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Mike Dussault

PatsPulpit 2010 Patriots Predictions

July 19, 2010 by Mike Dussault

PatsPulpit 2010 Patriots Predictions

I hate to be the one guy predicting the Patriots not to win the AFC East but I base it almost entirely on a young defense and a horrid schedule. I think the Dolphins win the AFCEast on a tie breaker, but I believe by the time the playoffs roll around the Patriots will be peaking and win at least 1-2 playoffs games.

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Patriots Fun With Felgie

July 16, 2010 by Mike Dussault

So below is a quote from the great (and by “great” I mean worst) Michael Felger’s mailbag, I chime in with my thoughts below….

The Patriots “insiders” tell me the rush is going to come from a more aggressive scheme. I’ll believe it when I see it. The personnel is what it is at this point, and when it comes to getting after the quarterback, it’s not pretty. The only prayer is for Mayo to turn into a real force attacking the pocket and for McKenzine, Crable and/or Cunningham to emerge beyond what we expect. I’m not optimistic.

Overall, I think the Patriots are managing this season for what it is: A transition year. The single most important factor over this period will be how many of their draft picks pan out. The Pats had four selections in the second round in 2009 (Patrick Chung, Ron Brace, Darius Butler, Sebastian Vollmer). They had a first (Devin McCourty) and three seconds (Rob Gronkowski, Jermaine Cunningham, Brandon Spikes) in 2010. They have two firsts next year. If a title-contending core doesn’t emerge out of that group, it’s over.

Ok first, we’re all well aware of the pass rush problems, but a “more aggressive scheme” doesn’t make sense. You can be more aggressive with your play calling, you can blitz more, you can send guys from different areas which is probably what Felgie means. But the Patriots aren’t all of a sudden playing the attacking Jets or Steelers’ 3-4 defense.

We saw the 5 LB, 6 DB package last year and that produced some decent results, but Jerod Mayo ain’t gonna be the answer for pass rush. He’s a three down linebacker, but if he’s going to be run stopping on first and second down, he ain’t gonna have much left in the tank when it comes to pinning back his ears and screaming in on the QB.

The answer is a simple one. Our pass rushers (note, pass rushers.. NOT blitzers, there is a difference) need to be better. The Patriots were 9th in the NFL in blitzing last year, but when you have to blitz (sending additional rushers than your standard four) you can get burned. So what it comes down to is on passing downs our four down lineman, be it Damione Lewis, Myron Pryor, Derrick Burgess, TBC, or newcomers like Cunningham or Crable need to beat the offensive lineman and get to the quarterback.

You can scheme all you want, but it comes down to our guys need to beat their guys without having to send extra blitzers. This is how good defenses work. See what the Giants did to the Patriots in the Super Bowl for an example.

On to the second point… a transition year? Well what was last year, Felgie? Year 10 of the dynasty? Not quite. The transition started in 2009 and will continue in 2010, but the Patriots D should be in far better position this year than they were last year. But one thing he is right, an elite defense needs to emerge from all these draft picks.

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Tom E. Curran Breaks Down the Coming Mankins Storm

July 16, 2010 by Mike Dussault

Tom E. Curran Breaks Down the Coming Mankins Storm

So we can all pretty much resign ourselves that the joy of training camp will be tarnished by the black cloud known as Logan Mankins. Tom E. is right on, every Patriot is going to get hammered with questions about it. All analysis of camp battles will take a back seat to all thing Mankins holdout related. 

It does sound like there’s a chance this thing gets resolved, but knowing the Patriots I’m not one to hold out hope that we’ll ever see him in the flying elvis again.

I guarantee this blog will have minimal Mankins mentions until something actually happens, like he shows up or they trade him or a statement is released. Until then this will be a Mankins-free zone.

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The Official 2010 Patriots Off-Season Timeline

July 16, 2010 by Mike Dussault

The Official 2010 Patriots Off-Season Timeline

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July 15, 2010 by Mike Dussault

Welker on the radio, he’strying to get into a “training mode” not “rehab mode”. We’re 2 weeks from finding out if he’s PUP’d or not. We’re still betting on PUP’d.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/welker-on-the-radio-hestrying-to-get-into-a/

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PatsFans’ Ian Logue Breaks Down Jermaine Cunningham

July 15, 2010 by Mike Dussault

PatsFans’ Ian Logue Breaks Down Jermaine Cunningham

Ian does a fantastic job of putting together just about everything that has been reported on the young Patriots OLB since he was drafted. There isn’t a player that will be followed more closely than Cunningham since he’s playing a position where the Pats need help. 

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Lombardi on the Patriots

July 14, 2010 by Mike Dussault

Below is what Mike Lombardi had to say about the Pats. He shoots down the “window of opportunity” theory as well.

New England Patriots: I laugh when people say the Patriots’ window is closing fast as Tom Brady gets older. Are you kidding me? The Patriots are a team in transition, but their window is not closing. In fact, it is getting wider as they keep surrounding Brady with young talent. However, the Patriots need their young players to get tougher – they need their team to get tougher. Last season, New England allowed its opponents to score every time they were first-and-goal inside the 5-yard line – every time. Last year, the Patriots had chances to win games in the final drive, but turned the ball over and finished 1-3 in games decided by three points or fewer. Their window is still open, but the youngsters better start to produce.

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Mike — Quick, on a scale of 1-10, how excited are you that the Pats are going to: a) trade Amendola, b) re-sign Edelman, c) Trade for Revis and, d) sign Decker, Sanders, Orakpo, Allen, Tate, Mack, Bryant, and (hopefully) Moss in free agency? Every. Friggin’. Off-season. :)

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