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The #Patriots have something special in Kyle Dugger.
We all know how good Dugger’s been in the run game and he displayed his skills a few times on Sunday. He’s the fill man here and does a great job of avoiding a block altogether and making the tackle.
He came back later in the game and had another great run stuff. This time he bench presses Bowden and makes the tackle at the LOS. Something that sets him apart from some other rookies is his mentality, he’s not catching blocks, he’s delivering blows and working through them.
Something he’s struggled at is man coverage. He’s gotten plenty of opportunities and displayed the skills to be competitive, he just needs reps to get comfortable. He’s on record saying he never really covered TE’s in college as he was the single high safety for Lenoir-Rhyne.
He just also happens to be one of their better special teams players. Here’s a nice rep from Sunday where he makes a tackle downhill on a returner. I can’t stress enough how difficult that is.
