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Patriots opponents set for 2014 NFL Season
Some great games next year, schedule won’t come out until mid-to-late April though. But games at Green Bay and Kanas City are always interesting, as will a home rematch against the Broncos and Bengals. A divisional rematch with Andrew Luck in Indy should be interesting as well.
The New England Patriots announced today that assistant head coach/offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia will retire after 32 seasons in the NFL, including 30 seasons with the team (1982-88, 1991-2013). The Patriots also announced the addition of Dave DeGuglielmo (pronounced – Day-ghoul-YELL-mo) to Bill Belichick’s staff. He will serve as the new Patriots offensive line coach in 2014.
Dante Scarnecchia to retire; Dave Deguglielmo named new Offensive Line Coach
Wow, between him and Pepper leaving these are some of the biggest coaching changes the Pats have had since 2005.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/the-new-england-patriots-announced-today-that/
2013 PFF All-AFC East Team | ProFootballFocus.com
12 Pats on this list…
Thus, the biggest issue I saw with pressure was up the middle, which is the best way to get to Manning. Defensive tackle Sealver Siliga is more of a run-stuffer and his presence was important to protect against the draw play, but rookie defensive tackle Chris Jones (more of a penetrating 3 technique) really only showed up once in the pass rush, drawing a hold. That’s the one area where I thought the injuries finally caught up to the Patriots.
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8 Cost-Effective Moves the Patriots Should Make This Offseason
It’s an off-day B/R piece, taking a look at the cap and where the Pats could do some cutting and extending.
Here are the current depth charts as I see them, let me know if I’m missing anything. I’ve put some of the injured players are various spots. Guys expected to make full returns go back to the top like Mayo and Vollmer. Guys with some uncertainty like Gronk and Wilfork are left in the middle for now. All free agents have been removed.
The number of wide receivers sticks out to me. Could an unheralded guy like Harrison or Moe come out of nowhere next summer? I think so. The other rooks have to make big jumps.
Tackle isn’t the disaster most might make it out to be, but Wilfork and Kelly are big question marks. Armstead will be one to watch. The depth at defensive end is concerning and will be an area to watch in free agency and the draft, as will cornerback.
Not expecting Spikes back and I’ve took the liberty of making Hightower an MLB for now. They should add depth at LB as well.
