RayClay
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Meanwhile, the following New England Patriots defensive players will be unrestricted free agents in calendar year 2013:
Ron Brace
Trevor Scott
Tracy White
Niko Koutouvides
Aqib Talib
Kyle Arrington
Marquice Cole
Derrick Martin
Patrick Chung
In addition, one has to question the durability of cornerback Ras-I Dowling and the quality of performance of safety Steve Gregory to date.
Well, that's kind of normal churn too IMO. We actually have a case of just purging players in the 2011 team with Meriweather, Bodden, Butler and Wilhite. We suffered having to watch that secondary, even though it must have had a positive effect on chemistry.
BB must have gulped to flush all those picks down, but that's why he's great, he's got balls.
Most of those you mentioned probably get a quick look when the time comes. No game breakers there IMO.
As far as Brace and Dowling, I'm guessing, if they aren't bad apples, they get a chance to play themselves off the team. Too much upside if their heads are in the right place. No one knows with Chung, I guess. I hope my speculation about a chronic shoulder is wrong, but it would explain his lack of ferocious hitting we expect. hard to lay the licks with a bad shoulder.