{"id":19617,"date":"2018-10-14T05:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=19617"},"modified":"2018-10-13T12:06:42","modified_gmt":"2018-10-13T16:06:42","slug":"new-england-patriots-news-10-14-afc-east-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2018\/10\/14\/new-england-patriots-news-10-14-afc-east-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"New England Patriots News 10-14, AFC East Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, Here is your <\/span>Sunday Patriots news 10-14, & AFC East Notes<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n

Some Quick Hitters this morning\u2026 just a quick reminder that you can check out our key <\/span>matchups to the game here<\/span><\/a> and our players to watch for tonight\u2019s game can also be <\/span>found here: <\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Josh Gordon <\/b>said this week, that the transition to the Patriots offense hasn\u2019t been that hard, because of all the support that he\u2019s receiving from the other players, including Tom Brady. Gordon said the two talk football all day long and with his family here now, the transition to New England has been much smoother. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Most of the day, we end up talking football, whether it be in the locker room here briefly or in most of the meeting rooms or the time after practice. We carve out time, and we make it happen,” Gordon said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI just ask and he’s open about it. It makes it easy for me to communicate with him and makes it a real natural type of relationship,” Gordon added.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris Hogan <\/b>will have a lot of eyes on him this week and moving forward. Hogan was outstanding as a complementary WR in 2016 and then was on his way to another very solid 2017 when he went down with a shoulder injury. He struggled the rest of the season however, he had a very big game in the Super Bowl so the hope was that he was back. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, thus far in 2018 Hogan has struggled to get any separation in man coverage and his numbers are way down. With Josh Gordon in the fold and Julian Edelman back from his torn ACL and four-game suspension, if Hogan is going to make a splash this season, the time is now. <\/span><\/p>\n

QB Connor Cook, <\/b>WR Devin Ross, TE Shane Wimann as well as edge players Will Clarke and Kasim Edebali were given workouts by the Patriots on Friday at Gillette Stadium. Wimann spent time with the Patriots during training camp before suffering an injury. Edebali went to Boston College and bounced around to several teams. <\/span><\/p>\n

Tom Brady <\/b>passing the torch as the premier QB in the AFC to Patrick Mahomes? \u00a0SMH. Noted bobo and hot-take artist Nick Wright said that should KC win tonight, the mantle may be passed from Brady to Mahomes. Pump the brakes a bit. Mahomes is off to a tremendous start, but we\u2019ve seen this before, let Mahomes develop and actually win something before you anoint him as the next GOAT. Let\u2019s see one has five SB wins and one has five wins…period. That\u2019s a stretch even for Wright.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rob Ninkovich<\/b> has taken the side of Rob Gronkowski (not surprisingly), in the debate over who is the better tight end, Gronk or Travis Kelce. While both are talented pass catchers, Kelce treats blocking inside like kryptonite, something Ninko pointed out. However, having a former teammate jump to your defense isn\u2019t exactly scientific. <\/span><\/p>\n

Blueprint<\/b> term overused much? One of the terms in the NFL that is used far too often is the word \u201cblueprint\u201d. Team A has a blueprint on how to defeat Team B, as if the different players had nothing to do with it and it is all scheme driven. <\/span><\/p>\n

Case in point, this week I saw close to a half-dozen mentions of the Jacksonville \u201cblueprint\u201d on how to stop the Kansas City offense. While certain principles may apply on how to approach certain downs and situations, the differences in personnel for every team make that blueprint seem more guideline-ish. But maybe we\u2019re just reading too much into it. \u00a0BTW, didn\u2019t Jacksonville lose 30-14? <\/span><\/p>\n

Jalen Ramsey who made such noise about Tyreek Hill being a \u201creturn specialist\u201d was sure showing some respect last week. With the Chiefs facing a 3rd and 10 in the second half, Ramsey was giving Hill an 11 yards cushion. Not bad…for a return specialist. Hill had four catches for 61 yards and two runs for 26 more.<\/span><\/p>\n

