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You have to figure ultimately the Patriots will use their franchise tag on Wes Welker,” Schefter said. “The franchise tag would be for $9.4 million. They’ve been talking about getting a long-term deal, the question is can they get something done. Wes Welker is going to want to be paid like one of the top wide receivers in the game. That’s going to be a big number … If they can’t get something done, then the Patriots will wind up using the tag in all probability.

New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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McCourty had stuggles in seeing the ball more than anything this season. His timing of getting his head around was off and this is a function of teams having a season of film to break down on him. I would look to see a marked improvement in this next season as this is a reps issue. The other critical issue is his safety continuity. Athletically he was just fine and 99% of his technique was there all season, he just couldn’t quite put it all together. Without good safety play with him, he was frequently stranded in no man’s land and looking out of position because his safeties were either out of position or too slow to help him out. For the importance of safety-corner interaction look at how much better the secondary as a whole played when McCourty was moved to safety where he played quite well. Both corners improved when he moved there.

Interesting stuff from Jay Shields over on a thread at PatsFans. I hope he’s right…

Can someone break down McCourty’s struggles last year? – New England Patriots Forums – PatsFans.com Patriots Fan Messageboard

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ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay is holding a conference call today and he shared his insight as to some of the “value” areas that could be there for the Patriots late in the first round (27th and 31st).

“I look at the Patriots, and if they were to stay home and use these two picks, I think they have a great opportunity to get some players at the positions they continue to need – that’s in the secondary, pass rusher and also wide receiver,” McShay said.

McShay eyes value areas for Pats – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

https://www.patspropaganda.com/espn-draft-analyst-todd-mcshay-is-holding-a/

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