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Who is on the Hot Seat going into Training Camp?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I\u2019ll give you 6 players, three on Offense and three on Defense that are on the Hot\u00a0 Seat heading into Training Camp.\u00a0 There is still plenty of time (approx. 71 days to the start of Training Camp) to make changes to the roster.<\/p>\n

Jahlani Tavai LB – \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>It is hard to envision Tavai\u2019s style of play to mesh with the new philosophy of Mike Vrabel.\u00a0 He likes lighter, faster linebackers and Tavai is more in the mold of a traditional plodding run stopper.\u00a0 Tavai ranked 143 out of 189 linebackers by PFF.\u00a0 He started 16 of 17 games last year.\u00a0 I think the Patriots are a little thin at linebacker at the present time, so that may work in Tavai\u2019s favor.\u00a0 I believe that Christian Elliss and the Restricted Free Agent contract ($13.5M 2-year, with $7.7M guaranteed) the Patriots matched, has surpassed Tavai on the depth chart.\u00a0 The contract size the Patriots signed Elliss for indicates to me they have big plans for him.\u00a0 We will see if that is true when the media gets a look at the minicamp practice. \u00a0Look at June 1st<\/sup> cuts and ultimately at the waivers made on Cutdown day.\u00a0 We will have #4 priority.\u00a0 Shaun Dolac, an UDFA from University of Buffalo was signed by the Los Angelas Rams.\u00a0 He was a player that was linked to the Vrabel as a type of player in the mold of Robert Spillane and Jack Gibbens.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Keion White DE<\/strong> \u2013 I am not a big fan of Keion White.\u00a0 To me he is a player without a true position.\u00a0 He is not solid enough against the run to be an EDGE or DT.\u00a0 His pass rush goes wildly and uncontrollably up the field, usually past the QB which opens up an escape lane for the QB to scramble and make plays.\u00a0 He had 5 sacks last year and all 5 were in the 1st<\/sup> two games.\u00a0 He has to move inside to DT on passing downs to be an effective pass rusher.\u00a0 He is not stout enough to play inside against the run.\u00a0 The best description of White is he looks like Tarzan and plays like Jane.\u00a0 White stands 6\u20195\u201d and weighs 285-pounds, runs a 4.79 40 and Bench Pressed 30 reps at the combine.\u00a0 Playing the style of up the field aggressiveness that is expected under Defensive Coordinator Terrell Williams should play into White\u2019s strength. \u00a0It appeared that White freelanced too often last year.\u00a0 He was very critical of the coaching staff and openly questioned whether he wanted to play for them again because he felt he was being misused.\u00a0 His contract is up after this year, and he will be an Unrestricted Free Agent next season.\u00a0 Remember in the Packer Way, \u201cget rid of someone a year too early rather than a year too late\u201d. \u00a0I think if Un-Drafted Free Agent (UDFA) Elijah Ponder can give you a better pass rush and be no worse than White in run Defense, he just might make the team over White.<\/p>\n

Marte Mapu SS\/LB<\/strong> \u2013 The Patriots selected him in the 3rd<\/sup> round #79 of the 2022\u00a0 Draft.\u00a0 The draft experts were stunned at how much of a reach Mapu was.\u00a0 A typical Bill Belichick pick.\u00a0 Most fans had never heard of him.\u00a0 I had him as a possibility for the Pats in the 7th<\/sup> round. \u00a0\u00a0He is a 6\u20192.5\u201d, 221-pound Safety, who ran a 4.59 40-yard dash.\u00a0 The Patriots announced him as a Linebacker.\u00a0 His 40 time as a LB is good but as a Safety it\u2019s pretty slow.\u00a0 In two years, he has 18 tackles and can\u2019t seem to stay healthy.\u00a0 Last season he missed nearly all of Training Camp and started the year on IR.\u00a0 He came back in week 5 and started against Miami when both Peppers and Dugger were out.\u00a0 His PFF Rating was 64.1, good for a true PFF Rating of 73 amongst all Safeties with 5 or more games played.\u00a0 There are 64 starting safeties in the league and he was 73rd<\/sup>.\u00a0 In comparison, Dell Pettus was 25th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Mapu had 217 Defensive snaps and 240 ST snaps played.\u00a0 In those 240 ST snaps Mapu was credited with only 4 tackles.\u00a0 I propose that Mapu move to Linebacker this year to clear a space for Pettus.\u00a0 However, if one of the rookies or UDFA make an impression on Special Teams, Mapu could be gone.\u00a0 For instance, UDFA RB Lan Larison has already made a strong initial impression on media observers.\u00a0 He played Special Teams at UC Davis and had 4 tackles last season.\u00a0 Oh by the way, Larison is a Rodeo Cowboy.\u00a0 He has won numerous championships for Steer Wrestling.\u00a0 That is riding a horse at full gallop while chasing a steer, and sliding off the horse, then wrestling the steer to the ground.<\/p>\n

