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The casual observer easily might have thought Williams lost his football road map. Linebackers wear jersey numbers in the 40s, 50s, and 90s, so his No. 26 stood out among the crowd. Williams later departed with linebackers coach Matt Patricia, the two presumably chatting about what had unfolded over the previous two hours, in which Williams worked mostly at linebacker.
Had the Patriots just successfully recruited a new member to their linebacker ranks, a group that appears to be in the midst of a significant overhaul?Not exactly, but Williams's presence among the likes of fellow free agent signee Victor Hobson and first-round draft choice Jerod Mayo also wasn't an accident. At 6 feet 2 inches, 223 pounds, Williams is still more of a pure safety, but he also prides himself on having linebacker-like skills. That means being physical enough to defend the run, but also fast enough to play in the deep third of the field in pass coverage. Such a combination could be especially valuable in a sub defense, where extra defensive backs often replace defensive linemen or pure linebackers to add speed against multiple-receiver packages. At least that's what Williams, who signed a one-year, $605,000 deal with the Patriots March 6, hopes.
In the Super Bowl Eli Manning and the Giants offense was super successful in attacking the middle of the field and their receivers were able to find soft spots to lay on their routes which hurt the Patriots all throughout the game. They had no answer for Kevin Boss and David Tyree. Both had big games going after the aging linebackers and safety Rodney Harrison who is a step slower now. It got them a championship and New England looked like "chokers". They didn't choke, the G-UNIT played a helluva ballgame.
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Mike Reiss (Gobe Staff): Tank Williams didn't hesitate. Listed as a safety on the latest Patriots roster, he instead joined the linebackers....
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