Bedard Columns

Bedard: Total unit effort gets Patriots offense back on track in big win over Bills

POSTED: 11:55 PM December 21, 2019

FOXBOROUGH — It would be easy to shine a light on Tom Brady after the Patriots’ 24-17 victory over the Bills on Saturday night that clinched the team’s 11th straight AFC...

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Bedard: Do not underestimate Tom Brady and the Patriots in this game

POSTED: 12:51 AM December 21, 2019

Everyone is waiting for the end because, really, that’s the only thing left for the partnership of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. Six titles are unrivaled as far as one...

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Bedard: What are the issues with the Patriots’ run defense, and are they really a problem?

POSTED: 3:27 PM December 19, 2019

When it comes to playing defense, it really doesn’t get any worse than the 1-12 Bengals taking their first kickoff, running the ball eight straight times and scoring a touchdown pass...

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Bedard’s Breakdown I: Tom Brady held offense back vs. Bengals; Patriots fumble Edelman’s health

POSTED: 1:18 PM December 17, 2019

The biggest takeaway from the Patriots’ offensive film against the Bengals is that, despite the opponent, the unit made major strides in terms of execution and potential. The offense looked...

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Bedard: Patriots offense takes baby steps that could be ruined if Edelman’s knee gives out

POSTED: 8:26 AM December 16, 2019

The only thing you can definitively say about the Patriots’ offense after their 34-13 victory over the Bengals is this: New England’s offensive personnel is currently so bad that, in order to...

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NFL Notebook: What’s the most likely playoff path for the Patriots? Plus, Belichick & Brady on Oakland

POSTED: 8:45 AM December 15, 2019

And down the stretch they come. Sure, we know the Patriots aren’t exactly clicking on all cylinders heading into the final three games, but they have about a 75 percent...

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Bedard: As always, coaching will make or break the Patriots – does this staff have the right stuff?

POSTED: 2:13 PM December 13, 2019

FOXBOROUGH — When times have been at their bleakest for the Patriots (and that’s relative … dark days in New England are career-years in other NFL locales) in recent years,...

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Bedard’s Breakdown: Patriots offense bottoms out vs. KC, but there is a path to keep Super Bowl hopes alive

POSTED: 1:30 PM December 11, 2019

As we touched on yesterday, the biggest problem(s) with the Patriots offense this season is that the offensive line has been terrible — pass and run blocking — for the...

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Quickie Chiefs takeaways: Offensive line is the unit that’s really killing this Patriots offense

POSTED: 2:01 PM December 10, 2019

Before I went on radio, wanted to post my 3up/3down from the game, along with some quickie game thoughts and videos before coming back with the full breakdown. We’ll start...

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Bedard: Officiating was terrible, but shoddy Patriots offense in first half set the stage for another defeat

POSTED: 4:00 AM December 9, 2019

FOXBOROUGH — It’s easy to blame the officiating when things don’t go right for your team. Sometimes that’s legitimate, sometimes it’s sour grapes. When it came to the Patriots’ 23-16...

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Bedard: If the Patriots go on to win the Super Bowl again…

POSTED: 8:41 AM December 8, 2019

We did this last year as a way to shine some optimism after a dark time among the fanbase (the loss to the Titans). At the time, it was just...

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NFL Notebook: Tom Brady confidant thinks his frustration vs. Texans a good sign

POSTED: 3:52 PM December 7, 2019

Former NFL kicker Jay Feely and Tom Brady go back a long way as college teammates, and they have continued to have a close relationship in the pros. Their two...

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Bedard: With an improved and multiple secondary, Chiefs feel they’re ready for Patriots this time

POSTED: 11:00 AM December 5, 2019

at Arrowhead Stadium

A lot of things have changed for the Chiefs this time around, mostly on the defensive side of the ball. Bob Sutton is out as defensive coordinator, and former Patriots...

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Bedard’s Breakdown II: Questioning the aggressive defensive playcalls on Houston’s 3rd-quarter TD drive

POSTED: 5:43 PM December 4, 2019

We gave our major takeaway from the loss to the Texans — that Tom Brady was not to blame for the offensive shortcomings in Houston — but there are a...

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Bedard’s Breakdown: How much was Tom Brady at fault for passing games woes? Not much

POSTED: 8:24 AM December 3, 2019

Everyone wants to know how much of the offensive woes in the loss to the Texans fell on Tom Brady, so let’s go over the key plays, some with videos, and...

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Bedard: Three plays show the problems with the Patriots offense and it’s not Tom Brady or Josh McDaniels

POSTED: 3:55 AM December 2, 2019

Have 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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NFL Notebook: Will Patriots change personnel in a rematch with Ravens, Lamar Jackson?

POSTED: 7:35 AM December 1, 2019

Sorry, 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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Bedard: Near full health, TE Matt LaCosse starting to show why the Patriots signed him

POSTED: 6:17 PM November 30, 2019

In 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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Welcome to the week the Patriots’ offense gets healthy & other things you need to know about the Texans