Patriots:

Hurts is dangerous running or passing. Bill Belichick said as much this week when he called Hurts “arguably the best player in the league.”  

“It’s a very competitive league. There’s a lot of very talented players, and they compete, and not everybody can have a spot. Its difficult”

I know tackles are needed because of injury/illness, but I wasn’t a fan of trading Pierre Strong after just one season.

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. 

But if those two tight ends play together and they become one of the top 2, 3 duos in the Conference, they’ve got a shot with great defense.

I look for Bill O’Brien to scheme up pass plays to take advantage of Strong’s speed, where he’s a mismatch when isolated on a linebacker

“So give me a break on what they were doing offensively last year,” Herbstreit said. “I mean that he (Mac Jones) had no chance.

Some Patriots news for Tuesday June 20, 2023.

Patriots’ cornerback Jack Jones was arrested at Logan Airport for attempting to bring two loaded firearms onto an aircraft in his carry-on baggage. 

He was asked about the effect the lost practices had on the players. Belichick grinned and said, “They got a long weekend.”

Bill Belichick was also fined $50,000 in addition to losing the two sessions. One of the sessions was on Thursday

Douglas is an intriguing prospect. His explosiveness with the ball in his hands will be an interesting aspect to watch.

“I think he (Gesicki), could end up being the one pass-catcher in their offense that defenses actually have to gameplan for.”

Boutte is one of the more intriguing guys in the Patriots’ draft, I can’t wait to see if he can recapture his high level of play.

“So there’s a bit of different flavor between guys like Zay and some of the bigger, longer guys. And we’ve worked hard to get eyes on these”