New England Patriots Should Be on Lookout for Cornerbacks This Offseason

March 2, 2016   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

Between cornerbacks Malcolm Butler and Logan Ryan, the New England Patriots are much better off than they seemed to be at this time last year when they were beginning to lose pieces left and right.
But the work of building a complete secondary is not finished. Butler and Ryan are a good duo atop the depth chart, but a strong third cornerback would give the group the complete set it needs.
They could go a number of ways here; Ryan's versatility to play either outside or inside gives them that flexibility. Whoever they add would likely be the third cornerback on the depth chart, so his role would be part time either way, and it would just be a matter of determining where to put him. The best bet might be to look for a boundary cornerback, though, since that position is easier to learn.
In the slot, a cornerback has a higher level of responsibility against the run; he must also be able to defend well horizontally, without the help of the sideline that comes from defend...

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