mavfan2390

welcome to my fantasy (but totally realistic) offseason plan for the one, and only NE PATS.




Free Agents
Stephen Neal (Guard) re-sign
Tom Ashworth (Tackle) re-sign
Adam Vinatieri (Kicker) GONE
Matt Chatham (Linebacker) re-sign
Don Davis (Linebacker) re-sign
Tim Dwight (Wide Reciever) re-sign
David Givens (Wide Receiver) GONE
Heath Evans (Fullback) re-sign
Andre' Davis (Wide Receiver) re-sign
Michael Stone (Safety) gone
Hank Poteat (Cornerback) gone
Chad Scott (Cornerback) gone
Christian Fauria (Tight end) gone
Jarvis Green (Defensive End) re-sign
Randall Gay (Corner) re-sign
Troy Brown (WR) re-sign

Cut players
Duane Starks (Cornerback)
Chad Brown (Linebacker)
Matt Chatham (Linebacker)
Guss Scott (Safety)
Tyrone Poole (Cornerback)
Bethel Johnson (Wide Reciever)


Players that retire
Doug Flutie (Quarterback)
Rodney Harrison (Safety)
Willi McGinest (linebacker)


The Draft
Round 1 - Antonio Cromartie - CB -
Round 2 - Martin Nance - WR -
Round 3 Ravens - Taitusi Lutui - OG -
Round 3 - Terna Nande- OLB -
Round 4 Lions - Dwayne Slay - SS -
Round 4 -Connor Hughes- K -
Round 5 - Travis Leffew- OT -
Round 6 - Kwakou Robinson - DT -
Round 7 - Brandon Johnson - OLB -

BIG Free Agent signings
Tank Willams (Safety)
Angelo Crowell (ILB)


Depth Chart
QB - Tom Brady- Matt Cassel- VET HERE
RB - Corey Dillon- Kevin Faulk- Patrick Pass- Heath Evans
3DRB - Kevin Faulk
FB - Patrick Pass- Heath Evans
WR - Deion Branch- Andre Davis- Tim Dwight
WR - Martin Nance- Andre Davis- Troy Brown
TE - Ben Watson -Daniel Graham- VET
OT - Matt Light
OG - Logan Mankins
C - Daniel Koppen ...........................Neal/ Ashworth/ Free Agents
OG - Taitusi Lutui
OT - Nick Kazcur


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DE - Richard Seymour/ Jarvis Green
DT - Vince Wilfork / Kwakou Robinson
DE - Ty Warren / Jarvis Green
OLB - Mike Vrabel, Terna Nande
MLB - Tedy Bruschi, Angelo Crowell,
OLB - Rossy Colvin, Brandon Johnson
CB - Antonio Cromartie, Asante Samuel, Randall Gay
CB - Ellis Hobbs, Asante Samuel, Randall Gay
FS - Eugene Wilson, Dwane Slay, Randall Gay
SS - Tank Williams/ Harrison, Dwayne Slay, Randall Gay
K - Connor Hughes - Josh Miller
KR - Ellis Hobbs - Tim Dwight
PR - Troy Brown
LOS - Lonnie Paxton
2006 record - 13-3

the patriots have several needs, first they must find a wide reciever to replace givens (who trust me, will be overpayed by someone) we can either look at someone like antonio bryant or we can use the draft, here we get nance, who has an unbelievably combo of size, speed, etc.

secondly the patriots need a good corner/ safety, they can address this need either through the draft, or through free agency (nate clements and charles woodson are two of the bigger names that are available), if they are unable to lure a good free agent they MUST address this in the draft with their first round pick if they cant lure a good safety/ corner, i see cromartie going to the patriots, third, the patriots need youth at the linebacker and running back positions, they can address this by signing angelo crowell, and drafting another in the later rounds,

PATSNUTme

If your plan comes true, I will throw up each and every day for the rest of the year.

ayjackson

[QUOTE=mavfan2390]welcome to my fantasy (but totally realistic) offseason plan for the one, and only NE PATS.