London Jaguars? PFT Fell For Another Banana in the Tailpipe:<\/b>
\n<\/b>Not Patriots related but some NFL \u201cnews\u201d is that Pro Football Talk\u2019s Michael David Smith saw the item in the British tabloids that not only is Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan is buying Wembley Stadium and\u2026.(gasp!) is planning to move the Jaguars there in 2022. Khan also owns the Fulham Football Club of the English Premier League. Smith, as well as the British tabloids, had as their \u201csource\u201d, a former Fulham employee, Craig Kline who says that Khan \u201ctold this to him and to keep quiet\u201d before he was fired from Fulham over a year ago. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kline, has been described (and aptly) by people that knew him in Fulham as a total flake. Since being canned, he\u2019s accused the Khans of just about everything including racism. This latest take is just another \u201clook at me\u201d moment.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Khans saw what the Patriots did in Foxboro with One Patriots Place and are trying to build the same type of facility and are actively pumping millions of dollars into the surrounding area of their stadium to make it a showplace and moneymaker. Hardly the move a smart billionaire would do if he\u2019s planning on pulling out in a few years. <\/span><\/p>\n

The NFL is committed to London by playing games there (at Wembley) every year. But moving a franchise there? That is still far in the distance and wouldn\u2019t receive the necessary support from the other owners to make it happen. <\/span><\/p>\n

White\u2019s Versatility Has Him On Pace For Big Season:<\/b><\/p>\n

Although this isn\u2019t anything new, the Patriots have been relying on James White\u2019s versatility heavily this season. And his numbers right now have him on pace for a record-breaking year. <\/span><\/p>\n

White’s 32 catches and 270 yards currently have him slotted for a 103 catch, 864 yards receiving season which would be the most ever for a running back in NFL history (Matt Forte had 102) and the most yards receiving in a single season for a Patriots running back. Tony Collins holds the Pats record for a RB receiving with 684 yards. White also is on pace for 13 receiving touchdowns. <\/span><\/p>\n

While part of his numbers has been the case of necessity early in the year, White has always been versatile and dependable. Besides never fumbling, he\u2019s always productive in a multitude of ways. <\/span><\/p>\n

White probably won\u2019t be able to keep those numbers going. Now that Julian Edelman is back and with Josh Gordon in the fold, Tom Brady will be spreading the wealth around a lot more in the upcoming weeks. But it should do little to diminish his value to the team as a very dependable, versatile cog in the offense. We look to him tonight to be a big part of the game plan. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

McCourty: Pats Have to Find a Way to Negate Chiefs\u2019 Speed:<\/b><\/p>\n

In the leadup for tonight\u2019s game, Devin McCourty was asked this week about the unenviable task of trying to slow down the high flying Chiefs offense. He told the Herald\u2019s Kevin Duffy that Kansas City reminds him of the Steelers team of just a few years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a little bit like I remember playing against Pittsburgh when it was Mike Wallace, Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders,\u201d McCourty said. \u201cLike that was just speed everywhere with a quarterback that can launch the ball and get it to them, and it\u2019s the same thing. You have a receiving corps where I think 4.39 (40-yard dash time) is like the slowest speed out there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Patriots will have their hands full tonight, trying to equate with the Chiefs speed outside where they don\u2019t just air it out, but use Tyreek Hill\u2019s speed in the running game as well. How well or poorly they handle that speed will go a long way in determining how tonight\u2019s game goes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Who You Have This Week, NFL Week 6 Predictions:<\/b><\/p>\n

Last week: 11-4 Season 49-27-2 Bye Week: Lions, Saints<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday night\u2019s pick Eagles over the Giants 1-0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tampa Bay at Atlanta: <\/span>Falcons<\/b>
\n<\/span>Carolina at Washington: <\/span>Panthers<\/b>
\n<\/span>Seattle at Oakland: <\/span>Seahawks<\/b>
\n<\/span>Indy at NY Jets: <\/span>Colts<\/b>
\n<\/span>Arizona at Minnesota: <\/span>Vikings<\/b>
\n<\/span>Pittsburgh at Cincinnati: <\/span>Steelers<\/b>
\n<\/span>LA Chargers at Cleveland: <\/span>Browns<\/b>
\n<\/span>Buffalo at Houston: <\/span>Texans<\/b>
\n<\/span>Chicago at Miami: <\/span>Bears<\/b>
\n<\/span>LA Rams at Denver: <\/span>Rams<\/b>
\n<\/span>Baltimore at Tennessee: <\/span>Ravens<\/b>
\n<\/span>Jacksonville at Dallas: <\/span>Jaguars<\/b>
\n<\/span>Kansas City at New England: <\/span>Patriots<\/b>
\n<\/span>San Francisco at Green Bay: <\/span>Packers<\/b><\/p>\n

