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Having said that, there are some here who are trolls and also act like a mob. If you wouldn't mind, why is my account throttled and can...
Yes and in addition to the changes happening to nickel, big safeties, and 2TE formations, I also expect the Pats defense to seriously consider shifting to 2 deep safeties instead of 1-deep with DMac gone
Mac Jones looking a lot better working with one of the best coordinators in the NFL in Bill O’Brien
https://theathletic.com/4608213/2023/06/14/mac-jones-patriots-offense-bill-obrien/
Another article about how the big nickel defensive trend and the importance of versatile safeties and also 2TE personnel
https://www.draftblaster.com/big-nickel-super-safeties-defending-12-personnel/
In some free moments during the quiet part of the NFL off-season, I have put some thought into why the Patriots keep over-stacking similar players who are seemingly strong safeties or small nickel linebackers. On the roster right now the Patriots have spent repeated draft capital or free agency...
In a hard salary cap league, it’s all about getting more value than what you spent on a drafted player or the contract of a signed player. The cumulative value generated generally correlates with long term success. The Pats messed up so many drafts from 2013-2019 that the team is playing catch...
Cajuste was just cut. Never panned out.
The recent Patriots draft revamp is much needed to get out from under all the crappy john carroll drafts. The draft whiffs pre Wolf/Groh reek way too much like the same eyes that pushed for Chad Jackson, Maroney, Tim Tebow etc.
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That 2018 Patriots OLine + Gronk was excellent at creating huge running lanes. Blount or 15 other NFL backs could have easily had the same production. While Michel wasn’t bad, it was a waste to spend a 1st on a player who isn’t in the league anymore.
And the cumulative whiffs for almost 8...
1. Isiah Wynn just joined the Dolphins for only 2.3M, less than we are paying Anderson to be a backup. Good riddance to Wynn, who was always hurt and also a penalty turnstile as a Patriot. The Wynn, NKeal Harry, Michel drafts really set the franchise back and have led to talent mediocrity that...
It's music to my ears to hear a guy is so athletic it 'looks easy' or 'looks so smooth'.
Per the last sentence, I do think it's in play that Christian Gonzalez has a McCourty-like rookie season (immediate impact, best case scenario could make a pro bowl as rookie).
I agree with the first 2 paragraphs. This is how I think as well. The front office should proactively use space now to extend good young players now which hopefully gets them at good value years down the road. Don’t wait till year5. Some guys you know are already good like Onwenu and Dugger...
Don’t understand the repeated media comments about not keeping Onwenu. Onwenu has been the team’s best lineman for multiple years. Makes no sense to let him go and then burn a 1st on a mediocre player in Strange.
Mafi could be good. If Mafi can play guard then figure out a way to play both...
Gonzalez is plenty physical. I don’t like idiotic Boston media spreading false rumors already that the kid isn’t physical, and then maybe he go gets injured trying to prove people wrong. He is already a willing and effective tackler at the CB position.