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Article: Hobbs hoping to turn corner in Year 3
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- July 29, 2007
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The question for third-year Patriots cornerback Ellis Hobbs
remains unanswered. What is he?
Is he a No. 1 corner in the making? A solid, but unspectacular
starter? An undersized (5 feet 9 inches) coverman best suited to
nickel duty?
Depending on how you feel about Hobbs, you could make an argument
for any of the above. What you can't argue is that by the end of this
season, the Patriots should have a much more definitive idea of what
they have in Hobbs.
"I would think by the third year you should have a pretty good
idea," said Patriots coach Bill Belichick, "unless the guy has had
some unusual circumstances like he's been injured or he's had a big
position change. Something like that might ...