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Congrats To Tedy Bruschi & His Call To The Hall!
Art By Neal Portnoy
https://www.patspropaganda.com/bostonsportsthenandnow-congrats-to-tedy-bruschi/
Brady and the team’s other veterans weren’t required to report until last Thursday, but the two-time NFL MVP instead showed up four days early. The main reason: to continue the process of working with a rookie receiving corps that is being counted on heavily as part of a redo at the position unlike any the team has undertaken in the past during Brady’s tenure.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/brady-and-the-teams-other-veterans-werent/
Interesting read from Oliver Thomas, breaking down Michael Buchanan.
Patriots camp observations: WRs coming along under Brady – CBSSports.com
Great stuff from Pat Kirwan, whose opinion I trust, including this:
The starting front four looks good with Rob Ninkovich and Chandler Jones at the ends and Tommy Kelly and Vince Wilfork inside. The problems start when you look to the roster for quality depth and a hybrid ‘joker’ player that will stress opposing quarterbacks. Justin Francis, a defensive end out of Rutgers, is a dark horse to become a factor in the pass rush according to his teammates I spoke with Sunday. It may take some time, but rookie Jamie Collins has a chance to be a hybrid linebacker/pass rusher.
These guys will be parking up front. And we give Dowling a lot of crap about his injury history, but hopefully the hard work he put in this offsesason will pay off.
2013 #Patriots Offseason Award Winners: Amendola, Brady, Dowling, Fletcher, Mayo, Ninkovich, Slater, Solder, Talib, Wilfork
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) July 29, 2013
I gotta be honest, I didn’t love this season. Of course there were plenty of highlight moments, mostly by Gronk and Dion Lewis, and seeing this young homegrown defense really take a significant step forward was exciting to see but were there really any epic, unforgettable games outside of finally getting a win over the […]