Rather than being a weakness, corner became a position of strength in 2015. Butler parlayed his SB heroics into a very solid first season of starting.
This episode is another interview with Miguel Benzan as he is a Patriots Salary Cap Expert. Miguel explains how the Patriots can sign Dont’a Hightower, Jamie Collins, Malcom Butler,Jabaal Sheard, and still have cap space to sign other players for the 2017 season. We also discussed Miguel’s thoughts after Mini Camp ended.
Hogan came over as a FA from the Bills this spring and without Edelman and Amendola available this spring, he is stepping into the void extremely quickly.
TE Martellus Bennett and WR Chris Hogan seem to be rapidly gaining the all-important trust factor with QB Tom Brady
One of the more intriguing positional battles this year will be at center between Bryan Stork and David Andrews. This will be a competition to monitor.
OTAs are mainly passing camps without pads and there is only so much that can be garnered with the team in shorts and t-shirts.
Another player to watch who can possibly vie for starting reps outside in 2016 is 2nd-year corner Darryl Roberts.
Between the draft and signing UDFAs, the Patriots have added four new faces at corner and should be looking at some great competition this summer.
In this episode, we analyzed all of the Draft Picks for the Patriots. This is my favorite espisode ever of Patriots Fourth And Two, because we give you the type of talk and analysis I had hoped for when we started this show over four and a half years ago. I invite you to listen!
Following the end of the 2016 draft, here’s a full rundown of each of the 2016 Patriots draft picks.
They filled their depth needs at CB, OL, DL and for a third QB but like every year some of their moves were surprises…to say the least.
The Patriots added a cornerback with their first pick of the draft on Friday night.
Team Addresses Needs While Taking Best Available with Top 4 Picks With free agency slowing down somewhat, the Patriots continue to be active and with the draft less than 3 […]
Cyrus Jones from Alabama is a player that would seem to be very much a Patriots target in the draft. He’s a versatile, productive player from a prestigious, successful program that has improved each year.
I think we can all expect the Patriots to make a move to move into either the 4th or 5th rounds as the talent level brings to drop steeply between the third and sixth rounds.