The Patriots Podcast

2020 Week 11 - Patriots best win since 2018 - Special guest Ryan re-joins the show - The 2020 Pats discover their identity - Are the Bills for real - Previewing the Texans in shambles

The guys are joined again by special guest Ryan to continue the good luck from last week's show and breakdown the upset victory over the Ravens. They cover how the defense stopped the run, how the offense ran it unstoppably, and what the path forward looks like for the 4-5 Patriots in a conference with 9 teams with at least 6 wins

2020 Week 10 - Finally a Win! With special guest Ryan Pray plus: How to fix the defense part II, the Dolphins are 5-3 and can we talk ourselves into the Patriots beating the Ravens?

The guys are joined by special guest Ryan Pray to dissect the narrow victory over the tanking Jets, try to find solutions for the Patriots problems on both sides of the ball, praise Nick Folk, marvel at the Dolphins and Bills, before trying to come up with any path for the Pats to upset the Ravens

2020 Week 9 - Fumbled away the game, How the Patriots can fix their run defense and find playmakers on offense - Plus the weekend of upsets and looking ahead to playing the hapless Jets

The Patriots had an up and down game against the Bills with a chance to win at the end. Cam Newton got something going in the second half and Damien Harris continues to come on strong. The guys discuss how to fix the tackling problem on defense, lay a lot of blame on the coaches, then look around the happenings in the NFL in week 8 and ahead in week 9.

2020 Week 8; What the F is going on? The plan to fix the broken offense and the porous defense. Plus Cards and Seahawks and looking ahead to Trade Deadline and Bills Faceoff

The guys discuss what the heck happened against the 49ers, are we still Patriots fans, and what the prospects are for a turnaround in New England. Looking ahead to the division tilt against the Bills and forecasting the NFL Trade Deadline and whether the Pats will be buyers or sellers.

2020 Week 7: What happened to the offense? Can we blame Covid or is more going on? The Bills lose again - And how do the Patriots matchup with the 49ers

Another year and another loss to the Broncos. Did Covid decide this game, what was Belichick thinking, and do we have cause for concern after the Patriots get thoroughly outplayed by a mediocre team?

Plus looking ahead to week 7 and the matchup with defending NFC champion 49ers with the Jimmy G return game.

2020 Week 5 Impressively Frustrating; Five game changing moments, Hoyer vs. Stidham, Unlikeable Mahomes, and Covid

The Patriots played great but still lost by 16 to the Chiefs because of dumb mistakes and missed opportunities. Belichick's great defensive gameplan executed beautifully but the offense could not cash in. If Newton's out, who's the QB going forward? Plus we look ahead to the Broncos coming to Foxboro in week 5

2020 Week 4: Runaway Win

The Pats road the ground game to a convincing 36-20 win over the Raiders that was helped along by 3 takeaways. Sean and JJ discuss how they were able to solve the Raiders defense and where they hid Darren Waller all game. Next they go over the crazy finishes across the league including near-comebacks, epic collapses, and the dreaded tie. Finally, the annual matchup against Andy Reid's Chiefs lie ahead and one of the guys goes against his rule and picks the Chiefs to win. 

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2020 Week 3: A Good Loss?

Is there such a thing as a good loss? There were a lot of positives in a tough game for the Patriots, including:

-Cam Newton's passing ability

-The team's comeback mentality

The guys also look around the league before previewing the Week 3 collision with Jon Gruden's Raiders. Can the Pats slow down Josh Jacobs? How will Belichick and McDaniels plan to control the ball and keep their defense fresh? All this and more on this episode, thanks for listening!

 

2020 Week 2: And It Begins

The first edition of the Cam Newton led Patriots was good enough for a victory over the 'Fins in Foxboro. The guys breakdown what went right on offense and defense, before taking a long look around the league featuring several Week 1 upsets and of course, checking in on the Tampa Bay Patriots. 

The week 2 matchup in Seattle won't feature the 12th man but Russell Wilson will be there and how will the Patriots attempt to contain him? How will they attack the now porous Seattle defense?

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2020 Week 1

Football's back! The guys preview the week 1 match up with the 'Fins, name their sleeper players for 2020, and go through overrated and underrated teams.

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