Sources: Former
#Patriots
coach Bill Belichick will have a second interview with the
#Falcons
brass this weekend after meeting with owner Arthur Blank 1-on-1 this past week. Things are ramping up with the greatest coach of all time…
The whole peak argument for Brady vs Mahomes is silly to me. When was Brady's peak?
When he led the NFL in TDs in '02?
When he threw 50 TDs in '07?
When he won unanimous MVP in '10?
When he won MVP in '17?
When he led the league in yards and TDs in '21?
Travis Kelce is planning something "special" for Taylor Swift as the pair get ready to spend Valentine's Day together.
A source tells ET, "Travis is focused on Valentine’s Day and wants to do something fun and special for Taylor."
A side-by-side of Barbashev's hit on Johansson and Matt Cooke's hit on Marc Savard in 2010. Cooke's hit all but ended Savard's career. No penalty on the Barbashev hit.
#Bruins
#StanleyCup
Here’s a good one:
The last non-punter to hold a placekick in the NFL playoffs was Tom Brady in the Patriots 2013 divisional matchup against the Colts. He held the last two PATs in that game and never held another NFL kick before or after!
There is no QB controversy in New England. Zappe has an average depth of target of 5.9 yards today. This is the offense rolling and everyone getting on the same page.
Mac Jones can do all of this and more.
Mac Jones today: 23/27 for 246 yards, 9.1 yards per attempt, no picks.
He played solid, mistake-free football all game despite pressure in his face. Improvement out of the bye.
The Detroit Lions have not scored a touchdown at Gillette Stadium since December 3, 2006.
Jon Kitna threw a 5-yard TD to Mike Furrey.
That is their only touchdown at Gillette Stadium.
Watch Bourne on the right side. This got called back due to holding and the Pats had to try again from the 12. Should have been offsetting penalties because that is 100% illegal contact.
@BigEastBarroom
Brady also didn't have a non-peak for like 20 years. I don't think we can really compare the two until we see Mahomes in a post-Kelce world. These are like Brady's Gronk years.
That said, he's No. 3 all-time at worst right now. A delight to watch every time he plays.
Marquette opened this season picked to finish No. 9 in the Big East.
The Golden Eagles are now No. 8 in the country on KenPom.
Shaka Smart should be in the National Coach of the Year conversation.
It's wild that we're on to the Brady vs. Mahomes debate when Mahomes hasn't even passed Montana yet.
Mahomes is the best guy in the league right now, but longevity is a huge part of this. Not entertaining this discussion until Mahomes gets to ring No. 5 at a minimum.
Yeah, nobody was going to recognize the mansion that went on sale this morning with a framed Kris Dunn Timberwolves jersey in it...
This could not have been handled more poorly.
.
@ColinCowherd
says it's time to blow it up in New England:
"What you don't want to become is the Chicago Bears where the highlight of every season is honoring players who were great years ago."
If you're going to call that by the book on Nembhard, you absolutely have to call it when Scheierman gets hit while taking the 3/4-court heave.
Both are technically fouls by the rulebook. Call both, or call neither, but you can't call just one.
@mightykaos41
The real issue was they didn't self-scout very well. They ran this play a lot, and New England knew it. Should have called a pass with out-breaking routes.
Picked to finish 7th in the Big East, Providence now ranks 8th in the country. A dream season for the Friars. Ed Cooley needs to be in the national coach of the year conversation.
Tom Brady retiring feels like the final part of my childhood going away. I spent every Sunday in the fall as a kid with him on my TV.
Nobody else will match what he did. The undisputed GOAT.
The New England Patriots make the playoffs with a loss next week IF:
1. NYJ loses to SEA and beats MIA
2. LV loses or ties at least once
3. PIT loses or ties at least once
4. TEN loses or ties against JAC
I feel awful for the players and staff at Providence to be put in this position. They will now all be forced to reconsider their futures in a very condensed time period after being sold on becoming part of a family in Friartown.
Mac Jones since the bye: 51-66 (77.3%), 2 TD, 0 INT, 116.2 rating, 9.52 Y/A.
Exactly the improvement we were hoping to see out of the bye.
He only has one pick in his last 131 pass attempts.
