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Seems a really good kid, focused, hard-working and determined. I hope he makes it.
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Mike Wright and Rob Ninkovich are both graduates of the Belichick school of talent development. But they both cracked the 53-man roster at a time when the competition at their positions was almost non-existant.
Carter's path onto the roster is to beat Jermaine Cunningham and Bobby Carpenter for snaps. Not impossible, but it's a tough challenge.
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"We want to build a big, strong, tough, smart, fast, disciplined football team that will consistently compete for a championship."
-- Scott Pioli, from the Patriots scouting manual
Carter's path onto the roster is to beat Jermaine Cunningham and Bobby Carpenter for snaps. Not impossible, but it's a tough challenge.
i hope the kid does well, but if he can't get snaps over Cunningham and Carpenter.....then I won't be waiting for any impact at all from him on Sundays.
Mike Wright and Rob Ninkovich are both graduates of the Belichick school of talent development. But they both cracked the 53-man roster at a time when the competition at their positions was almost non-existant.
Carter's path onto the roster is to beat Jermaine Cunningham and Bobby Carpenter for snaps. Not impossible, but it's a tough challenge.
What does Carpenter have to do with the competition at DE/OLB?
I think the Patriots coaching staff really likes Carter; they gave him a raise and paid him about four times what most practice squad players make. From what I have read about him he has a great attitude.
Carter, who was lauded for his high motor and pass-rushing ability at Central Arkansas, has had to adjust from playing at a smaller collegiate program to life in the NFL. He's worked to build up his strength, add some moves to his arsenal to improve his ability to fight off blockers, and he has been diligent in learning the roles of everyone else on defense.
As for the strength and pass-rush moves, Carter knew he could be successful in college with one or two great moves, but he quickly learned that wouldn't fly in the NFL, where the intensive film study makes it impossible to get by with a small collection of ways to beat an offensive lineman.
And Carter has used his extra time to study the whole defensive playbook so he can understand what all 11 players are trying to accomplish on a given play, not just his own responsibilities.
"You want to become the best that you can," Carter said. "The whole football IQ part, that's a huge role. Football IQ is just as important as being able to rush the passer. You can have all of the ability in the world, but if you don't really understand the defense as a whole, you're going to lack a little bit. You might still be able to be effective and stuff like that knowing your role and your role only, but I feel like the more you know, you'll be better as a person. You'll be more confident in what you're doing. You'll be able to play fast. You'll be able to move around without even thinking. Knowing the whole defense is a huge, huge difference and a huge gain."
The 6-foot-4, 255-pounder has taken advantage of another opportunity, too. A sizeable portion of the reason why he's been relegated to the practice squad has to do with the players ahead of him on the depth chart. But Carter has made sure to use that to his advantage, even saying, "I think I fell upon the best situation as any defensive end drafted in the 2011 class."
“I can tell you that he went through the whole program here and not one time has he gotten into trouble,” Williamson said of the 21-year-old Carter. “He’s always on time, he does the right things, he’s real diligent with how he represents himself — both on and off the field — and he works really hard at what he does as a football player. Succeeding at football is an important goal for him. He’s the type of person who will always strive to get better and improve. Every day.”
What does Carpenter have to do with the competition at DE/OLB?
Carpenter is on the roster and projects at the bottom of the depth chart at DE/OLB.
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"We want to build a big, strong, tough, smart, fast, disciplined football team that will consistently compete for a championship."
-- Scott Pioli, from the Patriots scouting manual
Nice article on Markell Carter
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