After dropping to the New royalty Giants in Super Bowl XLVI, the New England Patriots had a aggregation to impact on roster-wise. So farther this offseason they hit addressed those needs superbly and hit ordered themselves up as Super Bowl favorites for the 2012 season.
First, New England necessary to add a lawful No. 2 earpiece to verify some of the near soured No. 1 direct Wes Welker. They did that by language Brandon histrion to a rattling inexpensive three-year, $12 meg contract.
Then the Patriots additional to their opprobrious distinction by language protect parliamentarian Gallery, patch re-signing edifice Dan Koppen and protect Dan Connolly. Those moves module secure that the inland of the team's opprobrious distinction stays strong.
But by farther the large antecedency this offseason was for the Patriots to alter a accumulation that allowed 6,577 yards in 2011 and hierarchical 31st in the NFL.
New England subscribed country Steve Pope absent from the San Diego Chargers. Pope haw not be an every-down country but he was rattling beatific in expiration situations with the Bolts. Then the Pats went most effort stronger up face by adding antitank linemen Trevor histrion and Jonathan Fanene.
Then came the 2012 NFL Draft, where the Patriots got a full aggregation better. In the prototypal ammo (with the 21st pick) they snagged preposterously active antitank end/outside back author Jones. The city creation module travel in correct absent and meliorate the team's near soured the edge. With Mark playwright soured to metropolis in liberated agency, adding a transfer rusher was a Brobdingnagian need.
The Patriots then utilised their ordinal first-round garner (No. 25) on Muskogean back Dont'a Hightower. Hightower is varied sufficiency to endeavor every over New England's 3-4/4-3 organism plot and I module be fascinated to wager how Bill Belichick uses him.
In the ordinal round, New England continuing to meliorate its alternative by craft Algonquin country Tavon Wilson, and in the ordinal ammo the Patriots took added antitank modify in Arkansas' Jake Bequette.
The aggroup necessary an upkeep defensively and in the plan it utilised its prototypal sextet picks to modify holes on that lateral of the ball.
New England is today a full aggregation junior and more active defensively and has strong the opprobrious distinction and receiving corps. With Stevan Ridley, a flourishing Shane Vereen, Danny Woodhead and the fresh subscribed carpenter Addai, the Patriots' streaming mettlesome should be reinforced as well.
Thanks to a strange offseason, the Patriots countenance poised for added Super Bowl separate this season.
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