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Thanks to 20 years of both dominance and controversy, the Patriots’ reputation will always precede them. On the field, that means getting the weekly benefit of the doubt almost regardless of the details of the most recent sample size of actual action. That’s been proven true once again through a...

Who is most to blame for the Patriots' struggles on offense this season?

It feels like something is going to happen at these Winter Meetings, but figuring out exactly what is a bit of a dilemma. While it's far from a mystery that the likes of the two Los Angeles teams and the Yankees will be throwing gobs of cash at free agents such as Gerrit Cole, Stephen Strasburg and...

There can be some positives taken from the Patriots' loss to the Chiefs.

Screwed. Jobbed. Porked. Grab a thesaurus -- or if you’re a little more digital and edgy log on to Urbandictionary.com -- and you can come up with plenty of words to describe the role the officials played the Patriots 23-16 loss to the Chiefs Sunday evening at Gillette Stadium. As safety Duron...

It’s been an interesting few weeks for the Patriots' offense. You’ve heard all of the storylines. ESPN’s Max Kellerman has been mouthing off about Brady’s 'decline' since well before his most recent MVP season in 2017. Now that things aren’t functioning well for the Patriots offense, Mouthy Max is...

The Patriots need to figure things out on offense.

Tom Brady and Josh McDaniels are two peas in one struggling Patriots’ offensive pod. Both have bullet-proof resumes in terms of success over multiple decades leading the offense in New England. Brady has proven time and time again over his 20 years in Foxborough that he’s capable of orchestrating a...

The Patriots are 10-2, but they're certainly flawed.

They say true faith is to believe in something that you do not see. That definition is the only way anyone could have much faith in the Patriots offense right now. Sunday night in Houston the Patriots dropped to 10-2 on the season and behind the Ravens in the race for the No. 1 seed in the AFC...