Finding the Fits: If legal troubles behind him, Patriots got a steal in Dennard – CBSSports
Good round up of the Pats draft picks, and from the sounds of it Dennard and the other rookies were really starting to click in their final OTA yesterday.
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Final OTA observations – Extra Points – Boston.com
Final OTA observations – Extra Points – Boston.com
Must-read nuggets from Bedard. Click and read, but here’s my favorite two…
First-round pick Dont’a Hightower saw his role expand a little bit more in this practice. He had been solely at middle linebacker in previous practice but ventured out to other LB positions during practice. Hightower also appeared to be much more comfortable with what he was doing, so he played a little bit faster. Seems to be rounding into shape.
And also…
Two rookies, Tavon Wilson and Alfonzo Dennard, stood out in the secondary with a few pass breakups each. Seems that the rookies are starting to catch on.
Here’s BB playing the part of Jason Pierre-Paul.
(via Patriots Organized Team Activities – June 7, 2012)
https://www.patspropaganda.com/heres-bb-playing-the-part-of-jason-pierre-paul/
After unsuccessfully trying to trade WR Chad Ochocinco throughout the day Thursday, the Patriots are releasing him, per league source.
Adam Schefter
And there it is. Nothing much to say about it really. He couldn’t get it and the Pats are well prepared to move on without him or what they might’ve hoped he could contribute. Thanks for trying, Chad. Now all I feel is a sense of relief the Ochocinco circus has left Foxboro.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/after-unsuccessfully-trying-to-trade-wr-chad/
Don’t Play Baseball With Bill Belichick » Skeptical Sports Analysis
Don’t Play Baseball With Bill Belichick » Skeptical Sports Analysis
Interesting analysis of BB’s draft strategy with the new salary restrictions on draft picks.
Of course, if you followed the draft, you know that the Patriots, entering the draft with far fewer picks than usual, still traded up in the 1st round, twice. Taken out of context, these moves seem extremely out of character for the Patriots. Yet the moves are perfectly consistent with an approach that understands and attacks my concerns: Making fewer, higher-quality picks is essentially the correct solution, and if the value-curve has indeed shifted up as I expect it has, the new epicenter of the Patriots’ draft activity may be directly on top of the new sweet spot.
Let’s put it this way: They were 31st last year. They can’t be worse.
New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston
And that sums up expectations for the 2012 Pats D.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/lets-put-it-this-way-they-were-31st-last-year/
I would keep an eye on Trevor Scott, who didn’t get much fanfare as a Patriots free agent signing, to have a big impact. It’s early, but he looked very comfortable in the Elephant end/outside linebacker hybrid role.
NFL Players Association plays defense – Sports – The Boston Globe
As we wrote a couple months ago, Scott is an interesting player to keep an eye on. He did a number of things for the Raiders before injuring his ACL in 2010. Now, 2 years removed from the injury he should finally be back on track. He’s one player I think will contribute early and often in 2012.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/i-would-keep-an-eye-on-trevor-scott-who-didnt/