Patriots Release Dominique Easley

[Danger Zone]

Then you're nuts. Bye.

That clearly crazy poster called Easley a "big reach" instead of a "bust".

Must.

Destroy.

 

[primetime]

I'm still going back to the Tray Walker crash in Miami (Easley has a house in Palm Beach County) and the Patriot wanted for questioning as a possibility for Easley.

Between that, the bizarre Instagram with him driving recklessly that was subsequently deleted, the dog incident, and apparent differences over injury recovery, maybe it really was just, as Curran said, a bunch of relatively minor things that on their own wouldn't have been enough to justify cutting a player but taken together constituted a major headache and a guy who didn't really fit in.

But the problem with this is... why not trade him? Why cut him when it costs more to cut him than keep him around?

 

[Froob]

LOL that whole thing was dirty dirty dirty. We should have lost a draft pick for that. Deceiving the poor Jets into taking such a horrible player.

 

[JMC00]

He had interest. Just not interested in the length and the less-money aspect of the Pats' deal

Like I said, no interest. If he did have interest and the Pats were his first choice a deal would have gotten done. He was going to Chicago and used the Pats interest in retaining him as leverage to get a bigger deal from Chicago .

 

[Hercules Rockefeller]

Can we go back to talking about Chris Evans's roster of babes and the Golden State Warriors now?

What a friggan nightmare.

Speaking as a dude who snarked in that thread, I'd much rather be discussing that for hours on end than this. Ugh.

 

[NG Pats Fan]

Kelvin Benjamin went just one pick before Easley. Just saying. A rare talent like that falls to you at 28 you do whatever it takes to move up a few spots and grab him.

 

[Schmo]

Glass half full: at least we'll be more prepared than if he were to go down with an injury in the middle of the season. Like he did the last 2.

 

[Wrath Mania]

Mark Daniels ‏@MarkDanielsPJ 35s36 seconds ago
Easley just changed agents last week. He's had three agents in three years.

Rich Hill ‏@PP_Rich_Hill 9m9 minutes ago
Easley recorded himself speeding and driving recklessly, posted it to IG. Facing lawsuit over dog. At odds with team's injury program. Hmm.

^^ Maybe it was just an amalgam of things that pissed off BB. Why he could potentially work out elsewhere. BB cutting him now "sends a message" heading into workouts, etc.

Also:

Kevin Duffy ‏@KevinRDuffy 37s37 seconds ago
Before Easley hit IR last year, he played 31 percent of defensive snaps. Obviously, not ideal to cut a 1st rounder, but he's replaceable.

He's a bust, and its a loss. But I do think the above is one reason why it's not totally devastating, and I think the stats contorted to prove he was one of the league's best pass rushers are a little specious. Ultimately with all his injuries he was falling into Dobson territory.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Based on the early reports, he might still work out elsewhere. He may be one of the occasional players who just needs a different system.

True. But from the Pats perspective, that's what the entire pre-draft scouting process is all about. I can understand this happening with a later round pick. But for a team that, per Brlichick, "differentiates itself by having players who are totally committed to football, love it, and love our way of doing things," they damn well better be getting that out of a first round pick. That they didn't is a massive failure on their end in the scouting process. And it's exacerbated by the fact that this wasn't the first instance - it happened in the past with Meriwether. Something is broken there that the Pats haven't fixed.

 

[brownj12]

His sister suffers from Fibromyalgia and it runs in families. Something to think about.

I can't see that being the issue,the way this was handled. Pats dumped him and left the rest of the world to speculate. If it was health related and something like Fibromyalgia, I would have expected a press release with it wishing him the best and offering their support.

 

[scott99]

Mark Daniels ‏@MarkDanielsPJ 35s36 seconds ago
Easley just changed agents last week. He's had three agents in three years.

Rich Hill ‏@PP_Rich_Hill 9m9 minutes ago
Easley recorded himself speeding and driving recklessly, posted it to IG. Facing lawsuit over dog. At odds with team's injury program. Hmm.

^^ Maybe it was just an amalgam of things that pissed off BB. Why he could potentially work out elsewhere. BB cutting him now "sends a message" heading into workouts, etc.

Also:

Kevin Duffy ‏@KevinRDuffy 37s37 seconds ago
Before Easley hit IR last year, he played 31 percent of defensive snaps. Obviously, not ideal to cut a 1st rounder, but he's replaceable.

He's a bust, and its a loss. But I do think the above is one reason why it's not totally devastating, and I think the stats contorted to prove he was one of the league's best pass rushers are a little specious. Ultimately with all his injuries he was falling into Dobson territory.

Can his dog rush the passer, sign that beast !

 

[Canuck]

Don't think that would be enough grounds to dismiss a player. If Easley had done the biting, that would be a different story.

 

[BelichickFan]

But the problem with this is... why not trade him?

Isn't the answer obvious ?

 

[SlowGettingUp]

Details here:

Easley trying to give Pat's fans heart attacks via Instagram, apparently. • /r/Patriots

 

[AtomicDawg]

Kelvin Benjamin went just one pick before Easley. Just saying. A rare talent like that falls to you at 28 you do whatever it takes to move up a few spots and grab him.

In that 1st round only, Jimmy Ward, Bradley Roby and Bridgewater went after Easley. I would have taken Roby if not for Easley but that's it.

 

[Kdo5]

Seems to put all the separate reports together into one package for the reason he is gone. I'm not devastated. We'll be fine obviously. Easley didn't really contribute anything to these past two seasons anyhow.

What irks me is that he was a first round pick, and a risky one that blew up in our face and the cap hit. But again...we'll manage as we always do.

 

[Hercules Rockefeller]

I didn't see this coming. it must have something to do with off-field issues. does anybody think this has something to do with easley being a Muslim.

Holy ****. What a moronic post

 

[Danger Zone]

I would consider Easley a bust.

But I perfectly understand why people want to separate out players from beneath the "BUST" label who clearly would have made it in the NFL but for injuries.

 

[Deus Irae]

True. But from the Pats perspective, that's what the entire pre-draft scouting process is all about. I can understand this happening with a later round pick. But for a team that, per Brlichick, "differentiates itself by having players who are totally committed to football, love it, and love our way of doing things," they damn well better be getting that out of a first round pick. That they didn't is a massive failure on their end in the scouting process. And it's exacerbated by the fact that this wasn't the first instance - it happened in the past with Meriwether. Something is broken there that the Pats haven't fixed.

I agree, and Holley is reporting that a lot of teams had Easley off their boards, and intimating that it was because of off-the-field concerns.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Like I said, no interest. If he did have interest and the Pats were his first choice a deal would have gotten done. He was going to Chicago and used the Pats interest in retaining him as leverage to get a bigger deal from Chicago .

Under that scenario you are implying that he used them and had zero interest.

I do not believe that is how it went down.