New England Patriots news and notes for Thursday August 17, 2023.

It looks like the New England Patriots may have second-year defensive back Jack Jones for at least the early part of the season.

New England Patriots news and notes for Tuesday August 15th, 2023.

Stevenson and Elliott will provide the team with a dual tandem that is quite capable and will ease the wear on each, keeping fresh legs. 

Bailey Zappe was under duress constantly with the poor play of the Offensive line.  Despite this, he was 12 of 14 passing and his two incompletions were actually throwaways.  He had no turnovers.  There was also no running game as the runningbacks averaged 1.9 yards per carry.  Again the O-line couldn’t open any holes for the backs.

One thing that stood out looking at the game film over the weekend was the fact that New England Patriots rookie defensive back Christian Gonzalez, despite getting knocked back on Houston’s first offensive play from scrimmage, actually ended up having a solid night.

“I can fix all the rest of the stuff, technique, and everything obviously needs to be corrected. Just playing a physical and dominant” KWhite

Some thoughts following the Patriots’ loss against Houston on Thursday night at Gillette Stadium.

Some thoughts following the Patriots preseason loss to the Texans on Thursday night.

On Thursday night at Gillette Stadium, the Patriots played their first preseason game of the year, a rare in-conference preseason matchup with the Houston Texans.

The Patriots have assigned new numbers to the rookies prior to tonight’s Pre-season game versus the Texans.

Some New England Patriots news and notes on this Thursday August 10, 2023.

Houston will be led by first-year coach DeMeco Ryans, the former 10-year NFL Linebacker who was the Defensive Rookie of the Year for the Houston Texans. 

New England Patriots news and notes for Wednesday August 9, 2023.

After visiting with the team on Monday, it looks like the Patriots are adding Trey Flowers back into the fold.

Bill Belichick spoke to reporters on Monday afternoon and one of the things he talked about was the fact that despite being not even two weeks into training camp, his team has already covered what he believes is significant ground so far ahead of their first exhibition game against Houston on Thursday night.

Some New England Patriots news and notes on this Monday August 7, 2023.

if you’re on the field and you’re taking care of your body,, you’re going to get better with that attitude,” O’Brien said.

We are less than a week away from the 1st Pre-season game. The Patriots host the Houston Texans next Thursday at Gillette.

Some Patriots News and notes for Friday, August 4th, 2023.

Both Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe had good days against New England’s defense, with the offense seemingly getting an edge against a defense that had been making life difficult on them recently.

The Patriots still have some questions along their offensive line, with the tackle position being one that remains a concern heading into the 2023 season.

The Patriots DBs have dominated the WRs in the Red Zone during the early practices.

It’s been a full week since the start of training camp, with the New England Patriots beginning their preparation for the upcoming 2023 season.

So far this preseason, it’s been New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones leading the way with the first team during New England’s offensive snaps, while Bailey Zappe has consistently been taking snaps behind him with the second team. That said, it sounds like Belichick has been pleased enough with Zappe’s recent turnaround that he’s going to let the second-year quarterback keep pushing Jones to stay on top of his game.