Category: BSMW Original Column

It’s been a busy summer for the New England Patriots, for many of the wrong reasons. Now that training camp lies just around the corner (yes, please), we figured we’d get away from all that nasty business and start compiling a list of potential fan favorites for 2013. Whether or not you were a card-carrying … Continue reading Searching For The Next Mosi Tatupu

The Patriots must seek another pass-catcher after a certain Tight End Who Shan’t Be Named got released due to alleged “troubles.” Troubles. Suddenly we’re speaking about Foxboro the same way we described Belfast in 1982. In any case, our look at the ten players best suited to pick up the suddenly significant slack at tight … Continue reading Top Ten Potential Replacements For What’s-His-Face

New England has made an annual habit of holding on to at least one undrafted free agent (UDFA) who had to wait out seven rounds of the draft before booking a plane ticket. Below, we review some of the guys reportedly signed by the Pats who might want to check out properties in the Foxboro … Continue reading Who’s The FA? UDFA!

We at Boston Sports Media Watch couldn’t do much without the actual Boston sports media, so we figured we’d get a few of our locals involved in a New England draft review. Joining Bruce Allen and Chris Warner in the discussion are Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston’s Patriots blog, Chris Price of WEEI.com’s It Is What It … Continue reading Patriots Draft Review Panel

Way back in February, we wrote about the various draft modes Coach Bill Belichick could choose. Of those, we’ve decided to stay put with the five picks available to New England this year for our very own, very serious mock draft. Not much room to move around the board? Fine. Clean slate in 2014. For now, … Continue reading The Pats Draft We’d Like To See

New England begins this week with five draft picks: one each in the first, second and third rounds, plus two in the seventh. No one can read Bill Belichick’s mind (we imagine it’s full of X’s, O’s, and secret fishing spots off of Nantucket). What we can do, however, is look at some of his … Continue reading A Belichick Draft: The Tendencies

With New England currently owning a mere five picks in the 2013 draft, that means they'll have to fill spring camp with rookie free agents.  Let's preview some potential undrafted newbies who could get a second look from the Foxboro front office. These fresh-faced free agent decisions often come down to connections. Last year, for … Continue reading All In The Patriots Family

With Danny Woodhead going to San Diego and Julian Edelman visiting other teams, New England’s return game has an uncertain future. Yes, the Pats signed Leon Washington, but the former Seahawk is 30 years old, which typically qualifies as the running back/returner Rubicon. The good news? The 2013 draft has many special teams candidates who … Continue reading Looking For Something In Returns

College football players must feel disappointed when they don’t receive an invitation to the NFL combine to show off their skills. One consolation is that they can perform drills on their respective pro days, which often occur weeks closer to the draft. The other? They don’t have to go to Indianapolis. (Ba-da-BOOM!) For those who … Continue reading Combine Snubs Who Showed ’Em, Part III (Best Of)

As we mentioned in Part I, kudos to Gil Brandt and his pro day blog on NFL.com. A very entertaining read. Below, we cite some more players who lacked invitations to the combine but whose performances would have fit right in at Indianapolis. For a rundown of each drill’s specific requirements, take a gander at the … Continue reading Combine Snubs Who Showed ’Em, Part II