2017 Patriots Season:

Kareem Hunt had a fantastic night, rushing 17 times for 148 yards and catching five passes out of the backfield for 98 more and a pair of scores

But the question this season will be is the pass rush going to be good enough? They get their first test on Thursday night

Since the 2013 season, the Chiefs defense is second only to the Seahawks allowing just 18.5 points per game.

Dorsett, like Brandin Cooks, has 4.33 speed in the 40. He also ran a 6.70 time in the 3-Cone Drill so he has the short area quickness as well

The Patriots have been wheeling and dealing and made their third trade of the day, sending the 7th round draft pick back to Seattle for DE Cassius Marsh.

The Patriots on Saturday have swung another trade. They’ve traded QB Jacoby Brissett to the Indianapolis Colts for WR Phillip Dorsett.

The Patriots on Saturday have swung a trade with the Detroit Lions for the cornerback and special teams standout Johnson Bademosi.

The Patriots addressed their depth at linebacker and on special teams on Tuesday morning when it was announced that they traded a 7th round draft pick for LB Marquis Flowers […]

With some serious injuries to Derek Rivers and Julian Edelman, that will open up two spots that we had as locks. Ditto for the release of Kony Ealy.

But Edelman is Brady’s go-to guy on third down and you just don’t replace 90 or so catches and a 1000 yards at the drop of a hat

Brady was 10-11 for 157 yards and two touchdowns in the first quarter. The only incompletion was a drop by Cooks on a deep stick route.

There are still decisions that have to be made by the Patriots coaching staff, the roster will have to go from 90 to 53 and many of those will be tough

He’s been effective blitzing up the A-gaps but with David Harris in the fold in 2017, this will allow Hightower to play more on the edge.

“Romeo and I started together at the Giants… We worked at the Patriots together, then another team, and then back with the Patriots in 2001.”

After a couple of spirited and tough practices against the Texans this week in West Virginia, the teams meet in a preseason game before doing it for real in Week 3 in Foxboro. Here are some of the things we’ll be watching for.