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Good morning, here is your <\/span>Sunday Patriots news 9-26<\/b>, and AFC East Notes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gameday, as we put wrote in our key matchups on Thursday, despite the hysteria over the silly \u201che said, she said, they said\u201d soap opera saga before the game next week, this week\u2019s game against the Saints is an important matchup for both teams and features two of the game\u2019s very best coaches in Bill Belichick and Sean Payton.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Both teams are moving on from future Hall of Fame QBs and need this game to keep building for a potential playoff spot. While you can\u2019t earn a postseason spot in September, you can certainly lose out on one if the team stumbles too much.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Patriots will honor Julian Edelman today and if the tradition holds, it should be a great treat for the fans. Edelman was such a key and clutch member of the team, and his highlight reel is long and should be entertaining.<\/span><\/p>\n

Edelman was the subject of some flattering quotes by Bill Belichick and the former WR even offered some advice for rookie QB Mac Jones (below).<\/span><\/p>\n

Have you checked out our<\/span> PatsFans.com sortable stats<\/span><\/a> for the Patriots? It is a great resource for all of the players on the roster.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Quick Hitters For the Pats, and the NFL:<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Justin Herron: <\/b>The Patriots offensive lineman was the guardian angel for a woman who was being sexually assaulted in a park this spring and was honored by the city of Tempe, Arizona.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Herron was going for a walk early one morning and heard a woman scream, he ran to her location as a homeless man was trying to sexually assault her. As soon as he made eye contact with her, about 100 yards away, he came running. Another man, Murry Rogers, who was in the park for his daughter\u2019s birthday also came running and the duo stopped the man and subdued him until the police arrived.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The city of Tempe honored Herron and Rogers and the woman and her daughter arrived for a group hug as she thanked her \u201cguardian angels\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Herron said, that he\u2019d have the woman and her daughter in for a Patriots game. \u201cWe’ve established a relationship that will never be forgotten. Our paths will definitely cross again in some way shape or form. I don’t know when that is. But it will be a wonderful reunion.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Josh Gordon: <\/b>The NFL announced that they are reinstating the troubled wide receiver and he\u2019d be eligible to play as early as Week 4. And many Patriots fans immediately began asking if he\u2019d be an option for the team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While never saying never, the feeling here is that the chances of the Patriots bringing back the five-times suspended and troubled WR are very, very remote. Gordon last played in 2019 for the Seahawks and his best season (1646 yards) came eight years ago in 2013.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bill Belichick: <\/b>The Patriots\u2019 head coach obviously had a great amount of respect for Julian Edelman as a player. Belichick was asked about Edelman on Friday as the team gets ready to honor him. Belichick cracked a joke about Edelman\u2019s \u201cWhat Are We Doing\u201d segment on \u201cInside the NFL\u201d where he imitates Belichick\u2019s roasting of players during the team\u2019s film sessions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cBe great to see Julian, assuming that he doesn\u2019t like… roast me or get into a big impersonation,\u201d Belichick joked, referring to today as \u201cJulian Edelman Day\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHad a tremendous career. Had tremendous production in every area. Receiving, run after the catch, punt returns, was a good blocker, was a really tough, competitive kid. Right up there at the top of the guys I\u2019ve coached,\u201d Belichick added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBe great to see him again and recognize him for the great career that he had here and how much he meant to this team, this organization, and how much he stepped up for us in big games year after year, week after week.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Nelson Agholor: <\/b>Speaking of Belichick, all it took was one phone call from the coach to convince Agholor to come to New England (wasn\u2019t there a bunch of hooey this past year, that \u2018nobody comes to NE to play for Bill\u2019?).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think to have the greatest coach of all time, Bill Belichick, call you and tell you he wants you to be a part of something special, that was enough,\u201d Agholor said and added that he is fortunate to work with Josh McDaniels.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThen obviously I\u2019ve seen this offense and I\u2019ve seen the way that they attack defenses. So I\u2019m super happy just to work with McDaniels because I think I learn more as a player. Not even from just a performing standpoint, I think as just a player that\u2019s a fan of the game of football, I learn a lot more by seeing how he sees things.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

4th & 2 Podcast:<\/b> If you haven\u2019t checked out our <\/span>PatsFans.com podcast, <\/span><\/a>\u201cPatriots 4th & 2\u201d in a bit, please check it out. Derek, Russ, and I spoke about the Jets game and the upcoming game with the Saints.<\/span><\/p>\n

Russ Francis\/Chuck Fairbanks:<\/b> The former Patriot tight end and head coach both should be in the Patriots team Hall of Fame…this will be on our Sunday posts until it happens.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tailgate Food:<\/b> What\u2019s everyone eating for their pre or post-game tailgate\/home feast today? Since it is a 1:00 p.m. start, we\u2019re eating during the later games. Our plan is to eat at halftime of the Bucs-Rams matchup with some reverse-seared steaks, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn on the cob on the grill with an appetizer of some nachos during the Pats game. What\u2019s on the menu this week for everyone?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Edelman\u2019s Advice to Jones? Put on the Blinders:<\/b><\/h3>\n

In the interview with the media on Thursday prior to his being honored at halftime today,\u00a0 Julian Edelman was asked if he had any advice for rookie QB Mac Jones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe advice I would give him is to just worry about what you\u2019ve got on your plate right now and really put on the blinders,\u201d Edelman said. \u201cAnd I know it\u2019s harder for this generation, younger guys…and it started with my generation, to kind of not read the clippings and all of that. But they\u2019re in an environment where it\u2019ll help. They\u2019ll (Patriots coaches) keep him busy. And he, just from the jump, looks like a poised, calm, cool, collect kid where regardless of what he turns into, at this point right now, he looks like he\u2019s doing all right.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not much of a guy who\u2019s like, \u2018Hey, this is what you need to do.\u2019 I\u2019m more of the guy like, \u2018Hey, just literally do everything they ask you to do and put in a little more time and just see where it takes you,\u2019 because if you\u2019re a baller, you\u2019re going to make plays. These guys have all played at a very high level for a long time, and that\u2019s just how it goes.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s going to be a \u201cnext-generation\u201d. Take pride and try to be that next generation. Because it\u2019s an unbelievable thing to go out in the Northeast \u2014 Boston, New England, and play for the history of these fans and this area. It\u2019s a fun town to win in. And you want other people to experience that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

And what has he seen from the rookie thus far?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s going to be some bumps in those roads, but we\u2019ll see how he reacts. I like his demeanor, and I think he\u2019s a stud and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing him this week in person.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Patriots Players to Watch Today:<\/b><\/h3>\n

Every week we look at the game within a game. Here are our players to watch from a Patriots perspective today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ja\u2019Whaun Bentley\/ Dont\u2019a Hightower \u2014\u00a0 <\/b>The Patriots inside backers are going to be the key to stopping the Saints running game this week with Alvin Kamara. The first question on their mind should be \u201cWhere is Kamara\u201d at every snap.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kamara is dangerous both running and catching the football. Bentley is coming off of a very good game against the Jets and this is the kind of tough matchup that he and Hightower are suited for. Limiting the Saints\u2019 running game is key today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Isaiah Wynn\/Trent Brown \u2014 <\/b>The Patriots\u2019 offensive tackles (if Brown is able to return this week) will have their hands full with the Saints\u2019 Carl Granderson and Cameron Jordan. Jordan typically lines up on the left side which will present a difficult challenge for whoever plays right tackle today.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mac Jones has been hit far too often in the first two weeks of the season, and while it is expected that the OL play will improve, the Saints\u2019 talented defense presents a big challenge in both the running and passing game.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nelson Agholor \u2014 <\/b>\u00a0The Patriots wide receiver may see an uptick in targets this week. The Saints allow only 66 yards per game on the ground, so the passing game should be expected to play a bigger role this afternoon.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Agholor will face either Marshon Lattimore or Bradley Roby a lot today. Lattimore has been limited with a thumb injury, but both are talented and will be a tough matchup. The Patriots signed him to stretch the field and help open up things underneath for players like James White or Jakobi Meyers. This would be a good time to shine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kyle Dugger \u2014<\/b> The Patriots\u2019 second-year safety may see a lot of Alvin Kamara in the passing game this week. This could normally fall to Adrian Phillips but he\u2019s questionable this week as he missed Thursday and Friday\u2019s practices due to non-injury reasons (it is believed that his wife was giving birth to their first child).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dugger is an athletic, talented player but is facing one of the most dangerous playmakers coming out of the backfield\u00a0 It should be quite a matchup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Week 3 Predictions:<\/b><\/h3>\n

The slate of games for Week 3 and my predictions for this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday Night Football <\/b>\u2014 <\/b>
\n<\/b>Carolina over Houston\u00a0 <\/span>1-0<\/b><\/p>\n

Sunday –<\/b>
\n<\/span>Kansas City over LA Chargers<\/span>
\n<\/span>New England over New Orleans<\/span>
\n<\/span>Buffalo over Washington<\/span>
\n<\/span>Cleveland over Chicago<\/span>
\n<\/span>Baltimore over Detroit<\/span>
\n<\/span>Pittsburgh over Cincinnati<\/span>
\n<\/span>Tennessee over Indianapolis<\/span>
\n<\/span>Arizona over Jacksonville<\/span>
\n<\/span>NY Giants over Atlanta<\/span>
\n<\/span>Las Vegas over Miami<\/span>
\n<\/span>Denver over NY Jets<\/span>
\n<\/span>LA Rams over Tampa Bay<\/span>
\n<\/span>Minnesota over Seattle<\/span>
\n<\/span>Sunday Night Football<\/b>
\n<\/span>San Francisco over Green Bay<\/span>
\n<\/span>Monday Night Football<\/b>
\n<\/span>Dallas over Philadelphia<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Last Week:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 11-5<\/b>
\n<\/b>Season: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 18-14<\/b><\/p>\n

Last Season: \u00a0 169-86-1<\/b><\/p>\n

2019 Season: \u00a0 162-93-1<\/b><\/p>\n

Eastbound and Down AFC East Notes:<\/b><\/h3>\n

Bills\u2019 New Stadium to Have PSLs:<\/b><\/h3>\n

The Buffalo Bills are in the process of putting together plans for a new stadium. And in an effort to raise money for the owner\u2019s portion of the upfront money for the stadium, the Bills are going to opt for permanent seat licenses (PSLs) to help defray the costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As always, the billionaire owners pass on the cost to the consumer, the fans. However, it is either that or the cost of tickets will go through the roof and become even more unaffordable to the average fan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

PSLs charge a fee for the right and obligation to buy the tickets for the games as well as giving priority access to purchase tickets to other events at the stadium. Ron Raccuia, the executive vice president and lead negotiator for Pegula Sports and Entertainment said that PSLs will be a part of the new stadium deal in an interview with the Buffalo News.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe will most likely have the lowest PSLs of any new stadium built since 2009,\u201d Raccuia said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s a function of the market and us being committed to making sure that we don\u2019t price our fans out of the marketplace. We will be very cognizant of that with PSLs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Rumors of Watson Trade to Miami Persist After Tua Injury:\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n

The Miami Dolphins continue to be the subject of trade rumors concerning embattled Houston Texans QB Deshaun Watson. With the latest injury to QB Tua Tagovailoa which will shelve the 2nd-year signal-caller for the next few weeks, those rumors have taken on a new lease on life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Watson hasn\u2019t played this season and probably won\u2019t play at all this season and ever again for the Houston Texans. The QB wanted out of Houston and the team began fielding offers for him …until he had about two dozen sexual assault allegations against him. Now he\u2019s in limbo and the NFL has sat on its hands about this.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But Pro Football Talk reports that despite all of his legal encumbrances, that Dolphins\u2019 owner Stephen Ross wants to land Watson, but what is holding up the trade isn\u2019t that but the Texans\u2019 asking price. Which was a combination of multiple first-round picks and players.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jets Crowder Doubtful to Play Against the Broncos:<\/b><\/h3>\n

The Jets\u2019 situation at wide receiver is still in limbo. Jamison Crowder, the Jets\u2019 leading receiver the past two years, missed the season opener after testing positive for COVID-19 and then missed the Patriots game with a groin injury. He didn\u2019t practice all week and is listed as doubtful for Sunday\u2019s game against the Broncos.<\/span><\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s 2nd round pick, the speedy Denzel Mims was a healthy scratch last week but may see action this week. He is a game-time decision according to head coach Robert Saleh. All of this means that Braxton Berrios is now the Jets\u2019 leading receiver. While a feel-good story, it doesn\u2019t bode well for rookie QB Zach Wilson.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Jets need Crowder back…and healthy and to get Mims dialed in if their QB is going to make some strides this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

_______________<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think Sean’s always done a really good job of using his personnel, and it’s not like it’s a whole bunch of new plays every week. That’s not really what he does, but he uses his players effectively. He uses a lot of personnel groups, so more personnel groups than any of the teams in the league, and those combinations. They operate very quickly. They’re on and off the field. They’re in that little huddle. They’re up to the line and the ball’s snapped, and if you take time to break it all down, you can sort of figure out, yeah, well, this is why he’s in this set, and that’s why he’s doing this and that, and that’s what this guy does well, and that’s where he’s got in there, but it’s hard to do it during the game because it happens so fast, and then as soon as that play is over, he’s got somebody else in there and a whole other set of personnel, formations, motion, ball snap, and so it’s hard to stay ahead of Sean just because he operates so quickly with so many variables.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cAll the receivers play. All the tight ends play. The backs play. There are two different quarterbacks. There’s a lot of stuff, and then just the breadth of the offense from, you know, his time there since whatever it was, ’06 or whenever he got there, you know, there’s a lot of volume, and if you watch a game, I think you look at it and say, I’ve seen that play before. I’ve seen that play before, but it might’ve been two years ago, or it might have been eight games ago, so he’s got a pretty good breadth to his system, and he continually does things that they know how to do that they’re familiar with, but he dresses them up differently, or maybe it’s something that he hasn’t used in a while and you’re not preparing for it, but it’s something that’s really a part of their system, and it’s not really a new play for them.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, he does a good job attacking defenses and matching things up that create problems for your defense, and so when you’re looking at film, you’re looking at what he’s done, but that was against somebody else’s defense, and it’s really hard to predict how he’s going to treat you and what matchups he’s really going to try to exploit. Obviously, we know Kamara’s going to get the ball, and there’s some things that are pretty straightforward, but the details of it and how he does it all are very creative, and he moves very fast, and so I think that’s the problem that it creates is how fast he moves and how quickly the defense has to recognize and adjust, and then they’re on to something else.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cThey’re a very good situational team. They obviously are coached that well and know what they’re doing, and you better be ready to play good situational football against them, or they’ll slice you up there, too.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Bill Belichick\u2019s comments when asked about what stands out about a Sean Payton offense.<\/span><\/p>\n

_______________<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo, how was your week?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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