Patriots OTAs: Latest Player Reports and Analysis
Monday B/R piece is up, getting caught up on all the latest Patriots buzz of the last week.
Beauharnais (seventh round) can play defensive end as well as inside and strong-side linebacker, while Harmon (third round, 91st overall) often played man-to-man coverage against tight ends, in addition to his safety duties. “I thought this kid was a really intriguing prospect, and he was utilized in multiple ways, which again is a Belichick factor,” Cosell said of Harmon. “When I watched him on film I thought to myself, ‘This kid’s a Belichick kind of player.’ ”
https://www.patspropaganda.com/beauharnais-seventh-round-can-play-defensive-end/
The Best of the Week in PatsPropaganda (Three-Day Weekend Edition)
Hope you are all enjoying the long weekend, and the start of summer, which of course means that football will soon be back.
With OTAs in full swing, and mini camp just a couple weeks away, we’re getting our last bits of new Patriots news before training camp. There were some interesting reads this week, and some interesting listens as well!
Colin Cowherd talks PatsPropaganda, and reads from our Thursday B/R column on Brady’s pending retirement. Definitely one of the top-five highlights of our Patriots blogging mini-career!
Ben Volin/Boston.com: Greg Cosell breaks down Patriots’ draft class.
Brady talks Welker, Amendola, Gronk – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston
Brian Urlacher remembers when Tom Brady ‘juked me out of my shoes’ | Shutdown Corner – Yahoo! Sports
When the Patriots put two or more receivers on the field, Ridley faced eight or more men in the box on nearly 25 percent of his runs, the highest ratio in the NFL among backs with 40 or more carries in such situations.
Interesting stuff, but I think where the numbers get a little murky are when the Pats were running their no-huddle. A lot of the time, defenses weren’t even set when they ran the ball, so it’s hard to really define how many defenders were “in the box”. Some of them might’ve been standing in the box, but looking at the sideline wondering what play to run as Brady snapped the ball and gave it to Ridley.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/when-the-patriots-put-two-or-more-receivers-on-the/
Film Study: NFL Films’ Greg Cosell breaks down Patriots’ draft class – Extra Points – Boston.com
Film Study: NFL Films’ Greg Cosell breaks down Patriots’ draft class – Extra Points – Boston.com
Great first piece from new Globe NFL writer Ben Volin. You can’t go wrong with Greg Cosell. There’s too much good stuff in here, must read as always when Cosell talks Pats.