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patriot lifer · 05-12-2011, 12:08 PM

A Mike Reiss response to a question from a fan:

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What is Mike Wright's situation? Can he come back and be the impact inside pass rusher we wanted to see the Pats come up with via JJ Watt or Cam Jordan?

Mike Reiss (12:56 PM)

Al, Wright is working his way back. I saw him this week at a charity basketball game and he's in a good place. I think he is a solid interior rusher, and believe he will help the third-down defense. His return should help the sub packages, which the Patriots played 57 percent of the time last season.

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With the news about Ty Warren, things look a little more auspicious for the D-Line.

Oswlek · 05-12-2011, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by patriot lifer

A Mike Reiss response to a question from a fan:

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With the news about Ty Warren, things look a little more auspicious for the D-Line.

Do you mean less auspicious?

patriot lifer · 05-12-2011, 02:14 PM

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Do you mean less auspicious?

No, I think people on this board were dubious (or uncertain) of his full recovery and per Reiss he's looking better. Hence, auspicious.

PatsFanStnfrd · 05-12-2011, 02:30 PM

That is encouraging.

Haley · 05-12-2011, 04:30 PM

Encouraging, but not very.

"he's in a good place" isn't the kind of language I generally associate with someone on a path to full recovery tbh.

bccrps · 05-13-2011, 02:12 PM

Yeah, I wonder about that "he's in a good place" choice of words. They seem to be carefully selected, possibly with some leeway in mind.
Hope I'm dead wrong about that but Wright obviously had a pretty serious concussion last season and, according to reports, was just beginning to fully recover a couple months ago.
He was a crucial loss last year; clearly having the best season of his career.

HomerSchooled · 05-13-2011, 02:49 PM

I've heard a few times that Mike Wright should be ready to go for the start of the season. I remember the Herald mentioned it. With that in mind, I can see why there was hesitation in drafting a DE. Where's the room? An already decent veteran or a promising young player would have to be given the boot.

Wright's been steadily improving, particularly when it comes to generating sacks (lead the team). If he keeps trending upwards, he could be a rare quality pass rusher for a down linemen in the 3-4. He's not the answer to our defensive woes, but he's certainly a piece of the puzzle.

patriot lifer · 05-13-2011, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by HomerSchooled

I've heard a few times that Mike Wright should be ready to go for the start of the season. I remember the Herald mentioned it. With that in mind, I can see why there was hesitation in drafting a DE. Where's the room? An already decent veteran or a promising young player would have to be given the boot.

Wright's been steadily improving, particularly when it comes to generating sacks (lead the team). If he keeps trending upwards, he could be a rare quality pass rusher for a down linemen in the 3-4. He's not the answer to our defensive woes, but he's certainly a piece of the puzzle.

while i don't know if he's going to improve much more, the nice thing is that he isn't well-recognized by teams as being anything special, which provides an opportunity of getting those pressures and sacks.

Def. true regarding the drafting of a d-lineman. I could see them taking someone as a high pick in the draft (as in 17+) if they thought the guy was a stud, but otherwise another low-round first round pick or lower would just be lost in the mix with all of our other decent players.

Oswlek · 05-13-2011, 04:27 PM

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while i don't know if he's going to improve much more, the nice thing is that he isn't well-recognized by teams as being anything special, which provides an opportunity of getting those pressures and sacks.

Def. true regarding the drafting of a d-lineman. I could see them taking someone as a high pick in the draft (as in 17+) if they thought the guy was a stud, but otherwise another low-round first round pick or lower would just be lost in the mix with all of our other decent players.

Mike Wright gets a hell of a lot more respect from opposing coaches than he does Pats fans. I think you'd be surprised at how many double teams the guy faces.

patsfanboy · 05-13-2011, 04:33 PM

The thing with concussion is the more you have it, the worst it gets. If he end up having another one it could be life threatening, based on his last concussion. I would much rather have him retire than take the risk, but i am no doctor.