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What Patriots told us about depth chart in preseason opener

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:11 GMT

FOXBORO — Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said this week that the players with the least experience would play the most in the Patriots’ preseason opener against the Houston Texans. That meant that Bailey Zappe got the start while Mac Jones stayed on the sideline in the 20-9 loss.Zappe was surrounded by Conor McDermott, Atonio Mafi, James Ferentz, Kody Russey and Sidy Sow on the offensive line and running back Pierre Strong, wide receivers Kayshon Boutte and Demario Douglas and tight ends Matt Sokol and Anthony Firsker at the skill positions as the Patriots’ offense took the field. Mafi, Sow, Boutte and Douglas all are rookies.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Callahan: Patriots offense already operating like its preparing for O-line disaster New England Patriots | Patriots fall to Texans in preseason opener in Bailey Zappe’s extended look New England Patriots | Patriots-Texans Inactives: Nine players not spotted in preg...

Patriots rookie Malik Cunningham makes playing QB look easy in preseason debut

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:11 GMT

FOXBORO — Patriots rookie Malik Cunningham had a novel idea midway through the fourth quarter of the team’s preseason opener against the Houston Texans after being inserted at quarterback.The Patriots should put some points on the board.“We had no touchdowns so I told the O-line, the whole group that we were going to go down to score and that’s what we did,” Cunningham said after the Patriots’ 20-9 loss to the Texans on Thursday night.Cunningham, listed as a quarterback but primarily serving as a wide receiver two weeks into training camp, scored the Patriots’ lone touchdown in the preseason loss, juking Texans linebacker Jake Hansen to score on a 9-yard scramble up the middle of the field. Cunningham was told to never let one man bring him down. He wasn’t going to let Hansen tackle him. He plowed through two other Texans defenders for good measure..@MalikMalikc10 breaking ankles.: @wbzsports pic.twitter.com/kIMDON1Pe8— New England Patriots (@Patriots) August...

Could Patriots use Ezekiel Elliott after running backs struggle in preseason opener?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:11 GMT

FOXBORO — The Patriots have had several veteran free agent running backs come in for visits this preseason, but have not pulled the trigger on signing any of them – yet.Perhaps the Patriots are waiting and hoping for any of their young running backs to impress enough in the preseason to earn an opportunity behind starter Rhamondre Stevenson, which would deem adding a veteran unnecessary. But their performances in Thursday’s preseason opener didn’t exactly eliminate the Patriots’ need in the backfield.With Stevenson taking the night off with the rest of the offensive starters, no one in the backfield stood out in the Patriots’ 20-9 loss to the Texans or emerged as a favorite as New England’s No. 2 back. Pierre Strong, Kevin Harris and J.J. Taylor each received opportunities while Ty Montgomery continued to sit out injured, but behind a makeshift offensive line that didn’t give them much room to operate, they combined for just 35 rushing yards on 18 attempts.“I mean, we’re deali...

Callahan: Patriots offense already operating like it’s preparing for O-line disaster

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:11 GMT

FOXBORO — Bill O’Brien did his job Thursday night.As a preseason play-caller, he kept his play sheet close, but his cards closer. He called a boring game. Everything about the Patriots offense was, in the favorite words of every NFL commentator, “vanilla.”That is, soft-serve vanilla with a twist of doubt.The Pats played offense in their preseason opener like they have all summer: as if they already know they can’t trust their offensive line. Like it’s a bug of their system, not a feature. And why wouldn’t they feel this way?Their most experienced O-lineman Thursday night was Conor McDermott, a 7-year veteran who started at left tackle after spending two weeks of practice on the right side. McDermott flipped because the Patriots had one other option based on their available linemen: Andrew Stueber, a 2022 seventh-rounder. But injuries, which have recently sidelined offensive tackles Trent Brown and Calvin Anderson, and guards Cole Strange and Mike ...

