Patriots Afterthoughts - A New England Patriots Fan Podcast

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?

Really the only success they had today was NOT getting Maye severely injured out there. They tried their best - but he survived. Phew.

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 in this episode – "It's Gonna Be Me" by *NSYNC

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 chapter ends, let's hope for great days ahead. Go Pats!

Music in this episode – "Everything Dies" by Type O Negative

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 (how could you not love this song?)