The statuses of Barmore, Godchaux and Judon will determine the ceiling of the defense this year, there’s just no way around it. All three are the best at one particular thing that no other player on the roster can do quite as well, so the dropoff without any combination of those three players will be undeniable. Even with an excellent secondary, I just can’t lie to myself and say that they can simply get by with what they have below those three on the depth chart. Maybe you can work around playing without one of them, but two would be bad and all three would be devastating to the defense. No question, Monday was a tough day for the defense after Barmore’s situation was fully revealed, Peppers left practice after getting hurt and then Judon’s interactions on the field. But it’s still a long way to go until September 8, hopefully some of these situations get resolved soon. -Mike Dussault
If this is a “foundation” year for the Patriots, what would you think are the team goals to achieve said foundation? Curious to hear what you have to say. @RoderickMelvin
Something like re-establishing the offense to at least the middle of the pack. Finish somewhere like 13th-15th in total offense and I think we’d feel pretty good that a solid system is back in place, then they’d just need to keep stacking talent. Ultimately, finding talent is the bottom line, so if a couple rookies and second-year players suddenly look like impact players, especially on offense, New England will be back on the come in my view. I want them to be scrappy. A team that is just a pain to play for every team. That would be a pretty good first year of the new regime in my view even if they only win around a third of their games. -Mike Dussault
What’s been significantly different in this year’s training camp than from the Belichick era camps? @MrEd315
Music is much more prevalent throughout camp. The warmups are slightly different but still in line with some of the recent…
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