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Patriots' Offseason: Last Days of the Dynasty?

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Jason A said:
Welker has passed his physical and is being removed from the PUP list. He will practice today.
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His speed and ability to change direction are what made so good, I can't imagine him having much of a season this year.
 
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theprofromdover said:
Can we quote you? :D
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I've had many knee problems so yeah you can quote me. I realize he's pro but it takes time to rehabilitate from something as traumatic. I'd like to see him light it up but...
 
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Pats worked out Ogunleye yesterday. Sounds like they might bring him in if Burgess doesn't show.
 
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Or perhaps (per Reiss) . . .
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The situation involving veteran defensive end Aaron Schobel and the Buffalo Bills is worthy of monitoring from a Patriots perspective.

The Bills announced this morning that they are moving on without Schobel.

If Schobel is released, and decides he is not retiring, he could be exactly what the Patriots need.

With Derrick Burgess contemplating retirement, the Patriots have a question mark at rush defensive end/outside linebacker. Five players are currently on the roster at that spot: Tully Banta-Cain, Jermaine Cunningham, Rob Ninkovich, Pierre Woods and Marques Murrell.

Of the group, Banta-Cain was called a "leader" by coach Bill Belichick on Monday morning. Cunningham is a second-round draft choice who shows some early promise. Ninkovich, Woods and Murrell have primarily been special teams contributors to this point, with Woods seeing the most time in the regular defense (20 percent of the snaps in 2009).

If the Patriots could sign Schobel, he would immediately become their top rush defensive end in sub packages. Considering the Patriots were in sub packages 50 percent of the time in 2009, that would be a big addition.

Schobel has been a pure 4-3 defensive end over his career, so there would be a learning curve in terms of him playing outside linebacker in the 3-4 alignment, where setting the edge against the run is a top responsibility.

But if the Patriots pursue him, it's hard to imagine they'd be relying on him much in that type of role. They'd want him to rush the passer, where he could potentially answer one of the team's top question marks.
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that's interesting...all depends on what he has in the tank...we had a few hits a while ago but a few misses lately...but better than Tully and the No-names.
 
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I'd be all for this. I recall him giving Matt Light fits in the past, which isn't saying much ;) but still he seems like a good player. Somebody get that Schroder guy's opinion of him will ya?
 
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This is bad. I was all for playing hardball with Mankins, but this could throw a wrench into that.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots opened training camp with a large void at left guard -- the result of Logan Mankins not reporting in a contract dispute -- and now the void could be even larger.

Mankins' replacement, Nick Kaczur, has, according to a league source, told teammates that he has a significant back injury that could sideline him indefinitely and potentially threaten his 2010 season. Kaczur could still seek another medical opinion, but the initial diagnosis is grim.

The Patriots, through a team spokesman, did not confirm the injury or the long-term prognosis for Kaczur.

Kaczur, a six-year veteran making the switch from right tackle to guard, has been sidelined for the Patriots' past 11 training camp practices, not including walk-through sessions.

That has the Patriots down to their third layer of depth at left guard, with five-year veteran Dan Connolly lining up with the starting unit. Connolly, who originally joined the practice squad in 2007, has four career starts, all coming last season.

Second-year player Ryan Wendell, who has spent parts of the past two seasons on the Patriots' practice squad, projects as Connolly's top backup. He has played in two career games.

The Patriots also signed veteran center/guard Eric Ghiaciuc, who has played in 48 career games with 42 starts from 2005 to 2008, on Wednesday. Second-year player Rich Ohrnberger (2009 fourth-round pick) and rookie Ted Larsen (2010 sixth-round pick) are other options at left guard.
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Great to see football again.

That was a pretty good performance tonight. It's always tough to tell much from preseason, but they seemed to know what they were doing out there.

Butler struggled a bit, I thought, while McCourty looked solid on D and great on special teams. Could be a competition to see who starts opposite Bodden.
 
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Is it just me or was Bob Kraft hammered last night during the Sam Cunningham HOF induction? The man made Rover look sober which is saying a lot.
 
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SPIN CONTROL said:
Is it just me or was Bob Kraft hammered last night during the Sam Cunningham HOF induction? The man made Rover look sober which is saying a lot.
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If I had Kraft's money I'd eat and drink so much it would make even you look slim. :D
 
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Burgess has reported but Ty Warren is out for the year.
 
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Colts fans are already in midseason form when it comes to howling for PI calls on every incomplete pass.
 
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Holt to IR; he'll have knee surgery. He was unlikely to make the roster with Welker figuring to be ready to go in week one. A fifth/sixth/seventh WR has to be able to contribute to special teams, and Holt can't do that.

BC's Ron Brace, last year's bust, appears ready to at least practice.
 
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Was out of town and just watched last night's game, but is it just me or do they look really good?

I had this in my mind as a building season -- and in time I'm sure it will be just that -- but after two preseason games I'm already hooked.:)

jmh -- thanks for that Mesko article -- looks interesting.:cool:
 
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Oh and by the way **** Fox for turning one of my team's four preseason games into an infomercial for every 2010 NFC team. Why not tell us about what's going on during the game?!

Many of these third-quarter players will win and lose games for their teams this year, but Buck's too busy yapping about Favre, Cutler, Romo, et al. I understand this comes from up top, but still . . .
 
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