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Evan Lazar gives us the key takeaways from our first glimpse at the Pats offense led by Bill O'Brien and Mac Jones.Offense focusing on 'building our own thing' as offseason program continues.Paul Perillo's OTA Blogservations: Early impressions of the offense showed a much more cohesive unit under the direction of Bill O'Brien and a refreshed Mac Jones.

Patriots Mike Onwenu was arguably New England's steadiest offensive linemen during the 2022 season.When the Patriots begin their organized team activities (OTAs) at Gillette Stadium this week, one of their top offensive linemen won't be on the field in Foxborough.According to ESPN's Mike Reiss, guard Michael Onwenu will not participate in OTAs after undergoing offseason surgery to treat a lingering ankle issue.

Jim Nagy knows a thing or two about NFL Draft prospects, and about the New England Patriots.A former area scout, who won two Super Bowl rings with the team in the early 2000s, Nagy is now serving as the executive director of the Senior Bowl - one of the most prestigious pre-draft events on the calendar.

The New England Patriots entered the offseason with questions all over their offense.Among the biggest, both literally and figuratively, was the offensive tackle spot; the position group had struggled in 2022, especially on the right side.Free agency saw the Patriots take a "throw it on the wall and see what sticks" approach.

One of the biggest surprises from the New England Patriots 2023 draft over the past weekend was the team not adding an offensive tackle.After a poor showing from the position in 2022, tackle was viewed as one of the team's biggest needs.But, 12 picks came and went without New England adding one to their roster.

After going all-defense with their first three picks of the 2023 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots decided to kick off Round 4 by finally addressing the offensive side of the ball.The pick they made did not fill one of their oft-spoken-about needs such as offensive tackle or wide receiver, but rather bolstered the depth along the interior offensive line.

Patriots His versatility as an offensive lineman stands out.Whenever center David Andrews elects to retire, the Patriots may end up transitioning from one Andrews to another.They selected Jake Andrews (no relation), a 6-foot-3, 305-pound offensive lineman from Troy, in the fourth round, with the 107th overall pick Saturday.

The New England Patriots acquired a top talent in the draft at a premiere position of need with the selection of cornerback Christian Gonzalez Thursday night.With a major hole now filled in New England's secondary, Bill Belichick and Co. will have a number of options on how to attack Day 2 of the NFL Draft.

According to Benjamin Allbright, the Patriots have inquired about Jerry Jeudy.Could the team put together this competitive trade package to land him?With the signings of Mike Gesicki, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and James Robinson, it's currently unknown whether or not the Patriots are still going to try to add another play-maker to the offense before the 2023 NFL Draft.

Patriots "I expect some of those younger guys that are homegrown to really step up."The Patriots will have a big hole to fill in their secondary following Devin McCourty's retirement.But the veteran safety's leadership and presence off the gridiron were arguably just as valuable for a Patriots locker room undergoing a major retool in the post-Brady era.

On Monday, two major right tackle free agents both agreed to deals with teams not named the New England Patriots.The Pats need to make a move.Perhaps they have a plan for this position that could include moving Trent Brown back to his more natural position.However, both Mike McGlinchey and Jawaan Taylor agreed to deals with other teams in the AFC not named the Patriots.

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Mark Daniels suggests that with the QB market exploding, the Patriots need to take advantage of having Mac Jones on a rookie deal and spend more.Mike Kadlick profiles the top 10 Patriots free agency targets heading into the NFL's legal tampering period.Andrew Callahan tells us how the Patriots can fix their offense in free agency.

The New England Patriots have brought back veteran offensive lineman James Ferentz on a reported one-year contract, keeping him from entering free agency next week.The move might not be a glamorous one, but it does ensure that the team will keep an experienced and versatile players in the fold for another season.

The New England Patriots offensive line ended the 2022 season as it lived; flashes of greatness mixed in with an alarmingly high number of performances that made you want to ask them, ".......how late did y'all stay out last night?"Or, if movies are more your medium, you could pretty much set your watch to the Patriots first offensive possession when it was time to tweet this out:

(whether or not Mac Jones will succeed because unlike other Alabama quarterbacks, HE can speak with an English accent is TBD)
Either way, the combination of offensive line inconsistency and Matt Patricia's penchant for calling plays that were either deep routes that took > 4 seconds to develop or throws behind the line of scrimmage proved to be a fatal recipe for many a Patriots offensive drive.

The New England Patriots (6-4) turned out an ugly Week 11 victory over the New York Jets (6-4) which needed a full 60 minutes of football to decide.Here's who stood out for better, and for worse, from the Sunday victory.Winner: CB Marcus Jones.Does this need any explanation?With just 26 seconds remaining in the game, Jones took a punt 84 yards to the house for the game-winning score.

