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Tweets of Note from Friday’s Patriots Practice

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Each day seems to get more interesting than the last…

Getting a feel for rookie CB Ryan – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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Getting a feel for rookie CB Ryan – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

We all know it’s going to happen at some point that Logan Ryan gets thrust into playing a big role. Might as well be sooner than later.

At 5-foot-11 and 195 pounds, he has good size for the position. That specifically shows up with run force, which the Patriots value as much as anyone with cornerbacks. Ryan doesn’t have the same fluid movements as Talib (few do), but his style of play has some similarities to Arrington (5-10, 190) from this viewpoint. He can be physical at the line of scrimmage and looks to have flexibility to line up inside and outside. Some competitive ball skills as well.

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Keeping in mind where Mallett was last year in training camp, the 2012 regular season and this past offseason seem to have really paid off in his development. As for Tebow, it’s always important to remember what he is (a movement quarterback with uncommon ability to make something happen on the fly), rather than what he isn’t (a traditional drop-back passer). He’s steadily shown improvement in his decisiveness, appearing more comfortable by the day.

Cleaning out the Patriots notebook – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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[E]ven with the spring already under their belt, the Patriots are still looking at just about everyone in an effort to put Brady in the position to drive the franchise to its fourth championship.

Tom Brady, New England Patriots still catching up on offense – NFL.com

Makes sense. Unpredictable and inconsistent, but hopefully explosive.

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It seems clear that the tight end centric offense is not going to be as valuable going forward. With Doobson, Boyce, Amendola, and Edelman looking good (when healthy) do you see a dramatic rise in four and give receiver sets coming???

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I think the two-TE offense was more a function of playing to their strengths, just like this year’s will be. They’ll never try to force an offense that doesn’t fit the players they have. So I do think we’ll see more 11 personnel than 12 personnel, but it will depend on the opponent. They’ll still have decent size up front, especially when Gronk gets back, if they need to lean on a power running game with two-TEs.

The biggest difference I see is that they won’t be able to go into their blitzkreig no-huddle like they could with four experience weapons like the had they last two seasons. The offense will be a little more conventional, but hopefully a little more explosive downfield as well.

Fourth straight session of 1-on-1s – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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Fourth straight session of 1-on-1s – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

It’s getting a little steamy in here…

Standout performers DE Marcus Benard – One rush stands out; he lines up over the outside shoulder of guard Chris McDonald (3 technique), which is different for a 6-foot-2, 260-pound end, and proves too quick at the snap as he surges through with relative ease. In addition, Benard’s first rep while aligned on a wide split at defensive end features high-impact contact with right tackle Sebastian Vollmer, as Vollmer gets his hands on Benard but Benard attempts to spin free to the inside. A real good matchup, with Benard’s explosion and Vollmer’s power meeting head on. Benard continues to get after it, later looping around fellow end Jason Vega in 2-on-2 combination work to apply some pressure.

It looks like Marcus Benard is coming on strong as a depth DE. Its likely that the Pats will have to jettison 1 or 2 (or both) former high draft picks in Cunningham and Bequette. Who stays, who goes?

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Justin Francis is in that mix too. Tough to say now of course, a lot can change over the next few weeks after games and more practices. I am struggling though wondering if they do keep 6 defensive ends. 

Cunningham can do a number of different things and is more proven than Bequette or Francis, albeit not by much. Bequette is sounding more and more like an edge rusher and potential special teamer. Not impossible that wins him a roster spot, but he still needs to develop his pass rush skills, and doesn’t look suddenly able to chip in 5-7 sacks.

So we’ll have to let it play out, and see if Michael Buchanan makes any noise either as he gets more reps.