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When the Patriots beat the Bills in "Monday Night Football" in Week 13, Bill Belichick went all out without any restrictions, purely Bill Belichick. 

Belichick has always been a heads-up coach. He saw the weather forecast in Orchard Park, looked at his trusted bulldozer offensive line and his rookie quarterback without a cannon, and said, "Let's run." Patriots The team did it. Again and again, again and again. And there were not many successes in 46 attempts. In fact, 27 of them were 3 yards or less. But a perfect block allowed Damien Harris to complete a 64-yard touchdown, which ultimately gave the New England team an incredibly unique victory. 

In a three-yard and dusty game, Harris sprained his hamstring and even obviously limped in the second half of the game. It was a devastating blow to a team entering Week 14. This team ranked fourth in rush attempts, right? No. 

While coaching in New England, Belichick was known for digging out running backs from obscurity and getting terrible performances from them such as Jonas Gray, Ben Jarvis Green-Ellis, Sammy · Morris, Dion Lewis and Legaret Blunt.

And they will continue to run heavy. Maybe it’s not 46 heavy passes for Mac Jones per game, but their last three opponents are currently ranked in the top half of the league in football outsider’s pass defense DVOA. The Colts are ranked 14th. Dolphins ranked 15th, and Bills ranked first. 

In addition to rookies Rhamondre Stevenson and 31-year-old Brandon Bolden, Belichick has another big, downhill, and seemingly flexible training team: Devine Ozigbo. 

In Nebraska, Ozibo ran for more than 1,000 yards at a rate of 7.0 yards per game in Lincoln's final season, but was neglected by the joint. He only ran 4.65 on professional game days, but at 5 feet 10 feet and 222 pounds, he has a 37-inch vertical and a fast 6.95 triple cone. We know that Belichick will call him without hesitation and provide him with critical offense. 

Entering the weekend, Kenny Willekes has become the recent savior of THE CUT-also known as The Call-Up Tracker. When he was promoted in Week 13, he was called up for the eighth time this season. Use the practice team strength ranking as a resource, the NFL front desk. If I missed anyone, or you heard that a PSPR member received The Call, please remind me @ChrisTrapasso on Twitter and use the #PSPR hashtag at any time. Thank you in advance. I will be responsible for your next glass of wine. 

In a sense, I am running a practice team power ranking parallel to the NFL. This means that, like last year, I will not feature "veterans". In order to maintain the integrity of PSPR, I will only include practice classes for rookies, second-year players, or third-year players. That's it. 

As you will see below, given the increase in the size of practice classes this season, I cannot resist ranking more players. In order to be consistent with the league’s numbers, I hope to write about 16 people every Friday: 10 officially entered the rankings and 6 honorary nominations. 

For me, it took more than a year to give up my fascination with the #TrustTheTape draft from the 2021 course. He recovered from a fractured clavicle early in the offseason in order to gain limited representation in the preseason. Najib, let Newsom join and let him work. 

A few weeks ago, Willekes was still on the cover of PSPR. Dude can get a quarterback. I tell you! In the 9th week of the game against the Ravens, the former Michigan State University outstanding player was under pressure from Lamar Jackson four times. Minnesota is in the NFC wild card battle and needs as much passing efficiency as possible.

Haynes is a strong, resilient athlete with as much college experience as possible. I'm really surprised that he is in the Seahawks training lineup, but Seattle did sign Gabe Jackson this offseason to improve its guard position.

Davis, the cousin of Vontae and Vernon Davis, is a four-star recruit who actually had seven pass errors as a red shirt freshman in 2017. During his time with the Tigers, he played various future early draft picks at Auburn Middle School-Jamel Dean, Carlton Davis, Noah Igbinoghene, Jamien Sherwood-but for some reason I don’t know, Davis It was eventually ignored.

Just a few months ago, I won the fourth round in Green. He checked most of my boxes to find a mid-round blocker who could play and start immediately. He tests like a high-quality athlete. For reasons I don't know, Green lost the election. But he was like a—you guessed it—protected him in the early draft on Day 3 of the preseason, putting pressure on him when he blocked 43 passes. Naturally, the Texans released him on layoffs day because Houston is already on the offensive line and does not need any young and talented blockers. Yes, that's right. 

Smith spent six seasons in his college career in Minnesota. He spent his super senior year in 2019 and ran more than 1,000 yards at 5.1 yards per game. In fact, he also surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in 2016. As a boulder on the back, Smith is a powerful one-cut runner. 

Erie's poor performance on Oklahoma's professional game day before the 2021 draft may be why he was not selected after a solid career in the Sooners and a high-quality week in the Senior Bowl. He is the classic oversized, mashed interceptor in that program.

With JJ Watt out for the rest of the season, the Cardinals can use more passes and sprint help from the perimeter, right? Carter has enough waist size, leverage, explosive power and enough passing sprints to become an efficient contributor to Arizona. I think highly of him. 

Ozigbo is not super convulsive, he doesn't sink his hips and jump the linebacker in the hole. But behind the powerful and leading re-covering of the Patriots offensive line, he can become a runaway train for Foxboro's bad weather games. 

Winston Jr. has 137 catches, 1,624 passes and 19 touchdowns during his two seasons in Washington State. He is very good at opening up. To this day, I am not sure why he has barely appeared on the draft radar in 2020, and why he has not appeared in the NFL games. He ran very fast and ran various complicated routes in the university. New Orleans needs to cheer up offensively. 

Thomas Graham Jr., CB, Bears

Graham Jr. exposed a bit on the high-level bowl. Many (mainly regional) cornerbacks are. But this is a savage defensive guard who has recorded 8 interceptions and 32 pass interruptions in three seasons in Oregon. What Graham lacked in height and sheer explosive power, he made up for with quick handling and tenacity. 

Baker did three years of solid but unobtrusive production in South Alabama, but failed to make the hometown senior bowl. But on his professional game day, he got everyone's attention. He ran 4.45 feet, 39.5 inches in the vertical jump, and 129 inches in the long jump. In the past 21 years, his slow triple cones have placed him second among receivers, but the obvious burst of vertical line and college competitive catches was evident in his pre-draft training. 

Sullivan was buried in the receiving pecking order at Louisiana State University, and the Seahawks tried to turn him into the defensive end after drafting him in the seventh round two years ago. Returning to his natural position in Carolina, Sullivan had the opportunity to cause a sensation without a bunch of stars. He is 6 feet 5 inches tall, weighs 248 pounds, has a speed of 4.66, and a capture radius equivalent to Chevrolet Lake Tahoe.

Camp is as primitive as they are in the catcher position. He spent his college years in Georgia Tech’s triple-choice offense, and released stable data in 2020 as the plan shifted to a more traditional offensive style. But Camp was selected because of his athletic talent. He weighs less than 6-2 pounds and weighs 226 pounds-he likes that sturdy figure-his vertical height is 39.5 inches and he ran out 4.48 inches. At this time of the season, the Texans should give him a chance. 

Baku had 9 interceptions and 16 interrupted passes in his final season at San Diego State University. That is otherworldly ball production. He is a bit lanky, but he has good explosive power. As evidenced by the excellent game in 2019, he knows exactly when the ball will arrive. The 49ers can use more productivity in their middle school. 

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