Doug is one of the most resilient, caring and devoted people — let alone fathers — I know. Even on the hardest days, he was always his best for Hallie when she needed it. He needs us now.
Please help Doug and his family heal after this terrible tragedy:
We're completely lost and heartbroken without Hallie. Our lives will never be the same. Hallie was such a special kid, and she made a positive impact on so many people she met. We were lucky to be her parents, and Olivia knows she was fortunate to have the best baby sister.
We
The
@NFL
saw one of its players require CPR and oxygen on the field, then get taken away by ambulance and told his teammates they had 5 minutes to get ready to play again.
Never forget that.
It’s 3:20 a.m. and Joe Mazzulla and his wife are holding hands, walking around the parquet. They’ve done a few laps already. Mazzulla is pointing to a few places around the arena.
Soaking it all in.
The
#Patriots
have one of the NFL’s worst QBs and WR corps.
They are the NFL’s worst pass-protectors.
Defensively, down their 2 best players, they allowed New Orleans to score its first TD in 20 drives.
Their special teams rank 32nd by DVOA.
This is a terrible football team.
#Patriots
WR Kendrick Bourne has cleared COVID-19 protocols and is expected to play against the Bills tomorrow, per source.
Huge lift for the Pats offense.
Jakobi Meyers sounded like he was bothered by Mac getting pulled: “It’s tough to see somebody who works so hard get that kind of treatment.”
I followed up later, he clarified: “Not even the coaches, just everybody. The crowd, all of it. It was an ugly situation, in my opinion.”
1) Smart’s decision to pass looks even more incredible from this angle.
2) Watch Tatum cut from nowhere to create a scoring chance before he has the ball.
3) Udoka praises Jaylen immediately afterward for making the right play to start this whole sequence.
The
#Patriots
dynasty is getting a docuseries.
Apple TV+ released a trailer for a 10-part series, “The Dynasty: New England Patriots,” set to debut Feb. 16.
Kraft: “We were coming near the end, and I was just trying to hold it together the best I could.”
The
#Patriots
should call Seattle about Tyler Lockett.
He's 30, durable, coming off three straight 1,000-yard seasons and has 4 years left on his deal.
He'd carry a $3 million cap hit next season and $9.7 million in 2023, but none of his salary is guaranteed after this year.
Josh McDaniels was so sick of game-planning without a No. 1 wide receiver he traded for the No. 1 receiver in the whole league less than two months on the job.
The difference between how Zappe greeted O’Brien and then Belichick after Thursday’s win is just so good.
O’Brien? Like he’s one of the boys.
Belichick? Like he’s Zappe’s military father-in-law who will never forgive Zappe for not asking for his blessing.
(via
@Patriots
)
#Patriots
attendance list at Game 7 keeps growing:
- Robert Kraft
- Mac Jones
- Damien Harris
- Kendrick Bourne
- Deatrich Wise
- Jerod Mayo
And I'm definitely missing a few.
Demanding rule changes, sparking Deflategate, calling the worst fake punt in NFL history and firing the head coach to replace him with an ex-player/high school football coach/ESPN analyst.
No team loses its mind after losing to the Patriots quite like the Colts.
New
#Patriots
WR Javon Baker on teaming up with Drake Maye and Ja'Lynn Polk: "Us three alone is just going to bring back that winning mentality that everyone like in Boston."
For all the
#Patriots
fans bemoaning Mac Jones' struggles as a rookie QB in a playoff race, here's some perspective: Trevor Lawrence has thrown 1 TD pass since ... Halloween.
#Patriots
S Adrian Phillips: "We gave up 10 points, and lost the game two weeks in a row. So now, we've gotta give up zero; whatever we can (do) to get our offense the ball back and get a chance to win. If 10 ain't enough, then we gotta bat 1.000, and give up zero."
"People who have looked at that (
#Patriots
) video at the league level feel there is nothing on that video that you could not glean from seeing just a regular television broadcast or seeing the coaches tape." -
@judybattista
on NFL Network
The
#Patriots
have one of the tallest pass-catching groups in football:
- WR DeVante Parker (6-3, 219)
- WR Tyquan Thornton (6-3, 182)
- WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (6-1, 215)
- WR Kendrick Bourne (6-1, 203)
- TE Mike Gesicki (6-6, 247)
- TE Hunter Henry (6-5, 250)
Six weeks ago, Kendrick Bourne spotted a few kids ogling his Bentley in a Dunkin' parking lot.
Five minutes later, they were all sitting inside, talking about life.
How
@BournePoly11
's acts of kindness are making him a fast fan favorite in New England:
Judging by his end-of-season press conference, Bill Belichick is fully intent on coaching the
#Patriots
next season and engaging in a rebuild. He also sounded open to changes, including potentially personnel control.
Basically: your move, Robert Kraft.
Source: The
#Patriots
are re-signing WR Kendrick Bourne to a 3-year, $19.5 million contract.
Bourne’s deal carries a maximum value of $33 million and includes a $4.2 million signing bonus.
My view: That was perfect.
Belichick and Kraft expressing gratitude and appreciation for one another, with both calling it a day of celebration. Belichick got emotional discussing the fans amid several other thank yous.
That's how you say goodbye.
According to ESPN, citing a source who spoke to someone close to Robert Kraft and another person close to Bill Belichick, Kraft called Falcons owner Arthur Blank during Atlanta’s coaching search to warn him not to trust Belichick.
Kraft denied this claim through a team
Do the
#Patriots
need to play different on 3rd down?
Kendrick Bourne: “Yeah, man, we need to scheme up better. We need to know what they’re doing. We need to know what they wanna do on third down. … They call this, and we call that, and it falls right into what they want.”
