Who are these guys?

Call it the new "No Name" defensive. After losing All-Pro Asante Samuel, Randall Gay, and Eugene Wilson, the Patriots are desperately filling big holes in their defensive backfield with journeymen and recycled players.

As always, the team is playing a numbers game. Invite a bunch of underachieving players into camp in hopes that the Patriots scheme and coaching will somehow allow a player to finally reach their potential. The good news is that they come at a cheap price. The bad news is that most of them won't make the team.

That said, let's meet the new contestants:

• Cornberback Lewis Sanders, 29, is a veteran of eight NFL seasons with the Cleveland Browns (2000-04), Houston Texans (2005-06) and Atlanta Falcons (2007).
• Hank Poteat, 30, is a 5'10" free-agent cornerback that has already spent parts of (2004), (2005) and (2006) with the Patriots.
• Safety Tank Williams, 6'2", 223 lbs. was with the Minnesota Vikings from (2005-07).
• Jason Webster, 30, is a 5'9" 187 lbs. veteran of eight NFL seasons with the San Francisco 49ers (2000-03), Atlanta Falcons (2004-06) and Buffalo Bills (2007).

On top of that, right now the Patriots only have Ellis Hobbs, Tim Mixon, Mike Richardson, Antwain Spann and Jason Webster under contract at the Cornerback position, so new Defensive backs coach Dom Capers will really have his work cut out for him beginning this Summer.