Thoughts on Patriots not using the tag – Extra Points – Boston.com

Thoughts from Bedard…

I expect the Patriots to be trying to hammer out deals with WR Wes Welker, CB Aqib Talib, RT Sebastian Vollmer, CB Kyle Arrington and WR Julian Edelman before free agency starts a week from today; Welker stands the best chance to get done, and I’d be fairly surprised if it’s not done by the start of free agency or very early in the period.

As I wrote in today’s B/R piece I’d view the Pats willingness to let Vollmer go as a sign they’re okay taking a risk at right tackle (Marcus Cannon?) to improve at WR and in the secondary. Same thing goes for Woodhead, and in reading the tea leaves it seems he could walk as well.