Triumph

FWIW, Waters came to NE 8 days prior to the season opener and had a pro bowl season.

PatsWSB47

Yeah I was aware of that and I hope he does the same this year. I'm just trying to understand the point of keeping it a secret.

Finnishfan

This whole Waters issue has "retirement holdout" written all over it. Which in all fairness would be understandable, becouse Waters deserves a payrise based on last years performance.

So if I'm correct, then either:
A) They are trying to work it out / clear cap space
or
B) We are going into the season without him trying to see if we can manage without him while Waters is waiting for a phone call

shmessy

I read via its agent that the locker has agreed to appear on "Dancing with the Stars" this season and has landed a Head and Shoulders endorsement deal.

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TyronePoole

if he's "contemplating retirement" instead of just sitting out preseason then Bellichick doesn't have to tell other players that certain guys get to skip it. It might even be unspoken between them where BB knows he'll probably come back and Waters knows that if he says he's contemplating retirement instead of just sitting out then he will get a pass since he's a valuable addition to the roster at any point he wants.

IllegalContact

its not a simple retirement....if it was, it would have happened a long time ago

I guess it is possible that it is some kind of holdout, but if it was, and the team wanted him around, I am sure they would have sweetened the pot for him

whatever it is, I doubt it is someone playing games.

regardless, the season will go on, and if pass protection becomes an issue, the pats have smart coaches and a smart QB that will produce a gameplan that will mitigate the problem. the pats have plenty of short route guys.

I do like Cannon's long term prospects as an RG......he is prototypical for the position. the right side will grade the road

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patsox23

Wonder if BB made a deal -- skip all of training camp, but then you have to skip the first week so we can protect ourselves re: fully guaranteed contracts. So, back after week one?

Bobs My Uncle

I agree..........

PatsWSB47

I heard some talking heads say the same thing. That's certainly plausible but if that's been figured out by you and others then you'd think the players have figured that out too.

KontradictioN

I guess the next step is he'll be placed on the retired list. Shame if so because the OL goes from good to great with him in there. I'd like to see what Cannon can do at RG. His weakness is his foot quickness from what I can tell. When he got beat at RT, it was generally to the outside and the pass rusher typically used his speed. That should be less of a problem with a shift to RG.

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