About this episode

The Fellas discuss bold predictions for the 2026 Patriots and review past award picks with guest Mike D'Abate.

It's the 3rd Annual Way Too Early Awards episode, and Mike D'Abate of Sports Illustrated and the Pats Fans podcast joins The Fellas to make some bold 2026 Patriots predictions. The Fellas revisit their past award picks to see which predictions hit, which ones missed, and which takes aged terribly. Then they hand out their early 2026 New England Patriots awards: Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, and Biggest Disappointment. Who is ready for a breakout season, who will lead the Patriots, and which early prediction will look genius by the end of the NFL season? #Patriots #NFL #SI #NEPats

People in this episode

Host: The Fellas

Guest: Mike D'Abate

Topics covered

• NFL predictions
• New England Patriots
• football awards
• sports analysis
• 2026 season outlook

Keywords

• Patriots
• NFL
• awards
• predictions
• football
• Mike D'Abate
• 2026

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sports Illustrated, Pats Fans podcast, New England Patriots

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