 20-7. The Patriots are now 9-13 in Miami under Bill Belichick. Here are seven points I am making about today’s game. 1. Offensive struggles continue: The offensive problems that plagued the Patriots in the preseason continue to be an issue today. The offensive line continued to struggle, Patricia abandoned the…
Kickoff: The Patriots kickoff the season against a familiar foe. The Patriots have opened up each of the last two seasons against the Dolphins. They beat them in 2020 but lost the home opener last season. Miami has been a house of horrors for Bill Belichick’s Patriots as his team’s have gone 9-12 in South Beach in his tenure as Patriots coach. The Patriots have dominated the Dolphins overall in…
The Patriots left for Miami on Tuesday so that they can practice in the heat ahead of Sunday’s game against the Dolphins. Bill Belichick is trying to get his team for the season opener but he is also looking to reverse a trend. He knows the team’s track record in South Beach during his tenure is not good. The Patriots are 9-12 in Miami during his time as the head…
Images courtesy of Patriots.com At the end of his media availability on Wednesday, Bill Belichick announced which players had been selected as captains for the 2022 season. Matt Slater (special teams), Devin McCourty, Deatrich Wise Jr., Ja’Whaun Bentley (defense), David Andrews and Mac Jones (offense) were all chosen to lead the team this season. A few of these were no brainers, but a few others guys are interesting selections. Slater,…
Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images The Patriots open their season in Miami against the Dolphins on Sunday, their second campaign with Mac Jones at the helm, but first with a revamped offense. Much has been made of that offense and how it has struggled in training camp and the preseason. New offensive line coach/ offensive coordinator Matt Patricia has faced criticism as has the man who hired him, Bill Belichick….
The Patriots and tight end Jonnu Smith agreed to a contract restructure this week that will create $5.3 million in cap space for the team. The Patriots now have $8.9 million in cap space, the ninth most cap space in the NFL according to @patscap. The restructure does however add $2.65 million per season over the next two years to Smith’s contract. My new Patriots salary cap space number after…
The Patriots have had a busy couple of days ahead of next week’s opener at Miami. The team signed former Dolphins wide receiver Lynn Bowden to their practice squad on Thursday after he was released by the Dolphins. Patriots sign WR Lynn Bowden Jr. to the practice squad; Place rookie WR Tyquan Thornton on IR; Release DL Henry Anderson from IR: https://t.co/sXKWs6cOXn — New England Patriots (@Patriots) September 1, 2022…
The Patriots cut down their roster to 53 players yesterday prior to the NFL roster deadline. Here are a few thoughts on the roster the Patriots will enter the regular season with: 1. Patriots opt to keep three quarterbacks: The Patriots opted to keep three quarterbacks which is a little bit of a surprise considering they could use every available roster spot now. Keeping Bailey Zappe is an indication that…