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This week I will concentrate on the Defensive Line.\u00a0 Last season the Defensive Line was shredded by the season’s end.\u00a0 They had more holes than Swiss cheese.\u00a0 To me, the only shining light was Christian Barmore.\u00a0 The Patriots spent a late draft pick on Sam Roberts and didn\u2019t invest any high draft capital to improve the Defensive Line.\u00a0 The defense is very susceptible to Offenses that play no-huddle.\u00a0 No huddle does not allow the Patriots’ defense to make the changes it wants to meet the down-and-distance situation.<\/p>\n

Davon Godchaux <\/strong><\/p>\n

Godchaux is entering his 6th<\/sup> season after being a 2017 5th-round draft pick out of LSU by the Miami Dolphins.\u00a0 The soon to be 28 yo stands 6\u20193\u201d, 311lbs.\u00a0 As a true nose tackle, Godchaux is not expected to make tackles but is supposed to occupy blockers and let the LB make the plays.\u00a0 \u00a0Godchaux made 65 tackles, the 2nd<\/sup> most in his career and he played in every game, starting 16.\u00a0 There were high expectations for Godchaux when he signed as a Free Agent.\u00a0 Perhaps they were too high for the unglamorous position he plays.\u00a0 By season\u2019s end, he was getting blown off the line in single blocking by O-linemen.\u00a0 This needs to improve in 2022.<\/p>\n

Lawrence Guy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guy is the old man of the Defensive Line. \u00a0This will be his 12th<\/sup> season in the NFL.\u00a0 At 32, there are not too many veterans his age or older that are still playing.\u00a0 At 6\u2019 4\u201d, 315 lbs, Guy plays the LDE\/DT in the Patriots’ defensive alignments.\u00a0 His 60 tackles were the 2nd<\/sup> highest of his career.\u00a0 Like Godchaux, it was more a product of the team being unable to get the Defense off the field.\u00a0 When the Patriots go to a pass-rushing situation, Guy comes off the field.\u00a0 There was no considerable drop-off in his play, but he is 32 and he won\u2019t be getting any better.\u00a0 Guy is a tremendous leader on the team and in the community and is well-liked by his fellow players, ownership, and the Patriots fans.<\/p>\n

Christian Barmore\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

I was wrong about Christian Barmore.\u00a0 In my pre-draft writings last year I was down on Barmore and I perceived him as a lazy player.\u00a0 I panned the selection of Barmore, especially trading up to get him.\u00a0 OK, I was wrong!\u00a0 From the moment he arrived in Foxboro, there was never any hint of an unmotivated, fat, lazy player.\u00a0 He said and did everything right and showed in pre-season games and practices just what he was made of.\u00a0 He was a godsend to a Dline desperate for some youth infusion.\u00a0 His play earned him a spot on the All-Rookie team.\u00a0 I can\u2019t wait to see what he will do in year 2 in the system.\u00a0 He will probably be the 3rd<\/sup> DT in the 3-4 alignment.\u00a0 I would not be surprised to see him in the game on passing downs as well.<\/p>\n

Henry Anderson<\/strong><\/p>\n

I had high hopes for Anderson when we signed him to a two-year Free Agent contract away from the Jets.\u00a0 I was impressed with his play against us when we played the Jets and thought he would be a good sub addition.\u00a0 Anderson disappointed me in the Training Camp and Pre-season and then suffered an injury.\u00a0 The soon to be 30 yo, stands 6\u20196\u201d, 302 lbs, and was a 3rd<\/sup> round pick of the Colts in 2015. \u00a0The Stanford grad tore a pectoral muscle in week 4 and was out for the season.\u00a0 In 2020 for the Jets he had 42 tackles but dropped to only 4 in the 4 games he appeared for the Pats.\u00a0 I think he will have a difficult time making the team.<\/p>\n

Byron Cowart<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cowart was a 5th<\/sup> round pick of the Patriots out of the University of Maryland in 2019.\u00a0 \u00a0The 6\u20193\u201d 300 lb D lineman spent two years at Auburn, went to Community College for a season, then transferred to Maryland for his final year.\u00a0 The Patriots took a chance on him and he showed promise.\u00a0 In 2020 he had 27 tackles in 14 games as the RDT.\u00a0 He was out with COVID for 2 weeks but was re-instated. \u00a0In 2021 he ended up on Physically Unable to Play list and out for the entire 2021 season.\u00a0 Can Cowart come back to the form he showed in 2020?<\/p>\n

