New England Patriots: Team Needs Rookie Review On The Clock Insider Podcast
2011 NFL Draft–
- OLB – Finding a big-play outside pass rusher would help elevate the Patriots defense immensely as they try to regain the dominant status they possessed during their Super Bowl run. Veteran Tully Banta-Cain saw his sack total cut in half, from ten in ’09, to five in ’10. He will be 31 years old and is better utilized as a role player. Plug-ins Rob Ninkovich and Jermaine Cunningham are solid but can be improved upon.
- DE – The Patriots were able to count on Gerard Warren week in and week out. The feisty 330-pound lineman has publicly stated that he would like to return to New England and that feeling should be mutual. Adding some more beef to the mix would be viewed as