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***jczxohn1*** · 08-18-2010, 10:14 PM

I have some confidence in Brace, long term, if only because of his performance at BC the year Raji was out.

RayClay · 08-18-2010, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JackBauer

1.) So what? Do you think the NFL is a MENSA society? Being overwhelmed or unprepared does not mean he's dumb or lazy. It means he wasn't prepared for the transition to the NFL, which is true for a lot of players moving from NCAA to NFL ball.

2.) Do you know why Brace failed his conditioning test? How do you judge which players are mentally tough and which are not? Is Guyton mentally tough? Are Lockett, Cunningham, and Bodden mentally tough? How about Kaczur?

Thankfully I learned to disregard your incoherent Maroney ramblings long ago.

Transitioning from being one of two big tackles, to playing nose isn't easy either. It's physically grueling and it took Vince a year and a half before he straightened out his technique.

RayClay · 08-18-2010, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by jczxohn1

I have some confidence in Brace, long term, if only because of his performance at BC the year Raji was out.

Please elaborate. It's hard to get a bead on him and I'd love to hear some encouraging words.

***ausbacker*** · 08-18-2010, 10:36 PM

I want to see Brace sprinting around the practice facility yelling "Carpe diem.... CARPE DIEM".

***BelichickFan*** · 08-18-2010, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Garbanza

What I have heard from most scribes is that he did not pass the conditioning test

You be the judge :

Before the draft :
http://multimedia.heraldinteractive....e_04262009.jpg

This Sunday :
http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonza..._9522/300h.jpg

He looked like a big fatty last year. He looks like - Ty Warren - this year. Not saying he can play the same, of course. Supposedly he had an abdominal muscle issue which was the problem but with the Patriots it's best not to listen to "most scribes" and take it as fact either way.

The pictures speak for themselves.

***ausbacker*** · 08-18-2010, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BelichickFan

You be the judge :

Before the draft :
http://multimedia.heraldinteractive....e_04262009.jpg

This Sunday :
http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonza..._9522/300h.jpg

He looked like a big fatty last year. He looks like - Ty Warren - this year. Not saying he can play the same, of course. Supposedly he had an abdominal muscle issue which was the problem but with the Patriots it's best not to listen to "most scribes" and take it as fact either way.

The pictures speak for themselves.

It looks like Brace has a average sized man's upper leg for an arm... butt cheek included and all.

***Aßßynormal*** · 08-18-2010, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by BelichickFan

You be the judge :

Before the draft :
http://multimedia.heraldinteractive....e_04262009.jpg

This Sunday :
http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonza..._9522/300h.jpg

He looked like a big fatty last year. He looks like - Ty Warren - this year. Not saying he can play the same, of course. Supposedly he had an abdominal muscle issue which was the problem but with the Patriots it's best not to listen to "most scribes" and take it as fact either way.

The pictures speak for themselves.

Those pictures give me a great deal of hope. Brace is, at minimum, putting out a serious effort. GJ posting them. Thnx.

captain insano · 08-18-2010, 11:03 PM

ron brace will seize the bench and thats about it. how a guy in his position comes into camp and cant pass the conditioning test speaks volumes about his commitment or lack there of to playing in the nfl. boggles the mind.

***BelichickFan*** · 08-18-2010, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by captain insano

ron brace will seize the bench and thats about it. how a guy in his position comes into camp and cant pass the conditioning test speaks volumes about his commitment or lack there of to playing in the nfl. boggles the mind.

Did you look at the pictures and do they make you think there was a lack of effort in the offseason ?

And do you know for sure he failed the conditioning test ? Curran doesn't :

"Ron Brace, who was laid low by an abdominal strain until today, was also back out there."

Training Camp Central: Brady goes tapeless

RayClay · 08-18-2010, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BelichickFan

You be the judge :

Before the draft :
http://multimedia.heraldinteractive....e_04262009.jpg

This Sunday :
http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonza..._9522/300h.jpg

He looked like a big fatty last year. He looks like - Ty Warren - this year. Not saying he can play the same, of course. Supposedly he had an abdominal muscle issue which was the problem but with the Patriots it's best not to listen to "most scribes" and take it as fact either way.

The pictures speak for themselves.

Thanks B Fan. That first picture has been showing up a lot, I thought it was this year. You get so much negative propaganda, I discounted a report from a central Mass paper saying what good shape he was in as homerism (he's from Springfield?)