PATRIOTS NEWS 2026 Pats schedule leaks

[PatsFan2]

Here's a big reason why...

Give AJB the Football.

 

[TommyD4207]

FTR: you talk about Mahomes like he's 41 he'll be 31 to be exact...far from Done!

He started declining at 29. He's now coming off a completely blown-out knee.

 

[TommyD4207]

Here's a big reason why...

Can we trade for Jeffrey Simmons instead?

 

[Real fan 02]

Can we trade for Jeffrey Simmons instead?

Can we have both?

 

[Real fan 02]

He started declining at 29. He's now coming off a completely blown-out knee.

And a previous knee injury from a few seasons ago he suffered at Denver.. also various ankle issues.. same goes for Nix.. we'll be seeing him on one leg as well.. I doubt he'll be able to escape From Jacas all game..

 

[DaBruinz]

Not me, FWIW. In any case, I freely admit that I don't know what the current rules are; the last time I saw an official publication was a PDF of the NFL's by-laws from 20 years ago, when it was essentially just Sun/Mon night. At that point it was 5 per team, with up to three teams a season allowed to have 6, and the game being "standalone" (i.e. ones with no competition) was the critical factor.

Yeah.. Could have sworn that as well as I thought it was brought up in regards to which games could be flexed. But, the NFL has mad changes without announcements for much more important things in the past.

 

[sb1]

Mahomes is 6-8 since the NFL fired his refs. I'm just sayin'....

 

[TommyD4207]

And a previous knee injury from a few seasons ago he suffered at Denver.. also various ankle issues.. same goes for Nix.. we'll be seeing him on one leg as well.. I doubt he'll be able to escape From Jacas all game..

When escapability is your whole game, that doesn't improve with age - certainly not after injuries. Of that crop of QBs, the only one who's even tried to transition to a pocket QB is Lamar Jackson...with rough results, but at least he's smart enough to realize he can't play the same way he did when he was 24.

 

[Real fan 02]

When escapability is your whole game, that doesn't improve with age - certainly not after injuries. Of that crop of QBs, the only one who's even tried to transition to a pocket QB is Lamar Jackson...with rough results, but at least he's smart enough to realize he can't play the same way he did when he was 24.

Agreed. I've been on this about Mahomes for a little while now.. hence the 2023 patiots nearly beat him..when we last saw him.. fans see the schedule and get shook.. last I checked we represented the AFC in the superbowl..

 

[DaBruinz]

Did Kermit tell You he won't be playing or will Chris Jones announce his retirement before gametime?? Inquiring minds want to know.

Mahomes is coming off an ACL/MCL tear that occurred on December 14th. Even with reports that Mahomes is "way ahead of schedule" it takes time to properly heal from that surgery. Mahomes is likely going to be wearing a knee brace of some sort to help protect the knee. That brace will limit him as well.

Mahomes will barely be at 8.5-9 month recovery when the games start in September and will be at 1 year when he faces the Pats. Pretending like the Pats will be facing the normal Mahomes is deluding yourself.

Even prior to his injury, Mahomes was not playing all that well and the team was at 6-7..

Mahomes was 299 completions on 474 attempts (63.1%) 22 TDs and 10 ints, 29 sacks taken before the game he was injured in.

Mahomes was already at 4 games below 60% completion with 2 games in the 40s.. He'd never had a single game below 50% completion in his career prior to last season.

The 29 sacks in 13 games was the 2nd most of his career as well.

The Chiefs made some wholesale changes on offense. They'll likely have 2-3 new WR behind Rashee Rice. So it will take time for them to all get on the same page as Mahomes.

The Chiefs have questions on their defense. Who is starting at DT next to Jones and who is lining up opposite Karlaftis. Do you really think that Tonga and be a full-time starter for them? Who are their starting corners? Who is starting at safety?

So, let's stop pretending like this Chiefs team is all perfect...