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Good stuff, actually.
Tully Banta-Cain fits back in - BostonHerald.com
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Tully Banta-Cain fits back in - BostonHerald.com
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The only curve Banta-Cain has been thrown since being released by the 49ers and rejoining the Pats last month was watching Mike Vrabel get traded to the Kansas City Chiefs. Like many, the fellow outside linebacker didn’t see that one coming.
“That was a big shock because he’s a core guy here, a big leader,” Banta-Cain said. “They brought me in here, in my mind, I think I’m backing him up on the defense as a role-playing spot duty guy. When he left, I’m thinking, I guess, maybe I have to really, really step my game up, because he was like a coach on the field. He was a leader in the locker room. So he’s greatly missed. He’s a good friend of mine, too.
“That’s a tough loss, but with the coaching and the players we have, we’ll make up for it somehow.”
Banta-Cain tries not to focus on who’s at his position, or who may be brought in. In other words, he’s not concerned with the Julius Peppers rumors. He believes his role will evolve over time.
“I think there’s good competition at outside linebacker. There’s definitely an undercurrent of young guys coming in here, so I’m going to let it play itself out,” he said. “But I think they brought me here with the thought in mind I can get after the quarterback, and I can help in the kicking game. Those are the two things that I’m going to primarily focus on.
“But, all in all, I want to be an all-around, every-down starting linebacker. I’m going to start with the role they give me and then let it play itself out.”
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