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Bernd Buchmasser @berndbuchmasser.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

The latest installment in our Patriots player profile series is online (feat. @tkyles39.bsky.social): an in-depth look at Carlton Davis, and why he might have joined the perfect situation in New England.

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Patriots player profile: Carlton Davis has joined the perfect situation

Previewing the Patriots cornerback heading into his first season with the team.

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Ted Nguyen @tednguyen.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Good stuff from Drake Maye on third-and-6 Double LB blitz. Stays calm against interior pressure. Throws dot against tight coverage.

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Bernd Buchmasser @berndbuchmasser.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Also: I am privileged and honored to be working with some of the best young talent in the business, namely @oliverbthomas.bsky.social, @mattstjean.bsky.social and @tkyles39.bsky.social as well as Brian Hines and Pat Lane. You couldn't ask for better colleagues on draft weekend, or ever.

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Bernd Buchmasser @berndbuchmasser.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

With NFL Draft weekend coming to an end, I wanted to extend a sincere thank you to all of you for following along both here and on @patspulpit.bsky.social. The draft is the most fun yet exhausting few days on the calendar, but the feedback and support makes it worth it every year.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Where Will Campbell ranks among tackles taken in the first half of the first round since 2022 in run block grade, pass block grade, total pressures allowed, and pressure rate on true pass sets (data from PFF):

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

My initial Will Campbell thoughts. Full stream: www.youtube.com/live/bjNkihX...

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Bernd Buchmasser @berndbuchmasser.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

⏰ It's Big Board O'Clock! Together with @mattstjean.bsky.social, Brian Hines and Pat Lane, here is our @patspulpit.bsky.social big board for the 2025 draft: the 50(ish) best fits for the Patriots. Grab a coffee and take some time, it's a long one. Thanks for reading.

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Patriots Big Board: The 50 best fits in the 2025 NFL Draft

From the likes of Travis Hunter and Will Campbell to Isaac TeSlaa and Jonas Sanker, here are the top Patriots fits available on draft weekend.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

This is the only guide you'll need for corners in the 2025 class. Check it out.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I just wouldn't have him on my board

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Sports Info Solutions @sportsinfosolutions.com · 10/04/2025

Our NFL Draft Big Board has more than 200 players listed. Take a look, click on the player to see his scouting report. Plus check out our full suite of analytic data that gives you a new way to look at players at each position nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

big shadow docket decision coming: can the us government exile you to a torture prison overseas vs no it can't

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Yeah this was a very good discussion! Definitely interested in hearing your thoughts once you do read it to see if it answered the questions you had or not

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Yep! And the book itself is like 220 pages, it certainly is portraying itself more as a framework to solutions more than the solution to problems itself. Definitely isn't enough pages to solve all the world's problems lol

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

That's partially me reading into it, though. But the authors have issues with money in politics, and just because that isn't explicitly said in the book doesn't mean they think it's a good thing.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

As for money in politics, I think the book is designed to work within the current system. There are obvious problems that need fixing, but we should be able to walk and chew gum here by finding ways to help people now to build the political will and power to pass rules to get money out of politics.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Yeah this almost makes me think he didn't read (or finish) the book, because the entire last chapter is about the success of Operation Warp Speed and how specifically the government can incentivize companies to do things to help people without getting ripped off the way Musk did stuff.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I do think this is where I'd recommend reading the book and going through many of the examples he lists with an open mind. It seems like corporate Dems and progressives alike have been at fault here, and so much of it is at the local level.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

by well-intentioned liberals have been part of the reasoning for why so much money gets stuck in the hands of the wealthiest and allows them to maintain political power.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Yeah, I just don't agree with the implication here that these authors are here to make money to defend oligarchs. Both of them have been and continue to be advocates for higher taxes for the wealthy and strong state power to help the poor. A lot of the book is how policies aimed at helping the poor

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Wouldn't it be better to get them into real housing that, let's say, isn't built using local union labor or may not have perfect ventilation systems than leave them out on the streets for years?

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

The argument was basically that the perfect was getting in the way of the good, and the outcome of all these self-imposed regulations on the government itself were forcing the homeless to stay in tents under an underpass for years longer than they needed to.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I think they view it as a dial, where you can turn it too far to be so focused on the process that ends no longer matter. One example was an affordable housing building that had to meet all these crazy criteria to be built and took years and years to come together.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

That said, yeah I didn't love the answer and I think he could have explained better and been more thorough.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

If I'm remembering the context on that correctly, it was in response to the contention that private equity is responsible for housing prices going up. I believe the point was that if you're ONLY viewing problems through the lens of corporations being the problem, then you'll miss other factors.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I don't think that conflicts at all with a lenses that view politics through corporate influence or class interaction, and I don't think the authors would say they do! Also, the example Klein uses on the show is nowhere in the book. Plenty of evidence in the text to back up his overall point.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I also don't think it purports to be exclusive. The main thesis is, essentially, that we should evaluate the party and politicians by the outcomes they create in the world to support their values, not the processes behind them, even if these outcomes can be unpopular in the short term.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

still happen in areas that Dems control without real opposition. The book is by people with political views left of center for people with political views left of center, it's an analysis of where the party has failed to create outcomes that live up to the values it says it has.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Yeah, I think this piece argues past the book without fully understanding the argument being made. Klein and Thompson are examining the dynamics within Democratic politics, not American politics as a whole. The piece makes good points about US politics, but it doesn't really address why these issues

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Next up: Amusing Ourselves to Death.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

My thoughts: I enjoy this framework for evaluating government. Lots of good stuff here, and I look forward to reading more and deeper on the subject matter with time.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

I think the best argument against the Tush Push is probably that teams don't like being at a competitive disadvantage for not putting their most expensive and important asset in between the strongest players on both teams pushing as hard as they possibly can.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Pat and I will be live tonight with a new series. For the next three weeks, we're going to be breaking down different groups of prospects in this year's draft. Tonight, we're starting on the offensive line. Live at 10pm on CLNS. Powered by PrizePicks: prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Is Kristian Campbell the best player in baseball history?

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

It's 80°, I've got the windows open with this blasting. We are having a day.

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Bernd Buchmasser @berndbuchmasser.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Stefon Diggs is a Patriot, so what does that mean for New England? Together with @tkyles39.bsky.social, a big-picture look at a splash signing at the wide receiver position.

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What signing Stefon Diggs means for Patriots

The Patriots are adding a Pro Bowl wide receiver to the fold.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The Boston Red Sox are on pace to go 162-0.

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Even if you accept the premise and decision, which I absolutely do not, it is the simplest thing to phone the visa holder, tell them their visa is revoked and say they have a month to leave the country. Accosting someone on the street like a kidnapping is just a spectacle of terror.

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Daniel Goldman @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co · 25/03/2025

Not a single person out of 18 of the very most senior officials in this Admin — including the Director of National Intelligence and the CIA Director — voiced any concern with highly classified military plans circulated on Signal. You also can be sure this is not the only time.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Grant ended up going in a run on tackles in the 90s, and Pierce went the pick before our first one in the 7th.

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Matt St. Jean @mattstjean.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Just did this live mock with Pat Lane and @inharmsway19.bsky.social. What do you think?

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