Bedard Columns
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7.2K81PatriotsBedard: Three plays show the problems with the Patriots offense and it’s not Tom Brady or Josh McDaniels
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 3:55 AM December 2, 2019Have a feeling a good portion of Chiefs week will be Dump On Tom Brady week. To be honest, some of it is deserved. He hasn’t exactly rolled out the...
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4.0K34PatriotsNFL Notebook: Will Patriots change personnel in a rematch with Ravens, Lamar Jackson?
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 7:35 AM December 1, 2019Sorry, just can’t get into the Texans’ matchup. Can the Patriots lose? Sure. Just like they have in December to the Dolphins the previous two seasons. Could Houston be the...
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3.9K5PatriotsBedard: Near full health, TE Matt LaCosse starting to show why the Patriots signed him
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 6:17 PM November 30, 2019In an offseason where seemingly nothing went right with the offensive moves Bill Belichick tried to make to fortify his offense, there’s still some hope one will pay off. Tight...
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4.3K14PatriotsWelcome to the week the Patriots’ offense gets healthy & other things you need to know about the Texans
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 10:00 AM November 28, 2019Worried about the Patriots’ offense and whether they have enough playmakers to beat the better teams in the NFL? Well, enjoy that turkey a little longer on Thursday. Have that...
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4.9K18PatriotsUPDATED – Bedard’s Breakdown: Patriots embarrassed Jason Garrett, Cowboys on special teams
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 1:12 PM November 26, 2019This is a bit of a rarity. I don’t have a ton to add big-picture wise from the Isaiah Wynn/Shaq Mason column I wrote after watching the TV copy of...
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5.1K26PatriotsBedard: Isaiah Wynn helps Patriots offense in return, but they need more from Shaq Mason to take off
at Gillette StadiumPOSTED: 3:15 AM November 25, 2019There was good news and not-great news when it came to the return of left tackle Isaiah Wynn and the impact on the Patriots' offensive line.
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5.7K27PatriotsNFL Notebook: Patriots OC Josh McDaniels faces the coaching job of his career
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 3:22 AM November 24, 2019Being the offensive coordinator of the Patriots is the easiest job in the league, they say. As for reasons, you can pretty much start and stop at, "Well, he's got...
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3.5K17PatriotsBedard: On Isaiah Wynn’s return, Shaq Mason’s improvement and what to expect from Patriots’ offense
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 6:17 PM November 22, 2019Dante Scarnecchia all but confirmed today that Isaiah Wynn will be back at his left tackle spot against the Cowboys. That is great and welcomed news, and we’ll get into...
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5.0K15PatriotsBedard: Five things to know when the Patriots take on the overrated Cowboys
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 12:41 PM November 21, 2019When the Dallas Cowboys visit Gillette Stadium on Sunday, you're supposed to believe this is the toughest test the Patriots will have the rest of the season. While the Patriots...
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3.8K15PatriotsBedard’s Breakdown: It’s time to give Kyle Van Noy his due as Patriots’ most valuable defender
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 9:00 AM November 20, 2019He doesn’t get the opportunity to lock down an opponent like Stephon Gilmore. He doesn’t have the athleticism and flair of Jamie Collins. And he doesn’t have the game-turning plays...
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4.8K55PatriotsBedard: Tom Brady has a right to be ticked off about Patriots’ offense
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 1:16 PM November 19, 2019Not to be a Tom Brady apologist — and I’ve never been one — but after watching the Patriots’ offensive film, the quarterback has every right in the world to...
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6.1K53PatriotsBedard: Forget the offense, this Patriots team is about defense, and that side was lights out again
at Lincoln Financial FieldPOSTED: 3:08 AM November 18, 2019PHILADELPHIA — We interrupt the deserved consternation over the Patriots offense (what, you’re surprised about its ineffectiveness?) to let you in on a little secret. The days of Tommy &...
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3.5K30PatriotsNFL Notebook: Offensive onus will be on Tom Brady down the stretch, can he still bear that burden?
at PhiladelphiaPOSTED: 1:38 AM November 17, 2019Everyone knows that two things happened down the stretch last season to lift the Patriots from shaky 9-5 contenders into 5-0 Super Bowl champions: the defense started to morph into...
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3.0K6PatriotsBedard: Shaq Mason referendum coming vs. Fletcher Cox, and other Eagles-Patriots thoughts
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 2:15 PM November 14, 2019Fletcher Cox, the Eagles' 6-foot-4, 310-pound defensive tackle is about fearsome a sight as there is in the league. If you were to draw up the specifications for an ideal...
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3.9K18PatriotsBedard: Positive and negative Patriots trends and how they might turn in the second half
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 1:05 PM November 13, 2019We'll take a look at some numbers — both positive and negative — and forecast how they might work out in the second half as the Patriots build toward a...
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4.1K35PatriotsBedard: With Chiefs losing steam, can Patriots fend off Ravens down the stretch?
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 9:00 AM November 11, 2019A fairly eventful Sunday in the NFL, with a big NFC West matchup coming tonight when the Seahawks (7-2) visit the undefeated 49ers (8-0). When it comes to the Patriots...
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5.0K22PatriotsNFL Notebook: Colts QB Brian Hoyer opens up about ‘disappointing’ Patriots exit, Jacoby Brissett
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 12:06 AM November 10, 2019When Brian Hoyer found his way back the Patriots — the team that had signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2009 and developed him — after six years...
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7.4K44PatriotsBedard: It’s time for the Patriots to flash the Gronkowski Bat Signal
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 9:01 AM November 8, 2019The Patriots need to flash a No. 87 spotlight into the sky over Gillette Stadium. The Patriots need Rob Gronkowski back in uniform for the close of this season.
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2.4K72PatriotsCompleted Q&A: Bedard on Patriots at the bye 11.08.19
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 2:50 AM November 8, 2019So the Patriots lost their first game of the season. While 19-0 would have been great, things haven’t changed all that much. I’m sure there are a lot of questions,...
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