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New England Patriots 2018 Preseason Schedule Announced

April 11, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\The NFL announced the 2018 preseason schedule earlier today and the Patriots preseason slate has several familiar foes. </span> <span style=

New England Patriots Mock Draft 3.0, Building Depth on Defense

April 13, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

After investing in Tony Garcia last year and bringing back LaAdrian Waddle, our take is that they may draft one, but more for depth. Now with the news that Garcia is fully ready to go, we’ll double down with that.

New England Patriots News 4-15, AFC East Notes

April 15, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

Now they both Garcia and Rivers are slated to return and ready to compete. While they didn’t play any meaningful snaps in 2017, both were able to sit in the meetings and probably have a much better idea of the Patriots system this year.

Podcast: Patriots 4th & 2 Video Interview with BSJ Greg Bedard

April 16, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

The PatsFans.com  podcast, "Patriots 4th & 2" did a video podcast of an interview we did with Boston Sports Journal's founder Greg Bedard late last week as we spoke about the upcoming NFL Draft. 

New England Patriots News 4-22, AFC East Notes

April 22, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

Santos was a frequent guest in the family car on fall weekends when we’d travel to see relatives who lived all over the New England area. His work never changed whether the team was very good or very bad and many times in-between

Wednesday Patriots Notebook 4/25, Gronk Returning, Final Mock

April 25, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

Gronkowski Announcement Doesn’t Change Much: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski and his agent Drew Rosenhaus met with Bill Belichick on Tuesd

Patriots Nab Slot Corner Duke Dawson in Round 2, Quick Analysis

April 28, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\After a flurry of trading activity in the second round that had the Patriots trading down from #43 to #51 and #117 (Detroit) to trading that pi

New England Patriots News 4-29, AFC East Notes

April 29, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\Good morning, here are your </span>Sunday’s Patriots news 4-29, &amp; AFC East Notes Quick Hitters: <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\The Pa

Post Draft Reactions: But What About the Patriots Defense?

May 01, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\With the 2018 NFL Draft in the books, when it comes to the Patriots, the more things change, the more they remain the same. Bill Belichick is t

Quincy Enunwa: The Patriots Are Vulnerable This Year

May 01, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\Is it 2010 or 2018? Raise your hand if you’ve heard this every spring for the last decade. “The Patriots are vulnerable this year, and this

Patriots UDFA Class Is Good, But Jackson May Be a Keeper

May 03, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

Jackson has good athleticism and he will fight for the ball at the high point. While he isn’t a burner and doesn’t possess great top end speed, he’s quick off the line and at the snap he can lock up with a receiver and is very physical.

New England Patriots News 5-6 & AFC East Notes

May 06, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

So why is there so much tension there? It is called a culture of winning. Bill Belichick knows and has witnessed, in his 35+ years in the NFL,

Trent Harris, “Toolbox Trent” Fits the Mold, For a Patriots UDFA

May 08, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

"He's got special pass-rushing skills,'' Kuligowski said. "He's a guy that can play on every special teams. He's very smart. If Trent gets drafted late, he'll be a stea

Patriots Releasing OT Tony Garcia With Non-Football Injury Designation

May 11, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

The Patriots are releasing the 2nd year player from Troy with a failed non-football injury designation according to ESPN's Field Yates.

New England Patriots News 5-13, AFC East Notes

May 13, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

Scarnecchia spoke highly on the rookie’s potential stating, “he was a really good player in the best conference in America...he played left tackle and guard so, that’s what I like about him. He’s smart, as tough as they come...we look at three traits, sma

Best and Most Important Off-season Additions for the Patriots Defense

May 16, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

So how did the team address these deficiencies? It is important to note that the Patriots consider free agency and the draft inexorably linked. They use their draft capital for veteran players as the feeling is, their quality is a more known value than a

New England Patriots News 5-20, AFC East Notes

May 20, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

The ‘78 team set the record for team rushing (3165 yards) in a season, but the 1976 squad was even better. Johnson rushed for 699 yards and six scored and caught 29 passes for four more touchdowns that year.

NFL Owners “Compromise” Is the Worst of All Possible Scenarios

May 25, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\Opinion: Just when you thought the NFL couldn\'t fall any lower after last fall, they hit rock bottom and began to dig. The NFL has passed a ne

New England Patriots News 5-27, AFC East Notes

May 27, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

Julian Edelman has been on the field for the OTAs and looks like he hasn’t lost a bit of his quickness. Coming off of a serious ACL injury that caused him to miss all of 2017, that is good news

New England Patriots News 6-03, AFC East Notes

June 03, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

Marsh’s comments were born from frustration. No one likes to fail at anything. Had he taken to the added responsibilities like a duck to water, do you think we’d be hearing about his lack of “fun” playing the game today?

Quick Analysis of Day 2 at New England Patriots Minicamp

June 06, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\Day 2 of the Patriots minicamp is in the books and the pace was quick with the team moving from different drills at a good clip. We got the cha

Julian Edelman Facing 4-Game Suspension For PEDs

June 07, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman is facing a four-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances, ESPN’s  Field Yates has reported.

Sunday New England Patriots News 6-10, AFC East Notes

June 10, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

With the new kickoff rules in effect, the Patriots ST coaches Joe Judge and Bret Bielema are working on new packages to get Patterson free to get to that next level. He already has averaged over 30 yards per return with 5 TDs in his career

New England Patriots News 6-17, & AFC East Notes

June 17, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

The Patriots last week during “voluntary” OTAs ended with a team-bonding trip to Fenway Park and the cancellation of the final two sessions to wrap up the spring on a low-key note. For those who are trying to read something into this….don’t.

Patriots 53-man Roster Projection 1.0 Post Minicamp Edition

June 18, 2018 | Steve Balestrieri

it is time to a very early look at a New England Patriots 53-man roster projection. We got a brief glimpse of what the players can do in the Bill Belichick system during the spring workouts

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