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Your home for New England Football coverage. The New England Football Show and Podcast. New content daily at https://t.co/Yon0K71J4q. Member of @TheFWAA
Foxborough, MA
Joined April 2011
Alright @Patriots fans and @Buccaneers fans. Now that TB12 has led both franchises to a Super Bowl, we settle the age old question. Which old school logo is better? Pat The Patriot or Bucco Bruce? Retweet for Pat The Patriot or if you think Bucco Bruce is better, like the tweet.
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People actually think Belichick is taking the Jets job. Think again.
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Oklahoma RB Rhamondre Stevenson is a more athletic version of LeGarrette Blount. Big power back who can push the pile but also has the speed to break long runs in the open field.He’ll be a nice complement to what they have but he’s also good enough to be the lead back. @Patriots.
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The Patriots averaged 27.2 points per game and finished sixth in scoring in 2021. What does Josh McDaniels have to modernize exactly? Please don’t say RPO’s. I’m sick of people’s obsession with stupid RPO’s. Systems require talent. The system is fine. The roster needs to be.
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Bill Belichick making sure we know he’s not interested in the Jets job by 💩all over them.
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People today have no idea how much of a dude Gordie Lockbaum was. One of the best two way players in college football history. A legend in New England College Football. @HCrossFB @NCAAFootball
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Bill O’Brien just mentioned that former Northeastern offensive line coach, former Buffalo Bills head coach and longtime NFL assistant Doug Marrone will be coaching at B.C in some capacity.
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UConn should be proud as an institution. What a turnout. Dwarfs last year’s BC/SMU crowd.
A third AND fourth down stop for the Huskies should do it here! What an amazing environment this is…. UConn leads 27-14. @newftbj
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Illegitimate list if Tom Brady, Lawrence Taylor, Jerry Rice and Jim Brown aren’t on it.
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If the Patriots hire Mike Vrabel, Browns TE Coach/Pass Game Coordinator Tommy Rees could be a possible offensive coordinator candidate. Worked together in Cleveland. Rees has coordinated at Notre Dame and Alabama. A rising star in the NFL ranks.
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Big news out of Amherst tonight. @UMassFootball has gotten a commitment from 2023,CB Tristen Sion out of James Rickards High School in Tallahassee, Fla. Sion had 41 offers & picked UMass over B.C, Wisconsin, Baylor, Oregon, Pitt, UConn, Ole Miss, Miss St and Nebraska. Huge get!
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I asked Coach Belichick today about the problems that Miami’s motion presents. His response was detailed and informative from a coaching standpoint. Good stuff here if you like scheme talk.
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BONE Director @CoachMartinESA talks about today’s camp and the importance of the camp for New England Football.
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The @Patriots get the best defensive tackle in this draft in Christian Baramore. 6-4 310. Can play three technique in the 40 and five technique in a 30 front. Back to back Alabama picks. A strong player who brings some junior as a pass rusher. #NFLDraft2021.
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This past high school season was one to remember. Let’s honor the players who made it such a great season. Here are our 2021 MIAA All State Teams.
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The Holy Cross Student Section does not care about the rain.
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I know we’re supposed to be impartial but screw that. We root for all the teams we cover because we love New England Football. Couldn’t be happier for @FBCoachDBrown, the staff and the players. We’ve seen first hand how much they have grinded to get to this point. Congratulations.
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@CoachBPetrino Sorry for your loss coach. What you and Ryan did at Arkansas was incredible. God Bless.
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Comfort, trust and the opportunity to help turnaround one of the most storied programs in college football were the reasons @WW3thefuture chose .Nebraska. #Recruiting #MassMade .
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Happy football season. Here is our 2022 Preseason Massachusetts All-State Team. Lots of discussion and debate went into these three teams and honorable mention lists. A lot of tough calls.
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It was a memorable season in D1 New England College Football. Several players became household names. We honor them with our All New England teams. After a month of discussion and research, we are honored to present you this year’s teams.
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Offensive line getting some work in with one of the best line coaches in the area. @CoachCiocci
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Sad news tonight. Our thoughts are with Coach Teevens family and the Dartmouth Football program. A legend in New England Football.
We are saddened to share the passing of legendary Robert L. Blackman Head Football Coach Buddy Teevens ’79. Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones. Community Letter 🔗:Story 🔗:
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No Sunday after the Super Bowls in Massachusetts would be complete without the annual Catholics vs. Publics debate. It’s a rite of passage.
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Our Division One Coach Of The Year is Brian St. Pierre. Coach St. Pierre lead @StJohnsPrepFB to an 11-2 record and a D1 State Title. @MIAA033
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I retract any statement I made last night about Thanksgiving crowds. The crowd at KP, Franklin was huge and the atmosphere was electric. Thanksgiving football is alive and well. Still the biggest regular season game in any sport during the year. It still matters!.
