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Word is Jimmy G is coming into camp looking like “a linebacker” any word on how much weight he’s put on? And how do you think added bulk will change his game?

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I think it will help him stay healthy. The big problem with a young quarterback is holding on to the ball to long, resulting in taking sacks, aka punishment. So he needs to be able to withstand that. Add in his mobility and I’m sure we’ll see plenty of tuck-and-run when the reads aren’t clear, so again, he’s getting tackled. But otherwise I don’t think it should affect his game too much.

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James White and Travaris Cadet may be after one role. The 2014 fourth-round pick left a strong impressing as he worked as a pass-catching back on Friday, looking smooth as he caught a pass thrown behind him at the knees and cut upfield in 7-on-7 work. And as for Cadet, who caught 38 passes for the New Orleans Saints last season, the back lined up out wide and beat linebacker Jamie Collins on a stutter fade, catching the ball overhead in the back of the end zone.

Oliver Thomas Observations from Day 2 of Patriots training camp

https://www.patspropaganda.com/james-white-and-travaris-cadet-may-be-after-one/

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“Sweet Feet” James White 2013 Highlights [HD] – YouTube

I try not to put too much weight into reps early in training camp, but all signs are pointing to James White potentially stepping into a significant roles this year. Very interested to see how he looks in game action in a couple with pass blocking being a big key.

Here’s a bit of what White had to say on Friday:

“I am coming with a more aggressive approach,” White said. “I want to be aggressive in my technique and I want to go out here and be a reliable player. That is what I am going to try out and do every single day.”

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

https://www.patspropaganda.com/sweet-feet-james-white-2013-highlights-hd/

With the addition of Sheard/Grissom/Roberts/Dickson, how do you see the defensive end position shaking out? And where is Zach Moore’s role in all of this?

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Zach Moore came back really bulked up and there’s talk of him playing more of a defensive tackle role at least in sub packages. So I’m really curious to see what they do with him since coming out of a small school we couldn’t really expect much out of him last year.

Assuming you mean Flowers not Roberts at the defensive end spot. Yeah there’s a bunch of them there now, and I think to some extent it’s aimed at insurance for next season when Chandler might walk and with Ninkovich into his 30s they really need protection should he get injured.

How does it play out this year? Hard to say, but the early reports are that they’re getting Nink/Chandler/Sheard all on the field at the same time. The best answer is that they’ll mix and match like they usually do. We can’t really put it into a box like you could in the past where it was “okay, they’re mostly a 34 front, how does everyone fit onto the depth chart”.

Grissom might even be headed to linebacker, we haven’t heard where he’s starting out yet, but he has a lot of athleticism. 

So it’s good, versatile depth that they’ll be able to do a number of things with, but most importantly they should have fresh pass rushers ready to go for four quarters, something the definitely didn’t have last year.

Tweets of Note from Patriots Training Camp Practice #2

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The pads come on tomorrow so that’s when things get interesting. One other tidbit that I caught this morning was that Dane Fletcher suffered a torn ACL at the end of last year (not sure how I missed that) and is expected to start on the PUP. That will shift a lot of 53-man projections, maybe opening a spot up for someone like James Morris.

Here are the tweets that caught my eye…