We all knew the Offensive Line was the one area of concern that we would be watching this Pre-season and it’s been an absolute train wreck.  Bill Belichick is panicking now because he ignored the need for Ots in the draft or earlier in the Pre-season. 

New England Patriots news and notes for Monday August 28, 2023.

The final Patriots 53 man, roster projection ahead of cut down day for the New England Patriots.

According to the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the New England Patriots struck a deal with the Cleveland Browns to bring in offensive tackle Tyrone Wheatley Jr on Sunday.

Mapu’s speed, athleticism, and physicality were evident. He did a nice job of covering the tight end in the end zone, forcing an incompletion

In this episode, Derek and Steve look back at the last pre-season game, and also discuss upcoming roster cuts.

Heading into the New England Patriots final preseason contest, Bailey Zappe really needed to go out on a high note heading into the season, but that, unfortunately, didn’t happen.

The Patriots rested their starters in the final Pre-season loss to the Tennessee Titans.  The heat was brutal with a game time temp near 100o and the on-field temp was 110o. 

Bailey Zappe was the quarterback for most of the evening for the New England Patriots, and he was never able to get anything going all night long.

Some final thoughts on tonight’s Titans vs Patriots match-up down in Tennessee.

Offensive lineman Mike Onwenu reportedly took part in practice on a limited basis on Wednesday, marking the first time this preseason he’s been able to participate.

With roster cutdowns looming for the New England Patriots less than a week from now, the team will certainly have some difficult decisions to make.

This is my latest shot at projecting the moving target known as the New England Patriots’ final 53-man roster. 

Some New England Patriots news and notes for Tuesday August 22, 2023.

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones appeared on Jones and Mego with Arcand on Monday at Gillette Stadium, with the signal-caller taking part in the first of likely many awkward exchanges heading into the 2023 football season.

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spoke to the media on Monday, and one of the things he talked about coming off of Saturday night’s game in Green Bay is the growth he’s seen from his team over the past few weeks.

Now that Isaiah Bolden is back home, now that we know he had a possible concussion, we feel a bit better and begin to move forward.

Former Patriots inside linebacker and now radio talk show host at 98.5 The Sports Hub, Ted Johnson was highly critical of the 1st team’s defense. 

In his first preseason action of 2023, it was definitely a tough night for New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones, who ended up with a mixed performance against the Packers.

Some thoughts coming off what ended up being a scary end to the New England Patriots’ second preseason game out in Green Bay on Saturday night.

“When you have an injury like that it affects a lot of guys in a lot of different ways. Clearly, our team is shaken by what happened.

A fairly entertaining preseason game between the Patriots and the Green Bay Packers suddenly turned into Damar Hamlin flashbacks.

In what’s typically one of the more intense games during the preseason, the New England Patriots meeting out in Green Bay Saturday night took a scary turn as one of their own went down with a scary injury.

The first Joint Practice was a mixed bag.  The Offense seemed to move the ball early but was stymied by poor O-line play by the 2nd unit in particular.  Bailey Zappe had no time to throw and would have been sacked 9 times.  It was reported by Andrew Callahan of the Herald that he was holding onto the ball too long.

New England Patriots news and notes for August 18th, 2023.