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Gerard Warren is a student of Bill Belichick and Charles Darwin

 08.09.11 at 8:39 pm ET
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FOXBORO — Now entering his 11th NFL season, Gerard Warren has been around long enough to know his responsibilities as an NFL defensive lineman.

If you’re not strong and agile, you’re going to get pushed around and intimidated in the trenches.

And that is probably why Pats head coach Bill Belichick was so willing to have him back in a crowded group of D-linemen in camp this summer. He knew Warren – once voted as one the Top 100 players ever in Florida high school football – could handle all the competition without it getting to him.

“Only the strong will survive,” Warren said after Tuesday’s final full practice before Thursday’s preseason opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium.

So we can assume he’s not intimidated by Albert Haynesworth, Andre Carter, Shaun Ellis, Mike Wright, Mark Anderson, Myron Pryor, Ron Brace,Eric Moore, Steve Williams, Kyle Love and Vince Wilfork. Even for a four-man front, that’s a lot of bodies to contend with for a roster spot.

As a matter of fact, Wilfork’s friendship was one big reason he decided to come back to New England, as was the 28-21 playoff loss to the Jets last January.

“It didn’t finish the way we wanted it to but I know the purpose and the direction this team wants to go and I want to be a part of it,” Warren

What is it about New England Warren likes so much?

“Preparation, attention to detail, camaraderie and the will to not give in,” Warren said. “Just chemistry, to be able to feed off what they do well and they feed off what you do well, and be able to mix together and make a masterpiece.”

Warren just turned 33 in late July but feels the some of the time off from the lockout will do guys like him some good, especially when he’s going to battle in the trenches as a defensive end.

“A lot better. The time off works good, helped the body heal a little bit. I wish there could’ve been a little bit more football conditioning. But it’ll get back with the way they have practices going.”

Warren is someone who feels these preseason games will mean a little bit more, particularly in light of the big numbers of D-linemen in camp.

“The approach now I guess of preseason is almost like a regular season game in the sense of trying to limit the mental errors and go out and get prepared so you just have to focus and pay more attention to small details now,” Warren said.

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  • Anonymous

    I’d like to see Kelly move to the 4th line, Peverley move to center on the 3rd line, and Soderberg to left wing on that line. That would figure to be a fast, skilled third line, and Kelly can replicate some of what Campbell did for the 4th line. I respect Pandolfo, but he is way past his prime and has zero to offer offensively. Caron would also be a better choice than Pandolfo.

    • Anonymous

      Agreed! Caron and Daugavins have rock hands..

    • John Griffin

      This is what I endorse. You have a 3-0 lead so there is room to be bold and try Soderberg. If you are going for the cup you need four lines contributing and this move could potentially make that 3rd line a factor going forward. Kelley will benefit with less pressure to score and may break out of his funk cycling with the merlots. All those moves above that break up Paille and Thorty are silly. The plan would be to minimize moves. Lastly eliminate all combos where Peverly takes the fourth. He stays with 3 and kelley goes down.

  • Shane

    Caron is the best choice. Won’t generate much offense but won’t be a liability on defense and kills penalties. Move Paille up to third line and put Pevs at center on the fourth.

  • glenn88

    Caron??? DJ must be his cousin. Caron killed penalties for Providence, so they have better options to replace Camp on the PK that are already in the line up. They are deep in the line up for PK players. Soderberg was already skating with the 2nd line this week when Jagr missed practice. Carl is a true center, big, plays two ways, takes face offs and played on the PP unit. He is by far the most talented forward watching from the balcony. Peter and CJ were just waiting for a reason to play him.

  • pesky

    Soderbeg,he plays center so there’s no too much changes in bruins line,,,

  • Michael

    They should put Matt Bartkowski in, and move Krug up on a forward line

    • Schwank

      No

    • tired of dumb fans

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  • Mike in Stoneham

    thank you for posting this…I have been looking and listening for someone to give some analysis on how the Bruins can replace the significant Contributions Campbell has made going forward….No repeat of Phili when Kreji went down!

  • Brendan

    Jordan Caron is a stiff. At least the Dog Man brings speed.

    Caron is the least attractive option.

  • Anonymous

    Seems an easy choice to me. Any player who doesn’t make mistakes, can kill penalties and play the defensive-forward style is the one player that fills the void. Jordan Caron is that player.

  • Anonymous

    Caron, Kaspars and Soderburg cannot replace what Campbell brings in any way shape or form. Chris Kelly needs to step his game up, because when he is playing well he brings a lot of the same attributes to the table that Campbell does, solid PK player, solid in the face-offs, good overall awareness and occasional toughness though not the same as Campbell. Kelly should see an increase in ice time to fill in the gaps on the PK.

    Peverly will have to replace Campbell literally on that Merlot line because they need a center. The merlot line will most likely have Thornton, Peverley and the extra guy they add, meaning the merlot line won’t get much ice time.

    Paille being paired with Seguin could be a matchup nightmare for teams because of their combined speed. Though someone might want to put in a missing person report for Seguin because I haven’t seen him on the ice doing anything of value in about a month.

    Soderburg was a huge disappointment in the games he played for me personally. I never once saw him “flash” any sort of offensive capability. I also never once saw him finish a check. He shies away from contact and when he doesn’t have the puck he skates around the ice with the blade of his stick pointing down and not ready to receive a pass. His puck support and positioning was horrible. Guy looked lost out there. Maybe he was adjusting, maybe a million things, one thing I know is when Soderburg got the chance to show what he could do, he did nothing with it.

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