Pats keep one of their own - Childress - New England Patriots Forums

***Miguel*** · 03-14-2006, 09:12 PM

Brandon "Bam" Childress must have signed his ERFA tender as his name now shows up on the NFLPA site.

Digger44 · 03-14-2006, 09:15 PM

great news, he is the next david givens

***T-ShirtDynasty*** · 03-14-2006, 09:17 PM

Good! I like that kid, and love the fact that he's shown the 'Troy Brown Attitude' on playing both ways. Hope he works his ass off this offseason, because he's got some raw talent and is staring a huge opportunity in the face this year.

Grab the bull by the horns Bam.

***IcyPatriot*** · 03-14-2006, 09:20 PM

I like that kid...I'm hoping he at least becomes a steady backup to Branch. He's quick enough to do it.

***mgteich*** · 03-14-2006, 09:26 PM

Now we are hoping that Bam Childress will "at least be a steady backup to Branch". Wow! I suspect that by August, we'll be discussing whether he can make the team as the #6 receiver and returner or whether we should allow him to be on the practice squad. He is this year's PK Sam. I'm not saying he won't make it, but he is no better a prospect that PK Sam last year, or Terrell or Bethel Johnson for that matter.

We will have a set of five reasonable receivers by July, and I don't think Childress will be one of the five.

patsox23 · 03-14-2006, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mgteich

I'm not saying he won't make it, but he is no better a prospect that PK Sam last year, or Terrell or Bethel Johnson for that matter.

There's a lot I agree with in your post, but this I'm not sure I do agree with. Bam seems to have "shown" (FWIW) more than PK or Terrell ever did. Granted, it was pre-season but they didn't do SQUAT in pre-season. That said, as much as I would love Bam to be good enough, to blossom enough, to actually be one of the top 5 WRs, it may be a long shot.

***T-ShirtDynasty*** · 03-14-2006, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mgteich

He is this year's PK Sam.

That's hardly fair, MG. P.K. has never once had a reception in a regular season game. Compare that to everything we've seen from Bam! (Three receptions for 32 yards)

In addition, P.K. is a giant (6'3"/210) and Bam is a smurf (5'10"/180) and we all know that the smurfs excell in our system.

JR4 · 03-14-2006, 09:42 PM

yeah .... one of our own!

***Box_O_Rocks*** · 03-14-2006, 09:45 PM

Wait, what's a Bam?

***IcyPatriot*** · 03-14-2006, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by mgteich

Now we are hoping that Bam Childress will "at least be a steady backup to Branch". Wow! I suspect that by August, we'll be discussing whether he can make the team as the #6 receiver and returner or whether we should allow him to be on the practice squad. He is this year's PK Sam. I'm not saying he won't make it, but he is no better a prospect that PK Sam last year, or Terrell or Bethel Johnson for that matter.

We will have a set of five reasonable receivers by July, and I don't think Childress will be one of the five.

Who the Frig' makes you an expert on who will make it and who won't.
I said hoping...nothing wrong with that...you want competant backups who come cheaply. Aww that's unfair...right Chad Fan...who by the way I never liked from day 1. There's more where that came from...keep your sarcasm to yourself MG

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Why Aren't We Switching Brown and Vrabel?
We've lost Bruschi and Harrison up the middle. It seems so obvious that the middle needs help on running downs. Why aren't Varbel and Davis (or Sanders) in the middle on running downs? We will now have plenty of corners for nickel and dime packages with Davis (and beisel) out. And Chad Brown is an OLB and likely good enough to be sharing reps with McGinist and Colvin (and TBC).