Providence’s Ed Cooley will complete a zoom meeting this evening with TCU transfer Eddie Lampkin, he told
@Stockrisers
. Memphis’ Penny Hardaway reached out to Lampkin last night.
It is 1:30 on a Thursday and Madison Square Garden is packed. And this isn't even the main event in this session.
There really is nothing quite like the Big East Tournament. Best fans of any conference.
Mac has 5 picks in 3 games. Some other QBs who struggled with picks early in yr 2:
Allen: 7 in first 5 games, 2 in final 12
Peyton: 8 in first 6, 7 in final 11
Burrow: 6 in first 5, 10 in final 15
Let's see how Mac looks after his injury.
Transfer class for
@PCFriarsmbb
:
Noah Locke - 80th in 2018, 1 year left
Clifton Moore - 151st in 2017, 1 year left
Devin Carter - 86th in 2021, 3 years left
Bryce Hopkins - 39th in 2021, 3 years left
Corey Floyd Jr. - 93rd in 2021, 4 years left
Former
@KentuckyMBB
F Bryce Hopkins commits to Providence. A former top-40 recruit,
@BryceHopkins
becomes the highest rated prospect to come to Providence since Kris Dunn.
He becomes the fourth top-100 player to transfer to PC this offseason.
Kim English deserves so much credit for this one. Has had Providence's defense prepared and ready to go from the opening tip. The Friars are creating a ton of ball pressure, and the Bluejays have had to work for every basket all night long.
Making a statement at MSG.
Per
@SportsTVRatings
, DePaul at Creighton on Christmas had a rating of 1.38.
That's higher than every NBA Christmas game except Bucks/Celtics and every CFB game last week except Wake Forest/Mizzou.
It was by far the most watched college basketball game last week.
Providence has added 4 players from the portal. Three of them (Locke, Carter, Floyd) are former top-100 recruits.
@PCFriarsmbb
is doing a nice job of restocking the cupboard.
Sean Miller took a team that went to the NIT last year to a 2nd-place finish in the Big East, a BE Final appearance, and a trip to the Sweet 16 - all with Freemantle out since February.
An outstanding season for the Musketeers. This program is headed in the right direction.
Stevie Mitchell just walked off the set and said "let's go Devin Carter, I can't wait for Devin Carter."
Going to be a fun battle tomorrow night at the Garden.
Mac Jones was a “very hot” name around at the NFL combine, with multiple QB coaches/evaluators voicing their belief in the
#Patriots
QB, per
@JamesPalmerTV
.
A popular sentiment was that if Jones had been drafted to the
#49ers
, they would “have won multiple Super Bowls by now.”
Providence dropped to 51 on KenPom after losing at Marquette. The Friars have gone 6-0 since, including wins over Xavier and Marquette, and yet sit at 51 on KenPom this morning.
Less than a year ago, it seemed like Naismith winner Ed Cooley could be the face of the Big East with Jay Wright retiring, ushering the conference into a new era.
Now, he reportedly becomes the first coach in Big East history to leave one school in the conference for another.
This sounds like neither the Patriots nor the Jaguars are offering as much as Ridley's camp expected, so they're putting rumors about a dark horse team to try to drive up the cost despite no such team existing.
Calvin Ridley remains the top free-agent wide receiver on the market. The Jaguars wish to retain him, and the Patriots hope to sign him. Sources say there could be a darkhorse lurking as well. Money will be interesting with a deep draft class at that position coming.
As of right now, Kim English will return everyone from last year's team that was expected back except for Jayden Pierre, and he can still return.
This is as good as Providence fans could have hoped for.
Providence and Kansas are both undefeated this season when leading with 5 minutes left in regulation.
Kansas is 7-2 and Providence is 12-2 in games decided by 5 or less points or in OT.
These are two of the best late-game teams in college basketball.
Tyler Kolek should be the Big East Player of the Year, and Shaka Smart should be both Big East and Naismith Coach of the Year.
What he has done in his second year with this program is nothing short of remarkable.
Ed Cooley didn't lose a home non-conference game in Providence until his 4th year with the team.
He didn't get out of his first week at Georgetown before dropping one at home.