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The Patriots had an amazing 2008 season when you consider the fact that they started Matt Cassel most of the season.  But with Cassel off to Kansas City the Patriots will need Tom Brady to remain healthy all season long if they want to make the playoffs.  Brady is quite simply the best QB in all […]

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The Patriots have signed 31-year old linebacker Paris Lenon to a 1-year deal.  The 6′2″, 235 pound Lenon was a tackling machine for the Lions last season as he played in all 16 games for them and he made 121 tackles, defensed 3 passes, had 1.5 sacks and he forced 2 fumbles.  Lenon has now […]

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Beginning Monday June 8, 2009 I will be launching a new blog that will cover American League East baseball. I have lined up some people to cover other teams.br /br /To see the new blog just follow this link over. br /br /a href=”http://www.al-east-blog.com/”http://www.al-east-blog.com//adiv class=”blogger-post-footer”img width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’//blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/37565654-2112369560339662586?l=redsox.travisliles.com’//div

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Rookie linebacker Tyrone McKenzie has torn his ACL at the Patriots’ first minicamp of the off-season.  He will be placed on the Injured Reserve List which will cause him to miss his rookie season.  The Patriots were hoping that McKenzie would push veteran Tedy Bruschi for his starting job in training camp but that won’t […]

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Darryl Richard was a late bloomer who projects to be little more than a backup in the NFL.  Richard is 6′3″, 303 pounds so he could add a few pounds.  Richard was on the 2nd team in the ACC as he finished with 4 sacks and 10 tackles for a loss.  He was worth taking […]

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The Patriots needed some depth on the defensive line and that was the reason for selecting Myron Pryor in the 6th round.  Pryor is a good run stopper at 6′0″, 319 pounds and he’s not afraid to take on the double team.  He had 107 tackles, 20.5 tackles for a loss and 11 sacks in […]

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The Patriots took Edelman in the 7th round because he’s an excellent athlete.  He will likely run the Patriots’ version of the Wildcat formation if they decide to use it.  He completed 385 of 706 passes (54.5%) for 4,997 yards with 30 TDs and 31 INTs in his career at Kent State.  He also was […]

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The Patriots have signed 29-year old linebacker Vinny Ciurciu to a 1-year contract.  He played in 14 games for the Vikings last season making 11 tackles and defended 1 pass.  He has now played in 82 games in his 6-year NFL career and he has made 100 tackles and defensed 2 passes.  Look for Ciurciu […]

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The New England Patriots have signed 25-year old safety Brandon McGowan to a 2-year deal.  He played in only 2 games for the Bears last season making 4 tackles and defending a pass.  In his 4-year career, McGowan has made 105 tackles, defensed 5 passes, forced 1 fumble and he has 2 interceptions.  If McGowan […]

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The Patriots have traded a 5th round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft for TE Alex Smith.  Smith is only 26 years old and he’s 6′4″, 258 pounds.  He’s a decent receiving TE who wasn’t used right in Tampa.  Smith played in 14 games last season for the Bucs and he caught 21 passes for […]

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