Minicamp observations, Day 2 – Extra Points – Boston.com

Bedard’s nuggets, click it out. He keeps bringing up Justin Francis as a defensive player to watch. I’ll be curious to get a good look at him in the preseason, but Bedard seems high on him, and I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt it’s not just because they share Rutgers as their alma mater.

Interesting piece below, not much room for error in the secondary, especially if you’re not making plays.

The most significant personnel change – and, again, it’s early so it probably doesn’t mean anything – was that Sterling Moore took all of Dowling’s snaps in nickel defense. Guessing the Patriots continue to like Moore’s ball skills. Dowling hasn’t really made any plays. Also interesting to note, after playing left cornerback for the first time on Tuesday, Dowling received even more reps (if not more) on the left side. As a rookie, he was only a right cornerback. Could be preparation for Devin McCourty to do some safety work down the road if Dowling proves ready to take on more.