Patriots Acquire Jarrad Page; Release Burgess, Aiken, Woods Among Others
by Greg Knopping on Sep 4, 2010 8:07 PM EDT
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PrintThe Patriots cut down their final roster to the league mandated 53 players tonight, and the cut-down didn't come without its fair share of surprises.
The team released 20 players; defensive backs Sergio Brown, Ross Ventrone, and DeAngelo Willingham; linebackers Pierre Woods, Thomas Williams, Eric Alexander, and Derrick Burgess; tight ends Carson Butler and Rob Myers; running backs Chris Taylor and Thomas Clayton; offensive linemen Thomas Welch, Ted Larsen, George Bussey, and Rich Ohrnberger; wide receivers Darnell Jenkins, Buddy Farnham, Sam Aiken, and Rod Owens; as well as quarterback Zac Robinson. Safety Brandon McGowan was placed on injured reserve with a chest injury.
The Patriots also acquired two players. The team traded an undisclosed 2011 draft choice for Chiefs safety Jarrad Page. Page was a starting safety for the Chiefs from 2007 through 2009, although he missed most of last season due to injury (5 games). In 2008, his most recent full season as a starter, he recorded 85 tackles and four interceptions. The Patriots likely traded for Page to make up for the loss of Brandon McGowan for the season. Page will likely play that same in-the-box role, and seems like a solid player. I should note that Page just recently signed his one year restricted free agent tender with the Chiefs, and was looking to be traded. There has been no indication whether or not the Patriots intend to sign Page to an extension.
The Patriots also acquired ninth year linebacker Tracy White from the Eagles. The Eagles were reportedly going to release White, so I can't imagine the compensation is going to be too great. In 16 games last season, White, who has also played for the Packers, Jaguars and the Seahawks, recorded 35 tackles and one interception. White will likely be an impact special teams player for the Patriots.
The biggest surprise has got to be the release of defensive end/outside linebacker Derrick Burgess. Burgess had been starting with the 1st team since he returned to the team in mid-August. While he hadn't looked impressive, he still was starting, and after all, he was welcomed back pretty openly after considering retirement at the beginning of training camp. With Burgess as well as Pierre Woods out of the picture, the Patriots have Tully Banta-Cain, Marques Murrell, Ron Ninkovich, and Jermaine Cunningham left at the outside linebacker position. While they seem thin there, rookie Jermaine Cunningham may be ready to come back this week, according to Ian Rapoport.
The Patriots also parted ways with several key special teams players in Pierre Woods, Eric Alexander, and Sam Aiken. It's a little surprising that none of the three made the final roster, but the Patriots have been developing young talent in the special teams phase of the game.
The Patriots also seem to be a little bit thin along the offensive line with the team's releases today. Gone are Rich Ohrnberger, Thomas Welch, George Bussey, and Ted Larsen. With those four out, the Patriots will only have seven lineman on their opening day roster; starters Matt Light, Dan Connolly, Dan Koppen, Stephen Neal, and Sebastian Vollmer, as well as Ryan Wendell and Mark LeVoir coming off the bench.
There were also a handful of players that were mild surprises to stick to the roster. The Patriots kept two rookie free agents: nose tackle Kyle Love and linebacker Dane Fletcher. While many, including myself, felt the Patriots would go with four running backs, they decided to keep five for the second straight season, with BenJarvus Green-Ellis making the final roster. Also notable is the presence of offensive lineman Nick Kaczur on the final roster. Apparently, the Patriots must think that Kaczur has a good chance of returning to the team at some point this season.
I would also expect a few players that the Patriots released to land on the practice squad if/when they clear waivers. Such players include the likes of Sergio Brown, Ted Larsen, Rob Myers, Darnell Jenkins, Buddy Farnham, and Zac Robinson, among others.
