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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Agreed - worst case (if we get him) we lose a low 5th round pick. Big deal. I don't understand the angst, he's likely a better shot than a 5th round pick as he has at least some NFL experience.Honestly, for me, Seward is a low risk, mid to high reward type signing.
At most, he'll cost the Pats a 5th round pick.
At Worst, he'll bust out and get cut. At best, he'll become a solid ILB for the Pats and be a start of them getting younger.
Thus, the Patriots can fill out the remainder of the roster by selecting cornerbacks and linebackers (or defensive end conversions) in the 2008 NFL Draft.Agreed - worst case (if we get him) we lose a low 5th round pick. Big deal. I don't understand the angst, he's likely a better shot than a 5th round pick as he has at least some NFL experience.
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This guy is guaranteed to be better then the possible 5th round pick. No questions asked.
The Patriots scouted Seward HEAVILY when he was coming out. They went with Claridge after Seward got picked. You have no idea what you're talking about. A 5th round pick is almost surely worth it, especially 31st overall in that late a round.
Or Mike Vrabel 2. Remember Vrabel was a backup who didn't get much playing time in Pittsburgh. Maybe BB caught lightning in a bottle with his 2001 free agent signings because I am hard pressed to think of one other obscure free agent who has become a star after signing with the Patriots, but at the same time if it has happened before it could happen again. Maybe Seward is another diamond in the rough.Monty Beisel 2
Seward has bigger upside than Eric Alexander.At worst Seward would be a nice special teams player. At best, he could be trained to be a 2 down run-stuffing ILB. What's not to like?
Some of you guys are really overvaluing draft picks if you're afraid of losing a 5th round pick.
Seward has bigger upside than Eric Alexander.
this is one of the guys reiss mentioned when going over all the possible free agent LB fits. before reiss mentioned him, i never heard of him. good call by reiss.
How many starts did Vrabel have before he came to the Pats??? Let's hope this is Vrabel part 2...3 years in the league and 2 whole starts for Seward is not exactly inspiring. Heck, let's just compare him to Justin Rogers, since they are the two linebackers to compare. In his 3 NFL seasons, Seward has a grand total of 41 tackles. Rogers had 18 as a rookie.
Again, I don't know enough about the guy to vote 'yea' or 'nay'. The point is that neither does pretty much anyone else here.
Agreed, but I'll also take a redneck Panther fan's opinion of a player who they have actually, you know, seen play, over that of a blind Chowdah Head homer.
There is only so much room under the salary cap.Why are some of you under the impression that signing Seward would automatically preclude the Patriots from bringing in Clark Haggans, Victor Hobson, Boss Bailey or any number of other LB options???
WE should have taken Seward instead of Claridge. They came out together in the same draft.I was thinking Ryan Claridge because of the UNLV connection.