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jerodmayo:

“There is an old saying about the strength of the wolf is the pack, and I think there is a lot of truth to that. On a football team, it’s not the strength of the individual players, but it is the strength of the unit and how they all function together.”

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Of all teams to call him, it was crazy when he got the call from New England. I was really excited for him,” Watson said. “Excited for him to get the opportunity to play in the NFL. Excited to be able to go to a team like New England that is functioning as well as they do, an organization I have a lot of respect for and will challenge him to become a better player and will really teach him good fundamentals and teach him how to win. I’m just excited for his opportunity. Now he has to go and earn a spot on that roster.

Benjamin Watson passes torch to younger brother Asa | Sports – Patriots | providencejournal.com | The Providence Journa

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What do you think the ceiling and the floor are for Easley entering his rookie season? Do you really think that he could be the final piece of the puzzle to give BB a Super Bowl winning caliber defense?

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Well, you’re coming to someone as biased about Easley as one can get so take this answer with a grain of salt, but yes I think Easley could be the final piece of the puzzle.

I’ve been banging the interior rusher drum since 2010, but the Pats kept picking up nose tackles and two-gapping defensive ends. There just wasn’t a value placed on penetrating defensive tackles and when you look at the struggles they’ve had on third down, I see it as a biggest reason why.

What are the two biggest problems for this defense of late? Third down and deep passes. What does that say about a defense? That the pass rush is not getting there. If the QB has time to hit the long passes he’s got too much time in the pocket, because coverage can’t last forever.

As much as I love Vince WIlfork, he was just way overused in 2010-2012 and just could not be a consistent menace on passing downs. And really, that’s not his game to begin with.

The Pats had Mike Wright and Myron Pryor but injuries ended both their Pats careers early. They needed more of those kind of players who could come on for passing downs with fresh legs and get some push up the middle of the pocket.

Wilfork, Tommy Kelly, Kyle Love, Brandon Deaderick, Albert Haynesworth, Ron Brace, Gerard Warren…none of them were the answer.

Now, in Easley, you finally have that guy. He might only be a situational player but that is fine and well-worth a first-round pick as I see it. Because he’s going to come on and cause major problems for the offense. He can rush from any spot on the line and his explosiveness is superlative.

Think of him this way… He’s the passing down version of the running down chess piece Vince Wilfork was/is. BB will move him around and he should make an instant impact in the areas where the Pats defense has struggled most over the last four seasons.

And the revamped secondary featuring Revis et al will only help that.