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Source: Malcolm Butler benched by Patriots due to missed flight

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Source: Malcolm Butler benched by Patriots due to missed flight

Welp another Patriot learns the hard way why you can never be late in Foxboro. My college hockey coach demanded we were always five minutes early for any team activity and I still can’t shake the fear it instilled in me. One day my roommate and I somehow both overslept and were late to a morning lift at 6am. Of course that was the one day the coach showed up and he sent us right back to the dorms. The next day we had to run around the rink, up and down the stairs, for  a while and all was okay after that. But I still can’t stand to be late to anything. 

Chandler Jones Will Outprice the Patriots

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Chandler Jones Will Outprice the Patriots

Good take from Rich Hill and I have to agree with him. There’s no question that Chandler is a very athletic defensive end who can do it all and that’s why he never leaves the field. He’s shown plenty of flashes of brilliance in his first three seasons, but decisions have to be made. 

The Patriots had no depth last season at the position, but this offseason they’ve remedied that by adding Jabaal Sheard via free agency and drafting Tre Flowers, Geneo Grissom and Xzavier Dickson. Those rookies are under contract for four years while both Rob Ninkovich and Jabaal Sheard both have two more years.

If one of the rookies emerges as a legitimate player, the Pats will be fairly well protected against Jones’ departure in 2017.

You never want to see good young players leave, but I do think that Collins and Hightower should be the long-term priorities. Either way they still have two seasons to figure it out, but the planning has already begun.

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tbbc123:

Julian Frances Edelman and Daniel James Amendola ??

https://www.patspropaganda.com/tbbc123-julian-frances-edelman-and-daniel-james/

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https://www.patspropaganda.com/1933/

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https://www.patspropaganda.com/1936/

Who’s going to get cut from the TE position (my guess is that chandler stays, after that I’m completely lost)

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It’s not a total slam dunk after Gronk as much as I’d love to just say Chandler and Wright can get the job done. I was just as intrigued by Jake Ballard as I am Chandler and he ended up getting cut, so who knows. Still, that Chandler/Gronk size combo is exciting.

Wright feels like the most underrated guy on the roster at the minute. In a different universe he’d be getting a lot more hype as one of the best young receiving tight ends in the game, and now with a full offseason in the playbook, I could see him really emerging.

I still don’t think Hooman is totally out of that mix for his blocking and experience. Plus he seems durable and that goes a long way.

Fred Davis was out of football last year, he probably needs at least an injury or two to stick.

Then there’s rookie AJ Derby who is in that Hooman mold, but he’s new to the position and is likely headed to the practice squad I’d bet.