http://www.csnne.com/blog/patriots-talk ... f-upheaval
So far, linebackers coach Pepper Johnson has resigned, offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia has retired and tight ends coach George Godsey has gone to coach the Houston Texans’ quarterbacks for Bill O’Brien. Godsey played quarterback at Georgia Tech when O’Brien was an assistant there.
Meanwhile, Josh McDaniels is back on the Browns’ radar, as I’d been told he would be even after McDaniels publicly spurned their overtures when the Patriots were still alive.
Free agent analysis: Edelman makes sense for Pats
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Pay Edelman like you do Amendola and you’re basically paying two No. 2 receivers what you would pay a No. 1 elite receiver. OK. But how much more diverse does your offense become? You have two guys who can get open at will against zone but are not as adept against man coverage. They are not exceptional red-zone threats or vertical threats because of their size, catch radius and stride length.
You’re getting two for the price of one No. 1 but still not getting the skill set a No. 1 brings.
Patriots potential contract restructure candidates
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As the start date of the NFL's new year and free agency approaches (March 11), the difficult personnel decisions facing teams around the league are coming more clearly into focus.
Thanks to a list compiled by Rotoworld's Evan Silva, we can take a closer look at players who may be candidates to be released or have their contracts restructured.