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“I played special teams in college. I’m going to play special teams with the Patriots. It’s something that I love to do, and something that I’m going to do,” Wilson said, noting that he played on the punt team, kickoff team, kickoff return team, and field goal block unit at Illinois.
Tavon Wilson
https://www.patspropaganda.com/i-played-special-teams-in-college-im-going-to/
ProFootballWeekly.com – Draft Prospect – Jeremy Ebert
Positives: Solidly built and durable. Good two-year production. Nifty route runner. Gets his head around and works back to the quarterback. Has slot experience and will work the middle. Catches the ones he should. Good field awareness. Has special-teams experience. Solid character.
Negatives: Short arms. Needs to get stronger. Tight through his core. Average slot quickness. Gears down to cut. Struggles to separate vs. man coverage. Outmuscled in traffic — does not consistently haul in contested catches. Does not threaten vertically and struggles tracking over his shoulder. Production is inflated by short throws and bubble screens. Average burst and agility after the catch.
Summary: Productive, competitive, relatively monotone slot receiver lacking exceptional athletic traits. Needs room to operate and will have to stand out on special teams to stick.
2012 Draft profile: Alfonzo Dennard (by CornhuskersFootball)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/2012-draft-profile-alfonzo-dennard-by/
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.
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.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/some-trades-looked-better-than-others-when-you/
Nate Ebner Rugby Feature (by RUGBYOHIO)
The newest Patriot!
https://www.patspropaganda.com/nate-ebner-rugby-feature-by-rugbyohio-the/
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.
They need to find an interior guy – or two – to try and eventually replace Wilfork. I know he’ll come back, but they need to think about the future. They did well with the guys they had there this season, but they need to think long-term at that spot. And they’ll probably be in […]