Rob0729

On Felger show, a caller said that Brandon Meriweather would be the secret weapon this weekend vs. Dallas Clark. Andy Hart confirmed that is a rumor he is hearing.

All due respect to the caller and Andy Hart, I just don't see it. Meriweather got burnt pretty badly by Cooley on that TD last weekend and that is the first time I remember seeing Meriweather on the field doing anything good or bad in weeks. Why would they make a rookie who has been a disapointment so far in as a secret weapon against one of Indy's biggest weapons?

I hope that he does break out in this game and live up to his expectations, but I just don't see Belichick and Pees gambling the defensive game plan on Meriweather being a big part of the overall game plan.

Seymour93

Eric Alexander was our secret weapon this past January too. No thanks.

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upstater1

It wouldn't surprise me. Not in the least. The kid hits hard, we can play 5 DBs all game on the Colts, since Clark is not a big bruiser at TE.

Plus, one element of the Colts offense that has been used a lot this year is passes from Manning to Addai. I can imagine that a player like Adalius will be more on the lookout for that sort of thing, as Rodney and Meriweather take care of Clark.

patsox23

I'd think this was an asinine rumor worthy of scorn, except for the Andy Hart aspect. What exactly did he hear, and from whom?

BelichickFan

I'm in favor of as much coverage ability and speed out there as possible. I'd love to have Samuel, Hobbs, Gay and Merriweather out there with Rodney. That's 5 but we'll have a lot of Nickel looks against Indy. Is Meriweather ready ? I have no idea but I think he'd generally do OK against Clark; he's been a solid tackler so far, I'm not going to let him being dragged into the end zone one time by Cooley undo all the other solid hitting he's done.

Seymour93

And Sanders sits on the bench.... ?

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Oswlek

Considering Meriweather hasn't even been the first safety off the bench, I find this hard to believe.

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denverpatsfan

He didn't get burnt, he got ran over. And this kid is supposed to be a hard hitter.

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chrisfx811

Cooley listed as 6'3" 265
Clark listed as 6'3" 252

Merriweather listed as 6' 195.
He may be a little light in the arse for those matchups.

BelichickFan

For this game I want as much speed as possible. Sanders is fine but he's still a poor man's Rodney more than anything else and those two in the middle don't excite me for this matchup.