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- helluva two days of cuts?
lol
I’ll take 11 players with heart on the field over 11 guys with just talent. Talent is fleeting, it goes away over time. Heart is what drives you to be better. To push yourself beyond what you think your capabilities are. To show us that when you strive, all things are possible.- SMP
I'm also a Raider Fan dammit!!! RAIDER NATION!!!!
I think it's 52, with Ojinaka making it 53
So the Patriots will likely add a player, maybe claim someone off waivers tomorrow.
by Greg Knopping on Sep 4, 2010 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
No idea
Or even Eric Alexander. I just don’t get it
by Greg Knopping on Sep 4, 2010 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Ninkovich and/or Murrell get promoted to starters, their ST reps go down (maybe)
so I guess the idea is that the Pats get to try Tracy White as a core special teamer backup below Nink and Murrell, and if he doesn’t work, they cut him and keep their draft pick.
It depends on whether you see releasing Pierre Woods and Eric Alexander now is more respectful to long-term Pats than keeping them around on the roster bubble and preventing them from courting other teams ‘properly’.
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I simply see guys who have piqued in this system.
BB is looking to tweak his roster by inserting new players who project equal capability at the outset [to Woods, Aiken, and Alexander] with the potential to exceed these guys. These are guys who BB has held onto for years, he has tried to improve their contributions, and he has finally decided to let them go.
Makes perfect sense to me.
If Jarvis Green actually recovered fully from his knee injury, he would be a superb addition to the DL. He’s a great substitute.
Let the season begin ;-)
I think its somewhere in the middle...
The pats don’t want to hold back players they respect who have probably told Bill they want to seek starting opportunities, if not here then elsewhere. Also, one of the few places to develop the younger players in your team is to have them play special teams first and earn their stripes and some more experience learning the system. The pats have has to draft so many young players recently because their pipeline of youth was not there…partly because we used an aging Special Teams, and so roster spots were taken by solid special teamers but limited upside. I like the overhaul. I think they will go with either Slater or Chung as the special teams captain now, as Chung in particular got some work this summer calling coverages
Agreed - it shouldn't be overlooked how good the young players were in college special teams units
McCourty was being touted as “the best special teamer in the draft” stemming from his 7 blocked kicks/punts and led his team in special teams tackles in college, and certainly showed some talent in 50-yard kick returns as well during preseason action.
Tate was a stud returner in college, with several NCAA records to his name. Unsurprisingly, he showed his stripes in the preseason, taking one 97-yarder home for a TD. He also played a bit of D-back; that could be handy if the secondary takes any more injury hits.
Butler was also a gifted college returner; its a sign that someone of his quality wasn’t even called upon to run back kicks in the preseason. As a side-note, he played a bit of college WR – he scored TDs as a kick returner, on interception returns, and also scored in pass receptions and even a rushing score. That kind of multidimension ability is perfect for special teams.
McKenzie played as a core special teamer as well as starting in defence, and blocked a kick against Rutgers, suggesting he’s got decent special teams instincts.
Dane Fletcher is another Linebacker who showed a little nous in special teams – he blocked a pair of kicks to go with his 7 sacks and 17.5 tackles for loss in 9 games in 2009. Two blocked kicks in 9 games is something to take notice of when you’re putting together a special teams unit.
Ideally, then, Fletcher and McKenzie can fill in for Alexander and Pierre Woods, Tate can be all Bethel Johnson was ever meant to be, and Darius Butler and/or McCourty can be superior to Ellis Hobbs in the return game.
Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.
Great summary - thanks for the effort!!!
I like the youth movement. I think BB has veteran presence where he deems it is most needed. A perfect example is Banta-Cain.
TBC is a solid NFL and Patriot’s veteran. He might not be Jason Taylor, but he knows the PATS system. He knows BB. He understands the PATS “way of doing things”. He represents the kind of veteran presence BB requires for mentoring to take place. IMHO, he offers more value than Jason Taylor or Julius Peppers. He might not produce their numbers, but I honestly feel that his overall contributions more than make up for that.
