I’m ready for pics like these to be the ones I am seeing for Gronk.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/im-ready-for-pics-like-these-to-be-the-ones-i-am/
Gronk crush baseball (by vivala stool) (h/t @bossprtsthennow)
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/gronk-crush-baseball-by-vivala-stool-ht/
Rob Gronkowski gracing the cover of ESPN’s Body Issue.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/2minutedrill-rob-gronkowski-gracing-the-cover/
2. Chandler Jones, LB, Patriots: It hasn’t been a great run for Bill Belichick on defensive players over the past few years in the draft, but he’s mostly whiffed on defensive backs. With the Patriots losing a ton of sacks to free agency, they needed someone to step in and provide a multi-faceted attack on the quarterback. That someone is Jones, and he could be ready for a huge year defensively. He’ll allow the Pats to mix 3-4 and 4-3 and continually put pressure on the quarterback, and in a division with Matt Moore (or Ryan Tannehill! Or David Garrard!), Mark Sanchez (or Tim Tebow!) and Fitzpatrick, Jones could pile up the pressures. No, it doesn’t hurt that he plays for someone who’s coming off a Super Bowl loss. But that’s how these rankings work; if you can put up big numbers while pushing your team over the edge, you’re a bigger difference maker right now.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/2-chandler-jones-lb-patriots-it-hasnt-been-a/
Rob Gronkowski Crushes 320-Foot Home Run, Wins Celebrity Home Run Derby – Sylvania Spotlight – NESN.com
Finally a Gronk off-season activity I can get behind. Ankle must be 100% right?
In drafting Dont’a Hightower at No. 25 overall, the Patriots found a player whom many viewed as a great fit for the team’s defensive principles. What is less clear, however, is what role precisely he will play and how that could affect Brandon Spikes. With Rob Ninkovich having moved to a role that seems to involve aligning most commonly as a defensive end, the door has been opened for a potential trio of Spikes, Hightower and captain Jerod Mayo as the starters.
Scout’s notebook: 4-3 OLBs – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston
Echoing what I wrote about this weekend in what I’ll be most excited to see in training camp.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/in-drafting-donta-hightower-at-no-25-overall/
What will be the response in the continuing chess match between offense and defense? Traditional linebackers will find their roles — and snaps — significantly reduced. There will not be a place for them against offenses that feature five receivers with multi-dimensional abilities to attack all areas of the field. We will likely see more teams employ the Houston Texans’ model. They played dime (six defensive backs), not nickel. That allowed them to field better athletes with more scheme versatility and greater body flexibility and agility to play in space, i.e., coverage. It was not an accident Houston had one of the best defenses in the NFL last season.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/what-will-be-the-response-in-the-continuing-chess/