March 2011
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Trading down from 17 could cost Patriots 3-4 DE or...
One interesting thing to note is that with the Patriots at 17th overall, many of the teams immediately below them have similar pressing needs along the defensive line and at rush linebacker.
Walterfootball.com lists the needs below the Pats as:
18. San Diego Chargers (3-4 defense)
Rush Linebacker: Larry English has been a huge disappointment. The Chargers may still give him another chance, but...
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Nick Kaczur to be released?
Ian Rapoport reported over the weekend that Nick Kaczur is likely to be cut after refusing to take a pay cut from him hefty $3.4 million dollar salary. We can read a little bit into this…
I think this means it’s even more likely that the Patriots will want to bring back Matt Light, if they weren’t Kaczur would probably be in the plans as one of the starting tackles.
It also...
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Brooks Reed Impresses at Combine
From Todd McShay:
“Arizona DE Brooks Reed looked explosive without losing body control when forced to change directions and he’s shown on film that he can drop into underneath coverage. His lower body flexibility when asked to bend around cones or bags was a notch below elite but still above-average. He could play end in a four-man front or move to outside linebacker in a 3-4...
February 2011
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National Football Post: The (CBA) end is near: a... →
While we’ve been keeping an eye on the combine results as the roll in today, it’s somewhat hard to concentrate as Friday looms large in the CBA negotiations. This article is a good primer for everything that’s going on. Like most, I’m feeling pretty pessimistic about it. Hopefully something can get done…
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Patspropaganda & Frenz Podcast Today at 1pm EST!
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Today we’re talking draft and combine. Prospects the Patriots might have an eye on, and just what they might be looking for this weekend.
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WatchThe 2005 Patriots.
Rodney and Light lost for the year in Pittsburgh. Bruschi out half the year recovering from a stroke. No more Ted Johnson, Roman Phifer, or Ty Law. Now Chad Brown, Monty Beisel, and Duane Starks. Sloppy ending in Denver. Kind of the lost year of the Patriots dynasty.
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PatsPropaganda & Frenz Podcast New Time Alert!
We’re going to be switching it up and moving the podcast to 1pm EST on Sundays. Should make it easier for people to remember since it’s technically when kickoff for the early games is supposed to be.
Coming up this weekend we’ll talk about some draft prospects that are intriguing us, and an update from the scouting combine.
The podcast should also be up soon on Itunes as...
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Patriots extend Josh Barrett
One of the funnier moments of the 2010 season was when Josh McDaniels and the Broncos tried to put safety Josh Barrett on IR, but the Patriots snagged him before he could clear waivers.
It’s just the kind of move the Patriots often make, with an eye to the future, and just a dash of FU for the past. Specifically things like this (which by the way was the peak of Josh McDaniels Denver...
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WatchIn Their Own Words: Tedy Bruschi
Sometimes you just need to sit back and appreciate what a special player Bru was.
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“One of the Patriots’ top needs is the pass rush, so it was notable when...”
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WatchI heart secrecy and mystery.
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This Patriots fan is no longer standing by his...
The Boston media that’s at the Scouting Combine in Indy cornered Logan Mankin’s agent Frank Bauer today and got a lengthy dissertation on the contract situation:
“A young man came to them as a first round draft choice and played four solid years and made two Pro Bowls and one alternate,” he explained. “After the 2008 season was over, I approached Bill (Belichick)...
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PatsPulpit/Richard Hill: The Dane Fletcher...
Props to our friend Richard Hill for bringing up one of the guys we’re most excited to see after a year of experience and training in the Patriots system, Dane Fletcher.
Some things I’d like to add…
Fletcher’s role this year really began as a spy covering running backs in passing situations, and occasionally blitzing. This was his role for the majority of the year, though...
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“The record speaks for itself. After missing the playoffs in his first season at...”
– Clark Judge on BB
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Howe: Highlights from Devin McCourty at The Hall →
This was last week but I just stumbled upon Jeff Howe’s article with some highlights I had not heard. You should check them all out, but here was one of my favorites:
McCourty said his favorite interception this season came on Thanksgiving against the Lions, which was the most impressive, in my opinion, because he outleaped wide receiver Calvin Johnson for the ball. McCourty mentioned how...
