Patriots Gab

CBS Sportsline’s Pete Prisco is out with his annual Top 50 NFL Players list, and the Pats have three on the list, including the #1 player in the land – QB Tom Brady.  Here are the Pats three players breakdown:
1. Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots: Can he do any more than he did last [...]

WBZ-TV is reporting that Pats defensive back Willie Andrews has been arrested for allegedly pointing a gun at his girlfriend’s head. The report says that Mansfield police got a call around 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning from a woman who said her boyfriend,  Andrews, had pointed a gun at her temple during an argument.
According to police, [...]

From: Pro Football Weekly
The Patriots are hurting for a quality in-line blocking tight end after letting Daniel Graham and Kyle Brady go the past two offseasons. However, a source close to the team tells us that starting TE Ben Watson improved his blocking considerably during his injury-shortened 2007 campaign, which slightly lessens the concern.

The Patriots are asking fans to decide who will be the next member of their Hall of Fame.
A 23-person committee recently narrowed down a list of candidates generated by fans to three: tight end Ben Coates, center Jon Morris and running back Jim Nance.
* Ben Coates played for the Patriots for nine seasons, appearing in [...]

What type of shape is Patriots CB Ellis Hobbs going to be in as training camp gets near in the next few weeks?  According to the Sporting News, the outlook does not look all that good.  The report says that Hobbs has not yet committed to being ready for camp because he continues to recover [...]

From: Pro Football Weekly
It’s only a matter of time before the Patriots begin negotiating a new contract with NT Vince Wilfork. Wilfork’s rookie deal extends through 2009, but the coaches’ belief that he’s the most important cog in their defensive scheme is reason enough for them to be particularly proactive in locking him up. The [...]

The Boston Globe is reporting that the Pats are out of the running for free-agent OL Barry Sims, who was in town for a visit on June 11th.  The  paper says that Sims is looking for a shot to  compete for a starting job, and it looks like the Pats O-line is pretty well set.  [...]

Asante Samuel
Donte’ Stallworth
Rosevelt Colvin
Eugene Wilson
Kyle Brady
Randall Gay

Victor Hobson
Tank Williams
Matthew Slater
Oliver Ross
Steve Fifita
Kenny Smith
Marcus Pollard
Fernando Bryant
Lewis Sanders
Jason Webster
Sam Aiken
Tyson DeVree

Randy Moss
Tedy Bruschi
Jabar Gaffney
Kelley Washington
Lonie Paxton
Gene Mruczkowski
Pierre Woods
Wesley Britt
Mike Wright
Eric Alexander
Raymond Ventrone

From: Pro Football Weekly
Patriots OL Nick Kaczur, whose personal life has been shrouded in controversy since it was revealed that he’d been working as an informant for the Drug Enforcement Administration, has spent minicamp adjusting to a new role in his professional life. The weak link of the team’s line at right tackle last season, [...]