10-06-2009, 04:40 PM
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In the Starting Line-up
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Location: New Bedford, MA
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Patriots have multiple players exceeding expectations
Theres no denying that this team is having a ton of players exceed what anyone thought they could do or to be honest what they have ever done.
Mike Wright, Jarvis Green, Gary Guyton, Tully Banta-Cain, Brandon McGowan, Leigh Bodden, Shawn Springs, Marlon Pryor and Darious Butler on defense.
Julian Edelmen and Vollmer on offense.
Thats not to mention the consistency of high play from several of our aged starting vets. Wilfork, Mariweather and Sanders (why some feel he is a liability boggles me)
What has me concerned is what becomes of this team? Do these players continue to trend upwards and have shockingly amazing to career years or does this team start to come back to normalcy.
We have seen in seasons past that teams that come out strong on one side of the ball tend to lose that momentum later in the season.
Edelmen for a rookie WR has been more than good at not only learning becomming a wideout but being an asset to the offense so quickly at times. Vollmer does not see consistent time on the field but is activated as an elligible reciever so he can be used as an extra blocker and has seemed to shine in that spot so far.
Pryor, Wright and Green have been really consistent at holding the line and creating pressure. This coming from a group where no one thought they would contribute as much or more than Seymour could. Now we have several players rotating these spots keeping them fresh and ready. All at a fraction of the price.
Gary Guyton had went from UDRFA to Mike in less than a year. Granted this position was thrown onto him in the middle of game 1 but his speed, agility and ability to shed blocks has been second to only the man he's been replacing.
Same goes for McGowan Butler, Bodden, Springs and Sanders. These guys, along with Meriweather, have been better than what we've had in years. McGowan is one of thjose players Belichick finds and plugs into his system and allows him to be a hard hitting safety but hes also been given some pretty tough assignments and flourished at them. Covering Heap and AG these last two weeks. No easy feet for a defender. Butler has also been a very reliable nickle back and the rotation of Wilhite and Springs has seem to make their WR's less effective.
My only hope is that this team continues to exceed expectations with the soon returing Mayo and verteran leadership of Seau
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(Darius Butler, Julian Edelman, Brandon Meriweather...)
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