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Here is my five step proposal to playing high school football in Massachusetts this fall. It can be done if done right. I welcome your feedback and suggestions. @MHSFCA4 @MIAA033 @kstone06 @mattyfeld612 @BostonHeraldHS @MassVarsity .
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If Vrabel has final say over the 53 man roster, then Patriot fans better prepare for the team to pick an offensive lineman or Abdul Carter at 4. Trade down a possibility too.
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First CAA title, first conference title in 39 years, 10 win season. What a historic season for @RhodyFootball. #RamTough
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DE Kwity Paye (Bishop Hendricken, R.I) went 21st overall last night to the Colts. Two Massachusetts kids will go tonight in either the 2nd or 3rd round. CB.Ifeatu Melifonwu (Grafton) and TE Pat Freiermuth (Brooks) New England is producing big time football talent. #playfootball.
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Excited to let you that UMass Tight Ends Coach & Recruiting Coordinator @CoachJeffMoore will join us tonight on The New England Football Show at 8 pm. We’ll talk about his career, coming home to UMass and what it means to get the program back on track. Should be a great interview
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Rams running back @_marques25_ joins me to talk about his workout at the #BryantProDay @RhodyFootball
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It’s a home coming for @ValdamarTBrower as he steps down as Head Coach at Springfield Central to become the new defensive line coach at his alma mater, UMass.
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The Patriots signed a UDFA!!!! Kicker Quinn Nordin from Michigan.
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Hockomock League with four teams playing at Gillette. That’s crazy. KP, Foxboro, North Attleboro and Mansfield. What a league!.
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FINAL: Springfield Central 60 Franklin 49. I’ve been in football 30 years. This is the best high school football game I have seen in years. Unreal. @ANazz93 @TylerAmaral22 @AdamKurkjian @kstone06.
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Our Division Three Coach of the Year is Steve Dembowski. Dembowski led the Wildcats to the program first state title in football. His second title as a head coach. @WildcatsMilton
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Good luck to all the New England guys playing in the CFP today. Zak Zinter.T.J Guy.Kalel Mullings.Cornelius Johnson.Mike Sainristil.Jake Thaw.Will Rolapp.Greg Crippen.Kechaun Bennett.Tristan Bounds.Eamonn Dennis.Peyton O’Leary.Luke Schoonmaker.Xavier Truss.Christian McDonald
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My scouting report on Caeden Wallace. 40 career starts and he can play left tackle folks. A quality pick for the Patriots. #PatsDraft
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We would like to thank all the high school coaches, athletic directors, parents and players for your help and support this season. Without you, we don’t exist. You make this labor of love possible. Thanks again from me, @kstone06 and @AdamKurkjian.
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Great hire bringing back Brown. He brings experience, stability and a winning pedigree. He is exactly what this program needs right now. Plus his connection to Massachusetts and New England high school coaches will be big in recruiting. Home run hire.
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Coach Martinelli after Win #300. It’s always about the kids. It is why this man is so beloved. @FoxboroFBall
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Jim Mora’s comments about wanting to win a national championship with @UConnFootball are not far fetched. He’s trying to set a championship standard with the football program. It is the only way to build a consistently competitive program.
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With Kevin Zeitler ruled out tonight, former Boston College Eagles All Conference performer Christian Mahogany will get the start for the Lions. Awesome stuff! Having covered Christian for three years, we couldn’t be happier for him for getting this opportunity. @BCFootball
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Great example of Jones’ ball placement and accuracy here. Comes off a hard fake and places the ball in a spot where only Smith can catch it and tap the paint. @Patriots @MacJones_10
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Don Brown’s staff has a good blend of experience and youth. That combination makes this staff a staff players will want to play for. @UMassFootball @TheCursiveU @UMassAthletics @UMassRecruits .
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Brown offensive lineman Jack Connolly of Canton talks about fall camp and the upcoming season. @BrownU_Football #campvisit
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Don Brown and Frank Martin coaching at UMass at the same time is awesome. Great time to be a @UMassAthletics alumnus and fan. For the record. I’m a @UMassBoston guy. However I still root for the Flagship.
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“Football is the greatest game in the world. Football has been my life. It has given me so much.”. -John Madden. AMEN!.
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Now ask him about the past six drafts offensively and what happened there.
"I'm not sure what the plan is in New England right now. If Mayo says he's gotta plan then I guess he's got one. They've had a hard time moving the ball & Purdy had a lot of time to throw. Joey Slye was a great addition & he's a great kicker" ~ Bill Belichick #PMSLive
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Grant is a great story. The Manchester, Connecticut native played at Assumption and coached at Holy Cross before getting his opportunity with the Browns. He gets to come back home and coach with the Patriots. He was recruited to Assumption by @CoachBobChesney. Plenty of local.
The Patriots are hiring Ashton Grant as their quarterbacks coach, sources tell @NFLonCBS. Grant, who has been with the Browns the last 5 years, also interviewed for the Packers QBs coach job this offseason. Now he joins Mike Vrabel and Josh McDaniels in New England.
