The position I keep hearing most associated with the Patriots in free agency — and, because of the length of time between the combine and the start of free agency March 12, it’s not as loud as in past years — is defensive end. According to league sources, the Patriots would have gotten in on Bengals end Michael Johnson, but he was wisely tagged by the Bengals. He’s a 6-foot-7-inch, 270-pound athletic freak who had 4.6 speed but slipped to the third round in the 2009 draft because of questions about his work ethic and injury history. The 26-year-old had 11.5 sacks in his contract year. Even if Johnson hadn’t been franchised, two personnel executives I talked to didn’t think the Patriots would have had nearly enough money to land Johnson, which is why Colts end Dwight Freeney or some other veteran such as John Abraham of the Falcons might make more economic sense.
Unchartered waters ahead in NFL free agency – Sports – The Boston Globe
Interesting, my biggest question is if they bring in a defensive end is it just to be a situational rusher? Or is he going to eat in Ninkovich and/or Jones’ snaps? In my outside opinion it’s a far better investment to go after a Kyle Love/Brandon Deaderick upgrade, and go for a veteran on a near-minimum deal for the DPR spot like they’ve done with Andre Carter/Mark Anderson/Trevor Scott over the last two years.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-position-i-keep-hearing-most-associated-with/
Tough, smart, physical. Versatile – outside and inside. Love playing in the kicking game – that’s one of the things where you get a lot of guys, especially older veterans, who [say] ‘that’s for the young guys.’ But honestly, I love running down there, especially on kickoff, trying to hit somebody. … We preach situational football and there are a lot of things I’ve learned under the Patriots and Bill [Belichick], in particular, that aren’t harped on with any other team. We have veterans who have been in other programs that come in and say the same thing.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/tough-smart-physical-versatile-outside-and/
The Best of PatsPropaganda This Week
Just a week and a half until Free Agency starts and then things will get nutty here, just the way we like it. With the official cap being set at $123 million teams have started tagging guys. Don’t expect the Pats to do so just yet, I think if they tag anyone it will be Vollmer to get more time to workout a long term deal. Wouldn’t be surprised to see Edelman or Woodhead re-sign this week, but they might want to test the market as I’m sure Arrington and Talib will want to.
Here’s the best Pats reads from the week:
What Tom Brady, Patriots Offense Need Most in 2013
PatsPropaganda & Frenz 2/27: Brady Extension Edition
New England Patriots Mock Draft: 7-Round Predictions, Post-Scouting Combine
How AFC East Rivals Can Catch the New England Patriots | Bleacher Report
Patriots offseason primer: After Ravens loss, expect a frenzy – Patriots – Boston.com
Tom Brady doesn’t want to talk about the money – Extra Points – Boston.com
Thoughts on Brady, Lloyd – Extra Points – Boston.com
Patriots, Wes Welker may still work out a long-term deal | ProFootballTalk
Probably the only good thing to come out of the AFCCG this year…
https://www.patspropaganda.com/probably-the-only-good-thing-to-come-out-of-the/
31 Reasons why NFL teams hate the Patriots – NFL.com
31 Reasons why NFL teams hate the Patriots – NFL.com
Funny stuff in here…
