by Brent Schwartz
NFL training camps are officially underway, as thousands of Patriots fans flooded the team's practice fields to get a glimpse of team today. I was in attendance to take on the aurora of a new season, and to give my readers some notes and observations from the first day of camp. Here are my thoughts: … Continue reading Patriots Training Camp Notebook: Instant Day 1 thoughts
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
At one point this season the Patriots were 9-5, fresh off a last-second, miracle loss in Miami, and an ugly, demoralizing 17-10 loss in Pittsburgh in consecutive weeks. The season appeared lost, as the pulse around the nation seemed to suggest that this Patriots season was different. Five weeks (and four wins) later, New England … Continue reading Brady, Patriots reach Super Bowl LIII in unlikely (yet, not surprising) story of redemption
The weekend's best game, Eagles-Bears, ended on a heartbreaking note, with Cody Parkey's game-winning field goal attempt bouncing off two crossbars, en route to falling on the floor, effectively giving Philadelphia a 16-15 win. The kick is what most will remember, but the game was won on the previous drive. With a raucos crowd of … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Foles delivers again + an early look at the Divisional Round
As the seasons change or as life moves on, the NFL's best players come and go. In Kansas City, the Chiefs found a 23-year-old phenom gunslinger in Patrick Mahomes. And on Saturday, February 2nd in Atlanta, Mahomes will (and should) be awarded this season's NFL MVP award. No, I don't have one of the 50 … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Mahomes locks up MVP + season awards
Fighting through yet another ugly contest in Jacksonville, Ben Roethlisberger's plunge to the end zone with 4 seconds remaining kept the Steelers' six-game winning streak intact, and effectively ended the season of the team that ended theirs this past January. https://twitter.com/steelers/status/1064265162926911488 Down 16-0 to the Jaguars in the third quarter, it seemed as if their … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Steelers rally past Jags; Cowboys, Bears make NFC statements
There would be no letdown in Cincinnati for the Saints. After all, the universe did its best to bring down the NFL's best team via a freakish, season-ending Achilles injury to the newly-acquired Dez Bryant in his first practice as a Saint. But New Orleans prevailed by the way of a 51-14 drubbing of the … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Pro football’s best trio + Titans get ‘personal’ with Patriots
On Sunday night a game that many fans, sports media members, and network executives circled on their calendar roughly six months ago took place. We're talking about the Packers-Patriots showdown, of course. Aaron Rodgers versus Tom Brady. The most talented quarterback of all time versus the greatest quarterback of all time. You'd be hard pressed … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Brady tops Rodgers, Saints hand Rams first loss
This time there would be no close ending. No Minnesota Miracle. No heartbreak for Drew Brees and the Saints (6-1) in Minnesota, just glee. In their 30-20 win over the Vikings (4-3-1), the Saints exacted their revenge for the wackiest finish of 2017, which sent them home in the playoffs, two games short of their … Continue reading NFL Monday Morning Madness: Saints’ revenge in Minny, surprising Skins
No Guts No Glory 