Patriots Release Dominique Easley

[Kontradiction]

Just some info from a caller on Dennis and Callahan this morning:

Someone called in this morning and said he had been in Las Vegas (around the time of Super Bowl 49) and Easley was there. They were doing some kind of tour (sorry didn't hear what exactly, I think it was an atv tour or something). He said Easley was questioned as to why he wasn't at the Super Bowl, and he said he didn't even like football; he only did it for the money. He also said he didn't care who won the Super Bowl. The guy went on to say that Easley was an arrogant jerk and ruined the tour for everyone because he wouldn't follow the tour guide's instructions and kept slowing/delaying the tour because of his behavior.

I just thought it was interesting and thought I'd pass it along. The call was in the first hour of D & C, I think around 6:50am.

I'm hearing it was because Easley stole nuclear strike codes from The Pentagon and was planning a preemptive strike on North Korea but ended up getting stopped by the CIA. Naturally, when the Pats got wind of this, they released him. I think I saw a tweet about this too.

 

[Clonamery]

Can the mods rename this thread "Dominique Easley De-Signed"?

How about DE designed?

 

[sb1]

Just some info from a caller on Dennis and Callahan this morning:

Someone called in this morning and said he had been in Las Vegas (around the time of Super Bowl 49) and Easley was there. They were doing some kind of tour (sorry didn't hear what exactly, I think it was an atv tour or something). He said Easley was questioned as to why he wasn't at the Super Bowl, and he said he didn't even like football; he only did it for the money. He also said he didn't care who won the Super Bowl. The guy went on to say that Easley was an arrogant jerk and ruined the tour for everyone because he wouldn't follow the tour guide's instructions and kept slowing/delaying the tour because of his behavior.

I just thought it was interesting and thought I'd pass it along. The call was in the first hour of D & C, I think around 6:50am.

If this is true, and it sounds like this guy was not exactly Patriot material....then they really whiffed on this draft pick big time.

 

[Triumph]

What I find interesting is that Easley is cut, everyone is bewildered as to why, then Suddenly these reports about him seeking alternative treatment, possible dog fighting, and locker room cancer appear. Yet no one had heard any of these things prior to him being cut. You can only ASSUme that the same people who kept all these issues quiet (the Patriots) are the same people now spreading these rumors. Which would make you think that the Pat's were OK with these things when they were hoping he could play.

Easley was a bad pick, and BB just shipped one of his best picks off for a late second round pick and a bigger bust than Easley. The Pat's are in trouble, first round picks are so valuable not only for the talent that they bring, but the fact that you can control them at a reasonable price for five years. So effectively the Pat's are without a first round pick for both 2016 and 2014, this will have a serious negative effect on the Pat's was Brady finishes up his career.

Please stop making sense and get with the program.

1st round picks are a crapshoot.

 

[Bill Lee]

What I find interesting is that Easley is cut, everyone is bewildered as to why, then Suddenly these reports about him seeking alternative treatment, possible dog fighting, and locker room cancer appear. Yet no one had heard any of these things prior to him being cut. You can only ASSUme that the same people who kept all these issues quiet (the Patriots) are the same people now spreading these rumors. Which would make you think that the Pat's were OK with these things when they were hoping he could play.

I don't see your logic. Why would they be OK with someone who isn't going along with the program? Sure, they found a way to tolerate it because they thought he had a special talent but that doesn't mean they're OK with it.

Easley was a bad pick, and BB just shipped one of his best picks off for a late second round pick and a bigger bust than Easley. The Pat's are in trouble, first round picks are so valuable not only for the talent that they bring, but the fact that you can control them at a reasonable price for five years. So effectively the Pat's are without a first round pick for both 2016 and 2014, this will have a serious negative effect on the Pat's was Brady finishes up his career.

All draft picks, including first rounders, are lottery tickets, not money in the bank. Even more so when you're picking third from the bottom of the first round rather than third from the top. The team felt it was pretty well stocked going in to 2014 (you do remember that Super Bowl win, right?), looked at the risk to reward ratio and decided to swing for the fences. It didn't work out. Time to move on.

To be very fair to BB, his 'character issues' did seem manageable. Just seemed more immature than actually troubled. It wasn't like he was a guy tied with gang activity , drug activity...he was just an annoying brat. With wilfork, Mayo, hightower ,TB12 on the team... I myself would have thought he would have seen the light.

And you take the risk when he has special talent (which he did show here in the limited games he did play) and you really don't have another avenue to get your hands on that kind of talent. This group won't do what MIA does and give a huge chunk of the salary cap with many years of huge guarantees to players like Suh. They took a chance on DE knowing if the worst happened and he wasn't coachable they could just cut him just like they're doing now. It was a calculated risk, and it just didn't pan out.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

What I find interesting is that Easley is cut, everyone is bewildered as to why, then Suddenly these reports about him seeking alternative treatment, possible dog fighting, and locker room cancer appear. Yet no one had heard any of these things prior to him being cut. You can only ASSUme that the same people who kept all these issues quiet (the Patriots) are the same people now spreading these rumors. Which would make you think that the Pat's were OK with these things when they were hoping he could play.

