Confirmed: Patriots DE Andre Carter to IR
by Richard Hill on Dec 19, 2011 8:34 PM EST
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Rap Sheet has confirmed that Patriots defensive end Andre Carter will be heading to the injured reserve with a quadriceps injury. Carter was injured during a non-contact play early against the Broncos and was out for the rest of the game. He will need surgery to repair his injury which is why the Patriots will place him on the IR.
Carter will not be easy to replace. He's been the best and most consistent defender on the team and was a force in both the passing and running defensive packages. Unfortunately, he only signed a one season contract so there is a high chance that we have seen the last of the 32-year-old Carter. He was a positive influence in the locker room and could be open to receive a one year contract as a training camp invite in order to see how he's recovered from the upcoming surgery.
In order to replace Carter, the Patriots have three options:
1. Call rookie DE Markell Carter up from the practice squad. Carter has received a boost in his contract to almost the same level as a full-time rookie, which is a sign of how much the Patriots think of him. He's made strides in practice and could be ready to test the waters.
2. Bring in a veteran player. Eric Moore has been signed, but the Patriots could be looking for another player.
3. Switch to the 3-4 defense because Andre Carter was the only real reason to stay in that defense. As the Patriots linebackers get healthy, a 3-4 defense could be more effective in not only forcing the opposing teams to run up the middle, but also allowing the Patriots to have more versatility in passing defense.
To be fair, I could see the Patriots switching to a combination of all three if Ross Ventrone gets bumped off the roster again. Still, the loss of Carter is a huge blow to the defense, but it means that the Patriots will have do what they've been doing all season: have the next man step up.
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Well this sucks.
Our team looked great in the 3-4 when adjusting to the Broncos, but we’re still going to need our 4-2 sub package to be effective. I guess one of the options is have Ninkovich play in the end role when Spikes is back, but he had seen less of the defensive snaps in the last few games until Carter went out. He did have a lot of pressures of Tebow that he just couldn’t finish off, so it’s possible that he’s gotten better at pressuring from the outside in practice this season.
Eric Moore made some contributions, and Brandon Deaderick as well. I still want to see what Markell Carter can do. From his highlight video in college, it’s obvious that this guy is a freaky athlete and if he’s put on the weight Mike Reiss has reported he could hopefully develop into a weapon for the Pats.
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by SlotMachinePlayer on Dec 21, 2011 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
Ron Brace needs to start now.
Period. He doesn’t need to play as many snaps as Wilfork does or Carter did, but he needs to play the majority of them.
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Over Love, Wilfork, and Deaderick?
I liked Brace’s contributions but he seems like primarily a run stuffer and short yardage guy at the point. He showed the rumored strength he has, though. Basically just clubbed Lance Ball for that fumble.
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by Austin Martin on Dec 19, 2011 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
Over Love.
Love gets to the quarterback once in a while, but literally does nothing otherwise. He played a few good games before and after we cut out ties with Fat Al, but he has been pretty useless for a while and lately.
Brace is a much better player and more athletic than Love. How can you expect Brace to be anything but a short yard run stuffer when he rarely gets any playing time outside of those situations. Last year before the concussion he showed how good he could be in all situations. No he won’t rack up sacks or anything, but he will stuff the run, can play both end, NT and DT in a 4-3 and keep Kyle Love fresh so he can get to the passer once in a while when he comes.
To put it simply, Brace is better than Love (and Deadrick but those two aren’t comparable as they do completely different things).
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Love has been brilliant doing what he does: 2 gapping.
You realise rushing the passer is maybe 20% of the job description of an interior lineman?
by quadruple option on Dec 20, 2011 1:46 AM EST up reply actions
That sucks..
..Feel bad for carter, played lights out.
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3-4 is what these guys know
Now that Carter and Haynesworth are not playing, the rest of this Pats D knows the 3-4 better, and it is no coincidence that they started playing WAY better once they switched over. They have the depth at D Line to keep everyone fresh and the linebackers to make it work. Anderson did great as an outside linebacker and I think Spikes will be back in action to help in the middle some.
I always thought Carter was going to be special when I saw him in preseason. Very sad to see him get hurt and I could tell the rest of the D was not happy to have him leave on the cart. Hope he is able to recover fully!
3-4 defense full time
Moore, Anderson outside…fletcher and Mayo insode before playoffs. Then replace Fletch with Mayo and have the young Carter rotate and try to make up for senior Carter
by richardlight86 on Dec 19, 2011 11:17 PM EST reply actions
32 ranked defense
Is about 200 yards away from the #1 ranked defense
by richardlight86 on Dec 19, 2011 11:18 PM EST reply actions
Why didnt we sign deshawn gholdston ? He looked alright in coverage
by alweezy61 on Dec 20, 2011 12:35 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Oh I forgot about that damn we have a good safety or one capable of playing safety.
by alweezy61 on Dec 20, 2011 1:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Damn shame
this guy epitomized professionalism and effort. Best of luck to him.
I do feel at least better about it because of how well we played after he left. Hopefully that carries over, and we start playing as a cohesive unit for the end stretch.
3-4...pretty please?
Billy B said a primary reason to switch to the 4-3 was in the shortened off-season, it made more sense to sync your base defense with your sub packages for ease of adoption. Well, after week 15, perhaps that reason is now moot and reverting back to good ’ole 3-4 is what the doctor ordered? the adjustment against Denver supports this strategy…
Sheesh, back at training camp, I thought they had too much D-line!
How is Bellichick able to predict the future??? Glad to have bodies like Warren and Ellis right about now.
Carter was a great pickup and I guess he was a fantastic addition to the locker room as well as the field. Will he be on the sidelines during game days while on IR? I hope he has enough left in the tank to come back next season.
If Shaun Ellis is ever going to do anything...
Now’s the time. I’d completely forgive him sucking all year if he could somehow manage to step up in the playoffs.
3-4 definitely makes sense also, especially if Mark Anderson can manage as an OLB since he’s easily the team’s best pass rusher now. Also we need rabbits feet, four leaf clovers, and whatever else to keep everyone who’s left healthy.
by Aluminum Penguin on Dec 20, 2011 8:59 AM EST reply actions
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another disappointing injury to our squad. We can do it like the Pack did last year though. We are survivors. Did anyone see that Taylor Price was the Jags leading WR last weekend? lol
by Yardpenalty.com on Dec 20, 2011 7:48 PM EST reply actions
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