Sometimes, we media of us get too within the weeds when overlaying the New England Patriots. We get so caught up in questions like, “What did you think of Christian Gonzalez’s game?” or “How did Mac Jones look tonight?” or “Has the team heard from the quarterback who’s currently on the Reserve/Left Squad list?”
Too usually, we overlook to ask the actual questions. Like this one: “What’s the name of your pet snake?”
Patriots-Dolphins anti-analysis
I’m not right here to investigate the Patriots recreation this Sunday. That seems like precise work Chris Mason, Mark Daniels, Karen Guregian or Matt Vautour would do (suckers). Instead, I’m right here to level out 5-10 observations and basic tidbits which have at the least a tangential connection to Sunday’s recreation.
1. Which Patriots participant has a pet snake named Mr. Snake?
Recently, a notable member of the Patriots spoke to Patriots.com lately, answering 21 questions on himself. He was requested if there was something about him that followers might discover shocking.
The reply: “I have a pet snake!”
Even extra shocking is the truth that the snake’s identify is Mr. Snake.
As for the identify of the participant in query, that may be operating again Ezekiel Elliott.
2. Patriots coaches dwell on a unique planet throughout soccer season
Football coaches famously develop into hermits throughout soccer collection as they lock themselves into the dungeons of the soccer facility to breakdown movie and put together for video games. How dangerous does it get? Bill O’Brien didn’t actually discover the storm that rolled via Massachusetts this week and knocked out energy and precipitated flooding for elements of the state.
That led to this trade between O’Brien and a reporter:
O’Brien: “I’ll be honest with you. I live in this bubble world here. I didn’t really notice a lot of that. But I did yesterday and everybody’s doing all right.”
Reporter: “Lost power for three days. Other than that, it was, all good.
O’Brien: “Yeah, that’s brutal.”
3. Do the Patriots miss Devin McCourty? Yes, however largely for his thriller pregame “concoction”
The Patriots final one of many largest locker room leaders — and the management tower of their protection — over the offseason with the retirement of security Devin McCourty.
After the group’s first recreation with out McCourty behind the protection, Matthew Judon was requested whether or not the group missed McCourty on recreation day. Judon mentioned he did, however it didn’t have something to do with on-field communication.
“I think the biggest miss for me – Devin used to make, like, this concoction of stuff that you used to rub on your leg before the game,” Judon mentioned, drawing fun from the room. “I look in my locker for it. I’ll text him like, man, come on bro, you got to do your job.”
4. The Bill Belichick Non-Answer of the Week
A reminder that Bill Belichick is all the time pleased to remind media members when the harm report comes out.
Reporter: You have been requested about JuJu (Smith-Schuster)’s conditioning degree the opposite day. Was he wholesome sufficient to complete the sport Sunday?
Belichick: Well, we’ll get the harm report as we speak.
Reporter: Just curious extra about Sunday?
Belichick: Well, you understand what the harm report was with the accidents through the recreation and all that, in order that’s the perfect I can inform you.
5. The “He Plays for That Team Now?” Player of the Week: CB Eli Apple
Apple has had a captivating profession. He began out as a first-round decide with the Giants in 2016. He’s now on his fifth NFL group. What’s notable about him is that he tends to speak trash with receivers — and will get loads of trash-talk thrown proper again at him.
Apple is coming off a notable run with the Bengals over the previous two seasons. Now, the 28-year-old is onto the Dolphins. He performed 74% of Miami’s defensive snaps within the season opener.
6. Name of the Week: WR Robbie Chosen
The former Jets, Panthers and Cardinals receiver has modified his identify lots in recent years. In 2022, he went from Robby Anderson to Robbie Anderson. He then modified it to Chosen Anderson. Most lately, he modified it to Robbie Chosen.
7. Wait, How Many Former Patriots are On This Team?
There’s been a powerful connection between the Patriots and Dolphins in recent years. But even with former Patriots coach Brian Flores out of the image, loads of gamers are nonetheless making the journey right down to Miami. Here’s a rundown of notable names:
- P Jake Bailey
- WR Braxton Berrios
- DB/ST Justin Bethel
- DB Keion Crossen
- OL Chasen Hines
- WR Raleigh Webb
- DE Chase Winovich
- OT Isaiah Wynn
