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Five Patriots/NFL Things to Know for 4/13: News and Notes
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Some New England Patriots news and NFL notes for Wednesday, April 13th, 2022.

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[captain stone]

I would love all of Slade Bolden, EJ Perry & Tyler Vrabel here... as UDFAs.

And Mel Kiper's latest mock draft for us ****ing Sucks.

 

[patfanken]

I really want to see how our current LB corps of McGrone (very fast) McMillan, and Wilson look in TC. McMillan was having a great TC before getting hurt. McGrone has the kind of speed and explosiveness that you see in Devon White. And Wilson is another quick ILB. These 3 to go along with Bentley who is a decent ILB give us a crowded room already. So is using our top pick on ANOTHER ILB, makes me wonder. That being said, I have also seen revues on Lloyd that compare him to Micha Parsons as an impact player on defense. But then you have the 4.59 40.

Another thing though OT. How can you have a list of top coaches in all sports and leave out Red Auerbach. he just won 9 titles in his 16 years as as the Celts HC, and got another 7 as their GM and he couldn't even get a mention??? Christ, this article had Phil F@cking Jackson #3.

 

[captain stone]

I really want to see how our current LB corps of McGrone (very fast) McMillan, and Wilson look in TC. McMillan was having a great TC before getting hurt. McGrone has the kind of speed and explosiveness that you see in Devon White. And Wilson is another quick ILB. These 3 to go along with Bentley who is a decent ILB give us a crowded room already. So is using our top pick on ANOTHER ILB, makes me wonder. That being said, I have also seen revues on Lloyd that compare him to Micha Parsons as an impact player on defense. But then you have the 4.59 40.

Yeah this is why I don't have LB as high a priority as others do... Let's see what we have with these guys, fill other needs (CB, NT, DE, LT, WR, C/G) first, then hit the UDFA market hard to fill the rest of the camp roster...

Another thing though OT. How can you have a list of top coaches in all sports and leave out Red Auerbach. he just won 9 titles in his 16 years as as the Celts HC, and got another 7 as their GM and he couldn't even get a mention??? Christ, this article had Phil F@cking Jackson #3.

Well said... Phil Jackson is such a ****ing gravy-trainer it's not even funny.

 

[upstater1]

I really want to see how our current LB corps of McGrone (very fast) McMillan, and Wilson look in TC. McMillan was having a great TC before getting hurt. McGrone has the kind of speed and explosiveness that you see in Devon White. And Wilson is another quick ILB. These 3 to go along with Bentley who is a decent ILB give us a crowded room already. So is using our top pick on ANOTHER ILB, makes me wonder. That being said, I have also seen revues on Lloyd that compare him to Micha Parsons as an impact player on defense. But then you have the 4.59 40.

Another thing though OT. How can you have a list of top coaches in all sports and leave out Red Auerbach. he just won 9 titles in his 16 years as as the Celts HC, and got another 7 as their GM and he couldn't even get a mention??? Christ, this article had Phil F@cking Jackson #3.

Is 4.59 Lloyd's number? That is lightning fast for a 240 pound linebacker.

I know some other guys who don't have as good tape posted faster times, but at that position, I don't think that 40 is a problem at all.

 

[patfanken]

Is 4.59 Lloyd's number? That is lightning fast for a 240 pound linebacker.

I know some other guys who don't have as good tape posted faster times, but at that position, I don't think that 40 is a problem at all.

the actual number was 4.66. But you are right even that slightly higher number got him into the top 15 IIR. What I couldn't find, and that might be more telling (for me at least) was his 3-cone time. He didn't run one at the combine, did he run one at his pro-day?

BTW- his team mate Nephi Sewell ran.a 4.5 forty and a 7.01 3-cone which was the second fastests for LB's. To bad he's only 6' 224 with short arms. But he's projected as a 7th or priority FA. Sounds like a 14 year all pro special teams player to me.

BTW speaking of speed McGron REPORTEDLY has run a 4.45 40 going into his last year at Michigan. If that is true and he has regained that speed after his knee injury between McMillan, Bentley, Wilson, and McGrone, we have 2 steady ILB's and 2 very quick ones. It will be interesting to see what schemes the Pats go to this preseason. But I am VERY excited at how quickly our ILB corps has gone from old and slow to quick and young in just one off season. Now of course they just have to prove they can PLAY.