Bill Murray\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Murray is a feel-good, try-hard story, but he just doesn\u2019t have the physical gifts and size other D-linemen have.\u00a0 He played at William and Mary and stands 6\u2019 4\u201d and 300 lbs.\u00a0 One of his problems is he has a hard time keeping his weight on.\u00a0 Wikipedia listed him at 265 lbs.\u00a0 The numbers he put up at William and Mary were impressive with 142 career tackles in three years but the most impressive was his 10 blocked kicks.\u00a0 He has spent two years on the Patriots Practice Squad.\u00a0 I was surprised he re-signed with the team this year.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think there is a place for him on the final roster.\u00a0 At best I think he is an emergency reserve on the Practice Squad. \u00a0\u00a0He also lettered in Lacrosse at William and Mary.\u00a0 You know how Bill loves those lacrosse players.<\/p>\n

Dan Ekuale<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ekuale was a big surprise last season.\u00a0 He was signed to the Practice Squad a week after his release by Jacksonville on the cutdown day. \u00a0During the 2021 seasons, he has been re-called a total of 8 times from the Practice Squad and elevated to the 53-man roster.\u00a0 Immediately after the games, he was sent back to the Practice Squad.\u00a0 He made 5 tackles, and 2 were sacks.\u00a0 He showed the ability to be disruptive and get upfield.\u00a0 The American Samoan stands 6\u20193\u201d and 300 lbs.\u00a0 He played his college ball at Washington State.\u00a0 In 2018 he was an undrafted signee by Cleveland who released him at the cutdown and re-signed him to the Practice Squad.\u00a0 He was suspended for the last 4 games of 2018 for violation of the league drug policy.\u00a0 In 2019 he made the Browns final roster and had 4 tackles in 7 games.\u00a0 In 2020 he was a final cutdown casualty but was immediately signed to the Jacksonville Practice Squad.\u00a0 They elevated him for 9 games that season where he ended up with 13 tackles and a sack.\u00a0 It was announced by the NFL that Ekuale will serve a 2 games suspension in 2022 for an undisclosed reason.\u00a0 I am intrigued by what Ekuale can do this season.\u00a0 He will need to make the 53-man roster, then he will be suspended.\u00a0 The Patriots can fill his spot after the 53-man roster is established.\u00a0 I have been writing about a shadow roster with as many as 4 veteran players cut, only to be re-signed after the 53-man roster is established.<\/p>\n

Deatrich Wise <\/strong><\/p>\n

Wise is a veteran leader of the team.\u00a0 A 2017 4th-round draft pick by the Patriots, the soon to be 28 yo is entering his 6th season with the Pats.\u00a0 Wise stands 6\u2019 5\u201d and weighs just 275.\u00a0 He is listed as a DT but is too light for the position on a regular basis.\u00a0 He is nothing but a situational pass rusher.\u00a0 If teams go no-huddle on the Pats, they can\u2019t get their situational players into the game.\u00a0 If they go light in a nickel or dime package, the oppositions just run on the Pats.\u00a0 He only had 3 sacks and 41 tackles for the year.\u00a0\u00a0 Wise has been very durable over his career missing just two games.\u00a0 Can the Patriots do better at this position?\u00a0 Yes, but that person is not on this roster at this time.<\/p>\n