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Huskies land a commitment from former Brown left tackle Hayden Bozich. A terrific pick up for Jim Mora and Gordie Sammis. Can play right or left tackle. @UConnFootball
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Franklin Coach Eian Bain talk about his seniors specifically Shane Kindred, Will Tracey, Jared Arone and Mack Gulla.
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Too much is being made about the Patriots blowing a chance at the number one pick. Trading down would have been great, but with a weak QB class and the Patriots not needing a QB, the potential haul for the #1 pick would not be what it could be with a good QB class. Picking 4th is.
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This will be retweeted thousands of times every time Agholar drops a pass.
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As for the system, it works. We have seen the different iterations of it throughout the Belichick years. And yes, it worked without Brady (see 2008 and 2021). People who wanted something “different” want something different for the sake of different. Don’t give me Mike LaFleur or.
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My good friend must not remember Patriots teams from 89-92. You haven’t seen disaster unless you lived through the Rod Rust, Coach Mac years. This team is no where near as bad. Trust me.
What a dysfunctional team. Complete disaster.
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Xaverian quarterback @HenryHasselbeck joins me to talk Xaverian Football and his commitment @MSU_Football
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You’ve got to love playing up front. You’ve got to have it in you. If you don’t love contact and physicality, go play something else. There’s nothing in sports that can compare to life in the trenches.
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The coaching community lost a legend last night with the passing of Buddy Teevens. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Teevens family and the @DartmouthFTBL community.
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Our Division One Coach of the Year is Al Fornaro of Xaverian. Coach Fornaro led the Hawks to a Division One title. The program’s first since 2015. @XBHS_Football @Xaverian_Hawks
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We lost a great one today. Former Holy Cross standout and long time local college football assistant coach Bill McGovern passes away at 60. RIP Coach. Here’s the story.
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Rhode Island Coach Jim Fleming shares his thoughts on @RhodyFootball 35-21 win and winning a @CAAFootball title. #RamTough
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Shrewsbury TE/DE @ackerman_cooper announced on Thursday that he is committing to @UConnFootball. Another big commitment for the Huskies out of Central, Mass. I spoke with Ackerman about his commitment to the Huskies.
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There is no other coach in all of sports who is so well spoken, detail oriented and articulate as Nick Saban. I will debate that with anyone. The man is a coaching genius.
Nick Saban talking about what are the two most compelling words on any #NFLDraft report. "And" & "But"
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Yes @UMassFootball football fans. It’s this Isaiah Rodgers. Took it earlier but just got a chance to send it. #UMass
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I’m hearing the CM, Cardinal Newman game on Sept 15th might get picked up ESPN. It makes sense considering the quality of the game and the talent on both teams.
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Wachusett quarterback @TuckerMcdonal12 committed to @UConnFootball this afternoon. The reasons why are simple. The coaches, the school and it felt like home.
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Bob Chesney, Matt Sluka, Jacob Dobbs and Jordan Fuller meet with the media after the Crusaders 31-28 loss to BC. (1/3)
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Milton Head Coach Steve Dembowski talks about the @WildcatsMilton 42-21 win in the D3 Super Bowl.
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Don Brown and his staff have once again used the transfer portal this off-season to fortify the Minutemen roster. UMass has 15 players thus far that have committed. Here’s how they can help the Minutemen moving forward. @UMassFootball @UMassAthletics .
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Running back Devine Ozigbo could be on the active roster tonight in Indy. The 6-0 225 pound Ozigbo was born in Boston and played his high school ball in Texas. He played his college ball at Nebraska. He has played with the Jags and Saints in the NFL. @Patriots.
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The High School Football season is upon us. Here are twenty things I am looking forward to this season.
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The hirings of @ValdamarTBrower and @CoachJeffMoore reinforce how much Brown values recruiting in New England. Both coaches are UMass alum. They understand what it means to be a Minutemen. They can sell the school to kids locally and nationally. Great hires! @UMassFootball.
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As reported by @BostonHeraldHS. MIAA will make football playoff pairings available tomorrow morning at 9 am. Not ideal for game planning purposes. Today would have been better.
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Ellis Merriweather just busted a 70 yard touchdown run. I think he is poised for a big season in Steve Casula’s offense. UMass will run the football well in 2022. #SpringBallVisit @UMassFootball.
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Good luck to all of the high school football programs kicking off their season today in Massachusetts. It is the start of the best season on the high school sports calendar. Enjoy it, have fun and make the most of it! #CarpeDiem.
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Perkins is a pass rush, sub package EDGE player who can play with his hand in the dirt in a 40 front and play in a two point stance in 30 front. Big time motor guy who can make an impact in a part time role.
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Got a chance to catch up with former @BryantUFootball standout Joe Andreessen after the game. Good stuff here from Joe. #PatsBills
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Just got word that Don Johnson has retired as the Head Football Coach at North Attleboro High School. Congratulations on a great career. Donny was a great teacher, coach and person. It was an honor to coach against him.
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