April 2011
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March 2011
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What impact will Bodden & Warren's return to...
When the New England Patriots training camp opened in July of 2010 both Ty Warren and Leigh Bodden were penciled in to make major impacts on a defense that was just beginning a major rebuild.
Both were lost for the season shortly thereafter, and things looked pretty bleak in terms of replacing either of them. Warren was the only truly experienced defensive end in the Patriots system, and Bodden...
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SI/Don Banks: New mock realistic for Patriots →
Banks has got the Patriots taking JJ Watt and Danny Watkins and I think this is as realistic of a mock as there is out there for the Patriots. If they can get Watt or Jordan at 17 I think they pull the trigger. If not I see them trading down and picking up an interior lineman like Watkins or perhaps Muhammad Wilkerson. Either way I think a defensive front 7 player or offensive lineman are the most...
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WatchThis video was posted by ESPN’s AFC East blogger Tim Graham, and in summation of that post and this video, the Pats are in position to do some serious damage in the draft this year.
Even moreso because free agency hasn’t started yet (outside of Matt Light who should re-sign the Pats have minimal free agency issues unlike the Jets), and players cannot even be traded if there’s no...
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PatsPropaganda chooses a lockout college football...
As some of you might be aware I’ve been in search of a college football team ever since it started looking more and more likely that the start of the 2011 NFL season might be, at the very least, delayed.
I grew up going to Patriots games with my Dad. That fanship had been fostered since the early days of the 80s when I fell in love with not only the game of football but everything that went...
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“Patriots captain Jerod Mayo has led a series of voluntary player workouts in...”
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Patriots looking at undersized LBs to bring more...
If you take a look at the list of linebackers that the Patriots have had direct contact with you’ll notice that most of them look far more like inside linebackers in the Pats scheme than outside guys.
If you look at my Patriots-only big board you’ll see quite a few low round outside linebacker types who have the prerequisite 6-04 250 size, but none have met with the Patriots yet....
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ProFootballTalk Mock: Not even close for Patriots →
I really try not to read ProFootballTalk since Perez Florio is just a master of throwing gasoline on any small spark he sees, and here in his mock draft I’m given even more reason to never visit the site.
He’s got the Pats taking Brooks Reed at 17 and Nate Solder at 28, and while both players are on my Patriots-only big board, their selection at these slots would be overvaluing both...
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Kirwan Mock Draft Version 3.0: Board doesn't fall... →
This latest Pat Kirwan mock is pretty much the nightmare scenario from my Patriots perspective. Watt, Jordan, Quinn, Castonzo and Aldon are all gonezo by 17, leaving Kirwan to pick up Tyron Smith for the Pats.
I think Tyron is a solid pick at that spot for the Pats, but if the board fell this way I think it could be more likely that the Pats trade down to the early 20s, especially if they...
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NEPatriotsDraft.Com: Mock Draft Numero 7 →
Here’s NEPatriotsDraft’s latest mock and I definitely like what I see. We’re looking forward to having James Christensen, the man behind NEPatriotsDraft.com, on the podcast this Sunday.
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PatsPropaganda & Frenz Podcast Today at 1pm EST!
The draft is really starting to come into focus, our thoughts today. Listen in to myself and Erik as we welcome guest Kristen Shilton.
Listen in here:
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WatchTedy Bruschi on what it takes to play OLB in the 3-4. It’s important to note that the Patriots are one of the few teams that expects both OLBs to be able to to flip flop and play either side.
Some 3-4s like the Ravens or Steelers will keep their respective OLBs on one side, and usually that means they can afford to cheat a little bit in terms of having more of a pass rusher on one side,...
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Patriots-only Big Board UPDATED! →
We’ve begun to take a hatchet to our rankings, trimming the fat, players that in our view the Patriots would never draft. Most interesting is the appearance of a lot of late round pass rusher options. I’ve slowly fallen out of love with just about every high round OLB conversion project. All seem to come with significant risk. For me pick 17 will be all about defensive or offensive...
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PatsPropaganda & Frenz Podcast Episode #9 coming...
Come listen to myself and Erik Frenz of Myspace Football and Bleacher Report this Sunday at 1pm EST. This week we welcome Kristen Shilton of The Foxhole Patriots blog over at Aerys Sports. It’ll be a half hour of hard core Pats talk!!
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Horrible Moments in Awkward Tom Brady History: The... →
I don’t know if I would embed this video even if they’d let me, but here’s Tom Brady on SNL in a Sexual Harassment sketch. This was the great grandaddy of awkward Tom Brady moments. The first time you knew for sure that there actually was something that Peyton Manning was better than him at.
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“2010 NFL Season in Six Minutes” is likely the best video you’ll watch today. — @sbnation
Sigh.. I’m going to miss football…
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Forget pass rushers, Patriots biggest need is...
We’ve entered the “disinformation” stage of the draft buildup where you’ll hear a lot of “team x loves this player” and most of the time it’s more full of shit than Rex Ryan. Knowing who another team might like would be a great advantage, so if you’re one of the few teams like the Patriots who are CONSTANTLY competing, it makes sense to try and...
NESN/Howe: Everything you ever wanted to know... →
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“So what happens when the Patriots decide to put a player through a private...”
– Chris Price/WEEI
(MUST READ ALERT)
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Breakfast-gate continues, Reiss looks at coaches... →
Wow, you have to love it when BB does something that gets even Mike Reiss fired up! Look, Reiss makes valid points here, but in the context of the real world I think it’s pretty common in any business setting for the old partner-type who has been part of the company forever to blow stuff off that they don’t feel like doing.
Is it disrespectful to the young up and comers? Sure. Does BB...
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An imaginary breakfast interview with Bill...
The Boston media was clamoring this morning when Patriots coach Bill Belichick was the only NFL head coach to blow off the breakfast interview circuit. Yes, Belichick did speak with the media yesterday, touching on topics like the proposed change to kickoffs, and other gems as recounted by Mike Reiss below:
The importance of draft picks as a commodity compared to other years when there was free...
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NFP: Brooks Reed the next workout warrior? →
Everyone knows I am a fan of Brooks Reed but never have I said he should be one of the Pats first round picks. I think the highest I would consider him would be in the early 40s, which is tough because the Pats don’t currently have a pick b/t 33 and 60. I think that will change.
But Reed embodies the question we’ve been asking for a few years now, is it time to take a pass rush...
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“I think the agent, in this case, feels rhetoric helps to get deals done. We feel...”
– Jonathan Kraft on the Mankins sitch.
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“New York-based Brand Keys Inc. compiled the 19th annual Sports Loyalty Index by...”
– Bloomberg.com
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NFP: Tracking Patriots Draft Trends →
1. The Patriots have had eight or more draft picks in seven of the last ten drafts. To put that in perspective, as of the current moment only seven NFL teams have eight or more picks in this year’s draft.
2. From 2001-2007, New England drafted only one linebacker prior to the start of the sixth round (Ryan Claridge, UNLV, 5th round, 2005). However, over the past three years, the Patriots...
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Patriots Pass Rush Rookie Prospect Video-palooza
Some guys that may or may not be on the big board by draft day…
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WEEI: New picks for Patriots in new mock →
17. New England [from OAK (8-8)] Aldon Smith, DE/OLB, Missouri The decision between Smith and J.J. Watt would be a very tough one, and though Watt might have a more successful NFL career, the Patriots might not get a crack at a top pass-rusher if they wait until 28th pick rolls around to address it. The concern for a guy like Smith is the one-year wonder tag, and he’ll need to convince 3-4...