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Reiss: How do the Patriots approach the Combine →
Must read alert for anyone who puts a lot of stock in what Kiper, McShay or even my main man Mayock say. Great excerpt from Scott Pioli a couple years ago:
“We prefer to train our own people to scout and look for a specific type of player – physically, mentally, emotionally – that fits our needs. In our mind, just looking at it from a business standpoint, why would we have someone who doesn’t...
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NFL Scouting Combine Schedule →
Here are the days you’ll be able to watch the on field testing at the combine. Monday’s the big day for Patriots fans, but Saturday should be interesting as well with the offensive lineman going.
Saturday 2/26: OL, K, P
Sunday 2/27: QB, RB, WR
Monday 2/28: DL, LB
Tuesday 3/1: DB
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Some way late defensive observations from Patriots...
Yesterday I finally brought myself to rewatch the first half of the Patriots playoff debacle against the Jets. Only the defensive series.
During the season I always enjoyed going back on Tuesday and evaluating what the defense did without the emotion. Well it took me about a month to be able to watch this one without emotion, but I’m glad I did.
So it might be a little late for a full on...
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PatsPropaganda & Frenz Podcast #3: NFL Combine...
We’re back on the podwaves tonight at 11pm EST with a general draft overview as well as what we’ll be looking for at the scouting combine.
We will also welcome Derek Havens of PatsFans.com to hear his take on some of the top Patriots prospects.
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“According to a medical source, the hip surgery undergone by Patriots tight end...”
– Tom E. Curran on Hernando
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NEPatriotsDraft.Com: Picks to fill the "Will"... →
NEPatriotsDraft gets technical on us with the specific names for the linebacker positions in the Patriots defense, aka Sam-Mike-Will-Jack, and a nice breakdown of some of the top OLB prospects.
While I lean DE at 17, I think that if there is an OLB conversion project with real potential, even if he might need a little time to develop into a three-down OLB, he would be an excellent addition. But...
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““A lot of people think if they had a big-play receiver it would have been a...”
– Trent Dilfer
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2009 Blog Flashback: Atogwe the Free Agent the... →
Two years ago I called the just-released OJ Atogwe “the free agent the Patriots need”. Well, the Rams franchised him and he played two more years in St. Louis, but as of today he’s available again.
I’m not sure what Atogwe has left, but he might be worth the Pats checking out. Clearly Brandon Meriweather was up and down last season, yet was still playing over James...
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New England Patriots Pre-Combine Draft Regroup
We’ve already jumped into the draft research with much greater detail and awareness this year than we have in the past three seasons of draft blogging. So as we gain more and more knowledge of the prospects we’ll regroup from time to time with some quick hit thoughts as to how things are shaping up from a Patriots perspective.
On 5-techniques and OLBs in Round One
My biggest...
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Patriots involved of 3 of FoxSports' Top 10 Super... →
Ignore number one and focus more on numbers two and nine…
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Will this be the year the New England Patriots...
We’re still more than two months away from the draft and already we’ve been getting a lot of questions and seeing a lot of speculation if this is the year the Patriots finally draft up for once.
We’re all familiar with the Patriots passion for trading down. It’s to the point now where you just hold your breath when they’re on the clock, and feel a slight sense of...
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SI: Top 50 Draft Prospects →
If you’re looking for a quick way to become familiar with the top 50 prospects in the this year’s draft here’s a good place to start.
It seems like every time I read new information about guys with Patriots potential you find someone who doesn’t think they’d be a good fit. Justin Houston is that guy here…
45) Justin Houston/DE-OLB/Georgia: The Georgia junior...
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“I feel real good,” Gostkowski said. “From where I was, having surgery and on...”
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PatsPropaganda & Frenz Episode #2
Here’s last night’s episode where we talk Logan Mankins and the offensive line, Bill O’Brien and the coordinator title, and some Tully Banta-Cain.
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