Hal Bent
A life-long fan of all Boston sports and my roots cemented in Southeastern Mass., the Patriots have been favorites through the lows of the early eighties; the short, brief flicker of hope of 1985/6; the horrid fall-out and rock-bottom of the late 80s & early 90s before the coming of Drew & the Tuna to turn things around for the franchise and led to the Belichick Era of Prosperity (see how I completely blocked out Pete Carroll and Bobby Grier, there). Inspired by the great sports-bloggers in the early 2000s, I started my own blog on all things Boston sports which I have kept to this day. I'm a huge fan of MusketFire and hope my unique voice, insights, and sense of humor can add to the great experience here. Sorry, ladies, I know online sportswriters get all the chicks these days, but I am happily married with two kids. :)
Welcome to the fifth installment of a multi-part review and grading of the previous drafts of the New England Patriots under coach and executive Bill Belichick. As the Patriots are beginning their “voluntary”…Read More
This is the fourth installment of a multi-part review and grading of the previous drafts of the New England Patriots in the Bill Belichick era. As the NFL remains in the doldrums of the off-season calendar,…Read More
Putting aside the 2003 draft right now to digest these recent roster moves by the New England Patriots (another draft revisit and grading of 2003 will be posted this weekend), some additional perspective…Read More
This is the third installment of a multi-part review and grading of the previous drafts of the New England Patriots in the Bill Belichick era. With little free agent news and rookie mini-camps quietly…Read More
This is the second installment of a multi-part review and grading of the previous drafts of the New England Patriots in the Bill Belichick era. With limited breaking news about football and the Patriots…Read More
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This is (hopefully) a multi-part look at the previous drafts of the New England Patriots in the Bill…Read More
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Bill Belichick is gonna pop some tags, only got twenty (million) dollars in his pocket
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The New England Patriots enter the free agency market on Tuesday afternoon (once this bizarre “legal…Read More
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