1. No one really knows what the Patriots’ offense will look like this season with Jarrett Stidham in quarterback, but how the Rams have done things in recent years may be a good indication. Why is that? As Andy Hart noted on Friday, Jedd Fisch has joined the Patriots staff during the off season and is said to be heavily involved in the offensive during the off season. Fisch has spent the past two seasons with the Rams on Sean McVay’s staff as an assistant senior assistant / assistant offense coordinator. In addition, Fisch has extensive coaching experience at all levels. Before the Rams, Fisch was with UCLA and Michigan, so he brings a wealth of knowledge to New England – perhaps knowledge that Josh McDaniels does not have. McDaniels has worked with Tom Brady for so many years and done things his own way, so having someone like Fisch could help add new concepts to the offense such as deployments, RPOs and just more games. designed to get the quarterback on the move. Rams QB Jared Goff is by no means Lamar Jackson, but he represents at least a threat of flight. Don’t expect Stidham to be like Jackson or even Russell Wilson, but the Patriots’ offense will certainly have new concepts that involve moving the quarterback and Fisch will be a major part of it.
2. There is still chatter from Brian Hoyer potentially starting the season for the Patriots and not Stidham, which makes absolutely no sense. Patriots need to see what they have in sophomore quarterback and having it sit down to start the season doesn’t really do that, especially when there are road games in Seattle and Kansas City in the first four matches. In addition to competing for a playoff spot, the second goal of the season is to know exactly what Stidham is because it will determine where the Patriots will go in position.
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3. Brady continues to hold private training sessions with his new Buccaneers teammates in Tampa Bay despite the fact that the NFLPA is not recommending them due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Considering everything that’s going on across the country and in Florida in particular, it’s not a good overview for the former Patriots quarterback. It is even worse that he promotes it on social networks. In addition, it should be noted that Brady seems throughout this off-season with his new teammates while the last two years, he could not worry about attending OTAs (which only last a few days a week for a few hours) with the rest of his Patriot teammates.
4. Wide catcher Mohamed Sanu is a huge joker for the coming season. If he’s in good health and connects with Stidham, he could be a valuable part of the offensive, especially with Julian Edelman who gets a lot of attention from opposing defenses. But, it could also go the other way where if he struggled in a training camp, it would not be a complete shock to see him released given his ceiling of $ 6.5 million.
5. Speaking of the salary cap, the Patriots have by far the least amount of cap space in the league. New England costs less than a million dollars and the next closest team is the Buccaneers, which have just over $ 4 million. There is no doubt that the Patriots will make cuts to veterans as they approach training camp, some of which may be a bit surprising.
6. Congratulations to the Patriots for hosting a special All-Access Patriots Friday night where 21 players, coaches and scouts had a roundtable on racism in America, meetings with the police and where the country can go from here. The functionality can be viewed by clicking here.
7. The NFL has committed to starting training camp as scheduled in late July, but things are heading towards the preseason which goes from four games to two. And then, with the MLB, the NBA and the NHL all preparing for their returns, the NFL could benefit because it will be able to see what works and what does not work with these sports because it begins its regular season only. in September. The league has already announced that it will have tarpaulins with advertisements on the front rows of the stands this season.
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