This is where I feel Mankins is most missed. Connelly will do just fine: maybe wonderfully. But, Connelly is focused on doing his job. He has to be. A guy like Mankins knows his job. He has the experience and the confidence to extend himself beyond his own performance and be a mentor to guys like Connelly: i.e TBC with Cunningham.
I think Bill also understands that while having vets on the team is a good thing...
These guys did not carry the cache of a Bruschi, Vrabel or Harrison. I think this in many ways has been done to allow players like Chung, Mayo, Spikes and Cunningham to really flourish into leaders in their own right in order to create the ‘new’ patriot identity. I think Bill is kind of saying to these guys that its their team now
Veteran presence, maybe?
There really aren’t ANY veterans in the LB corps (except TBC, and he’s at OLB). This could shore up some of the lack of leadership, maybe?
we got rid of thomas williams, who BB as trying to make as a LB/Safety hybrid guy.
Tracy seems to have the build for that type of role. Maybe BB wants to see what he can do in that role.
I’ll take 11 players with heart on the field over 11 guys with just talent. Talent is fleeting, it goes away over time. Heart is what drives you to be better. To push yourself beyond what you think your capabilities are. To show us that when you strive, all things are possible.- SMP
I'm also a Raider Fan dammit!!! RAIDER NATION!!!!
We're at 54 players, with that extra player to cover for Ojinnaka
75 players – 22 cut + 2 trades – 1 IR = 54
Keep the faith!
I can still see BB making more changes
Offensive line (8): Matt Light, Dan Connolly, Dan Koppen, Stephen Neal, Sebastian Vollmer, Mark LeVoir, Ryan Wendell, Nick Kaczur, Quinn Ojinnaka (suspended for first game)
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Outside linebacker (4): Tully Banta-Cain, Jermaine Cunningham, Marques Murrell, Rob Ninkovich
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I was surprised when there was an announcement on Yahoo! Sports
that the Lions had acquired a tight end named Gronkowski.
Naturally, I assumed the worst. Fortunately, it wasn’t Rob, but Dan.
Still, it was a little scary.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 4, 2010 9:28 PM EDT reply actions
Interesting he's called a TE, now
He was being touted as a FB when he hit the league. He’s a little small for a true TE – he’s only 6’1" or so, if memory serves.
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Oh wait! Wrong one again
There are THREE Gronks around.
Token southern hemisphere guy - 14,688km from Foxboro. That's 9128 miles, for you heathens.
Dan Gronkowski – 6’5", 255lbs.
Rob Gronkowski – 6’6", 265lbs.
Chris Gronkowski – 6’2", 235lbs.
Someone had all their dinners stolen…
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chris is the oldest i believe
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Gronkowski, according to that site,
Big Ten Standings: Penn State 1-0, Iowa 1-0, Indiana 1-0, Ohio State 1-0, Michigan 1-0, Michigan State 1-0, Illinois 0-1, Purdue 0-1
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 4, 2010 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Chris vs. Dan
The ‘little’ Gronkowski – Chris – made the final cuts to make it onto the Dallas Cowboys roster.
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Hopefully Rob goes nowhere
except where Brady and Bill tell him to go.
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 4, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Manning?
He’d be a traitor, but he’d have a QB who LOVES to use TEs.
See Dallas Clark…
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by OBrienSchofieldismyHero on Sep 4, 2010 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Good luck with Page
he was my favorite player on the team until he started acting like a jackass
Chiefs Will
he was pissed at Haley
he claims that Haley “bullied him” and that why he ended up on the IR
http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2010/8/6/1609627/more-from-agent-chiefs-coach-tried
He also called out the organization calling them vindictive.
http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2010/8/6/1609353/jarrad-pages-agent-calls-chiefs
Chiefs Will
I'm sure this situation will be different
Belichick is SUCH a players coach and I’m sure Page’s every need will be met to assure his comfort.