Carl Davis\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Davis is a big-bodied NT that is too often hurt.\u00a0 Last season the 6\u20195\u201d 315lbs didn\u2019t establish himself as the true Nose Tackle.\u00a0 He has the size.\u00a0 A 2015 3rd-round selection by the Ravens has never lived up to his high draft slot.\u00a0 Davis had his most successful season with 19 tackles in 17 games.\u00a0 He did manage 4 starts but his career has been yoyo. He was limited in his playing time as a rookie.\u00a0 He missed the entire 2016 season with an ankle injury.\u00a0 In 2018 he was waived at the cutdown date and signed by Cleveland but played minimally with no production.\u00a0 In 2019 he was released at cutdown and signed and released by Indianapolis.\u00a0 Finished the season with Jacksonville.\u00a0 Started 2020 being suspended by the league for violating the drug policy.\u00a0 He was assigned to the Practice Squad by Jacksonville.\u00a0 NE signed him off Jacksonville Practice Squad on October 20th<\/sup>.\u00a0 The Patriots put him on IR on Nov 28th<\/sup> with a concussion and he missed the remains of the season.\u00a0 Patriots signed him to a one-year contract in 2021 and then again on April 27th,<\/sup> 2022.\u00a0 He was a late Free Agent signee with the Pats.\u00a0 I suspect that was heath related.\u00a0 It’s anyone’s guess if the 30 yo will make the team.<\/p>\n

Sam Roberts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Roberts was the only DL taken in this year\u2019s draft by the Patriots in the 6th<\/sup> round.\u00a0 The D2 Defensive Player of the Year played his college ball at Northwest Missouri State.\u00a0 The 6\u2019 5\u201d, 293 lbs DT had 62 tackles, 18 for a loss, and 6.5 sacks this past season at a lower level of competition.\u00a0 Roberts had an interesting side job while playing football.\u00a0 He was a Certified Nurses Aid at a local Nursing Home.\u00a0 Robert’s play during Training Camp and Pre-season games will determine if he can make the team.\u00a0 Kyle Dugger won the same award (Cliff Harris Trophy) as D2 Defensive POY.<\/p>\n

LaBryan Ray<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ray has always had the talent as evident by his recruitment and play at Alabama.\u00a0 The question has been can he stay healthy.\u00a0 Injuries have derailed him every year at Alabama.\u00a0 It will be interesting to see what he can do in Training Camp and Pre-season.\u00a0 At worst he will get a season on the Practice Squad if he can pass through waivers.\u00a0 I am afraid he might make the team and get injured as he has for 4 straight seasons.\u00a0\u00a0 The6\u20195\u201d 295 lbs DE was a five-star recruit. \u00a0His best season was 2018 when he had 39 tackles in 13 games.\u00a0 In 2019 he played only 5 games a lower leg injury knocked him out for the year.\u00a0 Last season he only had 11 tackles in 11 games.\u00a0 Alabama was loaded and that may be the reason he didn\u2019t play much.<\/p>\n

Demarcus Mitchell <\/strong><\/p>\n

Mitchell was a late Undrafted Free Agent signee.\u00a0 The 6\u20192\u201d 240 lb player was listed as a linebacker at Purdue, but he has been listed as a D-lineman with the Patriots.\u00a0 In the COVID shortened season (6 games) Mitchell had 34 tackles of which 22 were solo tackles.\u00a0 He transferred to Missouri from Southwest Mississippi CC.\u00a0 He is a limited player that is athletic and needs time to develop.\u00a0 That sounds like a trip to the Practice Squad if he shows anything in the Camp and Pre-season.<\/p>\n

Morse\u2019s Morsels<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Robert Kraft<\/strong> has been nominated as a semi-finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Veterans Committee in the category of Contributor.\u00a0 He is one of 29 nominees in 2023 that also includes former Patriots executive Frank \u201cBucko\u201d Kilroy<\/strong>.\u00a0 Kraft was instrumental as a broker during the strike negotiations and as a member of the TV committee which improved the revenues of each and every one of the owners.\u00a0 I would not be at all surprised if Kraft is selected for the Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n

The Veterans Committee also nominated Stanley Morgan<\/strong> as one of the 23 players nominated for the veteran players\u2019 slot.\u00a0\u00a0 Former Sports Illustrated Paul \u201cDr. Z\u201d Zimmerman has been railing for Morgan\u2019s ascension to the Hall since 2007.\u00a0 In this 2007 article, https:\/\/www.si.com\/more-sports\/2007\/11\/09\/hall-offame<\/a> Zimmerman states the Hall is empty without the inclusion of Stanley Morgan.\u00a0 He makes a very convincing argument.\u00a0 Zimmerman points out that for the first 6 seasons of his career Morgan averaged 22.6 yards per catch and in no year did the average go below 20.9 yards per catch.\u00a0 No receiver has done that since Morgan.<\/p>\n

