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Trevor Scott

Picked-up pieces from first-half review – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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Picked-up pieces from first-half review – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

Nice to see Trevor Scott having a good game yesterday, stepping up when the Patriots needed him. I was really high on Scott coming into the season because of his versatility, and thought the Pats were getting him at the right time just coming off a full year recovery from an ACL injury.

Due to the emergence of Chandler Jones they haven’t really needed Scott that much but the quality snaps he’s getting now could be a long term benefit, especially in sub packages once Jones comes back.

[H]aving veteran Trevor Scott allowed them to incorporate some new defensive wrinkles. Specifically, Scott was used as a man-to-man coverage player on a tight end, as he checked tight end Anthony Fasano on the second play of the Dolphins’ second drive. Scott showed like he was going to rush before walking over Fasano for the man-to-man assignment. The Patriots may have used Scott in this way both because of his good reactive athleticism and instincts, and also because Fasano is just an average athlete for his position. Nonetheless, Scott made his mark early and often in his first start as a Patriot, finishing with two critical sacks on the day.

New England Patriots Mailbag — Early results are in – ESPN Boston

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New England Patriots Mailbag — Early results are in – ESPN Boston

Another guy to keep an eye on tonight. Back before camp started and my expectations for Chandler Jones were somewhere between “bust” and “red shirt year” I thought Scott would be a major player this season. I still think he could be valuable in a designated pass rusher role, but we’ll have to see how he looks tomorrow.

Q. Mike, who do you think needs to step up in the preseason games to make the roster? – JoeFla (Orlando, Fla.)

A. Joe, one player who comes to mind is fifth-year defensive end Trevor Scott. He looked like a sure bet to be on the first-unit at left defensive end, but a few things have happened since the early part of camp that have altered the picture: 1. First-round pick Chandler Jones is getting more time at right defensive end; 2. Rookie free agent Justin Francis seemingly has made a strong bid for a roster spot; 3. Scott’s own performance has appeared to slip in 1-on-1 rush drills. So I’m interested to watch him in the preseason to see if he can recapture some of the pass-rushing spark that he had early in his career.

Bubble Watch: Trevor Scott – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

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Bubble Watch: Trevor Scott – New England Patriots Blog – ESPN Boston

Since the moment we signed him I’ve been on the Trevor Scott bandwagon. I think he has a chance to be the biggest contributor of all the new comers this year.

With Mark Anderson having signed with the Bills and Andre Carter remaining a free agent as training camp approaches, Scott has the inside track to a role as an experienced veteran and edge player. Scott had 12 sacks over his first two seasons in the NFL, and like Anderson last season, the Patriots likely hope that Scott can bounce back and be disruptive in the passing game. If rookies Chandler Jones and Jake Bequette don’t make an early impact, the team could be leaning on Scott and fellow veteran Rob Ninkovich as defensive ends in their 4-3 scheme.

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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.

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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.

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Trevor Scott a versatile fit for Patriots

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With Andre Carter still recovering from a torn quad and Mark Anderson a new member of the Bills, the pass rush solutions the Patriots found in 2011 won’t be back in the same capacity in 2012.

While I expect Carter to re-sign once he can prove his health, the loss of Anderson leaves the Pats with a hole at designated pass rusher, and while Markell Carter should be an interesting player to keep an eye on, I believe that newly signed Trevor Scott could be an even better fit for the Patriots than Anderson.

Scott isn’t one of the heralded Patriots signings. He signed a one-year deal which means he will have a lot to prove if he wants to stick around this season, much less into 2013 and beyond.

Scott entered the NFL in 2008 with the Raiders and demonstrated some solid pass rush skills playing as a sub at both left and right defensive end. He finished the year with five sacks and nine QB pressures in just 233 snaps, including two sacks of Matt Cassel against the Patriots in week 15.

In 2009 Scott started the season off again as a sub player at right end. In week 12 he was moved to a full time starter at linebacker where he racked up 15 of his 28 total tackles in just 5 games. He finished the year with seven sacks and ten QB pressures.

In 2010 the Raiders began to use Scott in different spots every week. Before tearing his ACL in his tenth game of the season he had already racked up 19 QB pressures. He played left and right end and weakside linebacker, and was generally solid in both run defense and pass rush no matter where he was playing.

Upon his return from injury in 2011 it seems like Scot was no longer a significant part of the Raiders plan. He was used solely as a sub defensive left end and his statistics fell of a cliff. Patriots fans are well aware of the drop off a player can have in his first year back from an ACL injury (see Brady, Welker), so it’s safe to say that played a part in Scott’s drop off. But  the coaching staff also no longer used him in a variety of roles which seemed to benefit his play most.

When you look at Mark Anderson’s numbers before coming to the Patriots they are very similar to what we’ve laid out for Trevor Scott, however never before had Anderson played linebacker like Scott. In a perfect world I’d love to have both Anderson and Scott on the Pats in 2012, but if Anderson does walk Scott seems like he’d be a good candidate to replace what Anderson did, and perhaps do it even better in some spots.

This is not to say that I expect Scott to come in and put up ten plus sacks with the Pats right off the bat. But what I do see is a versatile player who played well in a number of different roles for the Raiders, and at 6-05, 255 he’s the ideal size for a Patriots outside linebacker. He should also be back to form being two full years removed from his ACL injury, and he’ll have something to prove with the Patriots being on just a one-year deal.

Scott will surely be a player to keep an eye on when training camp rolls around.