Pats have options to address needs 

February, 7, 2012
Feb 7
11:23
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By Steve Muench

The New England Patriots are coming off a loss to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLVI that highlighted some of their top need areas, specifically their lack of an elite pass-rusher and a deep threat at wide receiver.

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Steve Muench played four years of Division I-AA football before joining Scouts Inc. in 2002. He has evaluated both NFL and college players for Scouts Inc., but his current focus is on the NFL draft.
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