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Hard to tell what Pats fans reactions will be for each of these guys. My prediction:

Chad Ochocinco: “Eh, whatever. I wish it was Brady throwing the ball to him”

Mike Wallace: “That threat looks like it could go deep”

Antonio Brown: “This guy should totally make Mike Wallace expendable, right?”

BJGE: “I miss you already, Law Firm”.

Fantastic realistic depth chart here from Greg Bedard, this really does a great job of getting specific with the positions the Patriots run.

As Bedard notes:

Yes, I realize that have 12 positions on each sides of the ball. That’s what I see as far as positions with the Patriots – distinctive skill sets for each, but the personnel groupings are mixed and matched depending on the opponent and the injury situation at the moment.

McCourty comes in 6th worst in yards per pass. Is there a more pressing question on the 2012 Pats than whether or not McCourty can get his mojo back?

Devin McCourty had a huge sophomore slump for the Patriots; he was particularly victimized all year by tall receivers like Brandon Marshall and Vincent Jackson. On one hand, this looks like more evidence of the inconsistency of cornerback charting stats; on the other hand, it’s hard to argue that these stats weren’t doing a good job of measuring McCourty’s actual on-field performance in both 2010 and 2011. He actually wasn’t ranked that high in 2010 as a rookie (41st in Success Rate, 38th in Adjusted Yards per Pass) and his 2011 performance pretty much was as poor as those numbers show.