Terrence Nunn clears waivers, makes New England Patriots practice squad
by MaPatsFan on Sep 6, 2009 5:22 PM EDT
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PrintReceiver Terrence Nunn has cleared waivers and has signed to the Patriots' practice squad.
Mac's Football blog noted that Nunn has signed on, and that has been confirmed by the Globe.
Nunn was praised by coach Bill Belichick on Friday.
"Terrence [Nunn] has made some impressive plays for us," Belichick said. "He’s a player that was very productive in college in a different type of offense, different type of passing game. He’s adapted to what we’re doing and learning every day and becoming a better route runner and a better technique player to go along with his physical skills. He’s continued to make progress on a steady basis and he’s done a lot of things to catch our eye and the fans’ and everyone else that’s seen him play. He’s still got a lot of things to work on, but he’s making solid progress and had an impressive game last night.
I was pulling for Terrence Nunn to make the 53 man roster, but he was a victim of a stacked WR corp. There was simply no room for him. Well, his impressive performance against the Giants this past Thursday night, 3 for 64 with a 30 yarder, earned him another look on the practice squad.
I'm really happy about this one. I've liked Nunn from the start and thought he was a hard working kid. This will give him a chance to develop and if one of our WR's gets hurt, a shot at making a case for himself.
Good job, Terrence. Good job.
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willie pats
He is on the Pats practice squad & their property. He shows the same talents that Troy Brown did. B.B was very happy that he cleared waivers. B.B said they were going with five W.R & he was up against that number. I had nothing to do with his effort because he solid throughout training camp & the exhibition games.
You had nothing to do with it?
Oh, I thought that the Scott Pioli replacement was lurking on Pats Pulpit. Sigh.
And he's not their property
Anyone can sign him out of the Pats practice squad, they just have to put him on the active roster, which means they have to drop someone off, etc.
Yes, but...
they have to put him on the active roster. In other words, they have to cut someone to put him on there and once he’s on, he has to stay there. They can’t steal him and put him on their own practice squad, for instance. They have to cut someone else and then keep Nunn on the roster.
100%
Who’s going to nay-say the kid? He tried his heart out, has a great story, and has enough talent to be showy and impress people. I’d be surprised if anyone says no to that.
Hopefully no one...
I was really hoping Nunn would have made the active roster. The kid really has some talent and I think he has the potential to be a premier receiver. I’m just happy to see that he made the practice squad.
It's probably the very best place for him
bearing in mind he’s been out of football for a year, has to get his head around the Pats terminology, system, expectations, etc (can’t be that easy, even Joey Galloway’s struggling, and he is ridiculously experienced and seasoned). What might be my only worry is that someone elses WR cadre gets slaughtered and Nunn gets plucked out of the Pats practice squad and gets a role somewhere else.
this is an off topic question.
do you guys think i should trade philip rivers and chad pennington for aaron rodgers, and pick up joe flacco in free agency?
Definitely
Aaron Rodgers is going to impress a lot of people this year. Joe Flacco had a great year last year and even though I don’t like the Ravens, it looks like he will continue his trend.
I'd be surprised to see a "no" vote.
Nunn was showing good stuff out there.
Shalise Manza Young had a quick blurb about the practice squad guys we have so far:
So much as I’d love to tell you more than the four I’ve seen reported so far: Isaiah Stanback, Terrence Nunn, Darryl Richard and DeAngelo Willingham.
Nunn was so cool to watch in training camp and preseason
terrific hands with a few body-twisting athletic catches thrown in for entertainment value. Love the guy!
Keep the faith!
Glad that we signed Nunn to the practice squad...
Good guy to have in case some one gets injured (hopefully that doesn’t happen though).
We'll only get a year out of Galloway
Then Nunn can be on the roster.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Sep 6, 2009 8:23 PM EDT reply actions
I'm with you on Galloway
One year and he will be done. Hell, I will even go as far to say less than 10 games. I just have this feeling in watching him so far.
Is it the same feeling I have?
It seems Galloway and Brady haven’t been on the same page at all so far. I’m hoping the two of them have been working hard on getting in sync.
Keep the faith!
