Grade 'A' effort from Patriots

June, 20, 2012
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By Mike Reiss | ESPNBoston.com
How are the Patriots' offseason moves perceived by NFL analysts?

In addition to sharing our own thoughts, it's also a goal of this space to offer up the opinions of others, which can spark discussion. Along those lines, Vinnie Iyer of the Sporting News hands out his "offseason grades" for AFC teams and he puts the Patriots in the "A" category.
"After unleashing a prolific two-tight passing game, what do the Patriots do after losing offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien? Go back to the coordinator who helped orchestrate their record passing game in 2007. Along with Josh McDaniels come two of his favorite receivers, Lloyd and Gaffney," Iyer writes. "On defense, starting with rookies [Chandler] Jones and [Dont'a] Hightower, Bill Belichick now has plenty of versatile cogs at his disposal."

The Bills and Broncos are the other AFC teams to earn A's on Iyer's report card. AFC East rivals Miami and New York didn't rate as highly.

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Mike Reiss

Patriots reporter, ESPNBoston.com
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  • Joined ESPNBoston.com in 2009

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