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According to multiple sources, the Patriots would like to get cornerback Aqib Talib done soon. This makes sense for a few reasons: a) the Patriots don’t have any real cornerbacks beyond Alfonso Dennard; b) the Patriots gave up a fourth-round pick for Talib so if he walks, it would look pretty bad; c) with a flooded market at cornerback, the Patriots are probably playing the, “You should take our deal because once you get out there, your price is only going to do down.”;

Thoughts on Harvin, Talib, CBs and more collusion? – Extra Points – Boston.com

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Still sounds like Welker will be back in NE, meaning this could be a very good week for Patriots Planet.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/still-sounds-like-welker-will-be-back-in-ne/

For Panthers’ general manager Dave Gettleman, accent will be on long-term success – Sports – The Boston Globe

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For Panthers’ general manager Dave Gettleman, accent will be on long-term success – Sports – The Boston Globe

Interesting stuff on McDaniels and the future of the Patriots offense. Sign me up for option A.

The Patriots can go three directions with the passing offense:

■ Retain Welker, add the outside X threat (probably in the draft), and move Welker to the outside Z position.

■ Retain Welker and keep him in the slot to work a high-low game in the middle with Rob Gronkowski, make Aaron Hernandez the X, and sign (Danny Amendola and Edelman) or trade (Percy Harvin) for the Z.

■ Move on from Welker, find a big-time X, fill the Z with a terrific athlete with the ball in his hands in a short area, and let Hernandez and Gronkowski rule the middle.

Patriots-based free agency chatter -ESPN Boston Patriots Blog

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Patriots-based free agency chatter -ESPN Boston Patriots Blog

For those of you looking to ride the free agency rumor train there’s some fun speculation in this link. Personally I don’t really get too worked up about “the Patriots are interested in this guy” talk, in all likelihood they’re gauging interest and price for just about everyone on the market. That’s what good teams do.

It’s also quite common for agents to say the Patriots are interested in their players just because they know it will drive the cost up and/or force other teams to potentially get involved. So until the Patriots actually sign someone don’t expect there to much rumor-mongering here.