In the Titans’ final year, Jonnu Smith was one of the NFL’s leading goals in the goal zone. On the Raiders, Nelson Agholor was just as good as anyone else at stretching the field up the sideline and finding space between safeties for big wins … Read More

At the time, the Jets had a quarterback who they believed could control the AFC East. Chad Pennington, the 18th pick in the 2000 draft, was compared by some to a young Joe Montana in 2002, even though Tom Brady, the 199th pick in the … Read More

By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) – Mac Jones is a rookie. He’s also a winner of 10 games, a starter of 16, and he will soon get his first taste of NFL playoff action. That’s a relatively rare reason for a novice QB, … Read More

By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) – In the previous two games, the “Four Ups, Four Downs” story after the game contained a lot more Downs than Ups. This week, the script is flipped, thanks to the miserable Jaguars visiting Foxboro. While a win … Read More

FOXBOROUGH, MA — Critics argued Tuesday that the Patriots’ quarterback, Mac Jones, was only a product of being a talented player in a system of elite defense and coaching, as they threw the rookie’s success as a flake of organizational competence. “People behave like Macs … Read More

By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) – You hear it all the time in sports – if only it had not been for this, things would be different. It is often a loser’s lament. That was basically the story around the 2021 Patriots through … Read More

By Michael Hurley, CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) – In sports – and life for that matter – there are fairy tale book fantasies, and then there are impossible illusions. This Pibe dream used to sit among the latter, but now it may be about to … Read More

BOSTON (CBS) – There has been some growing concern in the region regarding Mac Jones’ as yet unresolved ability to cope with the harsh New England winter. If the novice needs to learn something about adapting, he can simply look to his faithful center. David … Read More

Before Tom Brady marched the Patriots in position for Adam Vinatieri’s battlefield goal against the Rams at the end of Super Bowl XXXVI, before anyone knew a goat was grazing inside him, the great John Madden in the CBS booth suggested that Bill Belichick should … Read More

FOXBORO – Mac Jones is smart enough to realize he does not know much about playing in the cold. So as the weather in New England approaches winter-like conditions for the season’s stretch race, the Alabama product chooses the brain from a reliable source. “Brian … Read More