The Practice Squad And Further Transactions

[Family]

1 Asante Cleveland
2) Chris Barker
3) Dax Swanson
4) Darius Fleming
5) Brandon King
6) Xzavier ****son
7) Kenbrell Thompkins
8) Nathan Palmer

Any others?

 

[Mike the Brit]

I wasn't a fan of the Fleming pick anyway; we already had Vollmer & Cannonfodder as established right-side lineman, and I wanted to get more athletic on the line with an eye toward finding Mankins' eventual
replacement. I would have taken John Urschel there, and said so at the time.

However, there is no way - none, zip, zero, nada - that Bill can look anybody in the eye and say with a straight face that Khyri Thornton, or the Andrews junk, deserves a roster spot ahead of Fleming.

Damn! I DREAM of the day that you get hired by the Patriots as a consultant, Captain, and we bug the office to listen to you and BB shouting at one another. The only thing that would be funnier would be listening to Goodell getting fired.

 

[Oswlek]

Andrews is here because they need another center with Stork still iffy and they want to use Wendell at guard. And BB always uses the last roster spot or two to tryout a new player this early in the season. Either Fleming or Thornton wouldn't suit up Thursday anyway so if Fleming is at the bottom of the roster what difference.

I'm not a huge fan of Andrews, but I agree this is the thought process. It won't surprise me if Fleming returns in a week of two if he isn't on the PS by the end of today.

 

[50-yard-line]

I'm expecting Fleming on the PS...

 

[Love The Drake]

I'd like to see Baptiste on the practice squad

 

[zydecochris]

Damn! I DREAM of the day that you get hired by the Patriots as a consultant, Captain, and we bug the office to listen to you and BB shouting at one another. The only thing that would be funnier would be listening to Goodell getting fired.

I don't know....the Capt'n usually goes against the grade at Patsfans.com......BB seems to always also go against the grade and do the opposite of the Patsfans.com consensus......maybe "out of the mouth of brits"...

 

[Ivan]

Damn! I DREAM of the day that you get hired by the Patriots as a consultant, Captain

So does every jet fan

 

[zydecochris]

I'm expecting Fleming on the PS...

I certainly hope so, that was a very surprising cut to me. Big strong guy, obviously very smart. Fourth round selection last year (admittedly at the end of the round). Plus, it isn't like he didn't play any meaningful snaps as a rookie.

Did anyone see this in advance? Was he having a bad camp or something?

 

[PATS68]

https://twitter.com/caplannfl/status/640888424635985920 Saunders is gone to Bears

 

[BlueThunder]

https://twitter.com/caplannfl/status/640888424635985920 Saunders is gone to Bears

You answered the question I was just going to ask....Didn't see him going onto the PS....

Does that mean we still have 2 open spots on PS?

 

[Wheelman]

I'd like to see Baptiste on the practice squad

Somebody already signed them to their practice squad. I can't remember which team.

 

[Sfpat]

Somebody already signed them to their practice squad. I can't remember which team.

Lions I believe

 

[Love The Drake]

Correct lions

 

[Love The Drake]

Trey Mcbride?

 

[Jimke]

Last year, the Patriots paid some of their practice squad players more than the minimum. This year, the
Patriots are close to the cap. Maybe, this prevents them from signing the higher end players.

 

[BlueThunder]

Trey Mcbride?

To go along with Jackson and Flowers?

 

[bresna]

I'm glad to see Kenbrell Thompkins back on the team via the practice squad. I hope he sticks.

 

[Family]

http://itiswhatitis.weei.com/sports.../09/07/patriots-unveil-10-man-practice-squad/

Looks like they didn't like a lot of the guys they had in camp.

 

[manxman2601]

Former Seahawks DT Jimmy Staten and OT Blaine Clausell are the final additions

 

[mihap]

Former Seahawks DT Jimmy Staten and OT Blaine Clausell are the final additions

Dont have any info on Clausell but he is same age as Fleming and dont have any of his pro day results.