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Who is Bill Belichick without Tom Brady? A coach at a loss.
Patriots Tom Brady and Bill Belichick embrace after a game. Matt Slocum/AP Photo By Jerry Brewer, Washington Post October 10, 2023 | 2:38 PM Bill Belichick wobbles atop his pedestal now, an acclaimed coach with expiring brilliance. During the first three years of his life after Tom Brady, Belichick couldn’t shake mediocrity. Five miserable games […]
What Julian Edelman, Devin McCourty, and others are saying about Patriots’ blowout loss to Saints
Patriots “It’s just a bad football team.” Bill Belichick and the Patriots are now 1-4 on the season. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer The 2023 Patriots season is on the brink of a total collapse. Granted, after relinquishing 69 unanswered points and dropping two blowout losses to the Cowboys and Saints in Weeks 4 and 5, the […]
Bill Belichick hinted at changes after latest Patriots loss, discussed in-game decision to bench Mac Jones
Patriots Belichick was also asked why he thinks he’s still the right coach to lead the Patriots “starting over.” Bill Belichick during a postgame press conference following the Patriots’ 34-0 loss to the Saints. AP Photo/Charles Krupa After the Patriots’ 34-0 defeat at home against the Saints on Sunday, Bill Belichick remained somberly committed to […]
Patriots center David Andrews on loss to Saints: ‘Kind of the same old story’
Patriots David Andrews, pictured here during a Week 4 loss to the Cowboys, was left frustrated by another embarrassing loss. Michael Ainsworth/AP Photo By Amin Touri, The Boston Globe October 8, 2023 | 6:32 PM After a second embarrassing home loss in as many weeks, center David Andrews was the first Patriot to speak as […]
Bill Belichick said the Patriots will ‘start all over’ after loss to Saints
Patriots Belichick was also asked if Mac Jones will remain the starter after being benched for the second straight game. Bill Belichick during the Patriots’ loss to the Saints. Barry Chin/Globe Staff Following another lopsided loss — this time a 34-0 home defeat to the Saints — Patriots head coach Bill Belichick didn’t sugarcoat his […]
There was power loss before plane crash that killed former Patriots player Russ Francis, investigator says
Patriots FILE – New England Patriots’ Russ Francis carries for a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders during a Dec. 18, 1976 game. AP Photo By Associated Press October 3, 2023 LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — The small plane crash that killed former NFL tight end Russ Francis and another man at an Adirondack Mountains airport […]
Dak Prescott has a suggestion for Patriots’ offense after New England’s blowout loss to Cowboys
Patriots “They need to play him more. But hey, who am I?” Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott played together in Dallas for seven seasons. Brandon Wade / AP Photo The Patriots’ already-struggling offense hit a new low during Sunday’s 38-3 loss to the Cowboys, with New England getting knocked for three total turnovers and Mac […]
After a lost season and a tragic loss, a hope the Red Sox can rebuild what matters
Red Sox Tim Wakefield’s legacy speaks to the connective fabric a sports franchise can have in a city like Boston. Alex Cora, Connor Wong, and the Red Sox finished 78-84 for the second straight season in 2023. Rob Carr/Getty Images COMMENTARY The emotion had drained from the 2023 Red Sox season well before its final […]
Truth be told, this is not a good Patriots team and its latest loss should force everyone to face that fact
Patriots In Sunday’s 38-3 loss to the Cowboys in Dallas that felt even worse than the 35-point margin of defeat, the Patriots were uninspired, undisciplined, and unprepared. At the end of a losing day, Patriots coach Bill Belichick was outwitted by Cowboys counterpart Mike McCarthy. Matthew J. Lee By Chad Finn, The Boston Globe October […]
Disaster in Dallas was the worst loss of the Bill Belichick era, and other final thoughts
Patriots This is the first time a Bill Belichick coached team has lost by 35 points. Bill Belichick. Matthew J Lee/ Globe Staff Bill Belichick gave his thoughts on benching Mac Jones, what he plans at quarterback for Week 5 Matthew Judon ‘expected to miss some time’ after leaving Patriots-Cowboys game to injury Bill Belichick […]