The New England Patriots released backup offensive lineman Hayden Howerton on Friday, the team announced.Howerton, 24, originally joined the Patriots as a practice squad pickup in November.He did not see any game action for the team down the stretch, but was nonetheless signed to a reserve/futures pact after its season had come to an end.

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Evan Lazar's 2023 Free Agent Forecast: Offensive Line.Mike Dussault's 2023 Free Agent Forecast: Defensive Line.Paul Perillo tackles this week's Patriots Mailbag: Options at wideout, drafting a plan and more.Paul Perillo's NFL Notes: Combine's lost luster hasn't stopped the hype.Alexandra Francisco talks about how David Andrews, Deatrich Wise Jr. & Cole Strange celebrated Read Across America in the community.

Bertie Ahern called for the use of rubber bullets to be discontinued in the Republic, saying he hoped it would put pressure on the British Government to reduce their use in Northern Ireland, records show.It has also been revealed that Irish Government officials urged British authorities to review their use of plastic bullets.

The New England Patriots' game against the Las Vegas Raiders ended in major disappointment.But while the 30-24 end result - stemming directly from a disastrous final play - is bad, there are a few positives coming out of that Week 15 loss.Among those is the team's injury status: New England appeared to suffer only minor ailments during the game.

The New England Patriots last faced off with the New York Jets three weeks ago, on Oct. 30, 2022.New England walked away with a 22-17 win to get back to .500 on the year and stay in touch with the rest of the AFC East.Let's see what has changed for both teams since then.Patriots Changes
The following 51 players were on New England's game-day roster for the October 30th meeting and are still on the active roster heading into this week:

QB Mac Jones, QB Bailey Zappe, RB Damien Harris, RB Rhamondre Stevenson, RB Pierre Strong Jr, WR DeVante Parker, WR Jakobi Meyers, WR Kendrick Bourne, WR Nelson Agholor, WR Tyquan Thornton, TE Hunter Henry, TE Jonnu Smith, OT Trent Brown, OT Isaiah Wynn, G Michael Onwenu, C David Andrews, OL James Ferentz, OT Yodny Cajuste, OG Cole Strange, DL Daniel Ekuale, DL Sam Roberts, DL DaMarcus Mitchell, DL Lawrence Guy, DE Dietrich Wise Jr., DT Davon Godchaux, DT Carl Davis, DL Christian Barmore, OLB Matthew Judon, OLB Josh Uche, LB Ja'Whaun Bentley, LB Jahlani Tavai, LB Mack Wilson Sr, LB Raekwon McMillan, CB Shaun Wade, CB Jalen Mills, CB Myles Bryant, CB Jonathan Jones, CB Jack Jones, CB Marcus Jones, S Kyle Dugger, S Adrian Phillips, S Devin McCourty, S Joshua Bledsoe, S Jabrill Peppers, K Nick Folk, P Jake Bailey, LS Joe Cardona, ST Matthew Slater, ST Raleigh Webb, ST Brenden Schooler

Offense: The quarterback room is the exact same as the matchup three weeks ago.

Week Nine of the 2022 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Eagles and it continues with 11 more games on Sunday, which means that the 22 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday.The Ravens and Saints play on Monday and their final injury reports will be released on Saturday.

The list of offensive absences lengthened for the New England Patriots from Wednesday to Thursday.Veteran tackle Marcus Cannon joined running back Damien Harris, wide receiver DeVante Parker and center David Andrews among the non-participants for the active roster.After starting the past four games and staying in for a season-high 73 snaps last weekend, the September signing is now in the NFL's concussion protocol.

The New England Patriots returned to the practice fields without four starters on Wednesday.Running back Damien Harris, wide receiver DeVante Parker, center David Andrews and safety Devin McCourty all would be non-participants as preparations for the Indianapolis Colts got underway.Defensive tackle Christian Barmore, however, made his way back in a limited capacity.

The New England Patriots last met with the Las Vegas Raiders on Sept. 27, 2020.New England took care of business with a 36-20 win in Gillette Stadium.Since that contest, both rosters have seen some serious turnover.Let's take a look at what is the same and what is new.Patriots Changes
The following 20 players were on New England's 53-man roster in 2020 who are still on the active roster in 2022.

Last week, bright and early on Monday morning when most of us were working on our second coffee (or, if you're one of those freaks that starts every day with a 16oz 300mg of caffeine drink with a name like HELLBEAST ENERGY or something, one of those), Bill Belichick was out delivering a State of the New England Patriots assessment on WEEI that contained several lines that'd be hilarious out of context, but spelled out a pretty resigned picture as a whole.

Through 12 games, it's quite evident that the experiment of having Matt Patricia calling plays for the Patriots offense isn't working out.A team that went to the playoffs a year ago brought back their second-year Pro Bowl quarterback, they brought back their running backs, they brought back their receivers and even added DeVante Parker and Tyquan Thornton.

