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Patriots’ kicker competition comes down to one decision: Experience versus upside

Two players, one spot on the 53-man roster — that’s the situation the New England Patriots are currently in regarding their place kicker position. Ahead of Saturday’s cutdown deadline, the team will have to decide whether to move forward with rookie Justin Rohrwasser or with veteran Nick Folk.

Judged by the training camp practices open to the media, Folk appears to have the upper hand. The 35-year-old was more consistent than the youngster despite lacking the same impressive leg strength. That said, practice performance is only one factor to consider as an unusually talkative Bill Belichick pointed out during his media conference call on Friday.