Draft update: Patriots trade up White Chris Hogan Jerseys , draft P Jake Bailey with the 163rd pick"WhitePatriots News Opinion and Analysis Contribute! FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementNFL DraftPatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots 2019 NFL Draft Coverage2019 NFL Draft: 4 reasons why the Patriots drafted Stanford P Jake BaileyNew,19commentsDraft update: Patriots trade up, draft P Jake Bailey with the 163rd pick EDTShareTweetShareShare2019 NFL Draft: 4 reasons why the Patriots drafted Stanford P Jake BaileyChuck Cook-USA TODAY SportsThe New England Patriots selected Stanford punter Jake Bailey with the 163rd overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft. The Patriots have been trying to move on from Ryan Allen for the past couple of seasons and Bailey is just another move to improve the New Englandr17;s special teams unit.Herer17;s why the Patriots selected Jake Bailey.Bailey is extremely versatilePossibly the biggest reason for the Patriots to take Bailey was his versatility at Stanford. Not only did he carry the traditional punter and holder roles, he also was responsible for kickoffs. As Stephen Gostkowski heads down the final few years of his career, the Patriots could shift some of the kicking responsibilities to Bailey and allow Gostkowski to focus on field goals and extra points. Pats Pulpit reacts to the Jake Bailey pickSubscribe to the Pats Pulpit podcast for more draft reactions!Bailey was one of the best punters in the countryBailey was named All Pac-12 in each of the past three seasons and is Stanfordr17;s all-time career punting leader. He was named Second Team All American in each of the past two years by Pro Football Focus. He might not have the two Ray Guy awards that Ryan Allen earned as the best punter in college football, but Bailey is highly competitive.Ryan Allen is inconsistentAllen had the game of his career in Super Bowl 53, but for much of his career her17;s been an average punter. New England tried to find Allenr17;s replacement with Corey Bojorquez last offseason, but were unable to stash him on the practice squad. Bailey is yet another competitor for Allenr17;s job.The fifth round picks are meant for special teamersNo one should blink if a fifth round pick doesnr17;t make the roster Chris Hogan Jerseys 2019 , so the Patriots can hold an open competition between Allen and Bailey and have the best player make the roster. 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FanPostsFanShotsAbout the Site List of Patriots Twitter AccountsWrite For Pats Pulpit!New User Welcome and Commenting GuideCommunity GuidelinesMastheadTopics Patriots Off-Season CoveragePatriots Opinion/AnalysisPatriots NewsPatriots Draft CoverageSportfolio ManagementThe Bruins want Bill Belichickr17;s advice on how to handle r0;time offr1; before a championshipNew,8commentsAsk the master.EDTShareTweetShareShareThe Bruins want Bill Belichickr17;s advice on how to handle r0;time offr1; before a championshipChristopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY SportsThe other day before going out for a show that night, I was sitting around waiting for the Lyft and randomly thought r0;Ok, the Celtics are out of the playoffs and the Bruins donr17;t play for another week...a whole week with no playoff games...is this what normal cities feel like all the time?r1;Fortunately, the Bruins donr17;t have some spare R&R time because they pissed away a roster thatr17;d win everything short of a Warriors series if you simmed it in NBA2K and might have to burn the whole house down to kill the spider in the living room, theyr17;ve got a week to chill because they took the Carolina Hurricanes and exacted sweet, sweet revenge for those of us who woke up one morning in Connecticut as a kid like r0;Wait, what do you MEAN the Whalers are r16;goner17;??!?r1;.(if that seems oddly specific White Eric Rowe Jerseys , well, as you know, New Englanders hold a grudge better than anyone. Just ask Bill Buckner.)Instead of the instant classic ir17;m-so-excited-ir17;m-so-scared overtime nail-biter of a conference championship that sent the Patriots to the big dance this year, the Bruins cruised through the Eastern Conference Finals scoring a ridiculous 12 more goals than Carolina and now they wait for the winner of the Sharks-Blues slugfest out west. So in the meantime, Bruins general manager Don Sweeneyr17;s going to make a phone call to the reigning world champs of the gridiron to see how to handle the extra week to prepare for maximum playoff ownage.(Personally, Ir17;m no hockey expert like our good friends at Stanley Cup of Chowder, but #1 on my bye week agenda would be r0;find out what Tuukka Rask eats for breakfast, then do thatr1;. Then again Eric Rowe Jerseys 2019 , therer17;s a reason theyr17;re calling Bill and not yours truly.)Take it away, Sweeney:Either way, the Patriots and Bruins both know full well how important it is to get the team as close to full health as possible when your17;re playing a violent, high-speed game, and if nothing else, hopefully any Br17;s that are banged up can rest up. Like, example:That said, Belichickr17;s scheming skills when he has two whole weeks to game-plan are second to none White LaAdrian Waddle Jerseys , so hopefully her17;s in a gregarious mood when the Bruins get in touch.And hey, if her17;s not, just ask him about special teams. That always gets Bill fired up.
