A seismic shift in the Earth occurred on Wednesday with the retirement of Alabama head coach Nick Saban.

Perhaps a bigger one occurred the next day in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Say whatever you want about Bill Belichick.  If you’re a Patriots fan and whether you love him, or you hate him and you’re happy he’s moving on, he still respects and appreciates you.

Rumors on Monday were that former New England Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel would be interested in coaching the Patriots should Bill Belichick get let go, which added another wrinkle to an already interesting situation inside of Gillette Stadium.

Following the 2021 season, Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels packed up his bags and headed off to Las Vegas for his second NFL head coaching stint, taking a significant portion of Bill Belichick’s staff with him during what ended up being a brief tenure with the Raiders.

Coming off of Sunday’s season-ending loss against the Jets, one thing was obvious on Monday for Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.

It’s business as usual, with Belichick seemingly already starting the process of moving on to 2024.

“I could go on and on about Coach, but simply stated, I’m not standing up here talking to you without Coach Belichick.”

Following the 2022 season, the Boston Herald provided some insight as it pertained to the problems going on inside the walls of Gillette Stadium after New England’s 8-9 finish.

With the Patriots currently sitting at 4-12 heading into this weekend, the Herald didn’t wait until after the season to provide a window into what’s gone on so far in 2023.

Rookie punter Bryce Baringer seemed to be the Patriots’ best shot at seeing a player make the Pro Bowl this season, but it appears those hopes have been dashed.

If you practiced against him, you got better, or you got embarrassed, one of the two. He brought competitiveness, intensity, and focus.

Christian Barmore was a dominant game-wrecker with eight tackles (five solo), three sacks, five QB pressures, a forced fumble, and two TFLs.

New England had mistakes, turnovers, missed opportunities, but a collective effort on both sides of the football ultimately allowed them to weather the storm and come away with a 26-23 win on Sunday night.

“They play fast. There’s not much no-huddle, but the tempo that they play within the huddle,” Belichick on Denver’s offense.

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick met with the media on Friday morning and addressed a variety of topics, including the situation with the NFL after the footballs weren’t properly checked ahead of Sunday’s match-up against Kansas City.

Playing a game with Denver Broncos at Mile High Stadium is difficult for all teams in the NFL because of the altitude.

After losing veteran quarterback Will Grier to the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday, the New England Patriots made a subsequent move to round out their QB room.

As the Chargers deal with their own issues, it looks like they added another task to Bill Belichick’s “to-do” list with three games left to go heading into the final three games of this 2023 Patriots season.

“Defensively, Jones is a major problem. They have a good scheme. They put a lot of pressure on you with different looks and different blitzes

The Patriots can play the role of spoiler as the Kansas City Chiefs visit Foxboro on Sunday. 

With the team about to face the Kansas City Chiefs, it sounds like the New England Patriots may get a key player back on offense this weekend.

In this episode, Steve, Ian, and Russ look back at the Patriots victory against the Steelers and later on they preview the Chiefs game.

For anyone hoping to see Malik Cunningham continue to develop into a potential quarterback for the Patriots, it looks like that run is coming to an end.

Coming off of Thursday night’s win over Pittsburgh and some of the renewed optimism thanks to a nice performance by Bailey Zappe, the talk of moving on from Bill Belichick had quieted down in recent days.

The Patriots have been idle since last Thursday night’s win over the Steelers, but after being eliminated from the postseason, they got a little help with their draft status Monday night.

Heading into Sunday’s slate of NFL games, there was a sliver of hope that a late run to finish 7-10 by Bill Belichick’s team might mean a shot at playing in January, given that the New England Patriots weren’t quite mathematically eliminated.

Elliott was targeted eight times and made 7 catches for 72 yards and a touchdown. He saved the game with a tackle on the Zappe pick.