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In one Patriots playbook I’ve seen (the 2004 version), there were 25 different single receiver routes, and that doesn’t count all the available options. Nor does it cover where those routes are run in a split on the field, or how the receivers run routes in tandem. There were 17 different two-man route combos in the playbook I saw, and five different three-man route combos. Once you’ve mastered all that stuff, there’s then the matter of the call in any pass play – the name of the route group that a team decides on any pass play for anywhere from one to five receivers. Add in the protection at the line, and you have the start of what will be an eventual Patriots play call.

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In years past, treading between the numbers was a danger zone for receivers, who expected to be re-routed if they tried to run a crossing pattern or to take a potentially concussive hit once they caught the ball. With officials being more cognizant of penalizing helmet-to-helmet hits, players have backed off, making the middle of the field a far safer place to play.

For proof, look at the New England Patriots. Wes Welker, Gronkowski and Hernandez work the middle of the field like an Etch A Sketch. They exploit matchups, talent and rules arguably better than any team in the league – especially with a pinpoint passer in Tom Brady.

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Call it a dynasty? The Patriots have won the Ultimate Rookie Challenge at the rookie symposium for the third time in the last four seminars. Every rookie was expected to attend last week’s symposium, and the Patriots took home the quiz-show crown once again. They also won in 2008 and 2009 (the 2011 symposium was cancelled due to the lockout), and each rookie received an iPad as a prize.

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