Rhamondre Stevenson RB \u2013 <\/strong>Stevenson led the league with 8 fumbles last season.\u00a0 Mike Vrabel pointed out that not all of those fumbles were Stevenson\u2019s fault.\u00a0 One of the points that Vrabel has made is about finishing and he criticized the Offensive Line for allowing Stevenson to be gang tackled and not playing to the whistle.\u00a0 They didn\u2019t come and scrape off any tacklers.\u00a0 Not all of this is the fault of the OL.\u00a0 If Stevenson continues to fumble he will be benched or cut.\u00a0 Vrabel will not stand for a lack of ball security.\u00a0 The Patriots drafted Tre\u2019Vyon Henderson with their 2nd<\/sup> round selection (#38).\u00a0 You don\u2019t draft a RB that high and not play him.\u00a0 Henderson will push for playing time and he doesn\u2019t fumble.\u00a0 In 667 touches (runs and receptions) he had ZERO fumbles.\u00a0 He also averaged 6.9 yards per carry.\u00a0 Henderson is a much better receiver out of the backfield and a superior pass blocker to Stevenson.\u00a0 Stevenson is better in yards after 1st<\/sup> contact and inside runs between the tackles.\u00a0 I suspect that Stevenson will be used in short yardage situations and goal line.<\/p>\n

Kendrick Bourne WR <\/strong>\u2013 Bourne had his best season in the NFL under Josh McDaniels in 2021.\u00a0 His stat line was 55 catches for 800 yards and 5 TDs.\u00a0 However, Bourne is not the player he was in 2021.\u00a0 Entering his 9th<\/sup> season in the NFL, Bourne is a full year removed from ACL surgery that cost him the 2023 season.\u00a0 In 2024 he played just 12 games coming off the IR following the surgery.\u00a0 His stat line was just 28 catches for 305 yards and just 1 TD.\u00a0 His 10.9 yards per catch was the lowest in his career.\u00a0 This is not all attributed to Bourne.\u00a0 The poor offensive line gave rookie QB Drake Maye very little time to throw.\u00a0 Most of Bournes routes are downfield and without time to throw, Maye is not looking for Bourne.\u00a0 Before the first Pre-season game starts in2024, Bourne will turn 30-years-old.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know if you have noticed but a lot of 30 something players have been cut off this roster already. \u00a0There will be a battle in training Camp for those last few roster spots at Wide Receiver.\u00a0 You have the two rookies from last year, Polk and Baker, who didn\u2019t exactly shine hoping to take a leap in their second year.\u00a0 Kayshon Boutte made a big jump from his rookie season to have 43 catches for 539 yards, 13.7 YPC, and 3 TDs.\u00a0 It looks like Bourne is fighting with the two rookies from last year, 3rd<\/sup> year wideout Boutte and rookie UDFA Efton Chism for last one or two roster spots at WR.<\/p>\n

Austin Hooper TE<\/strong> \u2013 Hooper is entering his 10th<\/sup> season in the NFL.\u00a0 He and Hunter Henry both were drafted in the same draft class of 2016 and are both 32-years-old.\u00a0 I just can\u2019t see the team entering the season with two 32-year-old TEs.\u00a0 The older you get the more susceptible to injury you are.\u00a0 Hooper had a good season last year with 47 catches for 476 yards, 10.6 YPC, and 3 TDs. \u00a0Pretty good for a backup TE.\u00a0 He was durable and played in all 17 games.\u00a0 Granted someone is going to have to take his job away from him.\u00a0 I project that Josh McDaniels will keep a Fullback so that eliminates a 3rd<\/sup> TE.\u00a0 What it comes down to is can UDFA CJ Dippre take that #2 TE spot?\u00a0 In my roster projection I have Dippre displacing Hooper strictly because of his age.\u00a0 Dippre had a 8.71 Relative Athletic Score (RAS).\u00a0 Let\u2019s put that in perspective.\u00a0 Mason Taylor, the player I wanted the Patriots to take in the 2nd<\/sup> round, had an 8.89 RAS.\u00a0 Taylor was the 3rd TE selected in the draft.\u00a0 Let\u2019s compare Dippre to Austion Hooper coming out in the 2016 draft from Stanford.\u00a0 Hooper\u2019s RAS was only 8.15.\u00a0 Going into the draft this year, the TE position was considered one of the strengths of the draft.\u00a0 I will say that Eliot Wolf and the Patriots got bailed out and lucky when they were able to sign Dippre as an UDFA.<\/p>\n

