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11:31

Boston.com - The Globe's Chris Gasper will be joining us at noon. Get your questions in now before the chat kicks off.

11:56

Christopher Gasper - What's up everyone? I hope you're enjoying this alleged "summer" we're having. I can't believe that training camp kicks off four weeks from today. The off-season has flown by. Let's kickoff the chat. I'll get to as many of your questions as I can, but admittedly me doing this chat in place of Mike is a little bit like going from Tom Brady to Matt Cassel, so bear with me. Let's go.

11:57

[Comment From MIKE OBRIEN 19-0]
i am really excited about the addition of Joey Galloway and Fred Taylor but how do you think they will hold up for an entire 19 game season; notice that is Superbowl included!

12:01

Christopher Gasper - I definitely think this bears some watching, especially Taylor. Statistically, he's coming off the worst "full" season of his career -- he played 13 games last year and had 556 yards and and a score. The list of running backs at age 33 who have rushed for more than 800 yards in a season is not very long. Only Franco Harris, John Riggins and John Henry Johnson topped 1,000. I'm not as bullish on Galloway as others. He's 37 and coming off a foot injury. I'm not even it's a lock he makes the team, just my opinion, not based on sourcing.

12:01

[Comment From Jim Keddy]
Is there any word on negotiations between the Patriots and their

12:03

Christopher Gasper - I'm going to assume Jim is talking about the draft picks here. They're alread signed fourth-rounder Rich Ohrnberger. They're close on fifth-rounder George Bussey and one of the sixth-rounders Myron Pryor. Those could get done after the Fourth of July holiday.

12:03

[Comment From Charlie]
I think its grate that Willie wants to come back and teech the kids at lb. Your thoughts?

12:05

Christopher Gasper -

There is no doubt the Patriots would benefit from having McGinest in the locker room. He's a class act and a leader, but I just don't know if they can devote a roster spot on that alone. I think if BB decides that McGinest, who only had one sack last season, still can be a disruptive pass rusher in 20-25 snaps a game then they're bring him in. But I'm not sure that's the case for Big Mac at age 37.

12:05

[Comment From JerodMayo51]
I look great in those pictures from Tedy's camp. So why haven't I been on the practice field?

12:07

Christopher Gasper - This is a frequently asked question by fans. Jerod politely declined to comment when I saw him at the team's "Summer Safety Blitz" earlier this week. I thought it was a good sign that kids were crashing into him at Tedy's football camp later that day. My sense is that Jerod will be ready to go the first day of training camp. I don't think his absence from OTAs and mini-camp was anything serious. We'll keep working on this one though to try to get definitive news for you.

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