Bedard Columns

Bedard: Ranking the AFC East (Offense) – Patriots, Bills close but more depth needed in New England

POSTED: 2:41 PM April 13, 2020

There has been and will be a lot of talk about how the Patriots stack up with the rest of the AFC East after the departure of Tom Brady. We...

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2020 NFL Draft: RB rankings – Patriots don’t appear to have many needs but change is coming

POSTED: 4:50 PM April 11, 2020

With Sony Michel entering his third season as a former first-round pick and Damien Harris on mothballs after being a third-round selection last year, the Patriots wouldn’t seem to have...

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2020 NFL Draft: QB rankings – After elite prospect Joe Burrow, there are a lot of question marks

POSTED: 5:59 PM April 9, 2020

But beyond Joe Burrow, each of the prospects has serious questions about how they'll translate to the pro game — even Tua Tagovailoa (injuries, arm strength). Sure, Justin Herbert has...

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Bedard: What you need to know when it comes to trading Rob Gronkowski

POSTED: 12:30 PM April 9, 2020

Regardless of whether or not PFT Commenter’s dog is the newest NFL insider or he’s just bored during the quarantine, the same question keeps coming up from time to time,...

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Bedard: Recapping and reacting to Tom Brady’s interview with Howard Stern

POSTED: 2:52 PM April 8, 2020

Tom Brady had his big interview with Howard Stern on Sirius XM, and it mostly delivered with over two hours of content. He sounded more forthcoming in his answers than anything he’s said...

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Bedard: A real NFL all-decade team that flip flops some Patriots

POSTED: 1:03 PM April 7, 2020

I had to say something about the 2010s NFL All-Decade team in between going blind watching college film (I usually don’t have time for such a deep dive, so it’s good...

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Bedard: A rarity – Patriots leave themselves needing immediate help in draft

POSTED: 1:28 PM April 6, 2020

Belichick also likes to go into the draft with no apparent needs because it makes them that much more unpredictable to other teams. Just the way The Hoodie likes it....

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Bedard: Scituate’s Joe Gaziano keeps eye on NFL draft in uncertain times

POSTED: 4:24 PM April 2, 2020

Safe to say, this isn't exactly the run-up to the NFL draft that Northwestern defensive end Joe Gaziano, a Scituate and Xaverian Brothers product, envisioned.

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Bedard: Expecting a big impact out of this Patriots draft? Their history says otherwise

POSTED: 5:00 AM April 2, 2020

One thing I neglected to explain in my piece titled, “Could Bill Belichick and the Patriots largely punt on this year’s draft?” was that one of the stipulations — to...

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Bedard: NFL needs to resist its inherent greed and just shut up

POSTED: 2:28 PM April 1, 2020

It was doing so well, really. But then, the National Football League's office couldn't help itself and tripped all over its own feet. It's what they always do. The NFL,...

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Patriots Future: (Lack of) Depth chart for 2022 shows just how crucial this team-building stretch is for Patriots

POSTED: 12:23 PM March 31, 2020

The future of this franchise, for the first time in seemingly forever, is virtually a blank slate. It is an unpainted canvas for Belichick and company to paint the final...

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Bedard: David Andrews is on the mend, but Patriots need a plan at center

POSTED: 1:58 PM March 30, 2020

If there’s one thing the Patriots’ 2019 season taught us — ok, it taught us many things, especially on offense — it’s that blocking and scheme fit should never be taken...

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Patriots Future: Could Bill Belichick and the Patriots largely punt on this year’s draft?

POSTED: 1:44 PM March 27, 2020

So when going through the 2021 depth chart for the Patriots — all 30 players — one question kept coming back to me: How are they going to fit any...

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Patriots Future: New England has positioned itself to remake franchise in 2021 and beyond

POSTED: 9:03 PM March 26, 2020

We all knew that this Patriots offseason, if Tom Brady exited, was going to be one of the weirdest in franchise history. And that hasn’t disappointed. But it’s been more curious than...

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Bedard: Devin McCourty is the leader the Patriots deserve in this moment

POSTED: 4:58 PM March 24, 2020

I'm excited about this new, in-your-face McCourty. He does it the right way, too. He won't be talking a ton of trash. He'll be able to back up everything. McCourty...

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Bedard: Sounds like reality starting to set in with Tom Brady on life after Patriots

POSTED: 3:19 PM March 24, 2020

He said all the right things, as he always does. When you combine one of the smartest quarterbacks ever with image and business concerns, you have among the most polished...

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NFL FREE AGENCY

BSJ Scouting Report: Adrian Phillips’ next-level smarts should be perfect Patriots fit, asset vs. Ravens, Chiefs

POSTED: 3:56 PM March 23, 2020

If I knew my team had to go through the Ravens and Chiefs in the AFC and I could pick one player to help me against those teams, it might...

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NFL FREE AGENCY

NFL Notebook: Taking stock of the AFC contender picture, AFC East after first wave of free agency; How Covid-19 could change QB landscape

POSTED: 11:09 AM March 22, 2020

The first wave of free agency is over — and it might have skipped all the way through to the third phase — with all the big money doled out...

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NFL FREE AGENCY

BSJ Scouting Report: DT Beau Allen – Patriots risk interior integrity with Bucs backup