Bedard Columns

Completed Q&A: Bedard on Patriots-Dolphins 09.29.18

POSTED: 2:21 AM September 29, 2018

Let’s have a little Saturday night special while we watch Penn State-Ohio State and root for an embarrassing tie for both teams because, really, no one wants those two fan bases to...

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Bedard’s Breakdown: Once the strength of any Patriots defense, middle has become huge issue

POSTED: 11:26 AM September 26, 2018

The 2018 Patriots, to this point and especially on Sunday night in the embarrassing 26-10 loss to the Lions, have been subpar in all three spots. That's how you get...

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Bedard: Patriots’ 3 major flaws exposed again in another ugly loss — can they be mitigated?

POSTED: 3:26 AM September 24, 2018

at Ford Field

DETROIT — We tried to warn you before the game: new Lions coach Matt Patricia had more information on the Patriots than any other departed defensive coordinator. And as a...

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Bedard: Get your popcorn ready when Matt Patricia’s offense (not defense) faces Patriots

POSTED: 11:35 AM September 23, 2018

DETROIT — Let’s be honest: Nobody is expecting much of a game Sunday night when the Patriots visit the winless Lions. Sure, given the current state of both defenses and...

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Completed Q&A: Bedard on Patriots and everything else 09.22.18

POSTED: 1:06 PM September 21, 2018

Looking forward to another marathon chat session in between soccer and hockey games #loveautumn, and then I’ll be off to Motown in the morning for Patriots-Lions. I’m sure there will...

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Bedard’s Breakdown: Why were Brady and McDaniels so angry against the Jaguars?

POSTED: 7:57 PM September 19, 2018

The tirades were absolutely warranted — and there should have been one by Brian Flores on the defensive side as well while we're at it — as the Patriots completely...

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Bedard: With trade for Josh Gordon, Patriots have reached bottom at WR after years of neglect

POSTED: 6:54 AM September 18, 2018

Really, if we're being honest, it's pathetic that they Patriots have gotten to the point that they have to sign players that were basically useless bums at other places (Kenny...

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Bedard: If you had concerns about the Patriots, they were all on display vs. mouthy Jags

POSTED: 12:14 AM September 17, 2018

at TIAA Bank Field

Basically, if you had any offseason/preseason criticism about these Patriots and the makeup of the roster, you can puff out your chest today. There were so many areas where the...

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Bedard: Patriots defense primed for Jags matchup, but will it be enough? Plus gameplan points, pick

POSTED: 3:00 AM September 16, 2018

in Jacksonville, Fla.

The Patriots held the Texans to just 2 of 12 on third- and fourth-down conversions while Watson completed just 50 percent of his passes and averaged just 4.3 yards per...

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Completed Q&A: Bedard on Patriots-Jaguars … 70 questions!

POSTED: 12:51 AM September 14, 2018

Lots going on, so let’s sort everything out with a nice, meaty chat. You know the drill: leave your comments in the questions, don’t comment on other questions until we’re...

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Bedard’s Breakdown: Patriots pass defense much-improved but Deshaun Watson not ready for this game

POSTED: 1:32 PM September 11, 2018

We’ll get into our usual positional ratings, video breakdowns of specific plays, the long-running gamecharts, and three up/down from Sunday’s game. But let’s lead off with our biggest takeaway from...

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Bedard: What you should take from the Patriots’ win over the Texans

POSTED: 9:10 PM September 9, 2018

at Gillette Stadium

Like most opening games in today's NFL, where it can take teams — even these Patriots, who have started 2-2 in three of the previous six seasons — a month...

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Bedard: Forget the offseason, these Patriots are better than the ’17 squad

POSTED: 11:00 PM September 8, 2018

Can the Patriots better their finish last season of a Super Bowl loss to the Eagles? Can they be a 60-minute team on the biggest stage, instead of the 50-minute...

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Gameplan points: Patriots, Texans may be familiar, but much is unknown in this matchup

POSTED: 9:16 PM September 6, 2018

if you hooked up Bill O'Brien and Bill Belichick to truth serum, they'd tell you that they're not sure exactly what they're going to get from the other in this...

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Bedard: Analyzing the Patriots’ defensive roster – Big questions at LB loom large

POSTED: 8:00 PM September 3, 2018

We already posted our thoughts on the offense after the initial waiver period. Let's take a look at the defense, starting with the team-wide depth chart.

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Bedard: Analyzing the Patriots’ offensive roster – Tom Brady’s readiness cloudy

POSTED: 3:28 PM September 3, 2018

Now that the waiver claim process has been completed (for the most part), we can take a little bit of a closer look at the Patriots' final (for this week)...

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Bedard: Looking back on 53-man picks, initial confidence & worry spots on roster – age/depth an issue

POSTED: 8:53 AM September 2, 2018

Have to be accountable — for the good and the bad here at BSJ — so let’s go over what we got right, and wrong from our final stab at...

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Road to 53, final version – Some last-minute changes and M. Brown stays

POSTED: 11:40 AM August 31, 2018

Going to get this up right now before too much happens, and then I’ll continue to add my explanations/thoughts: Changes/thoughts: John to IR: Just a guess, but I’m moving Ulrick...

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Hunting for deals: Who are the viable options if the Patriots bring in a receiver?