2015 NFL Draft: ACC Top Prospect and Conference Preview
Jameis Winston is a decent football player. NEPD Editor: Mike Loyko After a few slow months it’s about time to start ramping back up the football and NFL Draft machine. We now can flip the page to 2014...
View Article2015 NFL Draft: PAC 12 Player Preview
NEPD Staff Writer: Ken Vetrano The PAC 12 fields some of the most explosive offenses and physical defenses in college football. Those of us from the east coast don’t get much of a chance to watch...
View Article2015 NFL Draft: Previewing the Offensive Landscape
Oregon QB Marcus Mariota will be fun to watch this fall. NEPD Staff Writer: Mike Gerken Many people dread their birthday after a certain age, but not me. Each year, in late July, I get excited just...
View ArticlePatriots’ State of the Backfield: 2014 and Beyond
Is this Shane Vereen’s last year in New England? (USA Today Sports) NEPD Staff Writer: CJ Sousa What qualities do the Patriots care about most in a running back? Is it the ability to pick up a blitz?...
View ArticlePotential Patriots in the 2015 NFL Draft: Kurtis Drummond
Kurtis Drummond is a possible answer at safety for the Patriots. (USA Today Sports Images) NEPD Staff Writer: Adam Bogdan There are few remaining questions in the Patriots defensive backfield. Devin...
View ArticleSaturday Slate: Week 1 Matchups to Watch in College Football
NEPD Staff Writer: CJ Sousa The overreactions can be heard for miles. Talk radio, school message boards, and hobby shops nation wide are blown apart by one meaningless release: the AP top 25. Fans of...
View Article2015 NFL Draft: Previewing the Defensive Landscape
NEPD Staff Writer: Mike Gerken Last week, I wrote an article previewing the offensive side of the ball as it relates to next year’s draft class. This week, let’s talk defense. It is an exciting time to...
View ArticleFilm Room: Carl Davis (DT, Iowa) vs UNI
NEPD Staff Writer: Mike Gerken Week one of college football has come and gone. There were a lot of great games played over the weekend and some impressive individual performances as well. One such...
View ArticleScouting Report: Leonard Williams, DE/DT USC vs. #13 Stanford
NEPD Staff Writer: Mike Gerken I try to avoid reading about or watching highlights of a player that I am going to be scouting so that I can form my own opinion. When I turned on the tape of the USC vs....
View ArticleScouting Report: Benardrick McKinney, ILB/OLB Mississippi St. vs. South Alabama
NEPD Staff Writer: Mike Gerken Week 3 of the college football season lacked the high profile matchups that we were lucky to have in the first 2 weeks. There were some exciting games, like a certain...
View Article2015 New England Patriots Mock Draft: Edition 1.0
NEPD Editor: Mike Loyko The Patriots are right in the middle of the Super Bowl hunt, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be looking for ways for this team to improve in 2015. Regardless of which free...
View Article32 Draft Prospects to Watch in the 2015 Senior Bowl
LSU OT La’El Collins might be the best prospect in the Senior Bowl. NEPD Editor: Mike Loyko The 2015 Senior Bowl kicks off Tuesday in Mobile, Alabama signaling the official start to NFL Draft Season...
View ArticleOn To The Draft: 2015 Patriots Mock Draft
NEPD Editor: James Christensen Holy hell, that just happened didn’t it? The New England Patriots’ fourth rings fits as well as the first, earned after a year full of roller-coaster emotions. Don’t...
View Article2015 Patriots Draft Contacts
The Patriots have had Pre-Draft Contact with the following 2015 NFL Draft Prospects: PW – Private Workout PDW – Pro Day Workout OV – Official Visit CI – Combine Interview U – Unconfirmed Contact...
View Article2015 NFL Draft: Patriots Make a Trade and a Pick
NEPD Editor: James Christensen After selecting Texas DT Malcom Brown and Jordan Richards (DB, Stanford) with their first two picks, the Patriots traded the 96th pick to the Cleveland Browns. With the...
View Article2015 NFL Draft: Patriots Select Trey Flowers (DE, Arkansas)
NEPD Editor: James Christensen After selecting three players in the 2015 NFL draft’s opening three rounds, the Patriots were back on the clock for the 101st pick. They selected Arkansas DE Trey...
View Article2015 NFL Draft: Patriots Select Tre Jackson (OL, Florida State)
NEPD Editor: James Christensen After selecting four defensive players to start the 2015 NFL Draft, the Patriots were back on the clock for the 111th pick. They finally chose to add to the offensive...
View Article2015 NFL Draft: Patriots Select Shaq Mason (OL, Georgia Tech)
NEPD Editor: James Christensen After exciting their fans with two picks that college football fans are familiar with, the New England Patriots found themselves back on the clock for the third time in...
View Article2015 NFL Draft: Patriots Select Joe Cardona (LS, Navy)
NEPD Editor: James Christensen If there was ever a draft pick tailor-made for Bill Belichick, it is Joe Cardona. The former high-school lacrosse player is a long-snapper from Navy, where Belichick...
View Article2015 NFL Draft: Patriots Select Matthew Wells (LB, Miss State)
NEPD Editor: James Christensen The Patriots have one of the top linebacker trios in the NFL, but the depth behind isn’t nearly as strong. Bill Belichick made a move to address that by adding...
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