Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Caley is one of nine reported offensive coordinator candidates the Patriots are looking at. The search for the New England Patriots’ offensive coordinator position remains ongoing, and there is one familiar face among the candidates: Nick Caley, who previously eight years on the Patriots’ staff under head coach Bill Belichick, is …
Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images New England reportedly stayed in house to fill its vacant coordinator position on defense. With Jerod Mayo replacing Bill Belichick as head coach, the New England Patriots will look drastically different in 2024. One of the changes that will come to the organization is the apparent restoration of the defensive …
McGaughey is one of the most experienced kicking game coaches in the NFL. New Patriots head coach Jerod Mayos is currently in the process of constructing his coaching staff, and by the number of interviews he has scheduled it appears plenty of change might be coming to New England under his leadership. Among the positions …
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Mayo was reportedly hired as the Patriots’ next head coach on Friday. When asked on Thursday what he was looking for in the New England Patriots’ next head coach, owner Robert Kraft had one thought in mind. “We’re looking for someone who can help us get back to the playoffs …
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He’d have loved Marcelo Mayer. We’re much better off for it. What makes someone good at building a baseball team? Is it scouting? Is it relationship-building? Is it financial muscle-flexing? Or it something unquantifiable, spiritual, rendering our General Managers nothing less than God-Kings of Sports Modernity? Lulz aside, I probably thought, to some degree, some …
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Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images This week’s Patriots mailbag answers questions about tanking, Mac Jones’ future, and more. On the NFL Network broadcast last Sunday night, Kurt Warner relayed a message from New England Patriots cornerback Jonathan Jones: “If we’re gonna go home, we want to take everyone with us.” It …
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Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Harrison is a Hall of Fame finalist for the first time since becoming eligible. If Bill Belichick had his wish, Rodney Harrison will be announced as a member of the 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame class in early February. The former NFL safety, who spent …
It’s like baking. Too much of something, or too little of something else causes the final result to be inconsistent with the baker’s ambitions. That is what Brad Stevens has been attempting to do, at a much larger scale since taking the reins from Danny Ainge in the Boston Celtics’ front office. Ainge built one …
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It’s Game 2 in Boston. The Celtics lead the Atlanta Hawks 109-97 with 4:25 left in the fourth quarter. MVP chants begin to fill TD Garden with the home team at the free throw line for a chance to extend the lead. However, Jayson Tatum, who averaged a franchise-best 30.1 points per game this season, …
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In his first game back from injury, Robert Williams III calmed Boston Celtics fans by having a net positive outing in the final game of Boston’s six-game road trip. For the first time since March 3 in a stunning loss to the Nets, the former Texas A&M center Williams is back on the floor for …
NBA Analysis Network recently concocted a mock trade proposal published on March 17 that would see the Boston Celtics land Bam Adebayo, Caleb Martin, and a future first-round draft pick while sending Miami Jaylen Brown and Robert Williams III. It wouldn’t work in the real world, though. While the thought of Adebayo anchoring a defense …
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Pitching prospect Juan Daniel Encarnacion is a top breakout candidate for the Boston Red Sox in the 2023 season The Boston Red Sox pitching staff didn’t excite fans in 2022. If you ask them who they want Chaim Bloom to acquire this offseason, most fans will shout “pitching” before you even finish the question. Luckily, …
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Boston Red Sox infield prospect Johnfrank Salazar is one of the top breakout candidates who could win over fans in the 2023 minor-league season. Why Red Sox prospect Johnfrank Salazar is poised to break out in 2023 – BoSox Injection – BoSox Injection – Boston Red Sox News, Rumors, and Fan Community
The Boston Celtics signed Blake Griffin at the tail end of the offseason in order to add frontcourt depth to a roster that badly needed it in the wake of Robert Williams’ knee surgery, but President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens had his eyes set higher. Specifically, on the 2019-20 NBA season’s Sixth Man of …
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Malcolm Brogdon recently revealed that he chose to be traded to the Boston Celtics over the Raptors ahead of their preseason finale on October 14 — a game in which Toronto won with a 137-134 final. According to Brogdon, the Cs are closer to a championship than the Raptors, and thus it was a no-brainer …
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