New England Patriots News

With rain in the region, and perhaps with the thought of a game inside the Caesars Superdome on Sunday, the Patriots are moving today's practice inside the WIN Waste Innovations Field House. 🌧️🏈🏟️

Hampus Lindholm leads the #Bruins stretch.

#Bruins morning skate lineup: Geekie-Lindholm-Pastrnak Zacha-Mittelstadt-Arvidsson Jeannot-Minten-Eyssimont Khusnutdinov-Kuraly-Kastelic Lohrei-McAvoy Lindholm-Peeke Zadorov-Jokiharju Swayman

They’ve literally rolled out the red carpet for the #Bruins for tonight’s season opener in Washington. (OK, it’s probably not for the Bruins. Puck drop at 7:30).

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🚨🚨🚨 NEW "89" 🚨🚨🚨 Do the Pats have a legit #1 WR in Sefon Diggs? What does it feel like to suit up against the team you once led? We get the unfiltered, raw perspective as Steve Smith Sr. opens up about his personal experience. Steve’s unique insight explains the extra gear Diggs found.

.@Hunter_Henry84 with the block, @dreeday32 with the TD 🤝

This aligns perfectly with TreVeyon Henderson’s numbers, by the way

Most complimentary Drake Maye breakdown from JT yet. That’s how you know it was a damn good performance.

Drake Maye has a stronger MVP case than Patrick Mahomes right now and I’m not even joking.

No. I don’t recall Jones practicing kickoff returns over the last two years. Springer has said that they like having RB body types because it’s such a physical play. I wouldn’t expect to see Jones back there unless it’s an end of game scenario.

One takeaway from watching Saints tape: WR Rashid Shaheed is a pending free agent that would look pretty good catching passes from Drake Maye. He'll have many interested parties if NO doesn't tag/extend him. Could also see Kyle Williams developing into a similar kind of player.

An FYI: Larison is on season-ending injured reserve. He’s not eligible to return.

Damien Martinez was a draft crush for many, who didn’t catch on this summer in Seattle. Power back who flashed good vision between the tackles in college. Could be worth a flier.

Coach Vrabel chops up the Sunday night tape 🎥

Free-agent RBs Deon Jackson (Duke, most recently Lions) and Damien Martinez (University of Miami, Seahawks) were also in for tryouts with the Patriots today.

Joe Flacco getting traded from the Browns to the Bengals is the third intradivision trade involving a quarterback this century, per ESPN’s @EpKap. 🏈April 2010: Eagles traded Donovan McNabb to Washington. 🏈April 2001: Patriots traded Drew Bledsoe to the Bills. Now, Flacco.

Week 5 RB usage! -Workhorses with 70%+ snaps: Kyren, CMC, Achane, White, Gainwell (pre-bye), Javonte, JT, Pollard, Saquon, Cook, Mason. Starting all with confidence except Gainwell (Warren back), Pollard (Spears role probably increases, and, you know), Mason (on a bye so don't start him lol lmao rofl) -Plenty of touches despite not as cool snap rate: Bijan, Gibbs, Dowdle, Henry, Jacobs, ETN, Hall, Jeanty, Dobbins, Carter, Judkins, and Skattebo (pretty confident he remains clear RB1 even once Tracy returns) -Chiefs?: Muddled three-way committee all season with Hunt leading the way in carries and getting goal line work. Pacheco still probably profiles as the best fantasy option weekly but man, not enticing. Maybe Brashard Smith eventually gets a bigger role but right meow pure gadget. Skeptical he gets McKinnon-esque role due to size/pass pro concerns (0 pass blocking snaps this season) -Damn injury Gods: Lean Vidal > Haskins but not overly confident. Just think behind this o-line and given LAC willingness to throw the ball this year, give me the more explosive pass-catching option. Of course, I unfortunately know as a Columbus Ohio lifer that Haskins is good around the goal line. Wouldn't be surprised if old friend Gus Edwards joins this. Not confidently starting either for at least this week -Damn injury Gods Part II: No more Antonio Gibson in NE. Pain. Gotta think TreVeyon will get more work if Rhamondre fumbles 10-11 more times this year. But yeah: Probably 60/40 Mondre for now, would be a lot cooler if Henderson made more out of his opportunities -- 32nd and 30th in yards per carry/reception among 43 qualified RBs -Kendre Miller is good: And if Kamara ever gets hurt/traded.... -Workload there, efficiency is not: Chase Brown and D'Andre Swift. I'm especially pissed off about Brown. I know the offense sucks, but man, 83 touches without a single 15+ yard gain this season. The next-closest RB has 31. Concerns, but I'm generally pushing through them: Feature Kenneth Walker and David Montgomery. Would it be a lot cooler if both had more consistent workloads and didn't have to cede so many touches to their offense's other RB? Of course, but life isn't fair, and you probably don't have any better RB options on your roster, so fire up these talented real-life RBs and hope for the best. Maybe call your Mom and say hello while you're at it you selfish piece of shit (just kidding, kind of). BILL!: Bill Croskey-Merritt is a certified DAWG and leads the NFL in yards per carry (6.6). The usage bump last week was nice but I'm still a bit hesitant in assuming 15+ weekly touches with WSH continuing to keep C-Rob and McNichols involved. That said, smash matchup vs. Da Bears -- fire up Bill with more confidence than ever this week.

How long will it be until an ultra-rich UNC donor personally writes a $20 million check to the school for the sole purpose of buying out Bill Belichick's contract?

Really impressive how well the Patriots have avoided 3-and-outs.

We all we got 👊

The amount of verbal bouquets on this show will be unprecedented.

The Patriots' luck needs to be studied.

I understand why people want to see more Henderson, and he’s probably gonna play more now that Gibson is hurt. But this rush to overwork a rookie is weird to me. He’s coming along just fine. Let the kid develop.

#Bruins Tuesday AM practice lines, D pairs, goalies: Geekie-Lindholm-Pastrnak Zacha-Mittelstadt-Arvidsson Jeannot-Minten-Eyssimont Khusnutdinov-Kuraly-Kastelic Beecher, Viel Lohrei-McAvoy Lindholm-Peeke Zadorov-Jokiharju Harris Swayman Korpisalo