Much like Brady-Stallworth
Not quite on the same page yet, but if Galloway is basically there solely to run a million miles per hour down the field, in order to make DBs cover him, two things happen…
1) they cover him, and thus AREN’T double-covering Welker, Moss, Lewis, a TE or a RB; or
2) they don’t cover him, meaning you have a guy with good hands and many years of WR experience to draw on with a free catch and 30 or 40 yards.
Having Galloway on the field forces the opposition to cover him. Even if he’s not completely in sync with Brady, he’ll make catches if he’s open and blazing down the hash marks. And that means someone else is open (Moss) cough cough.
the nunn fascination
is probably an example of how we as fans- as outsiders- have very little idea of what is going on. if he was so great he’d be on a roster. every team passed on him. let’s get real!
We'll soon find out
thankfully both made the team. I have been a big supporter of Maroney. But if he can’t do it this year, it’s time for him to go.
Because undrafted free agents never work out...
You know, not including incumbent NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 2-time Pro Bowler and incumbent Super Bowl defensive hero James Harrison.
Or two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP, etc etc Kurt Warner. Or three-time Pro Bowler Antonio Gates. Or multiple Super Bowl winning HB Willie Parker. Some guy called Priest Holmes. Tony Romo. Bart Scott.
Lest we forget Pats Pulpit’s favourite son, Wes Welker.
Hell, every single team in the NFL passed on Tom Brady 5 or 6 times before he got drafted. And even then, the Pats were tossing up between Brady and Tim Rattay. Seriously, he almost slid out of the draft. Sometimes teams get things wrong. Sometimes guys improve. Sometimes they just needed a chance in a good situation, with decent coaches and a dash of luck. That’s why Nunn’s grabbed people’s attention – he’s making a good fist of an opportunity and showing up a few established guys.
I bet someone else, in every single place that Harrison, Holmes, Romo, Gates, Warner, etc played said “get a grip, they weren’t even drafted.” Harrison was cut and signed four or five times before he even got on the field; look at him now.
All I know is...
when I watched him playing against the Giants on Thursday, he was impressive. Add to that all the reports that had come out of training camp stating the same (impressive, good hands).
We have so many receivers at this point, there just wasn’t the room on the roster. But I could almost bet that you will see him out there before mid-season. I loved the Gallorway signing. But, I would have to say that Nunn has been more impressive than Galloway.
Nunn better
I was hoping they put him on the practice/development squad. I cringed when I read he was cut a couple of days ago. I would have also liked to see Richard Williams or Titus Adams make the squad as well. We’re gonna need an extra body on the line if needed with Seymour’s departure. I’m not totally happy with Ninkovich making the roster, but someone who I was looking forward to making an impact this season like Mayo did last year, was that of Crable. I guess we’ll have to wait another season, which seems to be an experiment in the process right now. But Nunn being that extra WR is a good start. Great break away speed after the catch I found from the last pre-season with the Giants. Oh and BTW, I was watching the warm-ups before the game started and one of the Giants TE’s caught my eye. He was #88 and I thought this guy is huge, man if only the Pats had this guy? Dreams do come true, or maybe great minds … ? LOL Well, now the dream is a reality, Michael Matthews is now a Patriot after the release of Smith and trade of Thomas. The rest we’ll have to see. Let’s hope I’m right for all our sakes. ;)
A retraction from my arse.
Dissregard the comment on Richard Williams. I was thinking of Stephen Williams and ended up combining his name with that of Darryl Richard. Ok I guess if you did combine them into one then that would be good reason to keep the two-for-one on the roster. But since I’m not smoking or drinking anything you can blame it on my insanity or schizophrenia. My apologies for those who suffer from any or all of the four above. :D
If you can fit them both in one jersey
with the name RichardStephen Richard-Williams, maaaaan, that’d clog the O-line of the opposition.
What if you could find a couple 300 lb siamese twins.
Would that count as 1 roster spot or two? What if you waived one of them, but kept the other on the roster and made him play?
If the opportunity ever arose, you know Belichick would consider every angle.
The more you know, the more you know that you don't know.
by SlotMachinePlayer on Sep 8, 2009 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
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