If you’re keeping score, as the result of disciplinary action by the league for Spygate, Deflategate and the Bengals taping incident, the Pats have now lost: two first-round picks, a third-round pick and a fourth-round pick. That is a ton of draft collateral, especially for a team that has not drafted well in recent years.
Bill Parcells showed up and gave the Patriots instant credibility, and football in New England hasn’t been the same since. That's why whoever denies him the Pats Hall of Fame needs to get over themselves.
Last season, during Tom Brady’s final year in New England, the Patriots ranked 10th in the NFL in cash spent at the quarterback position with slightly more than $24.5 million according to spotrac.com. But as of Monday, the Patriots had dropped all the way to 30th in the NFL, ahead of only the Jacksonville Jaguars and Cincinnati Bengals
The end for Michael Jordan in Chicago felt similar for Tom Brady in New England: the star player tussling with the general manager over respect and power.
Garoppolo started two games for the Patriots – two – and got a 449-word sonnet on his way out the door. Brady won six Super Bowls and got what amounted to a form letter.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Thursday that Bill Belichick has been nominated for a Sports Emmy in the category of “Outstanding Sports Personality-Studio Analyst.”
It turns out the Patriots may not be content with their in-house options at quarterback. The team inquired to the Panthers about quarterback Kyle Allen last week.
With the first wave of free agency in the rear view mirror, Alex Barth adjusts his first round mock draft. That includes a new pick for the Patriots at 23rd overall.
A day after it was confirmed the Patriots will be getting new uniforms in 2020, it's starting to sound like the red and white 'Pat Patriot' throwbacks could return in 2021.
