Tom E. Curran

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Tough day for the “Ohhhhh, but what if he gets hurt?!?!?!?” crowd.

The Patriots have been put in a bad spot this season, but there's still no reason the team should be this dysfunctional, writes Tom E. Curran.

The Patriots have been put in a bad spot this season, but there's still no reason the team should be this dysfunctional, writes Tom E. Curran.

At least for one game, the Patriots looked like the more competent team in Sunday's win over the Jets, writes Tom E. Curran.

Drake Maye's play Sunday should ignite a sense of urgency for the Patriots to clean up the rest of their operation, writes Tom E. Curran.

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Drake Maye's play Sunday should ignite a sense of urgency for the Patriots to clean up the rest of their operation, writes Tom E. Curran.

You want to be careful about declaring anything a watershed moment. Something you may think in real time is a big flippin' deal turns out to have only been a mirage.

The Patriots are headed in the right direction. But there's still a lot to clean up. Ted Johnson, Tom E.