Easley was a bad pick, and BB just shipped one of his best picks off for a late second round pick and a bigger bust than Easley. The Pat's are in trouble, first round picks are so valuable not only for the talent that they bring, but the fact that you can control them at a reasonable price for five years. So effectively the Pat's are without a first round pick for both 2016 and 2014, this will have a serious negative effect on the Pat's was Brady finishes up his career.

The Patriots had only 2 first round draft picks from 1996-2000 on their 2001 playoff roster. They managed to win that Super Bowl. Only compensation for the lost players was Jarvis Green in 2002. And they won two more two years later.

Yes, it sucks that they only have 1 first round pick from 2013 to 2016. But while hard, it's not an impossible task to move on from. Hitting enough remaining picks, undrafted free agents, and external free agents (and internal retention) can go a long way.

The error was in the scouting / evaluation process that got Easley here. That needs to be strongly reviewed and revised to minimize the chances of this type of error happening yet again. But getting rid of Easley by cutting him now seems like the proper move given what's come out to date - and this is where Belichick excels versus the rest of the league, cutting deadweight early so it doesn't drag the team down forever.

 

[Jimke]

Source that said the scouts were against drafting Easley?

Yes. According to what I read this mornin

Source that said the scouts were against drafting Easley?

I read about this in Ian Logue's current column. Source quoted was Shalise Manza Young of Yahoo
Sports. "Scouts against drafting him but overruled by Lombardi".

 

[archstanton543]

Butler will end up saving BB's worst draft class. Wow that is horrid (Jimmy G's its last hope to be salvaged and he probably won't play a snap here)

Butler was undrafted.

 

[Big Bucks]

no lie.. had a dream last night of Belichick fronting the media this morning then out of nowhere he steps from the podium and does this..

http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2/9/6/81558296/marlins_kid_tef55kck.gif

shouting.. 'Yo.. Roger.. fcuk your first rounders'

 

[PP2]

On the upside, and unlike most organizations, BB is not afraid to acknowledge he made a mistake and move on.

 

[Jimke]

The main problem with this situation is that it costs the Pats precious cap space. I hope it doesn't cost
us a Collins or a Hightower.

 

[PP2]

Butler will end up saving BB's worst draft class. Wow that is horrid (Jimmy G's its last hope to be salvaged and he probably won't play a snap here)

His "worst draft class" incidentally led to a championship later that year. Maybe he ought to make some more terrible picks.

After all, the goal is to win in February, not April, right?

 

[Hammer of Thor]

The main problem with this situation is that it costs the Pats precious cap space. I hope it doesn't cost
us a Collins or a Hightower.

The good news is that a Hightower extension would lower his 2016 cap charge, so it will have no impact. Collins (and Butler too) would have cap increases so as you say this could impact them. Hopefully Easley is claimed off waivers, saving the Pats $1M in cap charges.

 

[Ivan]

I get the disappointment around Easeley's release, and I also get the criticism about using a first on a guy who it turns out not only had injury concerns but character concerns to go with it. The Draft is always a crapshoot and you have to take chances, especially when you draft at the end of every round every year, that's a tough hurdle to overcome. I was really surprised by the release because he played well when he was available last season and my hope was that the run of injuries was behind him. And while we still don't know what precipitated his release it seems it's character related because our it were due to injuries they would have let him rehab and tried to trade him later in the off-season. Ultimately I think Belichick deserves criticism for this pick because if you are going to take a chance then you do so on either injury or character but not both, and it's hard to understand how they could not have known about the character issues, and if they didn't it's still in them because they should have. That said the knee jerk overreaction from the crybabies is completely ridiculous. The Patriots have had an excellent offseason and are set to have another excellent season and the doom and gloom garbage over Easely's release is completely ridiculous . And while Belichick definitely missed on Easely his track record on 1st round picks is outstanding.

 

[Marqui]

On the upside, and unlike most organizations, BB is not afraid to acknowledge he made a mistake and move on.

What was the mistake?

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

So they probably gave him a regimented program to follow and he just out and out disobeyed. Oh well.

That will send a clear message to all the other players if it is the case,,,,,

 

[JackBauer]

What was the mistake?

Drafting Easley?

 

[archstanton543]

Not from Boston, listening to Curran on WEEI, Jerry Thornton's voice and indeed his entire persona makes me want to go on a shooting spree. Please advise.

What about Dale's voice? He's got the worst voice on the Boston airwaves but has hung around for years (and, yes, he beats out Mazz but only just barely).

 

[Ivan]

Please stop making sense and get with the program.

1st round picks are a crapshoot.

What a shock, a crybaby crying.

 

[JMC00]

Yes. According to what I read this mornin

I read about this in Ian Logue's current column. Source quoted was Shalise Manza Young of Yahoo
Sports. "Scouts against drafting him but overruled by Lombardi".

I don't consider Manza Young a good source. She has gotten more than a few things wrong when it comes to the Pats.