Greg Bedard of Boston Sports Journal joined Michael Felger and Jim Murray this week. Bedard gave his 3 up and 3 down from the Patriots week 18 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

• Audio

• 3 UP

  Christian Barmore

  

  ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 08: Christian Barmore #90 of the New England Patriots tackles Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills during the second quarter at Highmark Stadium on January 08, 2023 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)

• Felger: Three up, three down from that Buffalo game, Greg. Who do you got? Who was the Patriots number one star?

  Greg Bedard: Christian Barmore. I thought he was outstanding with the pressure. Really closed strong. I had him for four quarterback pressures in this one. Hopefully he can stay healthy. He makes a huge difference.

  Felger: He had a big closing stretch, right?

  Greg Bedard: His second game he wasn’t great, but three out of his last four games, he was really, really good.

• DeVante Parker

  

  ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 08: DeVante Parker #1 of the New England Patriots and Mac Jones #10 of the New England Patriots celebrate after Parker’s touchdown reception during the fourth quarter against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on January 08, 2023 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)

• Felger: Number two?

  Greg Bedard: DeVante Parker. I thought he was terrific in this game. He brings such a physical presence on the outside. It’s a big difference maker in this offense, too. I think he’s dynamite. Dynamic? No. But as far as what they have, they need him on the field to be a functioning offense.

• Kendrick Bourne

  

  L-R: Patriots WR Kendrick Bourne, Dolphins DE Bradley Chubb (USA Today)

• Felger: Number three?

  Greg Bedard: Kendrick Bourne. I thought he was really good in this game as well. Another guy who you’re like, you know, why didn’t this guy play more?

• 3 Down

  Conor McDermott

  

  Dec 12, 2022; Glendale, Arizona, USA; New England Patriots offensive tackle Conor McDermott (75) against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

• Felger: Three down. Go ahead. Number one?

  Greg Bedard: Conor McDermott. The last two weeks, man, the second half he just runs out of steam.

• Trent Brown

  

  FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – SEPTEMBER 25: Trent Brown #77 of the New England Patriots lines up against the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium on September 25, 2022 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

• Felger: Number two?

  Greg Bedard: Trent Brown. I don’t know what to say about him anymore.

  Felger: Is his contract up or they have him for one more year?

  Greg Bedard: I think they have him for one more year.

  Felger: But will they?

  Greg Bedard: What are they going to do? Just first of all, Yodny Cajouste, who they drafted in the third round….Bill has to say about Conor McDermott, “thank God we have him because the guy we drafted in the third round three years ago can’t play”. Like, why is he on this roster? So what? Now you’re going to replace two tackles in one year? I mean, it’s possible, but holy cow.

• Tyquan Thornton

  

  FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS – JANUARY 01: Tyquan Thornton #11 of the New England Patriots catches a pass for a touchdown against Noah Igbinoghene #9 of the Miami Dolphins during the first quarter at Gillette Stadium on January 01, 2023 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)

• Felger: Number three?

  Greg Bedard: Tyquan Thornton. Again, we were talking about the second half and how “is Matt Patricia calling the plays in this one and somebody else did in the first half”, again on crucial plays, third downs, you have guys almost running into each other, Tyquan Thornton running into people. Like, he wasn’t ready to play this much. Any other year, like if Tom Brady was here, there’s no way that kid would have seen the field outside of a shot play here and there. Just, you know, he has the potential to be a good player, just too much too soon here.

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