Elijah

Why do you say that? I have a linebacking corps of Mayo, Spikes, Hightower, Carpenter, Tarpinian, and White (sometimes Rivera instead of White but White always finds a way to stick). Seems like anything less than 6 linebackers would be too few.

PatsWickedPissah

I'm really gonna miss Ninkovich

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mgteich

We could keep an additional Ster, depending on how many safeties we have. For DE/OLB's, OLB's and ILB's, we have 9-10 roster spots, including STers. The labels are immaterial, the total is not.

I agree that Tarpinian, Koutouvides and White are all competing with Carpenter for the LB roster spot. They also compete with safeties for the last defensive ST roster spot.

MG's CURRENT ROSTER (I understand that these are not locks)
OLB/DE (3) Chandler Jones, Jake Bequette, Trevor Scott
ILB(3) Jerod Mayo, Brandon Spikes, Bobby Carpenter
OLB(3) Jermaine Cunningham, Rob Ninkovich, Dont'a Hightower
ST (1) Niko Koutouvides (if this roster spot doesn't go to a strong safety)

jlu52

No seniority system on the Patriots, the best 53 make the team, and the best 46 (as coach sees it that week) suit up for the game. I think that if Fletcher heals OK, he'll have a bright future as a Patriot, and IMHO will be a better player than Carpenter. That being said, Bobby will do a fine job in the role coach asks him to do. He can cover pretty well in the passing game, something that the Pats' linebackers have generally done poorly for a while now. I think he is a better player than Guyton, by far. Doesn't possess Guyton's athleticism, but brings a better game IMO.

BananaRepublican

Did The Carpenters sing that?

Hmmm, there was a lovely in that group.

Oh, ****, we're OT.

ATippett56

I originally thought that Ninkovich and Koutouvides were both linebackers? I must have missed something during the training camp reports.

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BananaRepublican

Wrong choice of words. I meant lack of experience in the system putting him at a temporary disadvantage.

And I didn't mention a "seniority system" to begin with. I mentioned seniority (experience) within the system. I don't know if mods should be making up quotes like that. Probably not. You have the seniority in the system to know better right?

Matthew Jones

I'm excited about the combination of defensive/special teams value Carpenter offers the team. At this point he looks likely to make the final roster.

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