mavfan2390
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Looking here 2009 NFL Free Agents, who can you envision wearing the Patriots jersey and doing well?
At QB I would love to have Jeff Garcia come here, the guy would be an extremely solid replacement should Brady's recovery take longer than expected (assuming Cassel is gone of course), and I'm pretty sure at this point in his career he just wants a chance to compete for a ring, I would also look at Kerry Collins should he decide to leave Tennessee
At RB Darren Sproles (who has been mentioned before by other posters) would be GREAT here, he could be the primary return man, thus taking the load off Hobbs who really shouldn't be back there (don't get me wrong, he's an excellent returner, but he's also our most reliable corner), and also be a great third down back (he had 5 receiving TD's this past season, and averaged 5.4 yards per carry), also I feel JJ Arrington could succeed here, he's never had an offensive line, but I have definently seen some flashes of real talent, in limited time he averaged 6 yards per carry, and has also shown he can catch the ball
At WR/TE, I would take a flyer on either Leonard Pope or LJ Smith and see if they can emerge in the Pats offense, if the Texans let him go Owen Daniels would be fantastic here, he's truly a do-it-all guy, Devery Henderson would strech the field nicely and open up things even more for our underneath receivers, Amani Toomer, if he leaves the Giants, would be a great veteran presence on the team as well as a solid receiver, from a purely blocking standpoint, Jim Kleinsasser could be used as a 6th offensive lineman, the guy is massive
Looking at the O-line, we're pretty solid, but we could use a starting LT, moving Light to RT, and some youth to start being groomed as replacements as the line gets older;
On the DL I would really like to bring Chris Canty in here... he played well for the Cowboys, and still has some potential
Looking at LB's, Mike Peterson, who has been a problem in Jacksonville, and is a little undersized, still has some good season left in him (IMHO) and he could teach Mayo and Guyton a little something when it comes to coverage... I'm positive he would come here for cheap, and I think he would be great.. Bart Scott would be worth taking a flyer on to see if he can regain his 2006 form where he was one of the 5 best LB's in the league.. The Ravens are going to have to pay Lewis, and Scott might be the odd man out; Angelo Crowell has played primarily in a 4-3 base D his whole career, but he has the size and skill to convert to a 2 gap system, and he might be on bad terms with the Bills after they screwed him on the whole IR thing; last but not least, it'd be great to have big Willie back
In the secondary, Dunta Robinson is a great corner, and will want to land on a winning team after being stuck in Houston his whole career, Chris Gamble will probably be franchised, but at the same time the Panthers may not cough up the money as the have Richard Marshall waiting to play; Sean Jones would add a whole new dimenson to our backfield, he has the size (6'1 220) to play in the box, and the ball skills (14 career picks) to be in coverage, he also might be franchised; Darren Sharper would also be great here, he's a ballhawk with 54 career picks, and the Vikings might let him go as they drafted Tyrell Johnson last year
At QB I would love to have Jeff Garcia come here, the guy would be an extremely solid replacement should Brady's recovery take longer than expected (assuming Cassel is gone of course), and I'm pretty sure at this point in his career he just wants a chance to compete for a ring, I would also look at Kerry Collins should he decide to leave Tennessee
At RB Darren Sproles (who has been mentioned before by other posters) would be GREAT here, he could be the primary return man, thus taking the load off Hobbs who really shouldn't be back there (don't get me wrong, he's an excellent returner, but he's also our most reliable corner), and also be a great third down back (he had 5 receiving TD's this past season, and averaged 5.4 yards per carry), also I feel JJ Arrington could succeed here, he's never had an offensive line, but I have definently seen some flashes of real talent, in limited time he averaged 6 yards per carry, and has also shown he can catch the ball
At WR/TE, I would take a flyer on either Leonard Pope or LJ Smith and see if they can emerge in the Pats offense, if the Texans let him go Owen Daniels would be fantastic here, he's truly a do-it-all guy, Devery Henderson would strech the field nicely and open up things even more for our underneath receivers, Amani Toomer, if he leaves the Giants, would be a great veteran presence on the team as well as a solid receiver, from a purely blocking standpoint, Jim Kleinsasser could be used as a 6th offensive lineman, the guy is massive
Looking at the O-line, we're pretty solid, but we could use a starting LT, moving Light to RT, and some youth to start being groomed as replacements as the line gets older;
On the DL I would really like to bring Chris Canty in here... he played well for the Cowboys, and still has some potential
Looking at LB's, Mike Peterson, who has been a problem in Jacksonville, and is a little undersized, still has some good season left in him (IMHO) and he could teach Mayo and Guyton a little something when it comes to coverage... I'm positive he would come here for cheap, and I think he would be great.. Bart Scott would be worth taking a flyer on to see if he can regain his 2006 form where he was one of the 5 best LB's in the league.. The Ravens are going to have to pay Lewis, and Scott might be the odd man out; Angelo Crowell has played primarily in a 4-3 base D his whole career, but he has the size and skill to convert to a 2 gap system, and he might be on bad terms with the Bills after they screwed him on the whole IR thing; last but not least, it'd be great to have big Willie back
In the secondary, Dunta Robinson is a great corner, and will want to land on a winning team after being stuck in Houston his whole career, Chris Gamble will probably be franchised, but at the same time the Panthers may not cough up the money as the have Richard Marshall waiting to play; Sean Jones would add a whole new dimenson to our backfield, he has the size (6'1 220) to play in the box, and the ball skills (14 career picks) to be in coverage, he also might be franchised; Darren Sharper would also be great here, he's a ballhawk with 54 career picks, and the Vikings might let him go as they drafted Tyrell Johnson last year
