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The Patriots have done an excellent job at finding a few players in each of the recent drafts and getting the most out of their rookie contracts. The players they over paid played well but just didn’t live up to their contract, and had Gronkowski and Hernandez just stayed healthy they would have no other issues. There are many reasons why New England has 10 or more wins in each of their last 10 years, and how they handle their salary cap is one of them.

Performance Based Value: New England Patriots | ProFootballFocus.com

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If it were up to you would you keep Lloyd?

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Hard to say for sure because what he’s getting knocked for all happened behind the scenes. But if he’s a problem for team chemistry and getting on people’s nerves I can see why they don’t want to give him a $3 million bonus.

I wouldn’t be against bringing Welker and Edelman back, along with a mid-range vet WR or two, and then just go for it in the first round on someone like Justin Hunter.

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Thoughts on Brady, Lloyd – Extra Points – Boston.com

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Thoughts on Brady, Lloyd – Extra Points – Boston.com

Some more on Lloyd…

[I]t’s in the realm of possibility that he is back. There is still internal debate going on about whether or not he can be managed. And the biggest factor is the Patriots don’t have any receivers at this point in time. Do they cut Lloyd and roll the dice so they can find receivers other than Wes Welker (if he gets his new contract) that can function in this scheme? Or do they take a known commodity in Lloyd, figure out a way to manage him better, and try again? That remains to be seen. His production (74 catches for 911 yards) is nothing to sneeze at with the way the receiver position has gone for the Patriots. But the odds are that he isn’t back.

Biggest trakeway from the combine so far — there are so many receivers to like for the Patriots in this draft. Based on speed and quickness, the Patriots could pick up one anywhere from late 1 to the 4th and get what they look for as far as measurables go. Unless Keenan Allen falls at 29, I think there’s no need to go WR in round 1. Just wait for the Da’Rick Rodgers, Quinton Pattons, Markus Wheatons or even Justin Hunters to fall to 59

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Yeah I definitely agree with this. Justin Hunter is one of the guys that has pinged my radar for sure, but after his combine performance he might not last until 59. Thinking more and more the Pats will trade out of 29 unless a player they love falls to them.

Just had a thought… Do you remember the Bears defense of the early 2000’s? It had two HUGE men inside on the line (Ted Washington, Keith Traylor), Some good solid Ends (Phillip Daniels, Brian Robinson), and three versatile LBs who can run (Rosey Colvin, Urlacher, Warrick Holdman). Does this style of defense seem creepily similar to the Pats of 2012? Also, the Bears went 13-3 that year AND lost in the divisional round 33-17… Not to say that the teams are THAT similar, but it got me thinking

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Interesting. I don’t remember that defense, but it certainly sounds a lot like what the Pats are doing now. Perhaps the most interesting thing in the comparison is that you can see where the Pats’ weakness is. Urlacher is a former safety who can cover a lot of ground in the middle of the field. Contrast him to Spikes who is a pure inside linebacker who can stop the run and you get a sense of why teams have had so much success targeting the flat in the last two seasons.

I don’t think the Pats are locked into this schematically, it’s just as much a function of their personnel with their lack of tackle depth behind Wilfork, and bevy of defensive end types.

I’m not saying Spikes needs to be replaced but I certainly think he needs to be pushed by someone in the mold of Urlacher who is better in space. Maybe Dane Fletcher is the answer, maybe not. I’m keeping an eye on those kind of players in free agency and the draft.