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.

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.