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New England Patriots: Making a defense of former Patriots

By Luke O'Brien

Nov 13, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Chandler Jones (55) leaves the field after the second half against the San Francisco 49ers at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Cardinals won 23-20. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 13, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Chandler Jones (55) leaves the field after the second half against the San Francisco 49ers at University of Phoenix Stadium. The Cardinals won 23-20. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 24, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri (4) scores a field goal against the Oakland Raiders during the fourth quarter at the Oakland Coliseum. The Oakland Raiders defeated the Indianapolis Colts 33-25. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

 Kicker/Punter

Kicker – Adam Vinatieri (Colts)

Punter – Robbie Gould (49ers)

It’s always nice when you have a future Hall of Famer to plug into your team. It would be nicer if it was an offensive or defensive player but we will take Adam Vinatieri as our starting Kicker. Cheating a small bit with the Punter, but with Danny Baugher, Josh Miller, Chris Hanson, Tom Malone, and Zoltan Mesko all out of the league I had to turn to Robbie Gould to see if he could do some punting for the team.

Long Snapper – Charley Hughlett (Browns)

Cut in Camp – Tyler Ott (Seahawks)

Now the one you have been waiting for, long snapper. In all seriousness, Charley Hughlett has been the Browns Snapper since 2014 and is the only one on their roster, which speaks to the faith placed in him by that franchise. Ott by comparison only has 4 career appearances and has been signed to compete with Nolan Frese for the starting job in 2017 with the Seahawks.

Next: Making an offense of former Patriots

Well, there you have it. Your 2017 New England Ex-Pats. Some decent position groups and a roster certainly to build upon. Would it win any games? Probably not. When I started the exercise it looked pretty ugly, but the Defence is not terrible, as long as some help was brought in at the Offensive Tackle position and one or two Wide Receivers were added it has the makings of a decent team.

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