Keep the faith!
haha thats what I hear
Everyone on AP thinks it funny b/c Pioli is sending him to another coach that will not coddle him like Herm did. Herm Edwards really destroyed some of our playerrs by babying them
Chiefs Will
Great Acquisition
The situation is easy to deal with. Recognize that injuries are a sensitive area with Paige so respect and trust him. If they are not prepared to do that then don’t acquire him. Different players have different threshold of pain they can deal with and how fast they heal. If he says he is injured and can’t play then let him rest and heal. Like people in general, coaches can be assholes towards certain players and vice versa. If one or other side doesn’t trust other then it is best to part ways. I think the Chiefs organization and Paige did the right thing in the end. Even in wore case scenario for Patriots that Paige was bad guy, they can always part ways later and bring back McGowan next year.
I don’t want the Patriots to bring in the “I want the MAX” personalities except very sparingly.
Bottom line: They either trust and respects Paige as a person or don’t bring him in. This should be easy to manage. I think this is very good acquisition by Patriots no matter what happens.
yeah, this is where communication counts
BEFORE the deal is done, so both sides know where they stand and what to expect. I’m thinking of Alex “whatever the team wants me to do I’ll do” Haynesworth.
Sometimes people say what they’re supposed to but it means something else entirely.
Keep the faith!
you hit the key word
expectations of both sides should be clear
if it is, things should be fine
Haley as a head coach
Hey Tomahawk — Page might be right in this case. Haley jumped on Cassell’s case
as soon as he got to KC. Cassell’s good people, you just put him out there and let him win . He doesn’t need no head games. No other QB could have replaced Brady like he did.
Hey Chiefs fan here.
Page should be a solid player for you guys, but don’t expect to much from him. Haley and Page never got along, and i think it has something to do with letting Pollard go last year, IMO Haley still has some learning to do on how to deal with different players and their attitudes.
I have a question about Cassel, is he getting to much coaching? For some reason he just doesn’t seem like his heads in the game at time’s, maybe it’s him trying to do to much or he still has a hard time trusting the team around him, any idea’s.
Disclaimer: Comments above are not meant to be taken with a grain of salt.
well
i think it has to do w. the line and the quality of WR Matt has. in 2008 in the preseason, he was horrible…and most fans thought he would be cut. Luckily he wasn’t cut and thanks to pollard, Cassel started and played well for the most part (except against the Fins-1st game..which is understandable, Chargers, Colts and the SB winner Steelers)
@ NE he had Matt Light, Logan Mankins, Dan Koppen, Steph Neal and Nick Kazcur to protect him and Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Gaffney, Ben Watson, Kevin Faulk to throw to.
In KC, he basically fears for his life. Sometimes he barely has 3 seconds to make a read and throw it to his 2-4th read.
Also another thing…this is just my opinion….but i think Cassel fits McDaniels system more than he would with Weiss or Haily offensive system. I think the shotgun spread system by McD fits him better, i think the spread plays fits better for him. I thought he would be a better fit in Denver than in KC.
I wish him all the luck. Chiefs are my 2nd fav team and you guys have my man love…i hope in 2 yrs when he is done playing…he comes back to sign a 1 day deal to retire as a Patriot.
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I have to agree with you.
On the fact that he looks better when we spread things out and he’s in the shot gun formation. I think he see the field better and is more affective.
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define jackass
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Cried when demoted to backup
I’m not sure what he’ll think about being a backup in NE.
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by Comedic.Sans on Sep 4, 2010 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks I love a good safety any day. my favorite position in Madden.
Kinda hope it was more of a McGowan injury not from poor play of Chung?
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by Yardpenalty.com on Sep 5, 2010 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions
McGowan's on IR, which puts the Pats down to three safeties
They’ve always tended to carry 4, so they needed the extra guy. He’s also a pretty good player and taken on a discount because he was unhappy where he was – Randy Moss-ish.
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I think it helps that we have that KC connection. We always find ways to keep em happy to dont we!
It’s always good to have teams that you can go to the well so to speak.
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by Yardpenalty.com on Sep 5, 2010 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Slater over Aiken?
