Eye On Foxborough

Four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski joins MassLive's Chris Mason and Karen Guregian to discuss the "Dynasty," why Malcolm Butler got benched, the Patriots' life without Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft's "silly" comments about Taylor Swift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Vikings, who are also in the QB market, traded for another first-round pick on Friday morning. Minnesota now owns picks No. 11 and 23 and are likely eyeing a move up the board. So should the Patriots trade down from No. 3 overall? What would it take for that to happen? Mark Daniels and Chris Mason dive in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plan A to weaponize the Patriots offense fell through the cracks, as top wideout Calvin Ridley turned down a competitive offer from New England to sign with the Tennessee Titans. So where do Eliot Wolf and company go from here? Mark Daniels and Chris Mason break it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Patriots landed a new QB, RB and brought back their biggest free agent on the first day of the legal tampering period. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason dive into the new developments and there's some more breaking news during the pod, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Mason and Mark Daniels toss on the GM caps and outline dueling plans for how the Patriots should attack free agency. Using a salary cap tool and market projections, the guys make significant upgrades to a roster that needs help all over the place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Eye On Foxborough, "Dynasty" director Matthew Hamacheck joins Karen Guregian and Chris Mason to talk about the 10-part series including why Super Bowl XXXVIII and Super Bowl XXXIX were glossed over, if he believes this is a hit piece of Bill Belichick and why Tom Brady was left out of the chilling Aaron Hernandez episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Mark Daniels and Chris Mason are back to share what they heard about the Patriots during a busy week at the NFL Combine. Whether it was QBs, WRs, or offensive line help, there was plenty of buzz around New England's plans for the coming months in Indy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sources in Indy told MassLive insiders Karen Guregian, Mark Daniels, and Chris Mason that the Patriots' plan at QB is coming into focus. They're looking to take a QB at No. 3 overall and also signing a veteran, with the expectation that the rookie won't have to start until he's ready. The gang breaks all the intel down in a new episode from the NFL Combine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Chris Mason, Karen Guregian, and Mark Daniels are live from Indy once again, where Jerod Mayo addressed reporters, some free agency plans came into brighter focus, and the Patriots players crushed the team in an NFLPA survey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eliot Wolf spoke for the first time at the NFL Combine and the de facto Patriots GM had plenty to say. Mark Daniels, Chris Mason, and Karen Guregian are live from a sweet Air Bnb in Indy to break down all of Wolf's remarks on the draft, free agency, the franchise tag, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Eye On Foxborough, Cleveland.com reporter Mary Kay Cabot joins Karen Guregian to talk Alex Van Pelt, the possibility of Joe Flacco joining his former coach on the Patriots and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFL Combine upon us, and Mark Daniels and Chris Mason have a primer on everything that Patriots fans should be looking for from Indianapolis this week. Spoiler: There's one viral thing that fans are much better off ignoring, and Daniels has the stats to back it up. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jerod Mayo introduced his new Patriots coordinators in an hour-long media session on Wednesday afternoon. Chris Mason and Mark Daniels are back to break down what they learned from Mayo, Alex Van Pelt, DeMarcus Covington and Jeremy Springer's press conferences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Eye On Foxborough, Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones joins MassLive's Karen Guregian and provides an update on his health after missing the 2023 season, his biggest takeaway from Bill Belichick and his first impression of Jerod Mayo. Jones also discusses his music and how he wouldn't mind collaborating with Taylor Swift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

Mark Daniels and Chris Mason are back to break down a bunch of potential cap casualties in New England. The first one is obvious, but from there some tough decisions await Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With the franchise tag window opening on Tuesday, Mark Daniels and Chris Mason dive into how that will impact the Patriots. Is there anyone on their own roster that should be tagged? Mike Onwenu? Kyle Dugger? Hunter Henry? And how will tags around the league impact pursuits of players like Tee Higgins in free agency? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With "The Dynasty" set to air Friday, author of the book Jeff Benedict joined MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss writing the book-turned-documentary and gives a behind-the-scenes look of the access he had while writing it. Benedict discusses how Tom Brady leaving the Patriots was the end of New England's dynasty, why Bill Belichick deserves so much credit and looks at the Chiefs' recent run of s...

On this episode of Eye On Foxborough, NFL draft expert Lance Zierlein joins MassLive's Karen Guregian to discuss what the Patriots should in April, why they have "no real reason" to reach for a quarterback with their third pick, why he wouldn't be surprised if New England trades the pick away and much more — including who from the draft Zierlein thinks would be a "natural fit" for the Patriots. Le...

Mark Daniels and Chris Mason are back to break down a Chiefs' Super Bowl win over the 49ers (that Daniels predicted back in September). The guys dive into how the game played out and what the Patriots can learn from it moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Eye On Foxborough, Patriots Hall of Famer Matt Light joins Karen Guregian to discuss why he believes New England should target a quarterback in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, his "personal gripes" with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who he thinks would be a better broadcaster between Tom Brady and Bill Belichick and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Mark Daniels and Chris Mason are back to break down a number of new reports: Eliot Wolf being high on a tackle at No. 3, Bill Belichick getting a call from the Commanders right before the job went to Dan Quinn, New England's reported interest in ex-Giants head coach Ben McAdoo, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emergency pod! Chris Mason and Mark Daniels are back to break down the surprise hiring of Alex Van Pelt as New England's next offensive coordinator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Unless something unexpected happens, Bill Belichick won't be an NFL head coach to open the 2024 season. Mark Daniels and Chris Mason break down Belichick's cold market, what he should do next, and then dive into Jerod Mayo's search for the next Patriots offensive coordinator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Eye On Foxborough, three-time Super Bowl champion Devin McCourty joins Karen Guregian to discuss Jerod Mayo, Nick Caley and what he could bring to the Patriots and explains one scenario where New England could keep Mac Jones as its quarterback. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Daniels and Chris Mason break down the in-depth story on MassLive about the fall of Mac Jones. The guys dive into the dysfunction surrounding Jones in Foxborough, how things spiraled under Bill Belichick, and where the 25-year-old quarterback goes from here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices