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February 16, 2011 by Mike Dussault

Patriots History Tuesday: Way Old Steve Belichick Footage

Yes, we’re really pulling out the stops here in the dog days of the offseason. This is a 1941 Sun Bowl clash between Case Western Reserve (with Steve Belichick on the team) and Arizona State.

Okay, now I know what you’re thinking, where the hell is the Hoodie patriarch and how the hell am I supposed to take any enjoyment out of this? Well Grandpappy Steve scores the first touchdown and kicks the point after.

Second, I just finished reading Blood, Sweat and Chalk by Tim Layden and it was a fascinating study of the schematic evolution of the game of football. You might notice that some of the plays being run look very “wild cat-y”.

Anyway, kind of cool to look at how far football has come in 70 years…

New England Patriots Steve Belichick

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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SI: Top 50 Draft Prospects

February 16, 2011 by Mike Dussault

SI: Top 50 Draft Prospects

If you’re looking for a quick way to become familiar with the top 50 prospects in the this year’s draft here’s a good place to start.

It seems like every time I read new information about guys with Patriots potential you find someone who doesn’t think they’d be a good fit. Justin Houston is that guy here…

45) Justin Houston/DE-OLB/Georgia: The Georgia junior is a tremendous pass rusher out of a three-point stance. The problem is Houston lacks the size for the defensive end position and has poor instincts as a linebacker.

This comes on top of Aldon Smith being mentioned by Todd McShay today as a guy “who needs to play RDE in a 4-3”. So that strikes a blow to two of my top Pats OLB prospects.

But it’s important to remember that no one, not me, not Mel Kiper or Todd McShay, nor any other draft guru outside of the Pats organization know exactly what they’re looking for at each position. So that means we shouldn’t necessarily cross off Smith or Houston from the board, but it does mean we should watch them closely at the combine to see how athletic they are in agility drills.

But my instinct is slowly saying more and more that chances are around 75% it will be a defensive end or interior offensive lineman at 17, and much much less it will be an OLB. Runningback could also be in the mix.

February 16, 2011 by Mike Dussault

I feel real good,” Gostkowski said. “From where I was, having surgery and on crutches for a couple weeks, you’re pretty down then but you progress every day. They (the doctors and trainers) reiterate to me that they see no problems moving forward and you just have to trust them. I’m not scared to get hurt and I’m not worried about the repercussions of it. It’s something that happened and I’m looking forward to next year.

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