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Pats 2019 Minicamp Wrap: In It To Wynn It

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The Patriots wrapped up their mandatory minicamp on Thursday and now we embark on the six-week football void until training camp opens up.

After winning the Super Bowl for the third time in five years, this Patriots team still has much of their core still intact, but time is not on their side. That puts a spotlight into the critical spots where they are facing turnover — tight end, left tackle and wide receiver.

What have we learned about those glaring holes and everything else 2019 Pats from minicamp? Let’s break it down.

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Tweets of Note: 2019 Patriots Mini-camp Practice #1

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The Patriots opened mandatory minicamp on Tuesday and yes, that means that Tom Brady was in fact in attendance. As aa credential-less blogger, I’m relegated to living vicariously through those who were there to watch it go down.

Here are the tweets that stood out and my thoughts on them.

Oh yes, another season with the GOAT, how lucky we are.

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Let’s Talk Patriots Tight Ends

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With the announcement of Ben Watson’s four-game suspension, Austin Seferian-Jenkins missing in action at the first OTAs of the offseason and Gronk living his post-retirement dreams, the tight end position for the 2019 Patriots is very much up in the air.

Along with Gronk retiring, they traded away the oft-injured Jacob Hollister. Hollister made the team two years in a row and had plenty of spectacular training camp catches but it never panned out on the game field.

I can’t help but lament not hanging on to Dwayne Allen, who signed with Miami. He was never going to be a threat in the passing game really, but he at least gave them a strong NFL-caliber blocker.

Now I’m not sure they can even say that, at least for September. The Patriots are back at tight end ground zero.

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My Bruins Diary: These Bruins Don’t Blink

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Every once in a while my urge to write about the Bruins overtakes my edict to keep this a Patriots football-only blog. Now, with the Bruins taking game one of the Stanley Cup finals, it’s time for another edition of My Bruins Diary.

Your regularly scheduled Patriots programming, featuring me white-knuckling it thinking about the tight end situation will return tomorrow. Today, it’s Bruins.

In truth, since moving back to Boston I’ve been more heavily involved in the Bruins (and hockey in general) than the Patriots. I’ve enjoyed producing videos for CLNS last season and Bruins Daily this season. The Bruins give access to blogs that the Patriots don’t and I’ve been lucky to be in the press conferences and locker room soaking it all up. It’s hard not to feel especially close to this team and it’s been a joy to see how well they’re playing.

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Return of the Patriots Rookie Eyeball Test: 2019 Edition

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An annual fixture on the blog, for some reason I missed last year’s rookie eyeball test so we’ve got to bounce back this year and there’s plenty of guys to critique with an entirely superficial judgment of them solely on their helmet/facemask choices.

We used to be able to also include number selection but that’s on the backburner once again this year as Bill Belichick has repeated what he did last year — giving rookies numbers in the 50s based on their draft order.

Let’s run it down in order of pick/50’s number, click on the player’s name link to see a pic of them.

Elite Linebacker Look Forever
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Tweets of Note from Patriots 2019 OTA #1

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The media were given their first glimpse of the 2019 Patriots today, leaving bloggers like me to hang on their every tweet and report. Here are the tweets that stood out.

Pretty good list of absentees, the most notable of which would be Seferian-Jenkins and Ryan Allen. The team could really use Seferian-Jenkins to get out there asap, while Allen could be facing competition for his job (see below). The rest are mostly vets, some coming off injuries. Cajuste has a shot at a roster spot if he can get on the field. Michel’s absence makes me further happy about drafting Damien Harris. Nick Brossette is an undrafted rookie running back who’s also out.

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Pats Extend Edelman Through 2021

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In one of the most well-deserved contracts of the offseason, the Patriots extended Julian Edelman for two more years. Usually, this is about the point where the Pats rip the bandaid off for slot receivers.

At 32 the Pats let Wes Welker go to Denver. At 33 they let Danny Amendola get paid in Miami. Edelman, 33, will now be under contract until he’s 35 and Tom Brady’s (gasp) 44. What this of course means is that it’s Tommy and Jules till the end, which is how it should be.

If anyone’s earned a hefty post-32 payday it’s Jules, who will now be a Patriot for life. And do we really need to strip Brady of his safety blanket, he already lost Gronk.

Edelman looks like he can prove slot receiver critics wrong when it comes to longevity. The guy still works like a maniac and spends plenty of offseason time with Brady, so this move is a slamdunk and one that gives Brady’s final years a good layer of stability.

Edelman has gone from a 7th-round quarterback to an all-time Patriot and NFLer, and it’s great to see he’ll never play anywhere but here.

Fun taking a quick look back at what I’ve had to say about Edelman over the years here on the blog. There are a whopping 36 pages of Edelman-tagged posts…What a career!