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Ras-I Dowling

Breaking Down Ras-I Dowling’s Fit in New England | NEPatriotsDraft.com – 2013 NFL Draft

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Breaking Down Ras-I Dowling’s Fit in New England | NEPatriotsDraft.com – 2013 NFL Draft

I will not get excited about Ras-I… I will not get excited about Ras-I…

Good breakdown from Oliver Thomas:

Will Dowling ever fulfill the promise bestowed upon him two years ago? Where was he best utilized? Was there a drastic difference in performance between 2011 and 2012? In attempt to find answers to these questions, I turned to the tape and watched both of Dowling’s rookie performances in contrast with a couple of his sophomore performances.

Alfonzo Dennard carted off from Patriots OTA

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Never good when the cart comes out, hopefully there’s enough time for him to get healthy before training camp, but Ras-I continues to impress, so he better hurry.

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Kyle Arrington manned the first team with Talib to open OTAs while Alfonzo Dennard and Dowling manned the second unit — take that as you will. They all looked terrific — add as much salt as necessary, given the lack of pads and contact — in their first run through of the offseason, and it wouldn’t be a surprise if Dowling and Dennard get some first-team reps of their own in the weeks to come.
From a pure spectrator standpoint, Dowling looked like the best of the bunch. He appeared crisp in his backpedal, changed direction with supreme fluidity and even broke up a few of Tom Brady‘s passes along the sideline. Talib was working hard out on the corner, and both Dennard and Arrington looked solid in their reps, but, for my money at least, Dowling appeared to be the best player out on the corner.

Ras-I Dowling Might Be Patriots Best Option at Cornerback Alongside Aqib Talib, If He Can Stay Healthy | New England Patriots | NESN.com 

Every year I do this dance with Dowling, and I’m not letting myself get too ambitious about what he can do this season. Let’s just see him stay healthy first and go from there.

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Can Ras-I Dowling Make the Third-Year Leap for the New England Patriots? | Bleacher Report

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Can Ras-I Dowling Make the Third-Year Leap for the New England Patriots? | Bleacher Report

I will not allow myself to get excited about Ras-I this year… I will not allow myself to get excited about Ras-I this year… I will not allow myself to get excited about Ras-I this year… I will not allow myself to get excited about Ras-I this year…

Practice rundown #10 – Extra Points – Boston.com

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Practice rundown #10 – Extra Points – Boston.com

Couple Ras-I tidbits from this one…

CB Ras-I Dowling continues to make progress. Physically, he has been much-improved from where he was in the off-season practices, and now he has started making plays on the ball. On Sunday he had an interception, and on Monday he made a terrific break on a pass in the flat from Brady to Brandon Lloyd. Dowling jumped it like he knew it was coming – that’s an advantage vets use during camp because they can identify the route combinations – but after practice he said he broke so fast because he was reading Brady. Next progress point for Dowling: performing against the Saints.

Patriots prefer Dowling as a base cornerback in the red zone as opposed Kyle Arrington. Not a surprise given Dowling’s height advantage.

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Dowling fully participated in all offseason activities, so he’s positioned to be on the field for the first day of training camp July 26. My sense is that the Patriots would like him to seize the right cornerback job, allowing Kyle Arrington to move inside to the slot (where he played well in the Super Bowl when matched up against Victor Cruz). But Dowling will have to earn it. As long as he stays healthy, I could envision that scenario unfolding.

Leftovers from Patriots chat – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

We’ve gone too long without a Ras-I post. Have to agree that this is what the Pats would like, we’ll see how it unfolds.

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