BlueHen

Isn't Graham's contract set to expire? From what I have seen, he has been a much more important piece to the offense this year. Not just the great run blocking and pass protection, but also catching some passes.

patsox23

Yes, Newbie, he is. Rumor has it he is one of the main upcoming FA's that the Patriots will NOT work that hard to re-up. Asante and Koppen are more likely to be extended. Word is Graham wants to go elsewhere so he can be more of an offensive force and less often a blocker.

HAMMERMILL

I expect Denver to throw obcene amounts of money for him.
Would love to resign him,but don't see it happening.

Mike the Brit

I think that we may have to resign ourselves to the fact that he is not going to be re-signed.

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MrClutch

We still got Watson and Thomas.

RayClay

Interesting situation. Although he is a good all around player, he hasn't exactly set the world on fire offensively.

And teams don't throw huge money at blocking TEs. They might just let him test the market then sign him if he doesn't get great offers.

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Kdo5

Yeah yeah yeah. We still have Watson. Watson Watson Watson. I hope you understand that Daniel Graham is the best TE on the Patriots and is a crucial part to this offense. He is one of the best blocking tight ends in football now and he can fly under the radar and make big catches here and there. We need to resign Graham. Jesus, its as if some people here just dont know how big a role Graham plays in this offense. He deserves a good contract and the Patriots should give him one. We should not let him slip away to another team.

JustWinBrady

Personally, if a contract can't be worked out, it wouldn't surprise me to see him franchised. I believe it is somewhere around ~3.4 / Year. He'll either be signed or traded. The Pats will get some value back. Franchising a DB or OL is much more expensive.

patsfan13

Bingo! You stole my thinder. Graham is a elite player at his position iand is worth top dollar. IMO he ias worth more $ to this team than Branch was.

TE are cheaper (more cost effictive?) than WR's BB has used a lot of top picks on this position showing how HE values the position and the difficulty of finding guys with the right physical tools and skill sets, sort of like DLmen.

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PonyExpress

Graham is inconsistent in every phase of the game. Sometimes, like the Cleveland game in '03, he'll blow you away with 7 catches for 110 yards. Then you won't here from him for weeks, and he'll drop passes, and look like a stumbling, bumbling uncoordinated lumberjack. Then he'll catch a mean pass in traffic, break a tackle and look like the Mackey award winner we thought we were getting. I say let him go. Someone else will shower him with gold and we can root for him from afar where his inconsistency can't hurt us.