Early Thursday Night Prediction<\/span>: Denver <\/b>over Arizona<\/span><\/p>\n

Eastbound and Down AFC East Notes:<\/b><\/p>\n

Bills Fan Takes Shot at the Franchise Even in Death:<\/b><\/p>\n

The Buffalo Bills have some of the most passionate football fans in the league. However, they can push the envelope as much, if not more than anywhere else. They\u2019ve taken table crashing to an art form. And now one of their long-suffering fans has with a dying wish slammed his team one last time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lee Merkel, 83 passed away last week, without ever seeing his beloved Bills win a Super Bowl, although he watched them go four straight years to attempt to win the big one but ultimately fail. And one of his wishes was that six current Bills players act as pallbearers at his funeral. Why? So the Bills \u201ccan let him down one last time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Merkel, a long-time season ticket holder, \u00a0is to be buried in a Bills t-shirt that says \u201conce before I die\u201d was an Army veteran, a father, grandfather and ironically enough a member of the Utica Optimists Club.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dolphins Face Pivotal Mid-Season Game At Home Against Chicago:<\/b><\/p>\n

The Miami Dolphins are no strangers to questions being asked of them around this time of year. And the biggest question always is, \u201cWho are the Dolphins going to be this year?\u201d The last two years are prime examples. <\/span><\/p>\n

Under Adam Gase, the team limped out to an atrocious 1-4 start in 2016, with the only win against Cleveland. But then they blew out Pittsburgh and finished strong, going 10-6 and making the playoffs before Ryan Tannehill was hurt and they were ousted in the Wild Card Round. <\/span><\/p>\n

A year ago, they were thought to have turned the corner and started a very respectable 4-2 and the hope was that, despite losing Tannehill for the year in preseason, they\u2019d be able to build on their success from 2016. Then came the debacle, a 40-0 whitewashing by the Ravens on national television and they would drop six in a row and finish out of the playoffs with a 6-10 record. <\/span><\/p>\n

Wholesale changes were made. Locker room cancers were cut out and they brought in strong veteran leaders like Danny Amendola, Albert Wilson, and Robert Quinn. The Dolphins raced out to 3-0 start and things were looking up. But then two blowout losses, one to New England by 31 and the other to the Bengals after Miami led by 17 has the Fins in a very familiar position in mid-October. After today\u2019s game against the Bears, we should know more about this team, depending on how they play. <\/span><\/p>\n

Crowell A Game-Time Decision for the Jets:<\/b><\/p>\n

The New York Jets Isaiah Crowell had a franchise record 219 yards rushing last week against the Denver Broncos on just 15 carries for a ridiculous 14.6-yard average. Crowell\u2019s yard average, which is outstanding as a pass receiver was the highest by any player in league history with 15 carries.<\/span><\/p>\n

He was outstanding and a big part of the reason that the Jets rolled easily at home over the Broncos last week. But he tweaked an ankle last week and after not practicing Wednesday and Thursday, he returned, albeit in a limited fashion on Friday\u2019s walk-through, so coach Todd Bowles has stated that they\u2019ll see where he\u2019s at on Sunday morning. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll work him out Sunday and see where he\u2019s at,\u201d Bowles said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Crowell had runs of 77 yards for a TD, 54 yards in the third quarter, and a 36-yarder in the fourth quarter en route to his big, big day. In the first five games of the season, Crowell has had five runs of 50 yards or more in the first five games of the season. <\/span><\/p>\n

Follow me on Twitter @SteveB7SFG or email me at<\/span><\/i> stevebpatsfans@gmail.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Listen to our<\/span><\/i> Patriots 4th and 2<\/span><\/i><\/a> podcasts on blog talk radio as Russ Goldman, Derek Havens and myself from<\/span><\/i> PatsFans.com<\/span><\/i><\/a> discuss the latest Patriots news.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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