Bo Ruud released

[mayoclinic]

I never understood why he drafted him in the first place. He just didn't seem like a good fit at ILB. With Mayo, Guyton, McKenzie, Bruschi and Alexander I certainly didn't see any room for him.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

I never understood why he drafted him in the first place. He just didn't seem like a good fit at ILB. With Mayo, Guyton, McKenzie, Bruschi and Alexander I certainly didn't see any room for him.

This is one of the few thngs that really makes me go "Huh?"

What, precisely, about Ruud made it better to take him with the last pick (in round 6) and then risk that Guyton goes with one of the remaining ~60 picks?

 

[hwc]

I never understood why he drafted him in the first place. He just didn't seem like a good fit at ILB. With Mayo, Guyton, McKenzie, Bruschi and Alexander I certainly didn't see any room for him.

I'm guessing it probably had something to do with special teams production in college. He probably brought something to the table that might conceivably warrant a spot on a 53 man roster. Didn't work out. Move on.

 

[BradyFTW!]

Let's hope that you are right. In addition to this IR thing, the last two WR's Patriots drafted in the second round didn't workout too well.

Alternately, you could say that of the last 3 WRs that the Pats drafted in the second round, one ended up being SB MVP

No big surprise with Ruud. Never really expected him to contribute anything anyways.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

In hindsight, just like with Lua apparently BB felt that the newest prospect(s) were better than Rudd based on what little he'd seen close up before each got injured. We've seen him take years to judge guys drafted higher but the Lua and Rudd decisions were atypically quick.

 

[unoriginal]

Let's hope that you are right. In addition to this IR thing, the last two WR's Patriots drafted in the second round didn't workout too well.

Actually they workout'd great. That was the source of the problem.

 

[PatsChamp88]

I never understood why he drafted him in the first place. He just didn't seem like a good fit at ILB. With Mayo, Guyton, McKenzie, Bruschi and Alexander I certainly didn't see any room for him.

Just so you know he was drafted in 2007 (6th rnd?) aka before Guyton and McKenzie so one could say there was room for him. I think I read somewhere that BB realized he should have drafted Guyton instead of Rudd with that pick. We will likely add another ILB/OLB or more to the roster anyway.

 

[Gwedd]

Actually they workout'd great. That was the source of the problem.

workout'd

Is that even a real word? I mean, it's a word because you strung some vowels and consonants together and I understood what you were meaning and all that... but... still....

Are you by any chance related to Yogi?

 

[unoriginal]

Is that even a real word? I mean, it's a word because you strung some vowels and consonants together and I understood what you were meaning and all that... but... still....

Then it's a word.

 

[spacecrime]

Do you think the Patriots should sign him?

Oh wait, nevermind we only ask that question for releases of the other 31 teams....

Why limit ourselves to bringing in only players cut by other teams? What harm could it do to bring the guy into camp?

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

It seems as if any drafted rookie that end up on IR at the start of the season likely to get cut the following season. This can't be good sign for Brandon Tate!

Mike Richardson says, 'dare to dream.'

 

[pats_premi]

Mike Richardson says, 'dare to dream.'

Good one - I forgot about Mike Richardson, Thanks.

I guess I was thinking of Antwoine Womack, Kliff Kingsbury, Ryan Claridge, Oscar Lua, Bo Ruud, Cedric Cobbs (maybe?) and Hakim Akbar (maybe?).

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

Good one - I forgot about Mike Richardson, Thanks.

I guess I was thinking of Antwoine Womack, Kliff Kingsbury, Ryan Claridge, Oscar Lua, Bo Ruud, Cedric Cobbs (maybe?) and Hakim Akbar (maybe?).

Yep, getting placed on IR as a rookie isn't a good thing, but it gives players a chance to work hard with the trainers and conditioning coaches, study the playbook and talk to the veterans and coaches, and live in the film room. I'm not saying the guys who didn't make it didn't do that, but Claridge for example did his rehab in Las Vegas, I'd have stayed in Gillette.

 

[efin98]

Good one - I forgot about Mike Richardson, Thanks.

I guess I was thinking of Antwoine Womack, Kliff Kingsbury, Ryan Claridge, Oscar Lua, Bo Ruud

Womack is the best fit for the Tate reference, had an injury going into his drafting that kept him out for the year...Kingsbury never had a chance with Brady, Huard, Miler, and Davey ahead of him.

Cedric Cobbs (maybe?) and Hakim Akbar (maybe?).

Akbar and Cobbs played with them in the regular season their first year,mostly on special teams, Akbar in six games before his car crash and Cobbs in three.

 

[AzPatsFan]

Apples and Oranges

Ruud healthy was a late rounder

Tate, injured, failed drug test, was a late rounder. before injury, he was expected to be a 1st or 2nd rounder

The thing with Tate, if he comes back from his injury, he could be a long term pass catcher with Welker like change of direction skills, and great hands. I'm going to follow this guys progress, could be very interesting !

Don't forget BrandonTate has Devon Wester (sp?) kick return skills in both KOR and PR ability. He holds the All time NCAA record for combined kick return yardage, despite missing the last half of his senior season due to the injury, that let us pick him in the third round.

Besides BB is in an easy situation. There is little room for a rookie WR. But in 2010, Galloway wil likely leave and open a position. Meanwhile he is a PUP/IR guy that wil not have to be exposed to the PS claims, and take hisi rookie year adapting to the NFL. Most WR receivers don't produce until their second or third season anyway.

 

[AzPatsFan]

Does anyone consider it significant that Ruud was cut but Angelo Craig who was in the PS was NOT released?

Craig is 6-5 245, exactly like Woods, Crabel, and Redd. And didn't Belichick just have a Presser where he said there were not many tall OLB candidates to block the throwing lanes, and that was one of the reasons he he didn't pick one.

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

Does anyone consider it significant that Ruud was cut but Angelo Craig who was in the PS was NOT released?

Craig is 6-5 245, exactly like Woods, Crabel, and Redd. And didn't Belichick just have a Presser where he said there were not many tall OLB candidates to block the throwing lanes, and that was one of the reasons he he didn't pick one.

Craig was a good pick up, I'm looking forward to seeing him in preseason and seeing how he and the other youngsters are doing.

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

Don't forget BrandonTate has Devon Wester (sp?) kick return skills in both KOR and PR ability. He holds the All time NCAA record for combined kick return yardage, despite missing the last half of his senior season due to the injury, that let us pick him in the third round.

Besides BB is in an easy situation. There is little room for a rookie WR. But in 2010, Galloway wil likely leave and open a position. Meanwhile he is a PUP/IR guy that wil not have to be exposed to the PS claims, and take hisi rookie year adapting to the NFL. Most WR receivers don't produce until their second or third season anyway.

Hester, with an "H." Let's not IR Tate until after the training staff has some time to work with him.

 

[DaBruinz]

Yep, getting placed on IR as a rookie isn't a good thing, but it gives players a chance to work hard with the trainers and conditioning coaches, study the playbook and talk to the veterans and coaches, and live in the film room. I'm not saying the guys who didn't make it didn't do that, but Claridge for example did his rehab in Las Vegas, I'd have stayed in Gillette.

Claridge also suffered major emotional trauma when his brother died. Unfortunately, Claridge lost his will to play football after that..

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Craig was a good pick up, I'm looking forward to seeing him in preseason and seeing how he and the other youngsters are doing.

Unfortunately, every time I think about Angelo Craig, it reminds me of his teammate. . . .