Orioles hold on to beat Astros, 5-4, extending MLB’s longest active streak without being swept: ‘We do fight’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:11 GMT

Brandon Hyde couldn’t believe it.How was Kyle Tucker up again?When the Houston Astros’ cleanup hitter stepped to the plate in the eighth inning Thursday, the Orioles’ manager assumed they wouldn’t have to face him in the ninth — two days after Tucker hit a go-ahead grand slam off closer Félix Bautista in the ninth.It wasn’t just Tucker who Hyde was perplexed about seeing again. With two outs in the eighth and the Astros’ No. 6 hitter up, it appeared as if Baltimore could make it through the ninth without facing each batter in the heart of the Astros’ order: Nos. 2, 3, 4 hitters Alex Bregman, Yordan Alvarez and Tucker. Instead, Houston mounted a comeback, bringing the terrifying trio that bats after leadoff hitter José Altuve to the plate in the ninth for the fifth time of the afternoon.“I think Bregman and Tucker and Alvarez hit every inning,” Hyde joked. “I was going to check to see if they were hitting out...

Gallery: Patriots first preseason game against Texans at Gillette

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:11 GMT

The New England Patriots lost 20-9 to the Houston Texans during the first preseason game

VIDEO: Drone 5 captures toy town-like San Diego

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:11 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego is not called "America's Finest City" for no reason.From its beautiful beaches and palm trees to the bustling roads and freeways, there is so much to see and do in the city.FOX 5 photojournalist Aaron Eudaley shot video with Drone 5 from a unique perspective, capturing San Diego to look like a small model toy town. ‘Best meteor shower of the year’ to peak over San Diego this weekend: NASA Some of the shots that were edited together include the San Diego skyline, street traffic, beachgoers and kayakers, a Navy ship, the Coronado Bridge, a castle-like church, among other spots.So consider yourself lucky San Diego, because there are not too many locations in the world that offer what our city provides.

First electric tugboat in US coming to San Diego Bay

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:11 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- It's full steam ahead for the nation's first electric tugboat coming soon to San Diego.The zero-emissions tugboat, named "eWolf," is designed to decarbonize and reduce emissions in America's Finest City, Crowley announced in a press release.On Wednesday, the energy solutions company and the Port of San Diego gathered to break ground on a new tugboat charging station that aims to reduce peak loads on the community energy grid, officials said.The charging station, which operates on off-peak hours from the community's energy grid, is equipped with two containerized energy storage systems and a solar power array to support renewable use, according to the company. It also accommodates other electric equipment and vehicle operations. This quaint East County farm is a hidden gem perfect for a daytime stroll "Each energy container will house battery modules with storage capacity of almost 1.5 MWh, for a total capacity of 2,990 kW. The station will be equipped with battery mon...

Sonic the Hedgehog Speed Cafe pop-up extended through August

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:11 GMT

SAN DIEGO — A Sonic the Hedgehog-themed pop-up restaurant in San Diego's East Village is sticking around town for a little while longer.The Sonic the Hedgehog Speed Cafe, located at 910 J Street Space 2, will now run through Aug. 31 instead of the initial Aug. 20 date, giving fans more time to partake in some Sega-filled nostalgia.Sonic fans have flocked to the pop-up since it opened on July 13 ahead of San Diego Comic-Con, inspiring the Sega and Secret Sauce Society teams to keep the experience open longer.In addition to the extension, the Speed Cafe will also host an Aug. 18 acoustic performance from the Sonic Symphony, a musical group consisting of a symphony orchestra and rock band that play songs from over three decades of Sonic the Hedgehog history. ‘Best meteor shower of the year’ to peak over San Diego this weekend: NASA The first of three performances that day will take place at 11:30 a.m. and symphony creator and producer Shota Nakama will be in attendance. Additional de...

‘The voice of a couple of generations’: Why so many people want to see Taylor Swift

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:16:11 GMT

The headline-grabbing frenzy to secure tickets to Taylor Swift’s Toronto shows is a culmination of the pop star’s “unique” status in music history and her brilliant marketing skills, says a professor who taught a course on the subject.Jamie Gillies, a communications and public policy professor who led the “Communications and Taylor Swift” course at St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, says it’s no surprise that many Swifties were left on waitlists — or shut out altogether — in their attempts so far to buy coveted tickets for the only Canadian stop of the global Eras Tour.“I think the challenge with Toronto is it’s six shows for 40 million people (across Canada), right? So they’re probably the most in-demand tickets, even more than the ones that have happened in U.S. and Europe, simply because there are so many people trying to go to these six shows,” Gillies said in an interview.The first day of Ticketm...