Patriots Afterthoughts - A New England Patriots Fan Podcast

Well that sucked. But I guess that's what happens when you go up against a coach who has the balls to go for all the marbles - win or lose - on one play...Instead of playing for the tie like you know who. At least Thanksgiving was nice.

Oofa boofa, that was some bad football. Offense. Defense. Special Teams. Coaching. The Patriots were Outwitted, outplayed, outlasted by the Dolphins. Should any of the coaches be voted off? Did I just make two Survivor references? And do those references have NOTHING to do with this episode? Yes. The night wasn’t a total loss though, we went out after and had some delicious holiday fun…

Happy Sunday Patriots fans! It was a close on there for a bit. They had their moments - and even had a chance to go win the game. Drake looked good but also made some rookie mistakes that you had to expect would pop up here and there. Even with a loss, I cam out of it with one feeling. Hope. And hunger for pulled pork sandwiches I'd been making all day. I blame the hunger on getting the games/...

Happy Sunday Patriots fans! It's that time of year again where I am driving my mother-in-law down to Florida. Today we stopped in South Carolina for the night. I was able to listen to half the game through the SiriusXM app and then watch half the game from my laptop in the motel room (don't has me how.) Very excited for the Patriots win - and even more excited that tomorrow is my last day...

Well. That was a frustrating game that almost turned into an amazing game. Patriots lose - Drake makes a few rookie mistakes, but he also pulls off an amazing play at the end of regulation to tie the game...Or to go for the win if Mayo went for two. Sigh.

Remember that time where I said "I'd give up my gallbladder to see the Patriots beat the Jets?" Okay, I never actually said that - but it still happened...I talk about that, the nice win for the Patriots today, and the hopes that Drake May is fine and will be good to go as soon as possible. Today though - gotta give the credit to Jacoby Brissett. Job well done!

Stop me if you've heard this one before. The Patriots lose. Their sixth loss in a row. Drake Maye looked good again. Some nice bright spots, some rookie mistakes, but all-in-all he seems to be the one positive thing we can grasp on to as Patriots fans....So - top 5 draft pick again? Watch on YouTube

Another game. Another loss. The defense gave up the most points they have all season - but the offense scored the most points they have all season. There was a lot of ugly, ugly play out there and a lot of mistakes made - but Drake Maye threw for over 230 yards and for 3 touchdowns. That is the silver lining that we can hopefully use to start making the clouds that hover over this team smaller and...

What an absolutely ugly, sloppy game. Both teams did everything they could to lose it, but ultimately the Patriots came out on top of failure mountain. The offense is terrible. But even with that it was just an unenjoyable sludge of a game. Well at least we don't have to think about this team until next Sunday.

Look, I’ll be perfectly honest with you. I only watched like the first 25 minutes of this game. After that I listened to most of the first half while driving into Boston with my wife and her mother to go see Mamma Mia! I made the right decision.

Now that's more like it! There's the team that we thought was going to stink this year! There's the team that has a terrible offensive line (that falls squarely on Eliot Wolf, the coaches, and the Krafts - take your pick). The Patriots were in this game for maybe the first couple minutes and it was just downhill from there. Did Drake Maye getting into the game foreshadow things to come...

And just like that the perfect season is over. There were some positives to enjoy but in the end they just couldn't get the job done. We're on the Thursday and the Jets...

Well, well, well! What a wonderful, pleasant surprise that most of the NFL outside of the Patriots locker room did not see coming. The Patriots win! Jerod Mayo wins his first game as a head coach! The offense was good enough! The running game is legit! The defense is legit! I love exclamation points!! I mean, you couldn't ask for anything more? Go PATS!

Tomorrow we truly enter the next era of Patriots football, kinda. The fun thing about going into a season with your favorite team having long to no expectations? You can focus on rooting for other teams to fail. Petty? Um, duh, of course it is. Go Pats!

Welcome to the New New era of the New England Patriots. New coach. New quarterback. In this little bonus episode, Mike came back to tell you everything he knows about Drake Maye, the newest member of the New England Patriots. If you're familiar with the show, your expectations are already set at the correct low level. What he does know though, is that he is excited to see what happens. Music i...

And just like that - it's over. The TRUE end of a dynasty ended on January 11, 2024 when Bill Belichick announced he and the New England Patriots will be parting ways. What the future holds for the Patriots, who can say? I just wanted to take a few minutes and give my gratitude to Coach Belichick for giving me so many memories that I'll cherish for the rest of my life. And while this long...

This is the end, beautiful friend....This is the end, my only friend....The end. The end of the season and possibly the end of an era. I'd like to put this season in the rearview mirror - and hope with whatever comes, better days are ahead....Go Pats! Music in this episode – "Is This The End" by Creed (Creed? Really?)

Happy New Year's Eve, football nerds! After some terribly sloppy play, the Patriots made a game of it while the Bills did their best to not want to win. But they did. In the long run this is probably better for the Patriots, but still never fun to see the Bills win a game. Let's do this one more time next week... Music in this episode – “Auld Lang Syne (Punk Rock)” by Knights to Remember (...

Merry Christmas! Draft positioning be damned, this was a helluva win and a great, poetic ending for Chad Ryland. I don't care what anybody says, I enjoyed this game and this win. What an ending! Happy Holidays, Pats fans! Music in this episode - "Christmas Is The Time To Say 'I Love You'" by Billy Squier (how could you not love this song?)

And just like that the winning streak is over. The Pats fall to 3-11 and the focus stays on the draft and the future of this team and its coaching staff. See you Christmas Eve! Music in this episode - "Down" by 311 - Get it? 311...3-11....I'm brilliant!

"Hark! The herald angels sing - the Pats actually got a win!" Admit it, you sang that out loud. Well folks, here we are with a very special episode of Patriots Afterthoughts - coming to you after a rare Patriots victory. There have only been 3 this year, so enjoy them while you can. Sure the more the lose, the better their draft position is - but tell that to me whilst I'm actually wat...

The Patriots have five games in December. Can they score 30 points during that time? I'm not talking about then putting up thirty in any of those games - I'm talking, can they score 30 points TOTAL in those 5 (now 4) games. If today was any indication, the answer is a big fat no. I guess just keep losing? Feels weird even thinking that. Makes me feel dirty (and not the good kind of dirty)....

Thanksgiving is done, which means Christmas season is officially here - and the Patriots delivered early by losing a terribly boring game which only helps them with next year's draft. Yup, we're at that point. Music in this episode - "Shiny Happy People" by R.E.M.

Happy Thanksgiving Patriots Fans! I'm a little late getting this out, but just wanted to say hi as we head into the last seven games of the season - and contemplate who will be behind center for the rest of the season? Oh and I got an amazing Apple Podcast review . Music in this episode - "Bye Bye Bye" by *NSYNC

The good news is that I'm not traveling with my mother-in-law this week....That's it for the good news. The bad news - well, you watched the game... Music in this episode - "That's All" by Genesis