Broken Glass: Dowling to IR

Brarrell · Oct 29, 2011

The bigger problem here is not BB the coach it's BB the GM and the owner. This value baloney has given us exactly what? Its their reasoning for not wanting to sign certain players. I think we can all agree at this point Samuel non signing was a huge mistake the money and draft picks wasted trying to replace him is almost laughable. On draft day last year after the first round which i wasn't happy about trading the 2nd first round pick i was syked for day 2 with the 1st pick and when Dowling was picked I was shocked. He wasn't even in most drafts top 40, but here is the point since they last Super Bowl in 2004 they started changing the way they drafted and retaining players "value" was the word. There is something terribly wrong with the way we scout and develope defensive backs and wide recievers.

Rob0729 · Oct 29, 2011

BTW, the ironic thing was I was watching the Oklahoma/Kansas game in the gym and Laton Dowling of Kansas got hit in the back of the leg and looks like he might have had a season ending injury too. Not a good day for Dowlings.

E1Downey · Oct 29, 2011

While thinking about the last twenty four hours I came to a conclusion.....

They are making room for Moss' return! Lmao jk jk

( I know they activated a couple of puppies was just kidding )

mr3putt · Oct 29, 2011

Ras was a mistake
Can't wait to see his change of direction next year after a tendon tear from his hip

Bodden must have nuked BB or another coach in a meeting to get his ticket punched out of town now. Timing was inexplicable

One injury to the remaining starters and Pats are toast against any decent offense.

Tomorrow should be very interesting

Rob0729 · Oct 29, 2011

ctpatsfan77 said:
For better or for worse, BB does what he feels gives his team the best chance to win. He didn't cut Bodden for shiggles; he felt that—especially given that cutting him will not save the team any money—that cutting Bodden was the best possible option for the team. [If I had to guess, I'd say he was most afraid of the possibility of Bodden, who's apparently not starting anymore, becoming a locker-room cancer.]

Now that's not at all the same thing as saying he's right about that; Lord knows I think he botched the TE position in 2009, and didn't plan properly for getting rid of Sanders and Meriweather.

One thing I did forget was Bodden did seem to possibly wear out his welcome in Cleveland even while playing well. He had an incident at Cleveland airport in 2007 and eventhough he had six INTs that season he was traded the following offseason as part of the trade for Shaun Rogers. Maybe there was more there.

LuthierJr · Oct 29, 2011

I don't understand. I really don't. So I'll not try to and just enjoy the season.

Bobs My Uncle · Oct 29, 2011

Moving forward, I hope BB refrains from wasting anymore top 90 draft picks on corners. Just sign em via free agency.

Rob0729 · Oct 29, 2011

mr3putt said:
Ras was a mistake
Can't wait to see his change of direction next year after a tendon tear from his hip

Bodden must have nuked BB or another coach in a meeting to get his ticket punched out of town now. Timing was inexplicable

One injury to the remaining starters and Pats are toast against any decent offense.

Tomorrow should be very interesting

It's too early to label the guy a mistake. It is his rookie year. Not a good start, but there is no reason to not to believe he has the possibility to come back and be a productive member of the team.

I heard Jeff Howe of NECN today on 98.5 and he said that he did research on Dowling after he was drafted and his injury history has been overstated especially his high school career. He played 40 out of a possible 46 games in college.

RussFrancis · Oct 29, 2011

In all my years as a Pats fan, its tough to think of a stranger feeling than knowing with our passing D ranked DEAD LAST in the NFL, we cut one cornerback, and IR his replacement a day later. Id love to somehow make sense of this. But I'll think all night on this and come up with nothing. God, I love my team.

patsfanboy · Oct 29, 2011

Guys i just found the opponent game plan to against the Pats, i'll share it with you guys:

1. (X)Throw the ball
2. (X)Run when receivers are tired
3. (X)Repeat 1 and 2

:singing:

Mike in 333 · Oct 29, 2011

With guys coming off PUP roster spots have to be opened somewhere. Dowling seems like a no-brainer if he's hurt and I'm pretty sure that we don't know the real story behind Bodden. I'll just go on the assumption that neither of these guys was going to contribute so why keep them?

E1Downey · Oct 29, 2011

Will everyone still be upset if the the db's have a combined six picks off Big Ben tomorrow, two of them being returned for td's?

PATRIOTSFANINPA · Oct 29, 2011

Bodden's loss makes our secondary weaker but Bodden was far from a HOT commodity.

If he was,he would have been picked up seconds by another needy team after hitting the waiver wire.

Teams even in need in the secondary don't feel it smart to sign Bodden.

I guess a lack of interest everywhere shows that Bodden is definately not a lost link to a title....only lost depth.

RussFrancis · Oct 29, 2011

Brarrell said:
The bigger problem here is not BB the coach it's BB the GM and the owner. This value baloney has given us exactly what? Its their reasoning for not wanting to sign certain players. I think we can all agree at this point Samuel non signing was a huge mistake the money and draft picks wasted trying to replace him is almost laughable. On draft day last year after the first round which i wasn't happy about trading the 2nd first round pick i was syked for day 2 with the 1st pick and when Dowling was picked I was shocked. He wasn't even in most drafts top 40, but here is the point since they last Super Bowl in 2004 they started changing the way they drafted and retaining players "value" was the word. There is something terribly wrong with the way we scout and develope defensive backs and wide recievers.

Wide receiver and cornerback are positions that require swagger. In alot of cases, it seems almost mandatory that the player not only possess an overabundance of confidence, but that they display that overabundance. Neither of which are really encouraged here with our team. Guys basically have to shut up and get in line here. At some point, our method of evaluating both of these positions really needs to evolve because its definitely not working currently.

PATRIOTSFANINPA · Oct 29, 2011

E1Downey said:
Will everyone still be upset if the the db's have a combined six picks off Big Ben tomorrow, two of them being returned for td's?

NinjaZX6R · Oct 29, 2011

PATRIOTSFANINPA said:

We had one last yr.

farn · Oct 29, 2011

I wonder what the best offer was for the first pick of the second round...

kudzif · Oct 29, 2011

flasox27 said:
I have to agree with you since we lost those games to teams like Miami, San Diego and Ny Jets who have those 6' 5 receivers. Perhaps, you can spare yourself some agony by rooting for the teams with the tall receivers.

This team's current secondary is the same that had problems in the playoffs. We have worse safeties than last year .We have not improved . We beat the jets 45-3 regular season , we beat the raven's in the regular season, couple of weeks later in the playoffs what happened. Same will happen with the Chargers and jets. We will win our 12-14 games , but that's it

NinjaZX6R · Oct 29, 2011

farn said:
I wonder what the best offer was for the first pick of the second round...

A 2nd rounder and possibly a 3rd from 2011 from the Raiders. That's what I heard from that clip during draft day.
Bill wanted a pick from 2012. Possibly a 1st round 2012.

Patjew · Oct 29, 2011

Let's remember 2004. Scrubs galore in the secondary. Can Chung keep it all together back there like Rodney did?

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