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By: Mike Procopio
Some thoughts on today's top stories....
By: Mike Procopio
Some thoughts on today's top stories....
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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.On that story, it was reassuring to see the number of guys from the past draft who cut the mustard. A repeat performance in '11 will be fantastic. Especially the guys on the offensive side of the ball. If Mallet makes Brady expendable for a blockbuster trade and the running backs bring youth and toughness to the ground game, we're set.
The key players in that story have to be Cunningham, Spikes, Love and Deaderick. If all four of those guys develop and improve as players and as leaders, the 2011 draft looks a lot better and Belichick's judgment to go for offense this year was the right move.
None of those guys took the world by storm last year the way McCourty did, but all looked like solid pros and maybe breakout players down the road. Love was the most pleasant surprise in the last six week of the season by filling in here and there competently.
I question the WRs commentary - we haven't seen enough of Taylor Price yet and whether there is chemistry with Brady, which is such a huge deal. Brandon Tate did some amazing things with a few receptions and was great in the return game. Who knows? Several big, fast receivers have come in and not done the job because they don't learn the routes, are too old, or can't get on the same page with Brady, that it is impossible to determine who will work out and who will not. The boys over on musketfire.com have it 56% Price to 44% Tate as to which will be the better receiver.
As a Tar Heel, I'm rooting for Tate to take the next step, but it's unclear.
On that story, it was reassuring to see the number of guys from the past draft who cut the mustard. A repeat performance in '11 will be fantastic. Especially the guys on the offensive side of the ball. If Mallet makes Brady expendable for a blockbuster trade and the running backs bring youth and toughness to the ground game, we're set.
A repeat performance in '11 will be fantastic. Especially the guys on the offensive side of the ball. If Mallet makes Brady expendable for a blockbuster trade and the running backs bring youth and toughness to the ground game, we're set.
If Mallet makes Brady expendable for a blockbuster trade and the running backs bring youth and toughness to the ground game, we're set.