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Road tripping: DBs latest group of Patriots to seek coaching advice outside organization – WEEI | Christopher Price

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Road tripping: DBs latest group of Patriots to seek coaching advice outside organization – WEEI | Christopher Price

Good read from Chris Price on the work some of the DBs put in this offseason in Arizona. I think it’s going to give me a headache trying to analyze and keep track how everything in the secondary plays out from game to game this year. Lots of mixing and matching I think.

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I think the key to it is not so much how people get here but what they do when they’re here, whether that’s a draft choice or a trade or a free agent or whatever it is. We’ve had successful and unsuccessful examples in all those different categories. The past isn’t necessarily a predictor to the future. The future is now. Some guys have good years and then some guys have not so good years and that may fluctuate from year to year. I don’t think there’s any way to really predict that until you see it. Our philosophy has always been to put them out there, let them compete and we can’t control how the competition is going to go, nor do we want to, but the best players are going to get more opportunity than the ones that don’t perform as well.

Bill Belichick 7/30: “This is where we build our fundamentals”

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Jamie Collins broke up a pair of pass attempts for Stevan Ridley during 1-on-1s. These drills heavily favor the offense, and Collins made a play on both reps. Collins also broke up a Tom Brady bid for tight end D.J. Williams in 7-on-7s. He has been their best coverage linebacker throughout the spring and summer, and it’s not even close.

The Blitz with Jeff Howe & Karen Guregian | Boston Herald

Music to my ears. Such a big need for this team…

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I think something that is being overlooked when it comes to the offense is how productive it was last year( 3rd in points which really says something and 7th in yards) given everything that happen (gronk,below average blocking and rookie receivers)

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Well it certainly hasn’t been overlooked here. Despite a dip in his numbers I think 2013 was one of Brady’s most impressive years. They certainly had their struggles early in the year, especially against the Jets in Week Two and the loss to the Bengals. 

But look at the chart below and I think it reiterates how potent this offense is no matter who their weapons are.

i’m sure this has been said before somewhere but even then its worth repeating because its just so exciting but can browner basically be used like an anti-TE weapon a la Talib on Gonzalez?

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I’m skeptical about this. Maybe when tight ends are split out wide but I don’t think we’ll see Browner following a Jimmy Graham type all over the formation to cover him.

Why? Because I think Browner’s strength is clearly using his size to disrupt receivers at the line, but if they get by him he struggles chasing. This is compounded if he’s forced to cover someone inside the middle of the formation because he can’t use the sideline to his advantage.

What I’m more curious about is whether they use Browner against bigger receivers like Calvin Johnson or AJ Green this year instead of Revis (as many might expect). Browner would need over the top help but with Revis effectively eliminated any number two receiver on the other side giving a safety to Browner wouldn’t be detrimental. 

As for tight ends, I think you’ll see a lot of Jamie Collins on them. Some Hightower too, especially to disrupt at the line. Or perhaps even Revis, though I don’t think the Pats play a team this year where the tight end is as crucial to the offense as Graham was to the Saints last year.

Tweets of Note from Patriots Wednesday Practice

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They’ve been at it for just about a week and you can tell tempers are growing short out there. We’re just eight days away from the first preseason game so we can expect to start seeing things take shape to get them ready to play.