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[A] league source characterized the session as one in which the Tampa contingent would learn from Belichick and his staff some scheduling details. The two parties will discuss how the Patriots set up their calendar, how to best approach and organize the preseason, deal with the bye-week schedule and organize various practice schedules. In other words, they’re talking about the logistics of running a team, rather than any in-depth discussion of X’s and O’s.

Greg Schiano and others visiting Bill Belichick to talk techniques – NFL – Don Banks – SI.com

Hopefully we can get some insight on the rest of the NFC south from them.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/a-league-source-characterized-the-session-as-one/

Flashback Friday: The #1 jersey presentation

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Flashback Friday: The #1 jersey presentation

Great flashback pics of all the top picks. Let’s rank ‘em!

  1. Willie MacGinest
  2. Ty Law
  3. Richard Seymour
  4. Vince Wilfork
  5. Logan Mankins
  6. Jerod Mayo
  7. Nate Solder
  8. Terry Glenn
  9. Devin McCourty
  10. Daniel Graham
  11. Ben Watson
  12. Damien Woody
  13. Tebucky Jones
  14. Chandler Jones
  15. Dont’a Hightower
  16. Ty Warren
  17. Robert Edwards
  18. Brandon Meriweather
  19. Laurence Maroney
  20. Patrick Chung
  21. Andy Katzenmoyer

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BB thinking about cutting off his sweatpants now instead of his sleeves? He must be in offseason mode. Not buying the “short legs” excuse, Coach.

sportingnewsarchive:

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick shows off his white socks and upper shins after speaking during a news conference at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Friday, May 3, 2013. (Michael Dwyer/AP)

https://www.patspropaganda.com/bb-thinking-about-cutting-off-his-sweatpants-now/

Don’t know if you’re fielding questions this Friday, but I’m curious if you think there were any players in the first round who had realistic chance of slipping to the Patriots, that they would have drafted instead of making the trade with the Vikings.

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I’m always taking questions, sorry for being a little MIA this week, dealing with some personal issues that have now been resolved.

As for your question, it’s tough to say. Considering what the Vikings gave up, they really made the Patriots draft. I’d still love to think that if Datone Jones was there on the board they might’ve taken him, but it seems clear to me now that the priority was solving the linebacker coverage issue, not the interior rush issue. At least they must feel good about Tommy Kelly and Armond Armstead and what they can bring to the fold from an interior rush perspective. 

I just didn’t think they’d pounce that highly on a coverage linebacker that high, which is somewhat foolish in hindsight because it was statistically the most glaring hole left to be filled. No one knows how Jamie Collins will fit in, including the coaches, but it seems clear he will be a big part of sub-packages early on, moreso for his coverage than his pass rushing explosiveness.

But ultimately the trade with the Vikings was far better than any chance they might’ve taken on any particular player.