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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Reiss has a blindspot called 'Cunningham syndrome' which does not allow him to acknowledge certain players from time to time.
If Tully Banta-Cain and Rob Ninkovich are starting at OLB for this team, I'm not even going to bother watching these games.
No, Chung needs to start. He's had a year to learn the defense and now it's time to "take the diapers off". He was picked very early in the 2nd round so I'm sure the team has high expectations for him. If he can't start over Sanders or McGowan, that's a huge disappointment and may signal towards Chung being a bust.everything looks right except chung...i dont see him as being able to start at beginning of season
sanders is the starter paired with meriweather there
My thoughts:
QB: Tom Brady
RB: Laurence Maroney
WR: Randy Moss
WR: Brandon Tate/Torry Holt
WR: Julian Edelman/Alge Crumpler
TE: Rob Gronkowski
LT: Matt Light
LG: Logan Mankins
C: Dan Koppen
RG: Stephen Neal
RT: Sebastian Vollmer
LDE: Ty Warren
NT: Vince Wilfork
RDE: Mike Wright/Gerard Warren /Damione Lewis
OLB: Tully Banta-Cain
OLB: Rob Ninkovich Jermaine Cunningham
ILB: Jerod Mayo
ILB: Brandon Spikes
CB: Leigh Bodden
CB: Darius Butler
S: Patrick Chung James Sanders
S: Brandon Meriweather
On offense:
We've seen nothing from Tate so far to project him as a possible starter. Holt has the experience and hands. If the games were played today, I believe Holt would be in.
And if you look at 'starters' as in the first play of the game, there's an equal chance of either three wide (Edelman) or two TE (Crumpler for blocking). So I put Edelman/Crumpler as options.
On defense:
Belichick was quoted on Gerard Warren as follows:"He can play anywhere from tackle in." So I assume 4-3 tackle or 3-4 nose, and at 330 pounds listed, I would be surprised if he has the agility to play end. Today, looks like a rotation between Wright and Damione Lewis.
At OLB, God help the Patriots if Ninkovich is the starter at LOLB. I think Jermaine Cunningham has to be counted on at that position. TBC is not a three-down OLB, but that's the position they have put themselves in.
At S, what did we see from Patrick Chung to inspire confidence? Can he make the second-year leap? Maybe. But today, I would guess Sanders for the value of his leadership, communication, and experience.
I don't really see the sense in doing this, because it will change from game to game based on who we are playing and what their weaknesses are on D.
I will give it a shot too.
QB Tom Brady
RB Laurence Maroney
WR Randy Moss
WR Julian Edelman
TE Rob Gronkowski
TE Algee Crumpler
LT Matt Light
LG Logan Mankins
C Dan Koppen
RG Stephen Neal
RT Sebastian Vollmer
I went with a 2 TE set as I think this will be a primary set at least until Welker returns. I put Edelman as the 2 because I think the ceiling on this kid could be huge and I will call last years output the floor so IMO you have more to gain from Edelman than Holt at this point in his career though I think Holt is a great addition.
LDE Ty Warren
NT Vince Wilfork
RDE Gerrard Warren
LOLB Tully Banta-Cain
LILB Jerod Mayo
RILB Tyrone McKenzie
ROLB TBD (Hoping for some sort of a move here but even without this is way to up in the air to predict)
SS Chung
FS Brandon Meriweather
LCB Darius Butler
RCB Leigh Bodden
I will avoid commenting on the obvious.
I went with Warren at RDE because he will be the run stopper and then Wright and Lewis will be the pass rushers from that spot (run downs come first so he starts)
I went with McKenzie on the inside because I think we all agree Guyton is overpowered in there and I figured McKenzies year of learning might help him get the start initially though I think it will quickly switch to Spikes as he seems to compliment Mayo the best.
ROLB I think we need to find someone for this position with some experience as a run stopper....I think we can use Cunningham as a pass rusher from this position but we need some Vets for run responsibilities and maybe someone who can cover too though yuo could use Guyton for this role (though it would be predictable).
I gave Chung and Butler spots as starters as I think the strength of this D will come in part from how much these guys step up if they both start to reach the potential this year then the secondary could be nasty.
I think you've got your ROLB and LOLB mixed-up.
You're not suggesting TBC at LOLB over the tight end on the strong side,are ya?
No way can you play him here......Did you mean to leave him as the pass rusher at ROLB?
........hope so
I think you've got your ROLB and LOLB mixed-up.
You're not suggesting TBC at LOLB over the tight end on the strong side,are ya?
No way can you play him here......Did you mean to leave him as the pass rusher at ROLB?
........hope so