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NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Alfonzo Dennard

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NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles – Alfonzo Dennard

STRENGTHS Dennard is a strong all-around player, who doesn’t shine with any particular skill, but that’s his main strength: There are few weaknesses in his game. He is a heady player who plays on top of receivers and understands how to turn and run to not get beat deep. He trusts his speed and footwork in man coverage and can fill nicely as a run defender in both run plays and in zone. He is a solid athlete who has fluid hips and can adjust to make ball plays in mid-air. He understands how to play with leverage and jam the receiver at the line of scrimmage, as he is a very balanced and strong player who rarely falls off his stance or gets pushed off coverage by bigger wideouts. Dennard has a lot of experience starting games at a high level and is NFL-ready.

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Some trades looked better than others when you put them up against each other, but in all honesty, the picks are moving pretty quickly and we kind of focus more on what the opportunities were rather than sit around and analyze each one,” Belichick said. “Again, a lot of it just depends on what’s on the board and what you feel about what’s up there – how motivated you are to pick, or how motivated you are to try to add picks, or what the options are. Each one is kind of its own independent decision.

Belichick details trade thinking – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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Analyzing the pick of DE/LB Jake Bequette – Extra Points – Boston.com

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Analyzing the pick of DE/LB Jake Bequette – Extra Points – Boston.com

Must read from Bedard, with his take on the defensive depth chart. I don’t even know how BB will start to sort all of this out. But it’s clear that the Patriots will have options on the defensive line.

[Bequette] stood up at times at Arkansas so he would seem a natural for the DE/OLB hybrid Elephant position for the Patriots. Considering his experience and pro-ready body, it wouldn’t surprise if he contributes more before than 21st overall pick Chandler Jones – if they play the same position. Doesn’t have great speed, but he’s a try-hard guy that chases after plays and has been productive. He had 10.5 tackles for a loss, 10 sacks and 5 forced fumbles as a senior. He was the Cotton Bowl Defensive MVP with two sacks and a forced fumble.

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How close are you with Ryan Mallett? When was the last time you spoke to him? “First of all, we’re pretty close. We went through some battles together as team captains and him being the quarterback of the offense and I’m kind of the quarterback of the defense. He did an awesome job leading us to some great offensive performances. I saw him last week at the Spring Game on Saturday. He was down for that. He’s still the big man on campus down here even though he hasn’t played here in a year. Everyone was so excited to see him. He had nothing but great things to say about New England and the Patriots and I told him, I was like, ‘Man, I would love to join you up there.’”

It Is What It Is » Jake Bequette’s Q&A with the New England media on Friday night

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