Patriots’ Kyle Dugger Could Play Crucial Role Vs Chiefs

October 1, 2020

The New England Patriot’s Kyle Dugger could have a big role in the week 4 match up versus the Kansas City Chiefs. The Patriots are looking very good going into week 4. The offense is clicking and the defense is the same force that it was last season. Many Patriot fans thought that this could be a could year of transition. But that does not seem to be the case.

And hopefully that does not change anytime soon. The New England Patriots picked safety Kyle Dugger in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Many Patriot fans were wondering what this move was.

It seems like the Patriots cannot stop picking defensive backs in the second round. Sadly, it has not gone very well in the past 10 years.

They have since taken CBs Ras-I Dowling, Cyrus Jones, Duke Dawson and Joejuan Williams and safeties Tavon Wilson and Jordan Richards in the second round from 2011. Many of those have turned out to be pretty regretable.

Patriots’ Kyle Dugger Could Play Crucial Role Vs Chiefs

But for Dugger, it is different. He has talked about his outlook going into this season.

“More than anything for me it’s huge just to have the team’s confidence and the coaches’ trust in me and giving me the opportunity to play that role,” Dugger said on Wednesday. “It’s really big for me. I’m really thankful for it.”

“They both run routes well even though it’s not exactly the same,” Dugger said while comparing Waller and Kelce. “I think Kelce is a little more physical at the top of is routes. So there’s definitely some differences in that but they both run routes well and are savvy at it.”

“It’s a big difference in just that we played a lot of quarters at my college,” Dugger said. “So, my reads and things like that were almost completely different than what I’m doing right now. But I don’t really think about it like that I just kind of reset my mind and then whatever I can do to learn and continue to grow and get better at whatever role I’m at. That’s really what I’ve tried to focus on.”

What do you think about Dugger so far?