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He has less career tackles then vernon gholston.
That's really all that needs to be said.
Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark.
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That's really all that needs to be said.
He can play, but possesses a zero pain threshold. A hangnail is likely to keep him from practice, and inactive on game day. He has shown some skill, but his maladies keep him from being a player.....
Brace should probably be replaced on the roster by Pryor. Brace should either be put on IR or simply cut. He has no future here. In emergencies, Francis will get more reps, and that's fine.
For me, Brace was drafted as insurance against Wilfork not re-signing. Wilfork re-signed.
So, in my mind, the pick was fine, as long as Brace was an adequate backup or short yardage player. However, Belichick and posters all indicated that Brace was really draft as a 3-4 DE, a future starter, amazing since he was the slowest defensive player in the entire draft.
My bottom line is that Brace was picked early because we had such a serious need, and hasn't worked out because of his injuries. It is time to move on.
Ouch! That's gonna leave a mark.
At best, Brace is a career backup. At worst he wastes cap space and goes to IR.
Would love to upgrade the DT depth behind Wilfork/Love.
Except for Vollmer, our picks in round 2 of the 2009 NFL draft have been pretty much a complete debacle.
Chung looks like he won't be with the team next year.
Brace can't even stay healthy and when he has been healthy has rarely seen the field.
And Darius Butler went the way of the Dodo.
National Football League: NFL Draft Tracker 2009
Amen. Its injuries and nothing but injuries. At the start of the season, Brace had earned snaps by being the first DT off the ball, by consistently moving back the LOS into the defensive backfield. I thought for certain he was going to have a break out kind of year in a back up role, similar to what Cuinningham is having.He is a guy that can't stay healthy. All reports were that he was having a great camp and doing well. Injuries suck.
Too many people on this forum take too much delight in labeling players busts or soft.
Some guys just have crappy luck. Football is a physical game.
At best, Brace is a career backup. At worst he wastes cap space and goes to IR.
Would love to upgrade the DT depth behind Wilfork/Love.
Except for Vollmer, our picks in round 2 of the 2009 NFL draft have been pretty much a complete debacle.
Chung looks like he won't be with the team next year.
Brace can't even stay healthy and when he has been healthy has rarely seen the field.
And Darius Butler went the way of the Dodo.
National Football League: NFL Draft Tracker 2009