Slagathor
2nd Team Getting Their First Start
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Re: Pats Moves
I'm pretty sure Rivers caught a TD in the pre-season from Brady against first teamers...
Plus our TE depth scares me. I like Kyle Brady's size but I'm getting some fragile vibes from that guy.
In the preseason! Against second and third teamers!
I hereby dub this the "Patrick Cobbs syndrome." And I refuse to be consumed by it.
If Brady or Watson wasn't here (or if Thomas was on R/PUP), then Rivers would stay.
But there simply isn't room! It EXACTLY the same as Cobbs last year. He runs all over second and third teamers and all the sudden he should make the 53. But where the hell is he going to fit in? The Pats only needed 4 RBs - Dillon, Maroney, Faulk, and Evans. It was simply illogical to keep Cobbs, especially considering he had no special teams prowess.
It doesn't matter! If the Pats need to have Mays play on the defense, that means Vrabel, Thomas, Seau, Bruschi, and Alexander have ALL been injured. And by then, the Pats have more problems than Mays at ILB.
Again, what Mays can do on defense is ABSOLUTELY IRRELEVANT. With a 53-man roster (45 active), there's no solitary way a team can keep enough players for they can have a decent guy on the field if their first TWO layers of depth go down.
What Mays brings to the table on special teams (as is the case with Izzo) is ALL that matters. Nothing more.
I'm pretty sure Rivers caught a TD in the pre-season from Brady against first teamers...
Plus our TE depth scares me. I like Kyle Brady's size but I'm getting some fragile vibes from that guy.