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Patriots look to rely on 5 – BostonHerald.com

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Patriots look to rely on 5 – BostonHerald.com

Solid list of five from Howe (McCourty, Chung, Spikes, Lloyd, Solder). If I had to add two more I’d put Ridley and Trevor Scott.

Ridley must develop the consistency that the Law Firm had (not that that is an easy thing to do). Whether it’s Woodhead or Vereen more featured on third down is an after thought. Ridley must give them the tough yards and break some long runs.

Whether Andre Carter comes back or not the Patriots are sitting right now with 20 less sacks than they had in 2010 with him and Mark Anderson. Trevor Scott seems the top candidate to replace Carter on the right side of the defensive line. He flashed versatility and playmaking ability with the Raiders before blowing out his ACL in 2010. He should be fully recovered and is a good bet to play the most of any other defensive new addition.

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Call it a dynasty? The Patriots have won the Ultimate Rookie Challenge at the rookie symposium for the third time in the last four seminars. Every rookie was expected to attend last week’s symposium, and the Patriots took home the quiz-show crown once again. They also won in 2008 and 2009 (the 2011 symposium was cancelled due to the lockout), and each rookie received an iPad as a prize.

BostonHerald.com – Blogs: The Blitz» Blog Archive » Patriots rookies shine at symposium once again

Dominating on and off the field….

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One player who received a lot of playing time during the offseason practices for the Patriots was former Cowboys, Dolphins, and Lions linebacker Bobby Carpenter. It didn’t hurt his cause that Brandon Spikes has been out since having offseason knee surgery, but they don’t play the same position. Spikes is a middle linebacker for the Patriots, while Carpenter can play both outside spots in a 4-3. Jerod Mayo is the weak-side linebacker, so that means Carpenter is in the mix on the strong side. Expect first-round pick Dont’a Hightower to have a say in that at some point. At the least, Carpenter is going to play a large role in coverage. He’s the only legitimate cover linebacker the Patriots have after Gary Guyton departed.

Sherman eases back into NFL with Dolphins – Sports – The Boston Globe

I have two issues with this quote from Bedard. 

1. When was Guyton ever “legitimate”?

2. What about Dane Fletcher?

Otherwise I remember everyone clamoring for Carpenter when he came out in 2006. That was about the time the Pats defense was officially “old and slow” and needed a youth infusion at linebacker. Not sure if the Pats can suddenly now make Carpenter into something special, but it looks like he’ll have a chance until we start getting healthy.

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