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Are there any DE’s that you like a lot that you think can provide an adequate pass rush

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Touched on this this morning on the podder with Frenz. Would I advocate someone like Dee Ford/Kony Ealy in the first round? Probably not over Easley. But if Easley’s gone, there’s an argument to be made that they need to take the next best available pass rusher, whether it’s a defensive tackle or defensive end.

Right now, I’m leaning toward the thinking that they would only stick with a potential three-down edge player like Trent Murphy or Kareem Martin (a guy I really like) out of North Carolina.

I don’t find the defensive ends you’d have to take in the first round to be all that intriguing. 

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Mayock relayed the story about the Patriots’ 2005 draft and how it’s a good lesson for anyone. The team was coming off a Super Bowl victory and badly wanted to go defense at No. 32, according to Mayock, but the board was picked clean and they instead were flexible in switching to Fresno State offensive lineman Logan Mankins. Ultimately, the team was rewarded for not forcing a need, and that was Mayock’s main point – teams shouldn’t lock in and must remain light on their feet to pick good football players regardless of position.

Picked-up draft pieces from Mike Mayock – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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we normally don’t see the patriots blitz often if at all in games. with at least 3 corners that can play man should we expect a little more blitzing(not every play but more then we normally are accustomed to) this year

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It’s an interesting question that will be something to really monitor this season because BB has never had the quality of corners on paper that he has right now.

One thing about defense though is that you never want to have to blitz. You want to get pressure with four. Of course that’s easier said that done. And really, the mainstream definition of a blitz is sending more than four guys, but some would tell you a real blitz is only when defensive backs are getting sent, which we saw occasionally with Arrington and Ryan last season.

Belichick is and will likely always be a fairly conservative defensive coach and it’s hard to argue with the results. But now that his theoretically has multiple corners who can man-up receivers and take them out of the equation, does he start sending more blitzes? Certainly seems like there’s a good chance.

But if I was a betting man I’d bet his blitz rate remains nearly unchanged.

Here’s the percentages of blitzes from last season. While some of it is dependent on how the games unfolded, the Pats are unlikely to ever blitz more than 30% of the snaps.

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