NFL Week 6 picks: NFL debut for rookie Spencer Rattler... oh, yeah, and Drake Maye

I think I did pretty good in my first foray in publishing my picks last week: Money line (winner straight up): 9-4 Versus the spread: 8-4-1 Over/under: 6-7 There was a lot more scoring than I expected. Who expected Joe Flacco to pass for 359 yards and the Colts

Week 5 picks: Dallas-Pitt, Arizona-SF, Buffalo-Houston should be fun. NE-Miami, not so much.

Seems like everyone nowadays has a betting video on YouTube or online blog so I asked myself, "Why not me?" This could be fun. I’ve been picking Patriots’ games for over a year now on this blog, but now I am going to expand my horizons and

Play Drake Maye now.

Mayday! Mayday! Sound the alarms! The Patriots are coming off an embarrassing 30-13 loss to a banged up San Francisco 49ers team. No one expected the Patriots to win or even compete against the defending NFC champs, but is it too much to ask for them to entertain us? Is

Patriots' Week 4 preview: End of the Jacoby Brissett era

Thank you for your dedication and service, Jacoby Brissett. You served Patriot Nation well. You fulfilled your duties. You took hard hits and you kept getting up. You showed what it means to be a leader and a warrior on the field. You showed how to take accountability and not

Week 3 preview: Patriots' fans need to learn to relax

With six minutes left in the Patriots’ game against Seattle, I said out loud to my gathered group of friends watching the game, “I can’t believe we are six minutes away from being 2-0.” I did the same thing when it got to under four minutes with Joey Slye

Patriots-Seahawks preview: Could the Patriots move to 2-0?

The Patriots are not used to playing the role of Cinderella, but they are looking like the belle of the ball right now. Every year there is always a team that exceeds expectations and turns heads. Last year it was the Houston Texans behind their rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud.

Patriots follow their formula for success in their season opener victory over the Bengals

The Patriots began their march to the Super Bowl with a convincing, 16-10, victory in Cincinnati over the Bengals. What? Am I wrong? Boston fans are notorious for overreacting. It's what they do. But even reactionary Boston fans don't believe this team is a playoff contender

Some bold and not so bold predictions for the Patriots in 2024 and beyond

The New England Patriots are on to Cincinnati. They open the season there this Sunday at 1pm. For the first time in over two decades, Bill Belichick won’t be on the sidelines for the Patriots. Instead, it will be first time head coach Jerod Mayo leading the team. He

Mayo disheartens fans by naming Brissett as the opening day starting QB

Jerod Mayo announced on Thursday that Jacoby Brissett will be “our starting quarterback this season.” Interesting wording. It was also notable how Mayo began by saying “we” have decided before, quickly, correcting himself to say “I" have decided. The decision has disappointed many fans who want to see rookie

On to Cincinnati

Now that was the game many of us were expecting last week against the Eagles following the horrific joint practice the Patriots had with Philadelphia only two days prior to that game. It was a nightmare come true. I have written the last two weeks that the thing I was

Things to look for as the Patriots wrap up the exhibition season

The New England Patriots face the Washington Commanders tonight at 8pm in the nation's capital to finish off the exhibition season. In only two weeks, the Patriots will be playing games for real. The long wait will be over. It seems like forever since the night the Patriots

All aboard the Maye train

It didn’t take much to get the Drake Maye hype machine charged up. All it took was two quarters for thevNew England region to be overcome with the epidemic of amnesia. Zappe Fever was nothing compared to this. This new epidemic could have longer effects. There are a lot

Things I will be looking for as the Patriots play their second exhibition game

As I write this – an hour before the Patriots are about ready to take the field against the Eagles for their second exhibition game of the season – thunderstorms are rumbling outside my window not too far away from Gillette Stadium. It is setting up to be another less than stellar

The honeymoon period for the Patriots' coaching staff is officially over

I got a chance to visit Patriots’ training camp for the first time Tuesday. It happened to be the last practice that was open to the public. It also happened to be the first and only joint practice with another team – the other team being the Philadelphia Eagles. Like everyone

Celtics face final obstacle on their way to finally being crowned champions

Jayson Tatum was mic’d up for the first game of this year’s playoffs. During pregame warmups, he was overheard talking to teammates saying, “We’re back. We waited long enough. All summer. Preseason. Regular season. All-star break. Play-in tournament. We’re back. We back.” Tatum is one of

Indiana Pacers will upset the Celtics

There is no doubt the Celtics have the talent to win it all. Not that they need much help, but the basketball gods have been on their side this postseason, as well. They played Miami in the first round without their best player, Jimmy Butler. Then they played an already

A night to remember: The Tom Brady roast

I cannot think of another thing or event that has received such universal praise. I am yet to see or hear one person who did not think the Tom Brady roast on Netflix Sunday night was the best three hours of entertainment on TV in years. Even Michael Felger and

Will Tatum and the Celtics ever learn?

All day Thursday all I heard were sports radio hosts on both Boston sports stations mocking the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Celtics were going to blow out the Cavs in Game 2. Cleveland has no chance. Maybe they’ll steal one in Cleveland, but even that was unlikely. Well, guess what?

Patriots' draft: Spotlight on Eliot Wolf

It has been a long three months of watching everyone’s mock drafts and anticipating this year’s NFL draft. It has also been a long time since the Patriots have drafted this high. Usually, we are reviewing twenty or thirty different scenarios for when the Patriots draft in the

Where will the wheel stop for the Patriots on draft day?

The NFL Draft cannot come soon enough. This Thursday, all the speculation and mock drafts will be done. Thank God. The Patriots will, finally, make their first round pick. Most likely it will be the number three pick overall. There is a chance the Patriots may have two first round

It is now or never for the Celtics

No more messing around for the Celtics. Their time has arrived. The time is now. No more excuses. The team has pretty much been on cruise control since the end of January, but it is time to put it all together and step on the throttle. The Celtics went 27-7

Gambling will continue to ruin sports

Call me old (you wouldn't be wrong), but I have never been able to wrap my head around how readily accepted gambling in sports has become. As I write this, I still shake my head at the thought, just like I do about the acceptance and legalization of

Devin Carter bids farewell to Friartown

It was only a matter of time before Devin Carter made official what almost all Friars’ fans knew was bound to happen. Last week, Carter announced, via Instagram, that he was declaring for the NBA draft and would not return to Providence for his senior year. Devin Carter is hoping

Patriots have taken care of their own, but done little else in free agency

Free agency began well for the New England Patriots as they took care of re-signing their own important free agents like offensive tackle/guard Michael Onwenu and tight end Hunter Henry. Things went downhill from there, though. Patriots’ fans were sold a bag of goods that they were going to

Providence Friars wake up too late, lose to Marquette, 79-68

The Providence Friars played their third game in three nights and it showed. The Friars were playing for their NCAA tournament lives the last two nights. They had an emotional win over Georgetown and their former coach, Ed Cooley, on Wednesday night. Thursday night, the Friars beat nationally 8th-ranked Creighton