Bill O'Brien is back, but fixing the
#Patriots
offense will require more than good coaching. Trust, relationships, the system all broke last year.
"I love (Belichick), but he f—ed us."
Inside the most dysfunctional Patriots season of the Belichick era:
The
#Patriots
have weighed acquiring Dallas OL La'El Collins via trade, according to sources.
Price had been a sticking point, but they've now effectively doubled their cap space by trading away Shaq Mason.
Checking with league sources today, I found no belief the
#Patriots
will trade Mac Jones. One team source called the “shopped” report nonsense. It struck others around the league as likely old news overstated. Jones was in the building today and has been regularly, per sources.
The Red Sox hit 4 straight home runs against the Yankees on Sunday night baseball, Dice-K plunked A-Rod in his first at-bat and your boy was there for all of it 15 years ago today.
Life was good.
The
#Patriots
are split internally on whether to upgrade their WR talent. But if they acquire a veteran No. 1 receiver this offseason, it will be via trade.
And DeAndre Hopkins isn't the only name to watch.
Tony Dungy on the fade incompletion: "I would not take that chance. Why put yourself in that position?"
Jason Garrett: "Especially with (Duke) Shelley, who's an awfully good cover guy."
Entering tonight, Shelley had played 8 snaps in coverage all year. lol
The
#Patriots
got *crushed* on the NFLPA's annual report card.
It includes info. from 1,706 players to highlight positive clubs, best practices and identify areas for improvement.
Patriots:
Owner: D+
Head Coach: B-
Weight Room: F
Locker Room: C-
Strength coaches: C-
Team
The Bengals defense has forced two punts by disguising a 3-man rush backed by man converge on third down.
AKA Bill Belichick’s go-to plan against Patrick Mahomes.
"You can just tell he's an up-and-coming star in the business."
Meet
#Patriots
assistant Ross Douglas, the youngest position coach in the NFL who's gained Bill Belichick's complete trust at age 27
How's this for a summer vacation?
Bill Belichick is in Croatia, where he received a certificate of nationality (the main document to obtain Croatian citizenship) from the country's prime minister today. Belichick was also honored with a prestigious medal given to him by the
Arkansas WR Treylon Burks confirms he met with the
#Patriots
and described the meeting as “intense.”
Burks said it would be an honor to play for Bill Belichick.
J.C. Jackson doesn’t sound too impressed with Tua Tagovailoa.
On Tua’s interception: “That’s what Tua do. If he doesn’t have his first read, he’s just gonna throw the ball up.”
With Robert Kraft on the Gameday set, Pat McAfee not so subtly hints at parting ways with Belichick.
Kraft: “We like to win, so we want to do everything we can to get our team back so we can be winning.”
McAfee: “I don’t envy your position. What’s about to happen. We all know.“
Mac Jones went 14-19 under pressure today against Miami, and delivered an accurate ball on his last 9 attempts.
For a rookie making his NFL debut, that's f—— bananas.
Jahlani Tavai is a player you want in your locker room.
The media/fan freak-out over his signing in '21 and extension last year never made sense to me. Low-risk move for a versatile player, clear system fit and leader by example. He's a legit starting LB, a Patriot in any era.
The
#Patriots
always send their stars packing a year early instead of one too late. Tom Brady shouldn’t be an exception.
Why the Pats should deal Brady plus a 2nd-rounder to Arizona for Josh Rosen and the No. 1 pick and reboot for the next 15 years
Jerod Mayo met with
#Patriots
reporters this morning and, among other things, said:
“Bill (Belichick) did a great job for a long period of time. I don't want you guys to take this, just because we're changing, as shots toward the previous regime. In saying that, we will do it
"(Mac Jones) can dink and dunk it as much as he wants. If they do get in the red zone, we’ll be good."
- Titans S Kevin Byard, who just allowed that touchdown
😬
Without DeAndre Hopkins, the
#Patriots
rankings in team cash spending and cap space over the next 4 years are:
Cap:
2023 - 9th
2024 - 1st
2025 - 1st
2026 - 1st
Cash spending:
2023 - 31st
2024 - 31st
2025 -32nd
2026 - 31st
(via Over The Cap)
Source: The
#Patriots
are not expected to sign Dallas OL La'El Collins, who will soon become a free agent.
What are their odds right now?
Source: "Zero. None."
On the
#Patriots
statement, my understanding is Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft both approved its release and have been meeting regularly in recent days, per source.
Mac Jones reveals
@Edelman11
likes to text through audio messages and always answers any question Mac has about the offense.
Jones: “He’s an all-time Patriot. We see him on the film all the time.”
Tonight’s game ended because Sean McDermott and Zac Taylor walked their teams off the field.
Then, after an hour and 10 minutes, the NFL made an announcement. Not a decision.
I'm told the
#Patriots
and Brady will discuss a possible return soon, but nothing has been planned at this time.
So don't go to Gillette tomorrow unless you're protesting the team's refusal to bring back the 90s Bledsoe Blues.
In that case, see you there.
If Jonathan Kraft is heavily involved, the
#Patriots
have some major explaining to do.
🏈Robert Kraft, Jan. 17: "(Jonathan)'s not involved in the day-to-day operations."
🏈Robert Kraft, Jan. 17: "(Ownership's input) will be the same input that we've had for the last three
The New England Patriots are listening and taking calls from teams looking to move into 3.
While Eliot Wolf is running point, I’m told Patriots’ President Jonathan Kraft is heavily involved in the decision making.
Hearing the
#Patriots
have serious interest in JuJu Smith-Schuster, the best free-agent WR available.
He caught 78 passes for 933 yards and three touchdowns last year in a rebound season with Kansas City.