I find it interesting that they cut Aiken and keep Slater, because at least Aiken was a serviceable receiver along with ST ace compared to Slater’s inability to really do anything well.
the only thing i can think of is that he’s got some real upside potential they saw
sorta like clark kent (until he was probably murdered in real life)
he was injured thru virtually the entire camp and he made it … amazing
Is that a
sorta like clark kent (until he was probably murdered in real life)
Superman reference?
yeah
every time I see Slater I think of that fumble vs Pittsburgh
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 4, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Slater's a backup D-back, and the D-back corp's taken hits lately
McGowan and Bodden on IR; that might’ve been the thing that swung it to Slater.
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by Comedic.Sans on Sep 4, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Brown's a practice squad candidate once he clears waivers.
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by Comedic.Sans on Sep 4, 2010 11:47 PM EDT up reply actions
BB is trusting the youth....
I think it’s a sign of things to come in the NFL, you get young players on the Team/PS when they are cheap & coachable …..develope them within the system——— and then let them perform.
Example—— ST…. Kyle Arrington!
I kinda liked Brown
but I dont get cutting Ohnberger. They need O-Line depth.
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by bestbostonsports on Sep 4, 2010 11:34 PM EDT reply actions
Need to cut them in order to get them onto the practice squad...
may not want him or be able to get him, but that’s an option to consider.
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by Comedic.Sans on Sep 4, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Ohrnberger semeed under sized to me. He got run over in practice
by Spikes in a one-on-one drill. Granted, that can happen with footing, but I suspect that it was more revealing than it was a fluke occurence. The Atlanta OL acquisition isn’t getting run over by Spikes or anyone else ;-) Bring in the beef!
Seems to me like BB is focussing on 2011...lets hope it's not a lockout
Getting rid of the older guys to give the younger guys experience says to me BB has decided they weren’t going to go all the way this year, and therefore the most positive impact he can have is to give the younger guys as much experience as possible.
Seems reasonable to me as I don’t think anyone thought this was a championship defense…however one Haynesworth and one Woodley / Merriman later and I could be singing a different tune…
I don't think it's in Bill's makeup to think his team won't go all the way...
I think he realises this year that the patriots will have to win games in contrast to the way Belichick likes to win games (i.e. ball control-clock consuming offense, smothering defense) in that they will be involved in some high scoring games. But, I don’t think for one second he doubts the patriots chances of having a deep playoff run. With Brady looking fully healed now from his injuries, the offense looks like it can put some serious points on the board this season. Look at the last two Superbowls to see that you don’t need a dominant defense to make the big one (Colts, Saints, Cardinals) and I can see this defense being much improved from last year (don’t read too much into preseason – Spikes will be a big addition in stopping the run and in the games against the Saints and Falcons, it was probably the closest you can come to game planning since the teams practiced together and the defense looked pretty solid to me).
I actually think its more a case of...
Belichick realising the Pats couldn’t continue the status quo of keeping aging players on the roster with limited upside since the pipeline of youth was terribly underdeveloped. The best way to thouroughly develop younger talent is through special teams, that way they are learning with the vets everyday in practice, learning a complex system and not just learning but putting their own mark on the evolving patriots culture.
and that's where losing a 3rd year player like Crable hurts
He should have been a full contributor this year
Keep the faith!
before they released Crable, they put him on PUP – he apparently still was injured.
i wish crable would give an interview explaining in more detail what was going on. i could understand the player not wanting to talk too much while on an nfl team. its a habit of nfl coaches to keep injuries a mystery
it would have been a more interesting year to have both Cunningham and Crable
my thoughts now on players who have durability problems is – don’t hope too much – just a little
i put fletcher in that category so whatever happens – happens. the important thing is that patriots are not too reliant on him.
