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The Patriots wanted to start grooming a young QB just in case something happens to Tom Brady and that’s why they selected Kevin O’Connell in the 3rd round.  He’s a big guy at 6′5″, 225 pounds and he can flat out zing the football into tight spaces.  He also is fast as he runs a […]

The New England Patriots are going into battle in 2008 with the same three running backs that helped them go 16-0 in the regular season last year.  The Patriots are hoping that this is the season that Laurence Maroney breaks out.  He has all of the tools you look for in a feature back as […]

The Patriots have cut 38-year old punter Scott Player who was to battle Chris Hanson for the starting job in training camp.  The Patriots were not pleased with Hanson’s performance last season and he will have to hold off undrafted rookie Mike Dragosavich to keep the starting job.  The smart money is on Hanson to […]

Tom Brady just confirmed what I felt all along last season, that he is the best QB EVER!  He might not have the strongest arm in the NFL and he’s not the swiftest runner….but he always seems to get the ball to his receivers on time.  Not only that, but he spreads the ball around […]

Shawn Crable will likely play outside linebacker for the Patriots and he’s a heatseeker.  He is 6′5″, 241 pounds and he runs a 4.65 40 which is very fast for a player his size.  The Patriots wanted to get younger at linebacker and Crable and Mayo is a good start.  Crable played in 47 games (21 […]

The Patriots wanted to start grooming a young QB just in case something happens to Tom Brady and that’s why they selected Kevin O’Connell in the 3rd round.  He’s a big guy at 6′5″, 225 pounds and he can flat out zing the football into tight spaces.  He also is fast as he runs a […]

The Patriots drafted Jonathan Wilhite way too high based on his 4.49 speed.  He is only 5′9″, 183 pounds and he has problems with big receivers and running backs as he’s not a sure tackler.  He projects to nothing more than a nickel or dime back because he also has brick hands.  Wilhite played in […]

Not many experts thought that Slater would get drafted as he was a backup defensive back the last couple of years at UCLA.  But the reason the Patriots took him is because he’s a special teams ace.  Last year he averaged 29.0 yards per kickoff return and three of the returns went for TDs.  He […]

The Patriots couldn’t pass up Bo Ruud in the 6th round as he was a playmaker at Nebraska.  He’s 6′2″, 234 pounds and he runs a 4.85 40.  Ruud played in 46 games (33 starts) at Nebraska and he made 216 tackles, had 4.5 sacks, 25 tackles for a loss, forced 6 fumbles, recovered 2 […]

There’s rumors floating around that Atlanta Braves pitcher and future Hall of Famer John Smoltz will announce his retirement at an 11:30am press conference at Turner Field.
Smoltz returned from the disabled list Monday and blew a save, he apparently re injured his arm and now faces season ending surgery.
Smoltz appears content to ride off into […]