MrBigglesWorth

honestly.... what would be the difference between releasing him than him heading to the IR. I don't think he would sign with another team. you'd still have him if you needed him late in the season.

the most intriguing player is Chad Jackson...what they will do with him and if he's made an big strides in terms of comprehending the playbook.

I also wonder if his game speed isn't as fast as his combine speed.

But if he truly is fast he could open up things even more for Randy Moss and Donte. If you look at CJ's career he really made his huge jump in year 3 of college.

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PatsWickedPissah

Uh, no.
Once you IR a player he cannot play for the rest of the season and post season.
If you release him, you can possibly re-sign him.

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Remix 6

difference is if we keep him on IR..he gets a ring. If we release him..he doesnt get a ring

MrBigglesWorth

that's my entire point... they should just release him

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MrBigglesWorth

couldn't we theoretically just make him an assistant coach if you want to keep him invovled heading into the playoffs?

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patriot lifer

I can't believe we're saying this after the 2006 season, we're too deep at wr. That still gets me.

spacecrime

Not true. He can get a ring if the Patriots want to him give him one, and he won't get a ring if the don't.

Secretaries and janitors can get rings without playing a down. WR Jarmin Eliot didn't get a ring, and he was on the practice squad and 53 roster all year. He tried to file a grievance but was told rings are decided by the team.

patriot lifer

well, rings over there are like the Grammy's, they're practically handed out.

MoLewisrocks

They have until Tuesday to start his 3 week window of practice during which he does not count as a roster spot. Unless he can't pass the physical, in which case he goes on IR whether you like it or not, it makes no sense not to play his options out through week 12. Schit happens, as they say. And maybe Bill decides he needs some other options in the return game down the stretch lest his slot receiver and RCB (or someone else) gets worn down or dinged up.

And please, stop with the coaching blather. Few of these guys have any interest in coaching at this level at least. Too little $$$ and too much time. Vrabel is the only one who has expressed any interest, and he wants to do it at the college level - preferebly his alma mater. Troy already has a job here if he wants it when he hangs up his spikes. It's not in football operations, it pays more money than an assistant coach and it requires a lot less hours.

JustWinBrady

i believe the pats have until next wed to have brown start practicing.