Akiem Hicks:

New England Patriots Daily Team Notebook for Thursday, 6/1/2022.

But regardless of whether Mack plays or not, LaAdrian Waddle will have a very important role in the Patriots game plan this week.

It is the interior guys like Hicks that disrupt things. If Brady can’t step up or slide in the pocket, then edge guys like Mack can be productive.

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Siliga is one of those big bodied guys who are invaluable as run stuffers. One of the indelible moments of training camp was his crunching hit of Tyler Gaffney on August 1, shooting across the gap and leveling the runner as he was trying to get to the second level

The big 6’4, 325-pound lineman is versatile, a Bill Belichick staple and can play anywhere from 0-technique to a 5-technique. His ability to stop the run and collapse the pocket were big parts of the Patriots defense down the stretch.

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Iosefa gained 51 yards on 14 carries and immediately has become a fan favorite. The man from Pago Pago was a great midseason under the radar pickup.

It was a total group effort with the interior players pushing the pocket and the edge rushers bringing pressure outside.

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The Patriots continue to add pieces to the front seven this week. The team signed DL Khyri Thornton to the 53-man roster and also added four more to the PS

The Patriots trade for DL Akiem Hicks was a good one. He brings depth to the interior DL and has the opportunity to be a nice role player on the front seven

New Orleans’ trade of Hicks is not all that surprising when you consider his diminishing role in the defense as the Saints turned to rookies Tyeler Davison and Bobby Richardson in recent weeks. Hicks’ snap count dwindled from 68 percent in Week 1 to 44 percent in Week 2 to 43 percent last week in Carolina. The talented but inconsistent Hicks clearly had fallen out of favor with the team’s staff and brain trust. Still, his precipitous fall from grace is startling when you consider just 13 months ago he was considered a lynchpin along the Saints’ defensive front. The Saints have been in the market for a third tight end throughout the offseason. They have carried only two on the roster this season and desperately need to improve their in-line blocking at the position.