Evan Mathis released

Tony2046 said:

Elway would have to circumvent the salary cap to get him and we know that an upstanding organization like the Broncos would never........oh wait.....never mind.

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It is not the Broncos who got their QB to accept half-pay so that they could have $10M available for other players.

The Gr8est said:

The graphic in your signature displays Brady's pocket movement so awesomely!

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Yep. He's the GOAT but also notice how clean the pocket is for him to step up into. The action was going down around and behind him. The lack of A and B gap pressure is what allowed that throw to happen.

KontradictioN said:

That movement in the pocket is entirely dependent on a somewhat clean pocket. Brady moves well there, I won't disagree with that. But last year, a lot of the route designs for the WR's were tailored to get the ball out of Brady's hands quickly because the OL couldn't consistently give him a clean pocket to move in. I can't think of a better plug and play LG than Mathis available right now to bolster interior pass protection for that reason alone.

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Couldn't agree more Kontra, sign this beast

Signing with Oakland!?

Per Jay Glazer

SteveKiner said:

Signing with Oakland!?

Per Jay Glazer

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Oakland is an up and coming team. Good for them. At least it keeps him away from any serious rivals

Deus Irae said:

Your list is irrelevant and your post is a waste of time, so I'm not going to bother reading it any further than this, because you've already gone off the rails. I didn't say that none of these players would pan out. I have, in fact, said that they are banking on one or more of them doing just that. I've talked about what they've been to this point, and I've talked about how the homers on the board react to players, year after year after year. All the Thompkinses, Burresses, Hayeses, O'Neals and Sudfelds of the world don't stop you people from ignoring logic, despite it being obvious that what BB is doing is throwing numbers at a problem and hoping to get lucky with a player or two, and not stocking the cupboard with hundreds of can't miss players.

Other than last year and when Talib was healthy, this team hasn't had serviceable defensive backfields since 2007, yet BB finds a way to make it work. It's a tribute to his coaching that he's been able to keep this team going despite his ongoing failure to find a long term solution to his problems in that defensive secondary. That being the case doesn't change the underlying issue of having bad players back there, though.

You can argue all the straw men you want, though, if that makes you feel better.

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I was prepared to remind you that the Patriots have been to 6 Superbowls and 7 AFCCG games in 15 seasons, despite your ranting about how poor the talent is on the team, in one squad or another.

But I give you credit for noting that, before I had to remind you of the facts.

Historically, the BB defenses have been oriented around a philosophy of Bend and don't Break, while waiting for a mistake to prevent the other team from scoring. And It has usually worked fine, in the end. Others post the gaudy stats but conservative old BB Defenses posts the fewest or near fewest Points Allowed. Which after all is the real aim of a Defense.

I think it is significant that BB elects to draft smart if not most talented Safeties; and seems satisfied with quick, speedy, Corners not renown for their coverage stats. He finally has a large number of good and sizeable collection of such Safeties. I therefore expect the secondary will prove better than anticipated.

The only thing BB seem to have modified is to upsize the secondary to better compete with the larger sized receivers on squads throughout the League.

BB has been spending liberally on Defensive talent. His best Defenses of the early 2000s featured a D line of 3 Number #1 picks and a 4th rounder pass rusher. He now has 3 Number 1s and a pair of Number 2s to go along with heady 5th rounder Ninko. The LBs are first rate, featuring a pair of Number 1s and a Number 2 along with a Number 3 and Number 4.

By comparison the Offense has been shortchanged, but even there the talent and production has been outstanding. The QB and TE position are the envy of the League, as is the Offensive tackle position. The young talent added to the interior O-line looks to eventually produce and an enormous and awesome line overall. Only RB looks weaker than heretofore, but it still features a multi-season 1000 yard back and some hopefuls.

Lol... "He wants to win!" "He will take less to go to a winning franchise!"

---signs with Oakland---

BB has a QB who has taken his Teams to an unprecedented 6 SBs and won 4 or them. One who has numerous endorcement deals because of it, and laughing all the way to the Bank; and may become the GOAT.

oakland has $$$
mathis wanted more $$$ from philly so chip cut him.

SteveKiner said:

Signing with Oakland!?

Per Jay Glazer

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Or maybe not. Possibly just some Raider fan (Black Heart)screwing around on Twitter

Weak, step your game up lol

#AllOrNothing added,

BlackHeart @BHTruth
" RT @JayGlazer Congrats to my buddy Evan Mathis who just signed a 3 year deal with the Oakland Raiders good get for them.".
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@OmarKelly: According to @JasonPhilCole Evan Mathis is a $5-6M a yr player,but he might have to take $4M deal with escalators at this stage in offseason

Bump

He is still out there and I think he would make a nice addition to the team.

He would be our starting LG from Minute One because there is Nobody here even remotely capable
of performing at LG.

captain stone said:

He would be our starting LG from Minute One because there is Nobody here even remotely capable
of performing at LG.

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There is a video of Cameron Fleming doing specific workouts for guard in the off season, there is an internal plan for the position for sure but I would definitely welcome Mathis.

Sign the beast.

captain stone said:

He would be our starting LG from Minute One because there is Nobody here even remotely capable
of performing at LG.

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Yes, a $4M or so a year LG would start for the patriots if we signed him.

Patstopia said:

Oakland is an up and coming team. Good for them. At least it keeps him away from any serious rivals

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Yup.. They're "up n coming" they've been "up n coming" for what? the last 10 years?

varjao said:

There is a video of Cameron Fleming doing specific workouts for guard in the off season, there is an internal plan for the position for sure but I would definitely welcome Mathis.

Sign the beast.

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Sure, Fleming will be tried at LG in camp, as Cannon was last year. I expect that Wendell will also be tried. Kline has started at LG. And of course, we have the rookies. IMHO, this doesn't constitute a plan. It simply says that the patriots will evaluate all their options.

@OmarKelly: For the record....at this moment I 'm told the Dolphins are competitive in the Evan Mathis bidding, but not the frontrunner.

@Rand_Getlin: Sounds like Evan Mathis may find a new home relatively soon. A source close to the situation says a "deal could happen anytime now."

patsinthesnow said:

@OmarKelly: For the record....at this moment I 'm told the Dolphins are competitive in the Evan Mathis bidding, but not the frontrunner.

@Rand_Getlin: Sounds like Evan Mathis may find a new home relatively soon. A source close to the situation says a "deal could happen anytime now."

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Could be us? I wouldn't get my hopes up, but who knows.

Joey007 said:

Could be us? I wouldn't get my hopes up, but who knows.

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@jeffphowe: Source: Patriots express interest in trading for Eagles guard Evan Mathis http://t.co/3CfN5gZgv5

That was reported back in March. Ever since I have been following this story since it would remind me of signing Brian Waters before the season.