Reading about Crable, I actually think we did the right thing releasing him
Whilst showing promise and having good measurables, I don’t think the attitude he had is what Bill wants to develop a culture amongst the young players. Compare Crable to Mckenzie who was also on IR after his rookie season, and Mckenzie stayed around the team, immersed himself in the playbook and did everything he could to be prepared. Put simply, Crable did not. And as we have seen many times, Bill will take hard working team guys over raw talent everyday.
I agree too
It’s one of those things that if the plan worked, the Pats would have had a 3rd year pass rusher playing for them this year. The fragility factor is apparently hard to anticipate.
Keep the faith!
Crable did go to all the meetings and studied the play book.
Patriots did the right thing.
Crable did the right thing.
Crable can be summed up as …
His mind said yes – His body said no. That’s it.
Patriots move on.
Crable moves on.
That happens to a lot of NFL players.
I didn't say Crable didn't study the play book
But the difference is, from sources who report on the Pats, Crable seemed to do what was expected of him without exactly going the extra mile. Its like working a 9-5 job, clocking in at nine and finishing at 5 every day…what’s expected. Of course he studied the playbook. But I know if that was me, especially the second year I was on IR, I would have constantly been around the team and coaches, going the extra mile to make sure I was in the best possible position to succeed, and going forward Bill will want the guys who go the extra mile.
Brady said at one point that he had to kick Spikes out of the film-room at night
That’s the difference. As a side note – anyone else amused at the idea of Brady kicking a 6’3", 260lb ILB out of anywhere?
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Larsen claimed on waivers by Bucs
G Rich Ohrnberger in Practice Squad
I'm surprised the Jets didn't claim him
a la O’Connell. He could be honorary team captain for Week 2. : P
Keep the faith!
LeVoir probably stays - they might IR Kaczur at some point.
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Added 25 lbs since his Pro Day in March
“consensus on him among Texans fans seems to be that they fully expected him to be cut, but hoped he’d clear waivers to the”
What is your official height, weight & recent forty time?
I am 6’6 ¾. My Playing weight is 270, but right now I am around 260 to 265, and my forty-time is 4.80.
What do you consider to be your biggest strength?
I would consider my biggest strength to be my blocking ability, and moving people in the run game.
What part of your game have you worked on improving?
I have been working on my release from the line of scrimmage and working on separating from defenders.
Where have you been training? How often do you workout to stay in shape?
I have been training at the Parisi Speed School in Fair Lawn, NJ, and working out twice a day, six days a week.
Who is the toughest opponent/teammate you have faced? How did you fare?
Brandon Crawford, a Defensive End from Ball State. Leading up to the game the coaches were talking about keeping an extra blocker in to handle him, but as the game progressed they left me on a island against him and I fared very well, probably my best game of the year.
Cornerback
Pats need to look at Jaques Reeves dumped by the Texans at corner????
So much for moving on from Crable
We just signed him to the practice squad.
No question the guy has talent
His only knock is his inability to stay uninjured long enough to take a single snap.
Keep the faith!
Post Cuts News
The voting public has been watching. Very few are surprised Love & Fletcher are still here.
When I watched the Saints practice, Fletcher was very impressive in drills and scrimmage.
He was a DE in college, loved his rush mechanics & pass drops. He could be a very big asset.
Question from AP
Is Belichek changing his draft style? I see you all have traded two 2011 draft picks already. How many did you have going into the weekend?
Ninja Ass
Sheese Louise
Although far from stop-the-presses news, the upgraded selection is still good news for the Patriots, who have made 24 choices in the past two drafts and have 10 picks in 2011.
The selections in 2011 include two first-rounders (one from Oakland) and two second-rounders (one from Carolina).
Ninja Ass
I would only expect Belichick to use 25%-50% of the draft picks he has now come the 2011 draft
The others will be tossed around in trades, used to barter up and down the draft board during the draft, and packaged for other picks/players leading up to the draft.
Also, a couple of the trades were conditional – the guys probably have to stick on the roster for a certain amount of time for New England to owe draft picks to the trade partners. In other words, if the Pats cut the traded players in the next while, they don’t owe any picks.
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