Julian Edelman played for the Patriots for 11 years, so he has a pretty good idea of what they're all about.
Through six games this season, what he's seen isn't what he's used to or up to the standard he and others set.
“The Patriots just aren’t the Patriots right now, and it hurts me to say this. They are not the Patriots,” Edelman said on “Inside The NFL” on Paramount+. “We are so used to seeing the last 20 years — and I know there’s different players, and this, that, but there’s still a group of guys in there that know how they should play. They need to start playing mistake-free football. They’ve had a handful of plays this year where they if they would have went their way, if they would have taken care of the football, if they didn’t get two blocked punts — hasn’t been done since ’93 in New England), if they would have not thrown an interception, if the linemen didn’t let the quarterback have guys running at him free … . I’m a little venting right now.”
It seems Edelman believes the players need to start taking things personally.
“There needs to be some accountability in those rooms," he said.
At 2-4, they will look to get back on the winning track this Sunday against the Jets.
