WR Kenbrell Thompkins waived (update: claimed by Raiders)

[Ozymandias]

Thanks for the memories, KT. It's unlikely that he goes unclaimed on waivers, so the PS is probably out of the cards. Regardless, best of luck in your future endeavors.

 

[iapatsfan]

????


Thompkins was the team's WR5. He has 38 catches, supposedly on 80 targets, in his NFL career. Let's not pretend they just cut Jerry Rice in his prime.

I already stated he's not a very good player, but I find it odd to cut from a position of nonexistent depth for a guy that's going to do nothing but play on special teams.

 

[sevengables_2207]

Cut one of your only outside the numbers WR's for a special teamer...sounds about right.

Thompkins was a healthy scratch the last few weeks. Furthermore, Ebner is a core player on special teams, so his absence will be missed, which is why they promoted Davis to help out in that area.

 

[FourierSeries]

Oh no. What will we do without that big receiving weapon Kenbrell Thompkins?!

 

[supafly]

Wow..what a shocker, especially with Kenbrell Thompkins being on the "Jerry Rice" training program all summer long and ready to be a top 10 NFL wide receiver

 

[Deus Irae]

Wow..what a shocker, especially with Kenbrell Thompkins being on the "Jerry Rice" training program all summer long and ready to be a top 10 NFL wide receiver

You're going to get me in trouble if you keep pitching them right into my wheelhouse...

 

[patsinthesnow]

Why?

I was a fan of him and his story, he was impressive the first half of his rookie season, and he was one of the rare young players to gain chemistry with Brady.

 

[iapatsfan]

Thompkins was a healthy scratch the last few weeks. Furthermore, Ebner is a core player on special teams, so his absence will be missed, which is why they promoted Davis to help out in that area.

I'll go out on a limb here and say Sunday's game will not hinge on Ebner's absence. If it does, we're in worse shape than even I thought. Nate Ebner doesn't come across as one of those "difficult to replace" type players.

 

[Hael]

I have no doubt that on the right team, a guy like this will excel. He gets open a lot, and someone like e.g. Manning would make a superstar out of him. He isn't what the Pats need atm, b/c he doesn't have special team value and he isn't a good blocker - but as a receiver he is significantly better than Amendola and Lafell.

In my opinion he is a better player than Dobson as well. Anyway, the Pats have been making personell mistakes all year, this is par for the course.

 

[MossWelkowski]

This team is in shambles

 

[supafly]

Some are reporting that he'll be brought back next week if he clears waivers, so we'll have to see how it works out.

I'd be very content with Thompkins continuing a developmental role. I do believe that he's been wildly overrated on this forum for having a "good rookie year" in 2013 etc.

 

[supafly]

I'll go out on a limb here and say Sunday's game will not hinge on Ebner's absence. If it does, we're in worse shape than even I thought. Nate Ebner doesn't come across as one of those "difficult to replace" type players.

I agree with you, but he has been making some nice strides as far as carving out a niche for himself in a real positional role. He's also been part of our dime packages.

The world wouldn't stop spinning, but it does seem as though Belichick likes his development so far.

 

[Uncle Rico]

I don't know who Christian Hardy is but I thought this was a pretty silly statement:

Christian Hardy ‏@HardyNFL 1m1 minute ago
The Patriots waived WR Kenbrell Thompkins. Expect Aaron Dobson to be active on Sundays in his place.

In his place? Someone hasn't been paying attention.

I do expect AD to be active Sunday, but for reasons having nothing to do with KT being cut.

 

[BKBroiler]

Seems as though they are taking this chance waiving KT because Tyms is waiting in the wings. If KT is claimed, then Tyms will most likely get activated Monday. If he doesn't get claimed, then they'll have an interesting decision to make.

 

[BritPat]

As highlighted by Mike Loyko on Twitter, KT's stats after week 6 of last year until now read as:

17 Catches -- 201 yards -- 0 TDs

Good luck with the future KT.

 

[Hael]

There is no way KT makes it through waivers. He is significantly better than most wr3s in this league and even some 2s (Jets, Carolina etc).

This isn't a case like Edelman who was put on the PS and didn't have the clout to show up on teams radars. People have seen the tape on this guy and he really flashes significant promise.

 

[doesntmatter1]

But....he has more yards than Amendola. I laugh not to cry(more of a scream). And somehow I still feel good about our chances. Not so much against the Bengals, but the season in general.

 

[grux]

My best guess is they see something in Tyms, Wright is getting familiar with the offense and Dobson is improving. I hope another team picks up KT and he makes his way on to the field.

 

[Deus Irae]

As highlighted by Mike Loyko on Twitter, KT's stats after week 6 of last year until now read as:

17 Catches -- 201 yards -- 0 TDs

Good luck with the future KT.

Some of us .... nevermind, I'm sure Supa will address it.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

There is no way KT makes it through waivers. He is significantly better than most wr3s in this league and even some 2s (Jets, Carolina etc).

This isn't a case like Edelman who was put on the PS and didn't have the clout to show up on teams radars. People have seen the tape on this guy and he really flashes significant promise.