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Tuesday Patriots-Eagles Practice Tweets of Note

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Lots of great stuff today, since when certain Patriots do good things it’s not at the expense of other Patriots.

Concern for Pats Remains the Same

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Through the offseason, we spent plenty of time talking about the turnover and injuries to the offense, but as training camp has progressed I’m starting to think it will once again be the pass defense that this edition of the Pats lives or dies by.

No one expects the Patriots to suddenly stink because of the changes to their team, the NFL betting odds still have them expected to win around 11 games.

The collection of Danny Amendola and three rookie wide receivers have given plenty of reasons for optimism, as have undrafted tight end Zach Sudfeld. Tom Brady is still at the top of his game, and with a solid stable of running backs there’s no reason to think the Pats offense won’t be in the top ten of the NFL once again.

The defense had plenty of continuity this offseason and that’s a great thing, but it still seems like they’re searching for an answer at safety next to Devin McCourty.

Alfonzo Dennard has looked good at cornerback, but could very well be facing a suspension. Ras-I Dowling has missed nearly a week of practices being hurt once again.

That leaves a possible starting cornerback trio of Aqib Talib (who’s been great), Kyle Arrington (who’s had his issues playing on the outside) and rookie Logan Ryan in the slot.

The pass rush with Chandler Jones, Rob Ninkovich, and likely Marcus Benard will have to be stellar to help this secondary who still doesn’t seem to overwhelm with confidence.

If the Patriots defense can take a significant step this season the Patriots could be even better than they were in recent seasons that saw them make it to the Super Bowl and AFC Championship.

If you’re into NFL betting, the Pats defense should be the thing informing your bets.

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But even as those changes were made, new, evolutionary wrinkles were included on multiple levels. To that point, even after they pushed the pedal to the floor at the start of the 2011 season, they were still able to make tweaks – even though they relied on an up-tempo approach much of the year, 2012 marked was the first year since 2004 they achieved real offensive balance, thanks to the work of running backs like Woodhead, Stevan Ridley, Brandon Bolden and Shane Vereen. Ridley was seventh in the league with 1,263 rushing yards, and the Patriots ran the ball 523 times in 2012 – the highest number of carries for a New England team since the 2004 team ran the ball 524 times over the course of the regular season.

patriots – Not so fast: With new faces, Patriots may slow offense in 2013 – WEEI | Christopher Price

Good stuff in here on something we’ve hit on a lot this offseason, how the offense will have to ease off the gas a bit with the no huddle this season.

More to come today, which should be really interesting stuff from joint practices in Philly.

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