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I do think there is still interest in [Mat Light] coming back if the sides can reach an agreement. I’d lean toward it not happening, with Light landing in Kansas City. Makes too much sense to me.
Mike Reiss
Interesting. I’ve been of the opinion that Light would be back for a year or two, giving Solder some time. Definitely something we’ll ask Reiss about this weekend on the podcast.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/i-do-think-there-is-still-interest-in-mat-light/
Frenz:Why the New England Patriots Passed on a Pass Rusher
Great stuff here from my podcast mate Erik Frenz. Here’s a nice excerpt…
[In 2010], the Patriots not only got more sacks [than 2009], but they came from a wider group of players. It’s hard to believe the Patriots pass rush improved between 2009 and 2010, but they made strides toward the defense they want to run.
Why would spreading them out be better? It’s easier to neutralize the pass rush if all the production is coming from one player. Simply lock onto that “pass rush specialist” and boom, tough actin’ Tinactin…or something.
Frenz:Why the New England Patriots Passed on a Pass Rusher
Great stuff here from my podcast mate Erik Frenz. Here’s a nice excerpt…
[In 2010], the Patriots not only got more sacks [than 2009], but they came from a wider group of players. It’s hard to believe the Patriots pass rush improved between 2009 and 2010, but they made strides toward the defense they want to run.
Why would spreading them out be better? It’s easier to neutralize the pass rush if all the production is coming from one player. Simply lock onto that “pass rush specialist” and boom, tough actin’ Tinactin…or something.
New England Patriots Devin McCourty Behind the Scenes at Eastbay
https://www.patspropaganda.com/new-england-patriots-devin-mccourty-behind-the/
TCU Daily Skiff: Malcolm Williams’ unlikely journey
I thought the selection of Matthew Slater a few years back was a little outside the box, but picking Malcolm Williams takes the cake. At least Slater came from an NFL lineage and was at a Pac-10 school. I wonder if there a single other NFL team out there that even had him on their radar. Will be interesting to see how he does in training camp. Whenever that is…
We’re excited to officially announce that we’ll be joined by Mike Reiss this Sunday on the podcast. As anyone who ever reads this blog knows, I’m a big, big fan so I’m excited to finally get to talk to the overlord of Patriots blogger-dom.
Interesting nugget from Ian Rapoport regarding Ryan Mallett and the similarities in terminology between Arkansas and the Patriots:
Did you know that the Patriots and Arkansas call their plays exactly the same way?
“Oh, it’ll be similar,” Petrino told me in his office. “It’ll even be plays that will be called the same, where he’ll step in and it’ll be exactly the same.”
How exactly?
“Simply because I grew up in Jacksonville with Tom Coughlin,” Petrino said, “which ties back to (Bill) Parcells. Like, I heard (Tom) Brady call the play on TV the other day: 136 Dual Y Choice. That’s the exact same way we would call that play. So, there’s certain things that are going to be real easy carryover. Because of the system we use, and it’s kinda been that line with Coach Coughlin. He had responsibilities in protections, which obviously in the NFL, you have to do,” Petrino continued. “We did it very similar to the way he’ll do it there.“
For the past few months we’ve been hyping Shawn “Crazy Legs” Crable as the 2010 Patriots Breakout Player… unless he got cut. It’s important to note that the “unless he gets cut” addendum was always added when talking about Crable. Seriously, search “Crable” on this blog and you’ll see for yourself. Just days ago on […]