New England Patriots News 5-13, AFC East Notes

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New England Patriots News 5-13, AFC East Notes

Steve Balestrieri

Scarnecchia spoke highly on the rookie’s potential stating, “he was a really good player in the best conference in America...he played left tackle and guard so, that’s what I like about him. He’s smart, as tough as they come...we look at three traits, sma

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Both Herron and RB Ralph Webb participated in the Shrine Game this year, along with a couple of kickers with whom the Pats later had private workouts.

In the past, the Pats have scouted the Shrine Game practice sessions pretty thoroughly, with Pats scouts having formal interviews with many of the participants. The team has ended up acquiring many of those relatively overlooked prospects either as rookies (Vollmer) or later, after they've had a couple years NFL experience (Welker, Ninkovich).

It's a bit disappointing to me that the media folks who follow the Pats pre-draft prospect contacts no longer appear to bother reporting on the Pats interactions with prospects at the Shrine Game - or even the Senior Bowl - as they once did. Knowing about those contacts could help the fans make better sense of some of the "head-scratcher" personnel moves.