Recent content by MainerInExile

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    Pats acquire OT Vederian Lowe from Vikings

    At this point, I would be shocked if Onwenu didn't start at RT this season.
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    How Likely Are You to Draft a Starter?

    The round-by-round breakdown seems to correspond well to the conventional wisdom around here. They hit in the first round more often than not, and they do well to find contributors in later rounds. Round two is maddening.
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    2023 NFL Draft Official Game Thread (This is the thread WITH SPOILERS)

    I think the Pats knew they only wanted to trade as low as 17, no lower. When you have only one partner you're willing to trade with, you can't get max value.
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    2023 Patriot OC: Dream your Dreams

    He apparently went with Patricia because he wanted a multi-year solution, not someone who would be hopping to a head coaching gig. So I think the "up and comers" are relatively unlikely for that reason if his logic stays the same.
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    Pats 2022 draft class

    That would be great fun, but it's the range rather than the average that is super interesting. To draft a guy, you have to draft him before the team that had him second highest, not before the average.
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    2022 coaching carousel

    Reiss said the same in his latest article, but said it wasn't clear if BOB wanted to leave Alabama.
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    2022 coaching carousel

    I think the best thing that ever happened to Bill was winning the Super Bowl early on. The Pats had to get super lucky to win in 2001. If that doesn't happen, and they take that step back the next year, does Bill get the rope to keep going? Does he survive having benched Bledsoe? Once he won...
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    SHOWDOWN ON MNF: Pats vs. Bills pregame thread

    Good defense against the run, good pass rush. Not deep in the secondary because of injuries, though. So it seems like a 5-wide, short-passing type of game from the Pats. Dink and dunk and win while hearing everyone complain that Mac is a peashooter sounds pretty good to me.
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    Pats sign Jamie Collins

    Collins has had an interesting career. He has made all of his good plays with the Patriots, and has made all of his money from the Browns and Lions.
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    The Michael McCorkle "Mac" Jones Thread

    It's fair to not be convinced yet, he has only played two games! But it would not be fair to think he isn't the future if his third game ever is a bad one.
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    The Michael McCorkle "Mac" Jones Thread

    So we know Mac is leaving meat on the bones. We also know he's performing incredibly well for a rookie. So the question is - so what? We're seeing all of these breakdowns showing him leaving meat on the bone, but I don't have a good baseline of how often a great QB leaves meat on the bone. I...
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    Pats: Roster Transactions Thread

    I think that's exactly the plan.
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    Pats: Roster Transactions Thread

    Given that Hoyer is terrible and that his only value is that he knows the system, I think it's safe to say he won't be picked up.
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    Pats: Roster Transactions Thread

    I think this is it. Folk is probably a better kicker right now, but he is what he is. Nordin, if he reaches his potential, could be much better, and be cheap for multiple years.
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    Pats Depth Chart: an Early Look

    Newton is very different from the other 3 QBs on the roster. If Jones wins the job, Jones, Stid, Hoyer makes a lot more sense as the 3. Reiss had an article recently about how in 01 all the QBs we're the same style, and BB contrasted it back then with when they had Michael Bishop, who was very...