by Brent Schwartz
Last January, in the final minutes of a tight AFC Wild Card matchup in Gillette Stadium, Super Bowl 53 MVP Julian Edelman dropped a key third-down pass in a clutch situation, and Tom Brady failed to deliver. Tennessee Titans 20, New England Patriots 13. Welcome to 2020. This was simply an odd beginning to a … Continue reading New beginnings and old trends: What can we expect from the 2020 New England Patriots?
Perhaps when the dust settles on the upcoming 2020 NFL season (if there indeed is a season) the most important date of the league's 101st campaign may end up being a day that has already passed. March 17th. On the start of free agency, and over a month before the draft, Tom Brady announced he … Continue reading Why Cam Newton And The Patriots Always Made Sense
The New England Patriots spent most of the 2019 season leaning on their defense, which posted league-best numbers in points per game allowed (14.1) and yards per game allowed (275.9). With Tom Brady now in Tampa Bay, the 2020 team could be even more reliant on it's defense. Bill Belichick's defensive prowess and long-standing expertise … Continue reading New England Patriots Defense: 2019 Film Review + 2020 Projections
After two months of speculation regarding Tom Brady's football future, there it came. On the morning of a gloomy and grey uncelebrated St. Patrick's Day in New England, Tom Brady let the world know via social media that he would not be returning to the Patriots. Later that day, reports circulated that Tom Brady would … Continue reading A memorable ride for the Patriots: 20 years of Brady, Belichick are forever ingrained in NFL lore
An upstart NFC team equipped with a hungry defense, a young quarterback and a bruising running game has taken the season by storm.
This week marks the beginning of yet another season for Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the once-again defending Super Bowl champions. Few could have predicted their still-dominant place in the league at this time just five years ago, after the team was steamrolled on a Monday night in Kansas City. Yet, the Patriots remain at the top of the league, with more success since that Fall night in 2014 than perhaps any five-year stretch of their greatest-of-all-time dynasty.
With just over eight minutes remaining in Super Bowl LIII, and the score tied, the crowd of fans overwhelming run by Patriots' backers began their chant. "Brady! Brady! Brady!" Tom Brady delivered a 29-yard pass to Rob Gronkowski up the seam, setting up a two-yard, eventual game-winning touchdown by Sony Michel. As always, Brady calmly … Continue reading Belichick, Patriots halt Rams with defensive masterpiece
By now the storylines have reached a point of exhaustion. The hate for the Patriots' self-contrived 'underdog' status has been well-documented. The Rams' aggressive team-building approach and wunderkind head coach, well-profiled. But this should come as a sigh of relief -- here is a FOOTBALL preview of Super Bowl LIII. That's right -- matchups, x-factors … Continue reading Super Bowl LIII Preview: Brady’s second shot at ring No. 6 comes versus ‘all-in’ Rams
193 days removed from one of the most painful losses of his career, Tom Brady took the field against the Philadelphia Eagles with something to prove. The contrast in importance from Super Bowl LII and this home preseason tilt can't be overstated, but for Brady, this was a chance to damper the over-analyzed noise of … Continue reading Patriots go ‘once more into the fray’ in quest for sixth ring
No Guts No Glory 