The New England Patriots were defeated by the Buffalo Bills by a score of 24-10 on Thursday night.The Patriots fall to 6-6 while the Bills move on to 9-3.Let's take a look at the snap count breakdown from the game to see how New England used its talent in the primetime matchup.Offense
Total snaps: 54
QB Mac Jones* (54; 100%), LT Trent Brown* (54; 100%), LG Cole Strange* (54; 100%), C David Andrews* (54; 100%), RG Michael Onwenu* (54; 100%), RT Conor McDermott* (54; 100%), RB Rhamondre Stevenson* (53; 98%), WR DeVante Parker* (47; 87%), TE Hunter Henry* (47; 87%), WR Jakobi Meyers* (31, 57%), WR Nelson Agholor (30; 56%), WR Tyquan Thornton* (21; 39%), WR Kendrick Bourne (20; 37%), TE Jonnu Smith (17; 31%), CB/WR Marcus Jones (3; 6%), RB Kevin Harris (1; 2%)

*denotes starter Mac Jones and the entire offensive line logged all 54 snaps.

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     Murph (E2GSports) Monster keys to Patriots victory over the Bills.1. 60 minutes./Amen, brother.Mike Kadlick's Thursday Night Football Patriots vs. Bills Week 13 preview: Players to watch, game prediction, more.Barrett Hodgson tells us all the ways to watch tonight's game.Andrew Callahan points out how the Patriots are preparing to upset the Bills and what else they might try.

The New England Patriots fell to the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night by a score of 33-26.The Patriots are now 6-5 while the Vikings improve to 9-2 on the season.Let's take a look at the snap count breakdown from the game to see how New England used its talent in the primetime matchup.Offense
Total snaps: 55
QB Mac Jones* (55; 100%), LT Trent Brown* (55; 100%), LG Cole Strange* (55; 100%), C James Ferentz* (55; 100%), RG Michael Onwenu* (55; 100%), RT Yodny Cajuste* (55; 100%), WR DeVante Parker* (47; 85%), RB Rhamondre Stevenson (45; 82%), WR Nelson Agholor (43; 78%), TE Hunter Henry* (39; 71%), WR Kendrick Bourne (38; 69%), WR Tyquan Thornton* (20; 36%), TE Jonnu Smith (16; 29%), WR Jakobi Meyers* (16; 29%), RB Damien Harris* (11; 20%)

*denotes starter Mac Jones and the entire starting offensive line played all 55 snaps.

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     Mike Kadlick's Thanksgiving Day Patriots vs. Vikings Week 12 preview: Players to watch, game prediction.CBS Boston previews Patriots-Vikings Thanksgiving night: News, notes, and fun facts.Mark Daniels lists three things the Pats must do in order to beat the Minnesota Vikings. 1. Limit turnovers, score in the red zone.

The New England Patriots remained without running back Damien Harris and offensive tackle Isaiah Wynn as the Buffalo Bills near Gillette Stadium.But safety Jabrill Peppers joined the list of non-participants on Tuesday due to an illness.The former Paul Hornung Award winner has recorded 38 tackles and one fumble recovery this season while playing 250 snaps on defense and 166 snaps on special teams.

Patriots The Patriots' offensive lineman is dealing with a thigh injury.Patriots center David Andrews returned to practice on Tuesday.The veteran offensive lineman suffered a thigh injury during Sunday's game against the Jets.NFL Network's Ian Rapoport said that the injury might be bad enough to end Andrews' season.

The New England Patriots will be missing three starters against the Indianapolis Colts.Wide receiver DeVante Parker, center David Andrews and offensive tackle Marcus Cannon remained sidelined throughout the week of preparations and have since been ruled out.And on the other side, running back Jonathan Taylor will also be among the inactives after an ankle injury kept him sidelined for three consecutive practices.

The New England Patriots will be missing two in the trenches against the New York Jets.Center David Andrews and defensive tackle Christian Barmore have been ruled out for the AFC East encounter.Following a concussion and a knee injury, respectively, both remained non-participants from Wednesday through Friday in Foxborough.

After beginning New York Jets week without three members of the active roster, the New England Patriots continued without three.Center David Andrews, defensive tackle Christian Barmore and safety Kyle Dugger remained sidelined for Thursday's practice as the AFC East meeting at MetLife Stadium nears.

The New England Patriots played a disappointing game against the Chicago Bears on Monday night, getting blown out 33-14 in their first primetime contest of the season.The Patriots struggled top-to-bottom, with their rookies no exception.With that said, let's quickly go through all of the first-year players currently on the team.

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and Bills linebacker Von Miller are among the nominees for this season's Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award.All 32 teams have nominated one player for the award, and that list of 32 nominees will be pared down to eight finalists selected by a panel of former players: Warrick Dunn, Larry Fitzgerald, Curtis Martin and Leonard Wheeler.

