New England Patriots team needs

by Dan Kadar on Jul 1, 2010 10:01 AM EDT

Quietly, New England has put together a great offseason and addressed se veral needs. Through the draft, playmakers like wide receiver Taylor Price and tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez were added.

Because of that, the Patriots don't have a lot of big needs. Regardless, here they are in no particular order:

Outside linebacker: New England has a bunch of players for the two outside spots but only Tully Banta-Cain is proven. Considering Banta-Cain is only above-average, this is a big-time need for the team. Shawn Crable has potential for the position but is always injured. Derrick Burgess has really regressed of late. Jermaine Cunningham and Pierre Woods are unproven.

Guard: Logan Mankins has made his feelings known that he wants out of New England. Even if something is worked out with the Pro Bowl guard, Stephen Neal opposite him is a free agent following the season. Nick Kaczur can replace Mankins, but he's not the ideal starter there.

Running back: New England got by decent enough last season with a combination of Lawrence Maroney, Fred Taylor, Sammy Morris and ageless third-down wonder Kevin Faulk. Maroney is the team's lead back and has been average. Taylor's days are coming to an end and Morris splits time between fullback and tailback. BenJarvus Green-Ellis is intriguing, but more of a special teams contributor.

Defensive end: Four new players, Damione Lewis, Gerard Warren, Brandon Deaderick and Kade Weston, were added to the defensive line this offseason. But none of them are as good as the departed Jarvis Green. In fact, the team still hasn't done a sufficient job replacing Richard Seymour. With the influx of 3-4 ends in the 2011 NFL Draft, this could be a position New England targets

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starting QB?

by Yankees10 on Jul 1, 2010 12:15 PM EDT reply actions

With

New England’s scouting, watch Brian Hoyer surprise us all.

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by Bestjagfan on Jul 1, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions

New Englands scouting

Watch Brian Hoyer surprise us all

If hip hop is dead, then it happened the day that Dilla died.
-Akrobatik

by Bestjagfan on Jul 1, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions

I think they need OLB and RB.

They cant run a lick or force a QB to hurry up a pass. The only way they can win the division is if they can do those things

by DBroncs1414 on Jul 1, 2010 9:01 PM EDT reply actions

Wide receiver because Moss wont last much longer

"Young men, I have no doubt that you're gonna do well today. But I have 1 favor to ask of you... SAVE JIMMY JOHNSON'S ASS FOR ME!" Lou Holtz

by TheRealSlimShady on Jul 1, 2010 9:29 PM EDT reply actions

thats why they drafted Brandon Tate and Taylor Price

by Yankees10 on Jul 1, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Two mid round guys won’t replace moss. If Julio or Floyd is available , I would be surprised if the Pats didn’t select one

"Young men, I have no doubt that you're gonna do well today. But I have 1 favor to ask of you... SAVE JIMMY JOHNSON'S ASS FOR ME!" Lou Holtz

by TheRealSlimShady on Jul 2, 2010 1:25 AM EDT up reply actions

How do you know?

Lets see them play before we decide they arent good enough to replace Moss just because they were “mid round guys”

by Yankees10 on Jul 2, 2010 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions

You are out of your mind. Randy Moss has been one of the best receivers in the NFL for years. You can’t pass up on better prospects and hope mid round MAC receiver and someone who never was a #1 one receiver in college will fill the hole that Randy leaves.

"Young men, I have no doubt that you're gonna do well today. But I have 1 favor to ask of you... SAVE JIMMY JOHNSON'S ASS FOR ME!" Lou Holtz

by TheRealSlimShady on Jul 3, 2010 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions

You don't replace a guy like Moss

His talent makes him irreplaceable. My guess would be that they go back to spreading the ball around like the pre Moss days. Which would explain them drafting both Gronkowski, and Hernandez as well as Price

I'm getting tired of saying this: Dick LeBeau’s system is so complex very few rookies can make an impact.
We just dumped a problem WR just so we could draft another?

by Steel in FL on Jul 3, 2010 12:21 PM EDT up reply actions