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POSTED 5:31 p.m. EST, February 24, 2008 NO MARKET FOR STALLWORTH
A league source tells us that there's little or no interest on the open market for receiver Donte' Stallworth, whose tenure with the Patriots is ending after only one season.
A year ago, Stallworth was believed to be one of the hottest free-agent receivers on the market. After languishing on the shelf while the big money flowed, Stallworth signed a long-term contract in New England that was essentially a one-year "prove it" deal.
But Stallworth never got a chance to prove anything, because only a few weeks after he signed the Pats traded for Randy Moss.
One possible destination for Stallworth could be Minnesota, since the Vikings run the same offense as the Eagles, for whom Stallworth had a solid season in 2006. Ditto for the Buccaneers, who seem to be always on the hunt for more pass-catchers.
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Odd. I thought that Stallworth did decently enough in his year here. Maybe he didn't build on his reputation, but I don't see how he did anything to hurt it.
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I read that, it seems a little weird as I thought Stallworth was very good through the Indy game - and, quote honestly, I thought it was a weird move to start playing Gaffney more. Still, they must have had a reason; maybe Stallworth wasn't running his routes well or something. Anyway, I doubt we'd pay him too much based on his playing time down the stretch.
I'd still really want to see what 22 year old Chad Jackson can bring to the table.
Of course, for a third year in a row this can once again look like a very dumb comment, but who knows.
We all want to see if Chad Jack has anything or is el busto. That said, who would you rather see as our recievers after Moss ( I hope) & Welker....Chad Jackson, Donte Stallworth or Gaffney?? I pick Donte & Jabar over Chad Jack....
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I'll have absolutely no complaints if we end up with the same group of receivers we had last year. That being said I will be shocked if Donte can't find another team interested in him.
I'd rather see Kelly Washington brought back if I had to choose between Stallworth, Gaffney and Washington. He was the teams best special teams player in 2007, IMO. He stopped several punts inside the 5, and was among the league's best gunners. I also liked what I saw of him in preseason, and I think he could be a pretty good replacemant for Gaffney, should Gaffney depart as a free agent.
I'm surprised that Stallworth has not recieved more interest, given that about half the teams in the league are in the market for a WR. Stallworth showed plenty of playmaking ability here. Are teams shying away from here because his role diminished as the season progressed? Did he do something here to hurt his reputation that maybe slipped by the media? I feel like he has at lest earned himself another "prove it" type deal like he got here.
I read that, it seems a little weird as I thought Stallworth was very good through the Indy game - and, quote honestly, I thought it was a weird move to start playing Gaffney more. Still, they must have had a reason; maybe Stallworth wasn't running his routes well or something. Anyway, I doubt we'd pay him too much based on his playing time down the stretch.
This is going to sound like crazy story BS time. But im going to say it anyway.
From someone i highly respect and trust we both know a security worker at Gillette who sees and hears things we dont. He tells us small things here and there and this seemed out there but he said Stallworth could never run the right routes. He messed them up constantly, if that is true then we all know why Gaffney started with more PT.
PFT: No market for Donte'
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