Report or Speculation - Chandler Jones Out Until the Postseason?

DE needs to be addressed come draft time

mayoclinic said:

I came across this tidbit from Richard Hill on Pats' Pulpit today:



http://www.patspulpit.com/2014/11/2...rette-blount-signs-two-year-contract-chandler

The only thing I've been able to find is this from SMY on Twitter:



https://twitter.com/shalisemyoung/status/535214580721790976

Maybe the smart thing to do, and not a surprise. But still, if true.

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I would prefer to see him play at least one regular season game and get some reps. Tough year for the Jones in terms of injuries.

we can make the #1 seed without him...rest him till playoffs...and let him loose

A man named Brady said:

DE needs to be addressed come draft time

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Its been addressed 3 years in a row with 1st and 3rd, then 7th then 6th rounders.
Arguably it was addressed to some extent in the first round this year as well, depending on how Easley ultimately gets used.

AndyJohnson said:

Its been addressed 3 years in a row with 1st and 3rd, then 7th then 6th rounders.
Arguably it was addressed to some extent in the first round this year as well, depending on how Easley ultimately gets used.

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I still see a need at DE. What does it matter if we used a 3rd round pick on a DE if that guy isn't even on the roster any more. If Dante Fowler from Florida is there when we pick in the first I think we should go for him. He would fit this DE/LB stuff that we are doing. Easley can do some of that as we have seen. But it's really not his best playstyle. I like him much more on the inside.

AndyJohnson said:

Its been addressed 3 years in a row with 1st and 3rd, then 7th then 6th rounders.
Arguably it was addressed to some extent in the first round this year as well, depending on how Easley ultimately gets used.

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And the pass rush still stinks. The only difference this year is that we can actually cover downfield now unlike 2010-2012.

SacPete1 said:

The longer he is on the inactive list, the more hope of seeing him at some point. A problem arises if they have a few injuries (short-term hopefully) and the circumstances force them to place him on IR instead of releasing someone else.
It will be interesting too see what they do with Siliga. Not sure who would go (Branch maybe). They will likely wait until they have to make a decision. With Walker being released, they must feel like DT is well stocked.

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No way Branch goes when Siliga comes back. It would have been Walker, except he was just released to make room for Blount. I'd look at the special team DBs or LBs.

Oswlek said:

No way Branch goes when Siliga comes back. It would have been Walker, except he was just released to make room for Blount. I'd look at the special team DBs or LBs.

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I think Silga's a few weeks away from being activated so unfortunately this situation might take care of itself. If not Don Jones is a candidate. Not good when a strictly special teams player appears to be losing that job.

There were reports from the get-go that he wouldn't be back until the postseason, or at the very earliest the end of the reg season. The optimists in us just didn't want to believe them.

AndyJohnson said:

Its been addressed 3 years in a row with 1st and 3rd, then 7th then 6th rounders.
Arguably it was addressed to some extent in the first round this year as well, depending on how Easley ultimately gets used.

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You are quite correct, and it takes time to groom some raw talent into quality NFL starters. Most posters are impatient in the extreme.

Both late DE picks, Buchanon and Moore have been impressive enough to think they will be NFL players and contributors. It is not clear that either will be a Star though.

Chandler was the #1 pick, and has played like a Star from Day 1. Bequette, the 3rd round pick, is an Enigma inside of a Puzzle. An SEC Star, the size, speed, talent and effort seems to be there, yet the results are not. I think BB is hesitant to give up on him; and hopes that one day the light will turn on suddenly, and Bequette will instantly become the Bequette that they thought they drafted.

In any case this upcoming Draft is now almost un-necessary. Belichick in a sense had a veteran acquisition in mid-season that equates to the results of an entire draft, already. All his veteran pickups are genuine proven players, and whats more all are still young. It is tough to see where to use all the Draft picks. Using a #1 on a DE and a #2,and #3 on a couple of more celebrated Offensive linemen, upgrading the PS Devey and Kline, seems to be about all the room there is for adding new talent.

But even now, any or all of Buchanon, Moore, Bequette, Devey and Kline could still develop into quality NFL players, some day.

It would not surprise me for this Draft to resemble the anomaly year when BB moved UP for Jones and Hightower, contrary to all his previous patterns.

supafly said:

There were reports from the get-go that he wouldn't be back until the postseason, or at the very earliest the end of the reg season. The optimists in us just didn't want to believe them.

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You are right about there being mixed reports, but not about the spread:

By Shalise Manza YoungGlobe Staff October 22, 2014
The Patriots’ pass rush has been dealt a major blow just days before the team starts the toughest stretch of its season: according to a league source, defensive end Chandler Jones has a hip injury that will sideline him for about a month.

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http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...-hip-injury/iocvANkGqQIX1xGYOHugCK/story.html

Fresh Chandler > Exhausted Chandler

I'd honestly, if this is where we end up, would like doing what Seattle did with Harvin last year and keep him under wraps until the SB if we get there. Could you imagine Jones coming back and wreaking havoc and giving us that extra push on defense for that game?

Not the ideal news, but still better than seeing the letters IR. Would have liked to see him get back the last couple games to get up to game speed but if he needs to extra rest so be it.

PATSYLICIOUS said:

Not the ideal news, but still better than seeing the letters IR. Would have liked to see him get back the last couple games to get up to game speed but if he needs to extra rest so be it.

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There is still more than 1/3 of the regular season yet to be played. Let Chandler return when he is healthy. After all we are 3-0 in the 6 game "Gauntlet" portion of the schedule without him.

At this point I hope he gets healthy and can return at some point this season, I'm just going with any contribution as a bonus because he could easily have been put on IR

Marinlik said:

I still see a need at DE. What does it matter if we used a 3rd round pick on a DE if that guy isn't even on the roster any more. If Dante Fowler from Florida is there when we pick in the first I think we should go for him. He would fit this DE/LB stuff that we are doing. Easley can do some of that as we have seen. But it's really not his best playstyle. I like him much more on the inside.

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I'm just pointing out that the position has been addressed.

A man named Brady said:

And the pass rush still stinks. The only difference this year is that we can actually cover downfield now unlike 2010-2012.

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The pass rush doesn't stink but I'm not sure how that disputes that we have addressed the issue 3 straight years in the draft.

Mack Herron said:

You are right about there being mixed reports, but not about the spread:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2...-hip-injury/iocvANkGqQIX1xGYOHugCK/story.html

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There have been reports from early on that he'd miss the rest of the regular season, or possibly even the rest of the season, period. It's not really anything new in my opinion. This one, for example, was from almost a month ago.

http://nesn.com/2014/10/report-chandler-jones-could-miss-rest-of-season-with-hip-injury/

It's really just about which report you choose to listen to, and how optimistic you see things. I think the truth + bottom line is obviously that he'll be back if/when he can come back.