If you've been paying attention to my weekly rookie grades, you know I've been beating the drum for Marcus Jones to see more playing time for weeks.It took two muffed punts from Myles Bryant early in the season for the Patriots to replace him with Jones, who came out of college with the reputation of being an elite return man.

The New England Patriots are back in Week 11 for another matchup against AFC East foe New York Jets.In an unusual schedule twist, the teams meet for the second time in three games and both are coming off a Week 10 bye.New England squeaked out a 22-17 victory over the Jets back in Week 8, a large part due to forcing three interceptions off Zach Wilson.

The New England Patriots ' offense has had several problems over the last few weeks, and one of the biggest has been a lack of stability up front.The team's offensive line, after all, experienced multiple changes, seemingly contributing to the entire offense's uneven play.The Patriots started the season with the group that established itself as the top-level O-line during the summer.

Morning Sports Update "He decided to do what he wanted to do, so it is what it is."The Celtics defeated the Pistons 128-112 on Wednesday night.Jayson Tatum led Boston with 31 points.Tonight, the Bruins host the Flames at 7 p.m.
David Andrews discussed his recent concussion: During the Patriots' Week 7 loss to the Bears, team captain and starting center David Andrews sustained his first concussion.

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     Khari Thompson tells us how he'd grade the team's performance thus far, starting with the offense.Alex Barth issues his Patriots 2022 midseason report card: Defense & Special Teams.Zack Cox evaluates the state of the Patriots at the Bye: Six things we know (and six we don't).

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     Khari Thompson tells us how he'd grade the team's performance thus far, starting with the offense.Alex Barth issues his Patriots 2022 midseason report card: Defense & Special Teams.Zack Cox evaluates the state of the Patriots at the Bye: Six things we know (and six we don't).

One of the main goals for the New England Patriots heading into their bye is getting some rest after having played a game in nine straight weeks.The heavy workload, after all, has left several players dealing with injuries or other ailments.Needless to say that they are the ones benefitting the most from the bye: they can enjoy some much-needed time away from the grind that is practice and game day, and get themselves in the best possible shape for New England's stretch run.

The New England Patriots' offensive line has been up and down this season, but it's clear the unit is at its best when David Andrews is playing.Andrews has missed a couple games for the Patriots this year, and a unit that is regarded as one of the best in the league looks totally lost without him.This is especially true for Cole Strange, who has had a rough last couple weeks without Andrews being in the lineup.

The New England Patriots beat the Indianapolis Colts soundly on Sunday, improving to 5-4 on the season behind a 26-3 victory.The game was a defensive affair and, in turn, saw plenty of lackluster offensive football.The Colts offense was never close to doing anything, but the Patriots offense didn't fare too well either.

The New England Patriots (5-4) eclipsed the .500mark for the first time this season after a 26-3 victory over the Indianapolis Colts (3-5-1).Here's who stood out for better, and for worse, from the victory at Gillette Stadium.Winner: CB Jonathan Jones.As Bill Belichick said postgame, Jonathan Jones continues to be one of New England's "best players."

Every week we bring you all the inactives from the 1 p.m. ET games in one post, constantly updated with the latest information.The Packers had several question marks on their final injury report of the week, including wide receivers Allen Lazard and Christian Watson.Lazard did not play against Buffalo last Sunday because of a shoulder injury and Watson suffered a concussion during their loss to the Bills, but both of them are going to play against the Lions this Sunday.

Nearly halfway through the season, the Patriots find themselves at 4-4 and in the thick of the AFC playoff hunt.This is the point of the season where many expected the Patriots to rack up wins and they have, going 3-1 over their last four with matchups against the Colts and Jets before the schedule toughens up at Thanksgiving.

For the second week in a row, there was not much to write home about regarding anything good from a Patriots rookie.Bailey Zappe did not see the field.Cole Strange had the worst game of his young career and was benched.Tyquan Thornton only saw two targets.Even Jack Jones was victimized, giving up two receptions for 86 yards.

Patriots It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough for New England's 13th consecutive win over New York.The Patriots managed to emerge with a 22-17 win over the Jets on Sunday, improving the team's record to 4-4.It was hardly a vintage display for Bill Belichick's team, but it was enough to get the legendary coach his 325th career win as an NFL head coach (officially moving him into second place on the all-time list behind only Don Shula).

The New England Patriots have a good roster, but it's not great, and it has some holes.Who are the true core players on the team right now?This is a question that the front office may need to truly ask themselves, as team could be headed toward a rebuild if things do not improve in 2022.If they finish with a losing record this year, that would make it two out of the last three seasons that the Patriots had a losing record in a full season, which seems unprecedented.

Week Eight of the 2022 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Ravens and it continues with 13 more games on Sunday, which means that the 26 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday.Broncos vs. Jaguars (in London)
QB Russell Wilson (hamstring) is set to start for the Broncos after missing Week Seven.