Free Agents
Stephen Neal (Guard) re-sign
Tom Ashworth (Tackle) re-sign
Adam Vinatieri (Kicker) GONE
Matt Chatham (Linebacker) re-sign
Don Davis (Linebacker) re-sign
Tim Dwight (Wide Reciever) re-sign
David Givens (Wide Receiver) GONE
Heath Evans (Fullback) re-sign
Andre' Davis (Wide Receiver) re-sign
Michael Stone (Safety) gone
Hank Poteat (Cornerback) gone
Chad Scott (Cornerback) gone
Christian Fauria (Tight end) gone
Jarvis Green (Defensive End) re-sign
Randall Gay (Corner) re-sign
Troy Brown (WR) re-sign

Cut players
Duane Starks (Cornerback)
Chad Brown (Linebacker)
Matt Chatham (Linebacker)
Guss Scott (Safety)
Tyrone Poole (Cornerback)
Bethel Johnson (Wide Reciever)


Players that retire
Doug Flutie (Quarterback)
Rodney Harrison (Safety)
Willi McGinest (linebacker)


The Draft
Round 1 - Antonio Cromartie - CB -
Round 2 - Martin Nance - WR -
Round 3 Ravens - Taitusi Lutui - OG -
Round 3 - Terna Nande- OLB -
Round 4 Lions - Dwayne Slay - SS -
Round 4 -Connor Hughes- K -
Round 5 - Travis Leffew- OT -
Round 6 - Kwakou Robinson - DT -
Round 7 - Brandon Johnson - OLB -

BIG Free Agent signings
Tank Willams (Safety)
Angelo Crowell (ILB)


Depth Chart
QB - Tom Brady- Matt Cassel- VET HERE
RB - Corey Dillon- Kevin Faulk- Patrick Pass- Heath Evans
3DRB - Kevin Faulk
FB - Patrick Pass- Heath Evans
WR - Deion Branch- Andre Davis- Tim Dwight
WR - Martin Nance- Andre Davis- Troy Brown
TE - Ben Watson -Daniel Graham- VET
OT - Matt Light
OG - Logan Mankins
C - Daniel Koppen ...........................Neal/ Ashworth/ Free Agents
OG - Taitusi Lutui
OT - Nick Kazcur


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DE - Richard Seymour/ Jarvis Green
DT - Vince Wilfork / Kwakou Robinson
DE - Ty Warren / Jarvis Green
OLB - Mike Vrabel, Terna Nande
MLB - Tedy Bruschi, Angelo Crowell,
OLB - Rossy Colvin, Brandon Johnson
CB - Antonio Cromartie, Asante Samuel, Randall Gay
CB - Ellis Hobbs, Asante Samuel, Randall Gay
FS - Eugene Wilson, Dwane Slay, Randall Gay
SS - Tank Williams/ Harrison, Dwayne Slay, Randall Gay
K - Connor Hughes - Josh Miller
KR - Ellis Hobbs - Tim Dwight
PR - Troy Brown
LOS - Lonnie Paxton
2006 record - 13-3

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couple of thoughts....

first, what a horrible set of receivers...i hope the fortress around brady is solid, cuz he's going to be spending a lot of time there waiting for a receiver to come open


second, we are going to get thrashed playing a 3 - 3 defense.

Digger44

That 3/3 is a killer i hear. Willie will not retire. He will restructure. He cannot go out in this manner. Rodney will not retire, pup/ir if anything.

italian pat patriot

i hope too that Rodney will not retire and i think that Willie will play again one year.

let's hope so...

minvardar

Didn't Jarvis Green resign last year?

(Edit) Yeah he is signed thru 2009.

Turd Furguson

No love at all for the greatest clutch kicker in NFL history?

He's more irreplaceable than almost anyone on the team.

Digger44

it would be much easier to replace adam then brady, bruschi, seymour, rodney, light, vrabel, branch, watson ............

primetime

I stopped reading when I saw a kicker in the 4th round. Hahaha.

bigdgp

Interesting speculation. The 1st thing I'm skeptical about is that we stay put in the draft or use all of our draft picks. That in itself makes an exercise like this truly difficult but it also gives us less draftees to work with. In addition if we had 6 out of 9 picks from a draft put in significant starting time, I would probably kill myself. I do like how you've tried to make the money work by releasing some of the veterans, but I'm not sure if things would work out financially. Time will tell.