After listening to his pod pretty consistently over the last 2-3 year, I believe that Bedard make up many of his supposed league and Patriots sources. In my opinion, the linked article is a straight up fabrication, for click and retweets.
And the initial reports I’m getting back are not good at all. And that includes what they’re hearing from the players internally.
I call BULLSH!T. They are still in phase 2 of the offseason.
Phase One consists of the first two weeks of the program with activities limited to meetings, strength and conditioning, and physical rehabilitation only.
Phase Two consists of the next three weeks of the program. On-field workouts may include individual or group instruction and drills, as well as “perfect play drills,” and drills and plays with offensive players lining up across from offensive players and defensive players lining up across from defensive players, conducted at a walk through pace. No live contact or team offense vs. team defense drills are permitted.
Phase Three consists of the next four weeks of the program. Teams may conduct a total of 10 days of organized team practice activity, or “OTAs”. No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permitted.
So some players are already “alarmed” by
the current offensive coaching mix this early on in the offseason? GTFOH. Bedard cast his line towards Fellowship of the Miserable, anti-Bill crowd with this article (both fans and media) and he was successful. He clearly reeled in a few people/suckers here.