Bedard Columns

Completed Q&A: Bedard on Patriots/NFL 10.16.19

POSTED: 7:35 PM October 15, 2020

UPDATE: With everything going on, I’m behind but will return around 9 p.m. __________________ Well, Le’Veon Bell is now with the Chiefs, and the Patriots are supposed to play again...

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Bedard’s Mailbag: Le’Veon Bell; Patriots’ skill position deficit, Edelman’s health, Covid byes, TEs, and Dimitroff

POSTED: 12:54 PM October 15, 2020

Aside from the reports today that the finalists for Bell are the Chiefs, Bills and Dolphins, Le'Veon Bell certainly has something left and would be an upgrade over anything the...

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Bedard: Patriots awards and superlatives for first quarter of the season

POSTED: 2:39 AM October 14, 2020

With no offseason practices, a shorter training camp and no exhibition games, there was much less data available to form some opinions on players. Now that the Patriots have basically...

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Bedard: After years of neglect, Patriots have to upgrade at TE to aid Cam Newton

POSTED: 6:13 PM October 12, 2020

As we get closer to the NFL trade deadline on Nov. 3rd, it's increasingly apparent the Patriots have to do something about the tight end position.

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NFL Notebook: Who might be available to the Patriots at the trade deadline?

POSTED: 4:40 AM October 11, 2020

A look at the Patriots' in-season deals going back to 2011, the positions they should target, and then we'll get into some of the players I'm hearing might be available...

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Bedard: Cam Newton doesn’t practice as Patriots return to facility with apprehension

POSTED: 2:27 PM October 10, 2020

Cam Newton and Stephon Gilmore did not take part in the Patriots’ first practice since Oct. 2nd, leaving their status for Monday’s game against the Broncos in part. Meanwhile, some...

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Bedard: Stubborn, arrogant NFL unnecessarily puts its season, Patriots at risk

POSTED: 3:07 PM October 8, 2020

The Patriots could play their second-straight game with both of their quarterbacks not taking a single snap in practice prior to taking the field. Yeah, that's really safe. Yeah, that...

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Bedard’s Breakdown: How did the Patriots corral Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, and can it be repeated?

POSTED: 8:16 AM October 7, 2020

If the Patriots got adequate quarterback play against the Chiefs — and, really, if Brian Hoyer didn't just lose his head on three plays (the two sacks and the interception...

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Bedard: Brian Hoyer screwed up before halftime, but so did the Patriots’ coaches

POSTED: 3:27 PM October 6, 2020

The Patriots, trailing 6-3, had the perfect drive going late in the second quarter. They took possession with 5:36 remaining and, knowing New England would get the ball to start...

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Bedard: Patriots need to make some decisions quick at QB, because that wasn’t nearly good enough

POSTED: 2:07 AM October 6, 2020

The play out of both quarterbacks — Brian Hoyer and Jarrett Stidham — was not acceptable. That was one game. Under the circumstances, it was somewhat understandable. What the Patriots...

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Bedard: Patriots have been dealt a terrible hand vs. Chiefs, but there are few good options

POSTED: 5:36 AM October 5, 2020

Stranger things have happened, but this would be a monumental upset if the Patriots — longshots before Newton's positive test — were to go into Arrowhead and knock off the...

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NFL Notebook: 54 thoughts on the Patriots heading into a weird Week 4

POSTED: 1:04 PM October 4, 2020

Had some plans for this, but Covid and the NFL dropped those into a wood chipper and there’s carnage all over the place. Let’s go with some quick-hit thoughts on...

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Bedard: Time for Patriots’ secondary to prove worth on the field vs. Chiefs

POSTED: 1:07 PM October 1, 2020

The Patriots' secondary is the highest-paid unit in the league, so they should be well-armed to limit the Chiefs on Sunday.

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Completed Q&A: Bedard on Patriots/NFL 09.03.20

POSTED: 9:09 AM October 1, 2020

We’ll be digging into the Chiefs shortly and how the Patriots can win this game. In the meantime, get your questions in VIA A BROWSER and we’ll get to them...

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Patriots start clock on Damien Harris, Gunner Olszewski; James White returns; Lingering thoughts

POSTED: 7:04 PM September 30, 2020

With the Chiefs on the horizon, the Patriots received some good news on the field as James White returned to the team, and Damien Harris and Gunner Olszewski were both...

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Bedard’s Breakdown: Cam Newton struggled mightily vs. Raiders, but why?

POSTED: 2:35 PM September 29, 2020

The Patriots beat the Raiders 36-20 on Sunday at Gillette, but this was a far different game. The Patriots basically got no help from Newton and had to use a...

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Three Plays to a W: Derek Carr’s inability to make a play, Jermaine Eluemunor’s double block set Patriots to a victory

POSTED: 1:41 PM September 28, 2020

The Patriot's 36-20 victory over the Raiders was actually a very tight affair until the middle of the third quarter, and then the Patriots put the Raiders away. Vegas actually...

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Bedard: 3 games into the season, what we know and don’t know about these Patriots as Chiefs loom

POSTED: 9:38 PM September 27, 2020

at Gillette Stadium

Sunday did give us another valuable game worth of data to start to formulate some more concrete answers about this team. And with the Patriots set to play the Chiefs...

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NFL Notebook: Very few reasons for Patriots to rush into a Cam Newton extension, plus numbers that show Josh McDaniels’ role