Training Camp <\/strong><\/p>\n

The 1st<\/sup> practice is on Wednesday, July 27th<\/sup> (TBD).\u00a0 Follow https:\/\/www.patriots.com\/trainingcamp\/<\/a> for more info on Training Camp, especially the time and if Practice is going to be moved inside for weather or just changes in Practice.\u00a0 The 1st<\/sup> 4 days of open practice are scheduled through Sat July 30th<\/sup> (All Times TBD).\u00a0 The team also announced joint practice with Carolina Panthers is open to the public on August 16th<\/sup> and 17th<\/sup> (Time TBD).<\/p>\n

I still have fond memories of attending my first Training Camp with my father back in the 60s.\u00a0 It was at Phillips Academy in Andover.\u00a0 Yes, the same Phillips Academy where a young Bill Belichick and Ernie Adams met and reviewed game films together.\u00a0 Back then the Boston Patriots played 6 Pre-season games and training camp was longer.\u00a0 The players weren\u2019t making much money back then and needed off-season jobs to make ends meet.\u00a0 They were not training all year long either and needed the prolonged pre-season to get into shape.\u00a0 I was a wide-eyed kid that thought they were all giants.\u00a0 No offense to the players of that era, but they are midgets compared to today\u2019s players.\u00a0 If a lineman was 285 lbs he was big.\u00a0 If you have the opportunity it\u2019s well worth it to take in a practice, especially if you are taking your son or daughter.\u00a0 Admission is free and it\u2019s advised you get there early to get a good seat.<\/p>\n

Renegades’ Latest Boston Dynasty<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Boston Renegades, the Women\u2019s Football Alliance 2022 won the championship with a 36-12 win over Minneapolis.\u00a0 The game was played in Canton Ohio at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame field last Saturday.\u00a0 This is the 4th<\/sup> consecutive championship and the 7th<\/sup> overall for the Renegades.\u00a0 They currently have a 34-game win streak. \u00a0\u00a0These women are fantastic athletes.\u00a0 One of those athletes is Chandre` Bonds of Brockton. \u00a0\u00a0She plays both sides of the ball at cornerback safety on Defense and then wide receiver, running back, and kick returner.\u00a0 On Saturday she filled in for Quarterback Allison Cahill who was out with an ankle injury and led the Renegades to the Championship.\u00a0\u00a0 That\u2019s not the first time she had done that.\u00a0 Back in 2016, Bonds stepped in for Cahill who was out with a shoulder injury.\u00a0 \u00a0Bonds was the 2018 WFA Most Valuable Player and MVP of the Championship game.\u00a0 In 2017 she was recognized by WFA as the Defensive Player of the Year.\u00a0 Bonds was a terrific High School basketball player at Brockton and went on to star at Bentley.\u00a0 She helped them advance to the NCAA Division II Final Four in 2003.\u00a0 She was named Northeast 10 conference Defensive Player of the Year.<\/p>\n

Robert Kraft congratulated the team by telephone immediately after the game in the locker room.\u00a0 He invited the team to celebrate at Gillette Stadium with the Patriots at the August 11th <\/sup>Pre-season game.\u00a0 \u00a0Kraft flew the team out to Canton on the Patriots team plane.<\/p>\n

The Boston area has a strong history of women\u2019s football.\u00a0 The Renegades are made up of elements from predecessor teams, Boston Militia, New England Intensity, Bay State Warriors, Boston Rampage, and Massachusetts Mutiny.<\/p>\n

Allison Cahill is a 13-year veteran of Woman\u2019s Football.<\/p>\n

Since beginning to play professional women\u2019s football in 2003, Cahill has been about as close to Tom Brady as you can get on the field.\u00a0 She has won 4 MVP awards.<\/p>\n

With the Boston Renegades’ fourth straight win in the WFA\u2019s National Championship on Saturday night at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, Cahill will win her sixth ring as a pro and a fourth straight with the Renegades. Entering this season, Cahill had already thrown for more than 20,000 yards and won 130+ games.<\/p>\n

A former standout athlete at Uxbridge High School and then Princeton, Cahill was a 1,000-point scorer at Princeton.<\/p>\n

The Renegades play their home games out of Harry della Russo Stadium in Revere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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