Rookie Mini Camp Takeaways <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Mike Vrabel and his coaching staff are all hands-on coaches.\u00a0 Several of the coaches lined up opposite players with pads on and took part in the session.\u00a0 They actively participated and instructed the players.\u00a0 UDFA Lan Larison received a lot of instruction from Vrabel and running his routes.\u00a0 Larison benefited from Tre\u2019Vyon Henderson not being at practice on Day one.\u00a0 Larison received all the reps and was later given a break when Ashton Grant jumped in and took a rep at RB on a flat pass.\u00a0 Grant was the 2016 Northeast-10 Offensive Player of the Year and 3x All-Conference WR at Assumption University in Worcester.\u00a0 Vrabel, Stretch Streicher, and Doug Marrone jumped in as well.<\/p>\n

UDFA Lan Larison RB from UC Davis made quite the impression to most of the media members in attendance.\u00a0 The way he catches the ball out of the backfield amazed them.\u00a0 He looks like Rex Burkhead but catches the ball better.\u00a0 Larison was assigned the same number as Burkhead, which isn\u2019t a coincidence.<\/p>\n

All eyes were on Will Campbell and he didn\u2019t disappoint.\u00a0 He looked smooth in drills and really works to sustain his blocks, playing beyond the whistle.\u00a0 The coaches did not use whistles in practice but just stated whistle, whistle, whistle.\u00a0 Campbell didn\u2019t release until the third whistle.\u00a0 This will be something to watch when they really put on the pads in Training Camp.\u00a0 I am betting that Campbell will not be popular when the Pats get into joint practices.\u00a0 The Pats have been exploring Joint Practices with the Vikings and Commanders.<\/p>\n

Tre\u2019Vyon Henderson was at Day Two of Rookie MiniCamp.\u00a0 There was no reason given for his absence on Day one.<\/p>\n

Defensive Coordinator Terrell Williams is home in Detroit, dealing with a traumatic medical issue.\u00a0 Williams met with the media via Zoom and has been a part of the team meetings with players and coaches via Zoom.\u00a0 Although he is not present, he is still involved.\u00a0 Zak Kuhr handled the Defense at minicamp in Williams absence. \u00a0According to Williams, \u201cZak\u2019s unbelievable. He\u2019s an unbelievably smart guy,\u201d he said about his colleague. \u201cHe\u2019s going to be a superstar in this league. Smart, and more than anything he has the ability to connect with players.\u201d<\/p>\n

WR Kyle Williams has very quick feet as evident by the drills run in the 1st<\/sup> day.\u00a0 He is in and out of his breaks with lightning quickness.\u00a0 When interviewed after practice, Williams answered the question if he was as intense as Steven Smith, the wide receiver he was been compared with.\u00a0 He just simply stated \u201cYou\u2019ll find out soon!\u201d<\/p>\n

The Patriots announce they signed three tryout players from their Rookie Mini Camp.\u00a0 Mekhi Butler<\/strong> is a 24-year-old Left Guard from Arkansas State.\u00a0 The 6\u20193\u201d 320-pound lineman started 38 straight games at Arkansas State after being named a JUCO All-American at Iowa Western Community College. \u00a0\u00a0The second reported signing is Isaiah Iton<\/strong> a DT that spent all of last season on the Tennessee Titans Practice Squad.\u00a0 Iton played his final year of college ball at Rutgers.\u00a0 The 23-year-old DT played for Patriots D-line coach Clint McMillan at Tennessee last season.\u00a0 Iton played on the Tennessee Practice Squad.\u00a0 Wilfried Pene<\/strong> at just 6-2, 280 pounds, had 33 tackles and 3.5 sacks last season at Virginia Tech.\u00a0 He was born in France therefore qualifies for the International Pathway Program roster exemption. \u00a0To make room for the additional signing, the Patriots announced they had released Cole Birdow<\/strong> OT from Merrimack College.<\/p>\n

Efton Chism III WR<\/strong> – According to a report by ESPN\u2019s Mike Reiss, the Eastern Washington product received a $234,000 salary guarantee plus a $25,000 signing bonus.\u00a0 There were as many as 6 teams vying for his services.\u00a0 The large, guaranteed salary does not mean that Chism will make the team, but indicates that the Patriots beat out competition for Chism.\u00a0 Reiss also pointed out that 6 teams had Chism in for “30” visits.\u00a0 I am actually surprised that the Patriots didn’t take Chism with their final selection in the draft.\u00a0 However, Kobee Minor visited the Patriots on a “30” visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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