Bedard Columns
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4.6K11PatriotsBedard’s Mailbag: Le’Veon Bell; Patriots’ skill position deficit, Edelman’s health, Covid byes, TEs, and Dimitroff
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 12:54 PM October 15, 2020Aside 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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4.1K18PatriotsBedard: Patriots awards and superlatives for first quarter of the season
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 2:39 AM October 14, 2020With 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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7.2K21PatriotsBedard: After years of neglect, Patriots have to upgrade at TE to aid Cam Newton
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 6:13 PM October 12, 2020As 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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5.8K47PatriotsNFL Notebook: Who might be available to the Patriots at the trade deadline?
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 4:40 AM October 11, 2020A 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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2.5K10PatriotsBedard: Cam Newton doesn’t practice as Patriots return to facility with apprehension
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 2:27 PM October 10, 2020Cam 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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3.7K27PatriotsBedard: Stubborn, arrogant NFL unnecessarily puts its season, Patriots at risk
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 3:07 PM October 8, 2020The 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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3.7K25PatriotsBedard’s Breakdown: How did the Patriots corral Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs, and can it be repeated?
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 8:16 AM October 7, 2020If 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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3.8K21PatriotsBedard: Brian Hoyer screwed up before halftime, but so did the Patriots’ coaches
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 3:27 PM October 6, 2020The 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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5.9K72PatriotsBedard: Patriots need to make some decisions quick at QB, because that wasn’t nearly good enough
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 2:07 AM October 6, 2020The 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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4.1K64PatriotsBedard: Patriots have been dealt a terrible hand vs. Chiefs, but there are few good options
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 5:36 AM October 5, 2020Stranger 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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4.2K10PatriotsNFL Notebook: 54 thoughts on the Patriots heading into a weird Week 4
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 1:04 PM October 4, 2020Had 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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3.3K19PatriotsBedard: Time for Patriots’ secondary to prove worth on the field vs. Chiefs
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 1:07 PM October 1, 2020The 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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2.1K123PatriotsCompleted Q&A: Bedard on Patriots/NFL 09.03.20
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 9:09 AM October 1, 2020We’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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4.7K10PatriotsPatriots start clock on Damien Harris, Gunner Olszewski; James White returns; Lingering thoughts
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 7:04 PM September 30, 2020With 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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4.0K11Best of BSJ Free PreviewBedard’s Breakdown: Cam Newton struggled mightily vs. Raiders, but why?
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 2:35 PM September 29, 2020The 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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4.7K9Best of BSJ Free PreviewThree Plays to a W: Derek Carr’s inability to make a play, Jermaine Eluemunor’s double block set Patriots to a victory
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 1:41 PM September 28, 2020The 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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5.8K60PatriotsBedard: 3 games into the season, what we know and don’t know about these Patriots as Chiefs loom
at Gillette StadiumPOSTED: 9:38 PM September 27, 2020Sunday 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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4.5K12PatriotsNFL Notebook: Very few reasons for Patriots to rush into a Cam Newton extension, plus numbers that show Josh McDaniels’ role
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 12:53 AM September 27, 2020Patriots and Bill Belichick — not Cam Newton — holds all the cards right now on his contract.
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6.2K11PatriotsPatriots Rookie/Newcomer Progress Report: What’s going on with Devin Asiasi?
at BSJ HeadquartersPOSTED: 8:55 PM September 25, 2020We'll look at some of the other options at center the team could turn to, but this also seemed like a good opportunity to check in and evaluate some of...
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