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Pats manage to rebuild and still win

By Mike Reiss
ESPNBoston.com

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

At one point early in the Patriots' most recent victory, their defensive lineup consisted of the following: Seven players in their first year on the roster, three of whom were rookies Three second-year players, one of whom was leading the huddle The Patriots were in their dime package (six defensive backs) with rushers Myron Pryor, Derrick Burgess and Tully Banta-Cain; linebackers Jerod Mayo and Gary Guyton; and Leigh Bodden, Jonathan Wilhite, Darius Butler, Brandon Meriweather, Brando ...

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