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Post by pedroelgrande on Sept 30, 2014 20:21:41 GMT -5
All does draft trade downs are catching up. Not really but it's a good narrative I'd like to believe.
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Post by rangoon82 on Oct 1, 2014 22:07:08 GMT -5
This feels like a good winter to become a hockey fan
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Post by awall on Oct 3, 2014 19:57:32 GMT -5
I think it's time to be bold and move Brady. It would do him justice and let him have a good chance to win another SB before he's done and would bring the Pats the draft picks they need to rebuild. Brady has no chance with the roster around him, they blew it terribly with too much talent evaluation lately. Houston is a QB away from being a legit contender. With his former offensive coordinator as head coach, it would be a win-win deal, IMO.
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Post by mgoetze on Oct 4, 2014 17:18:25 GMT -5
KT has been waived... so much for any hope of improvement.
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Post by mgoetze on Oct 5, 2014 21:10:24 GMT -5
Well, this is different. The offensive line is actually blocking people, Tim Wright has finally been integrated in the offense, the running game is working, even Danny Amendola got a catch, and #24 is finally playing like DARELLE REVIS.
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Post by mgoetze on Oct 10, 2014 15:56:38 GMT -5
Stork has a concussion, so the successful unit that played against Cincy likely won't be giving an encore on Sunday. Gotta figure either Wendell or Connolly will slide inside to center. Whom do you guys like at the other guard spot? Devey? Kline? Or do we give Cannon one more shot even though it looks like he can only play Tackle? (Or slide Vollmer inside and play Cannon at tackle?)
Brady questionable with an ankle injury... meaning there's only a 99.5% chance he plays...
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Post by wcp3 on Oct 10, 2014 17:58:23 GMT -5
Stork has a concussion, so the successful unit that played against Cincy likely won't be giving an encore on Sunday. Gotta figure either Wendell or Connolly will slide inside to center. Whom do you guys like at the other guard spot? Devey? Kline? Or do we give Cannon one more shot even though it looks like he can only play Tackle? (Or slide Vollmer inside and play Cannon at tackle?) Brady questionable with an ankle injury... meaning there's only a 99.5% chance he plays... Nah, still a 100% chance. |
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Post by mgoetze on Oct 12, 2014 11:24:03 GMT -5
Mike Reiss @mikereiss · 41 seconds ago
First-unit OL in warmups (left to right): Solder-Connolly-Wendell-Kline-Vollmer.
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Post by pedroelgrande on Oct 12, 2014 17:12:23 GMT -5
All TB12 needed was some Bills cooking.
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Post by mgoetze on Oct 12, 2014 18:06:41 GMT -5
I'm not too excited about Deontae Skinner as a starting Linebacker.
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Post by jmei on Oct 12, 2014 18:12:52 GMT -5
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Post by mgoetze on Oct 12, 2014 18:43:10 GMT -5
I wondered this at the time and the injuries to Mayo and Ridley bring this thought back to my mind ... was Siliga really important enough to use up our IR/Designated to Return spot? OK, I guess James White has been inactive recently anyway so we're not out of depth, but if Mayo or Ridley were hypothetically out for 6-8 weeks we wouldn't want to put those guys on season-ending IR, that's for sure.
As for the linemen, Nate Solder was not the sexiest man on the field today. In fact if I observed correctly he was basically benched in favor of Marcus Cannon after giving up his second sack. And this is a guy analysts have wanted to reserve significant salary cap room for so we can sign him to a big extension. Good thing we didn't jump the gun on that one.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Oct 12, 2014 21:14:39 GMT -5
Now excuse me for being a more casual fan of football than baseball but why does it seem like NFL teams don't make as many trades once the season starts? Wouldn't it make sense to try and "buy" to fill some of these holes? Or if your team is out of it, why not sell? Feels like once the season starts there are barely any trades but maybe thats just me.
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Post by jmei on Oct 12, 2014 21:34:04 GMT -5
Scheme matters a lot in football. Unlike baseball, where you can trade for a guy and effortlessly plug him into your lineup, football players spend training camp and each week of the season learning a particular scheme and a particular terminology. You can't really trade for a guy and teach him all the nuances of your offense/defense in a few weeks.
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Post by texs31 on Oct 13, 2014 8:00:05 GMT -5
The Salary Cap plays a role too as the trading team still has to pay certain bonuses.
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Post by ray88h66 on Oct 13, 2014 16:55:39 GMT -5
I thought Brady threw the ball better than he had all season yesterday. It's going to be tough to keep him healthy though if he keeps taking so many hits.
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Post by mgoetze on Oct 13, 2014 18:23:24 GMT -5
Ian Rapoport @rapsheet · 2 hours ago
#Patriots RB Stevan Ridley has torn his ACL and MCL, source said, following his MRI. His season is over.
Adam Schefter @adamschefter · 1 hour ago
Patriots LB Jerod Mayo is out for the year after suffering a lower right leg injury that multiple sources say “is bad”.
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Post by vermontsox1 on Oct 14, 2014 15:48:30 GMT -5
Ian Rapoport @rapsheet · 2 hours ago #Patriots RB Stevan Ridley has torn his ACL and MCL, source said, following his MRI. His season is over. Adam Schefter @adamschefter · 1 hour ago Patriots LB Jerod Mayo is out for the year after suffering a lower right leg injury that multiple sources say “is bad”. Really crappy for both of them. Ridley is in a contract year so he probably ends up taking a low-risk 2yr/5mil type deal. Mayo, on the other hand, will most certainly have to renegotiate his contract - a la Wilfork this past offseason. |
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Post by mgoetze on Oct 14, 2014 20:21:17 GMT -5
Really crappy for both of them. Ridley is in a contract year so he probably ends up taking a low-risk 2yr/5mil type deal. Uhm, have a look at the contracts handed out to RBs this past offseason. 2yr/$5m is not far off from what Ridley could have expected WITHOUT the injury. Mike Reiss has him in 2013 Edelman territory, i.e. 1yr/$1m. |
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Post by jmei on Oct 16, 2014 22:30:56 GMT -5
Well, that was unnecessarily close.
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Post by Don Caballero on Oct 16, 2014 23:45:25 GMT -5
That was the most awesome sad game ever.
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Post by rangoon82 on Oct 17, 2014 9:43:02 GMT -5
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Post by mgoetze on Oct 17, 2014 12:21:24 GMT -5
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Oct 17, 2014 12:35:13 GMT -5
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Post by rangoon82 on Oct 17, 2014 13:03:16 GMT -5
Yeah, here's a deadspin article on it. I get the rationale behind these moves and support it, but still seems like a grey area of when its acceptable for a ref to do this. |
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