Author: Mike Clement

Johnson Bademosi — The Next Man Up

Johnson Bademosi — The Next Man Up

Posted by | Oct 26, 2017 |

Flashback to September.  The New England Patriots brought in corner back Johnson Bademosi from the Detroit Lions for just a 2019 sixth-round draft pick. Originally Bademosi was acquired as a solution to the depth problem at corner. However, his niche on the team might have changed after the past few weeks. Injuries to Stephon Gilmore and Eric Rowe sent Bademosi to the starting lineup in Weeks 6 and 7, which will influence his role later on. When the Patriots rolled into East Rutherford to take on the Jets, they did not know how Bademosi would perform. Stephon Gilmore and...

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Tale of the Tape: Brandin Cooks’s Catch Percentage

Tale of the Tape: Brandin Cooks’s Catch Percentage

Posted by | Oct 16, 2017 | ,

Brandin Cooks has not failed to impress as the NFL zeros in closer to the midpoint of the season. He has clocked in 472 receiving yards on 24 receptions and two touchdowns, including a game-winner against Houston, all in six games. Leading the Patriots’ crippled receiving corp, Cooks has held down the role of running routes on the sideline. Before the season began there were comparisons to Cooks and Randy Moss, one of Tom Brady’s all-time best receivers. Cooks is on pace for a third consecutive 1000+ yard season and is comfortable being a Patriot. But one of his...

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BSE’s Keys to Pats – Jets Week 6

BSE’s Keys to Pats – Jets Week 6

Posted by | Oct 14, 2017 | ,

As the 2017-18 NFL regular season rolls towards being more than a third finished, very few people would have thought the Patriots and Jets would have the same record. The Patriots have surprised fans by not performing as well as envisioned, and the Jets have had an adverse effect. Coming into the season, a few expressed unwarranted confidence that the Patriots would finish the regular season undefeated. The Jets, on the other hand, were prophesied to finish with three wins if lucky. Yet here we are in a season that has already exceeded fans’ expectations in upsets. The Patriots’...

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A Quick Analysis of the Patriots’ Week 5 Match-Up Against the Buccaneers

A Quick Analysis of the Patriots’ Week 5 Match-Up Against the Buccaneers

Posted by | Oct 5, 2017 |

A short week of preparation for the Patriots after suffering an unexpected loss at home against the Carolina Panthers Sunday. A defensive breakdown by the Patriots caused a full-blown shootout between Cam Newton and Tom Brady. And it just so happened that the Panthers’ defense showed more resiliency. There’s no doubt that the Patriots’ coaching staff this week focused solely on improving the defensive game plan. Currently, this season’s Patriots defense ranks as one of the worst since 2006. On average, in the past ten seasons the Patriots have ranked third in the league in touchdowns allowed per drive,...

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A Quick Analysis of the Patriots’ Week 4 Match-Up Against the Panthers

A Quick Analysis of the Patriots’ Week 4 Match-Up Against the Panthers

Posted by | Sep 28, 2017 |

A once-in-a-blue-moon meeting for the Patriots to prepare for this weekend. The Patriots will face the Carolina Panthers, a team they have not played in the regular season since 2013. After a Monday Night Football game in week eleven of that season, the Panthers came out on top in the waning minutes of the match to win 24-20. The game finished with controversy over the referees picking up a penalty flag for defensive pass interference on the last play of the game where Tom Brady took a shot in the end zone to Rob Gronkowski. Since 2013 the Patriots...

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Analysis of the Patriots’ Week 3 Match-Up Against the Texans

Analysis of the Patriots’ Week 3 Match-Up Against the Texans

Posted by | Sep 24, 2017 |

A 2016-17 AFC Divisional rematch in Week 3 is quite an interesting pairing. In the past year the Houston Texans and Patriots have clashed on three separate occasions prior to Sunday. The Patriots won two of these games in this short series, but each victory has been on separate terms. In a 2016 Week 3 match-up Jacoby Brissett and LeGarrette Blount brought the Brady-less Patriots to a shutout victory. The Texans and Patriots squared up again in the Divisional Round of the 2016-17 playoffs, where Dion Lewis and Tom Brady were the offensive heroes that brought home a win....

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Don’t Panic Patriots Fans!

Don’t Panic Patriots Fans!

Posted by | Sep 9, 2017 |

Put away your pitchforks and torches, estranged Patriots fans. The sky is not falling. Patriots fans across the nation were left speechless after an astonishing loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the inaugural game of the 2017-18 season. The Patriots celebrated the unveiling of their newest banner commemorating their victory in Super Bowl 51, but their play was nothing close to the caliber of their performance back in February. A swift bout on consecutive drives energized supporters as the Patriots soared to a 17-7 lead in the second quarter. However, Gillette Stadium fell to a murmur after the...

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Recap of the Patriots’ First Preseason Win in Detroit

Recap of the Patriots’ First Preseason Win in Detroit

Posted by | Aug 27, 2017 |

Tonight’s game was a bittersweet game for the Patriots as they earned their first victory of the preseason against the Detroit Lions. Players showed evident improvement this week as they continue to prepare for the regular season. A fast-paced start from the Patriots’ starting offense was quickly brought to a halt, at the sound of a whistle for an injury timeout. Julian Edelman went down in the opening minutes of the first quarter with an apparent knee injury and was shortly carted off into the locker room. Ian Rapoport and mutliple sources have reported after the game’s conclusion that...

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Recap of the Patriots’ Preseason Week 2 Loss in Houston

Recap of the Patriots’ Preseason Week 2 Loss in Houston

Posted by | Aug 21, 2017 |

The Patriots returned to Houston for the first time since their Super Bowl victory at NRG Stadium 195 days ago. The memory of that monumental win (including some confetti left over from the game), still sat fresh in the minds of Patriots’ veterans and coaches. Unfortunately, the outcome of the preseason match-up against the Texans did not live up to the team’s expectations. Though, still early in the preseason, the Patriots have shown struggles on both sides of the field. At the same time they have shown hints of talent in certain positions. This is to be expected to happen...

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Rookie DE Derek Rivers Out for the Season

Rookie DE Derek Rivers Out for the Season

Posted by | Aug 19, 2017 |

The Patriots lose a promising young defensive end to an injury Earlier yesterday morning ESPN’s Mike Reiss and Field Yates confirmed that Derek Rivers had suffered a season-ending knee injury in practice. Rivers went down clenching his knee during a kickoff coverage drill in a joint practice with the Houston Texans on Wednesday. NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reported earlier that initial MRI results have shown that Rivers has suffered a torn ACL and a sprained LCL. Derek Rivers reportedly intends to get a second opinion to confirm if surgery is needed. Derek Rivers is the Patriots’ highest pick from...

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The Brandin Cooks Effect in New England

The Brandin Cooks Effect in New England

Posted by | Aug 17, 2017 |

The Archer has found a new home in Foxborough Back on March 11th, the Patriots agreed to trade their first and third (No. 32 and 103) picks in the 2017 Draft to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for their 23-year-old star wide receiver Brandin Cooks and their fourth round pick (No. 118). As a personal fan of Cooks since he entered the league in 2014 from Oregon State, coach Bill Belichick has since been ecstatic about adding him to the Patriots’ already talented receiving corps. Belichick commented on Cooks’s raw talent when the Patriots and Saints held joint...

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