furley

I see. Okay.

I still say New England needs to retool... If people want to question my interest in trading Maroney, at least respect my opinion. People are entitled to have their own opinions. You don't have to accept them but at least respect it and move on. Because these same Patriots fans who are defending him will criticize him for his failures and want to sit him just as fast. It's call fickleness. What has Maroney done wrong? What has he done great?

If you guys like him, then so be it. I'm not one of his fans... I believe Belichick can try to upgrade the position this off-season. There's nothing wrong with trying... That's all I've been saying. Don't be content with what you've if you can attempt to get better. I want to get better at RB. Maroney is nothing special in my eyes. He's an injury prone finesse player who shows flashes but ultimately will disappoint you more than he satisfies you.

Seneschal2

I'm hoping for Tate too, but adding one more WR seems wisest to compete for the #3 slot.

He's very high on my short list. I'm also impressed by his intangibles, not to mention he'd most likely be our primary KR too. Here's a worthy read:

Mardy Gilyard overcame great odds to lead Cincinnati Bearcats - Paul Daugherty - SI.com

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TriplecHamp

I personally look at what teams like Indy, New Orleans, the Vikes, and Eagles are doing with young, fast, athletic wideouts and I think we need to duplicate this with a Mardy Gilyard or Brandon Lafell. Honestly I dont see Sam Aiken as a legit number three receiver but if we could get a young burner with good hands it would open things up for the rest of the Offense.

Box_O_Rocks

"Bigger need next year WR or RB?"

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captain stone

Doesn't make it any less true, does it?

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Box_O_Rocks

Nonsense Capt. Downer my friend, your negativity in this matter is unwarranted, but inevitable.

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patman52

Besides Taylor, none of those guys will be UFAs after this year unless a labor deal gets done in the next month which is highly unlikely. Don't see why Taylor would leave minny for the same situation here. he will be 31 next season, and touches the ball 10 times a game.

captain stone

...as is, I fear, Randy Moss' decline.

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Box_O_Rocks

Well of course, time waits for no one. That said, I don't think Randy has lost as much as you fear, if Welker wasn't on the team NE could put Randy in motion more to protect him from the pounding he takes getting off the LOS - but the slighter Welker needs that protection more. I also believe Randy is playing hurt, so he's not bouncing back as fast as we'd like to see from each game.

Right now the best thing to help Randy is continue to work on a consistent #3 WR and getting Watson & Baker back into the passing game - losing Tate again didn't help, neither did Edelman's busted arm, but if one of the three remaining can develop into a viable threat, NE should be able to take some pressure off Randy.

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mayoclinic

Poor washed up bastard's only 6th in the NFL in receiving yardage and 4th in TDs. On pace for over 1300 yards this season.

I see what you mean. Don't sugar coat it so much next time.

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