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The Dolphins have exposed weaknesses in the coverage ability of the Patriots’ linebackers. Word out of Foxborough is that as instinctive as they are, the ’backers have difficulty playing the pass if they’re reading run first. The most athletic linebacker they have, rookie ILB Jerod Mayo, has been caught out of position too often, even though he’s racked up a lot of tackles.
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If this is true, the positive is that Mayo's problems are correctable with experience. Many rookies have problems like this off the bat.