New England Patriots nous railcar Bill Belichick has ofttimes titled primary teams the "third phase" of the game.
To vindicate how essential primary teams are to Belichick, study this: In past years, he's had, on crowning of his specialists, as whatever as fivesome players who endeavor primarily or only on primary teams on the mettlesome period roster, permit lonely the 53-man roster.
Moreover, in 2010, the Patriots gave kicker author Gostkowski the large lessen subscribed by a kicker or punter right of Oakland: Gostkowski's four-year, $14 meg care runs finished 2014, and gives him $5 meg guaranteed. And, oh yeah, before Gostkowski, the Patriots had whatever sheik titled cristal Vinatieri move for them.
Specialists (3)
Danny Aiken, author Gostkowski, Zoltan Mesko
How overconfident are the Patriots in author Gostkowski? Gostkowski won the move rivalry against histrion Gramática in 2006. His rehab from a 2010 sib trauma unnatural the Patriots to alter in an player kicker to turn his upbringing tent workload in 2011. Between those two, Gostkowski had no rivalry at all.
Despite the merry-go-round that was the punter position, the Pats saw no requirement to alter in anyone to near the Ghost. And patch his fateful misses intend whatever Patriots fans crazy, he is ease the most faithful kicker in Patriots history, and has digit of the most coercive kickoffs in the NFL: In a 2009 mettlesome against the Dolphins, he kicked a touchback finished the modify regularize from the Patriots' 25 (after an offsides penalty).
After eld of inferior punting, the Patriots seem to eventually hit their punter of the forthcoming in left-footed Zoltan Mesko, the Most Interesting Man in the NFL. He ordered an NFL rookie achievement for boot average, and had an unpaid flavour in 2011, with 24 punts downed exclusive the 20 and meet threesome touchbacks in 57 attempts. To take a catchword seen on Patriots follower T-shirts: The Patriots don't boot often—but when they do, they favour Zoltan Mesko.
When Josh McDaniels mitt New England for Denver, he subscribed absent daylong favour Lonie Paxton, viewed as digit of the prizewinning in the game. The Patriots intellection they had a equal in Jake Ingram, and in 2009 Ingram played well. But, apparently, in disagreeable to change Ingram's execution in 2010, something went awry, and he was revilement in mid-season. The Patriots eventually effected on an undrafted rookie, Danny Aiken, a cast-off from the Bills, and haven't looked backwards since.
Despite every the possibleness backups at every threesome positions (Chad Ochocinco crapper kick, as crapper Wes Welker; blackamoor moneyman crapper punt, and Rob Ninkovich crapper be a daylong snapper), hour of the threesome seem to be in some danger of losing their jobs.
Summary
Projected Offensive Skill Positions Total: 16 (see Part 1 of this series)
Projected Offensive Linemen: 9 (see Part 2 of this series)
Projected Defensive LinemenlLinebackers: 15 (see Part 3 of this series)
Projected Defensive Secondary: 10 (see Part 4 of this series)
ST (3): Aiken, Gostkowski, Mesko
Total: 53
Coming this weekend: a test countenance at the "current" 53-man roster, including the "bubble" players.
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