Jonas Gray Released [9/14 Update - This Time By Dolphins]

I don't hate this move. Aside from the Colts game, he hasn't looked good. As fans, we hang on to single performances way too much.

I'm excited in the prospects of James White and Dion Lewis.

Gray's a "never was", so I don't see the problem here.

VrabelJr said:

I don't hate this move. Aside from the Colts game, he hasn't looked good. As fans, we hang on to single performances way too much.

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And another fan who forgot the Chicago and Miami games.

He was given the opportunity to carry the ball more than 6 times only 4 games. In 3 of those 4 games, he averaged over 5 ypc.

But "Brady destroyed his cellphone!!!!!!"

VrabelJr said:

I don't hate this move. Aside from the Colts game, he hasn't looked good. As fans, we hang on to single performances way too much.

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I wish I could "agree" this 10,000 times.

Nonentity said:

You've got to maximise value on the 53. Chris Harper, Rufus Johnson, David Andrews, Darius Fleming - all of them are probably worth more to the team than Gray. Can't keep them all.

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You always skimp at some position or other.

Nonentity said:

You've got to maximise value on the 53. Chris Harper, Rufus Johnson, David Andrews, Darius Fleming - all of them are probably worth more to the team than Gray. Can't keep them all.

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That's why they cut Fleming as well.. We don't know why Gray was cut..

BTW, Branch cap number is 2.15 mill and if cut counts saves 1.45 mill at a deeper position.
Gray cap number is 510K and if cut saves 510K at a thinner position.

http://overthecap.com/salary-cap/new-england-patriots/

I wonder how relevant the shaky OL is, in terms of both:

• Play selection.
• Requirements for pass blocking from RBs.

And yes, the interior OL is definitely shaky to start the season. There's NOBODY on it who both has played reliably for the Pats in the past and also got much work in in August.

I always thought Jonas Gray was vastly overrated by fans. Sure he had a great game vs the Colts, but he really hasn't done much before or since. And I think I could rush for 150 yards against the Colts. Blount carved them up the last two times he faced them too.

DaBruinz said:

We don't know why Gray was cut..

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It's surely a combination of many reasons, rather than just one.

Rob0729 said:

I always thought Jonas Gray was vastly overrated by fans. Sure he had a great game vs the Colts, but he really hasn't done much before or since. And I think I could rush for 150 yards against the Colts. Blount carved them up the last two times he faced them too.

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Hey, if it's a blowout or preseason, Jonas Gray is your guy.

Jonas and Mike Cloud are hanging out tonight for sure.

Does anyone believe Gray thought he would be cut? I wonder what he's feeling like right now.

PatsBoy12 said:

Does anyone believe Gray thought he would be cut? I wonder what he's feeling like right now.

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I would be willing to bet that Gray thought he made the team no problem, and was challenging for the starter's job.

PatsBoy12 said:

Does anyone believe Gray thought he would be cut? I wonder what he's feeling like right now.

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Probably not. But he should have thought it was a possibility.

Blount has gotten rave reviews this summer. Dion Lewis had a great preseason. White is a high draft pick. Bolden is a special teams staple. He was definitely a potential cut going into this preseason.

For all we know, it's a Patrick Pass type situation..

Rob0729 said:

I always thought Jonas Gray was vastly overrated by fans. Sure he had a great game vs the Colts, but he really hasn't done much before or since. And I think I could rush for 150 yards against the Colts. Blount carved them up the last two times he faced them too.

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C'mon Rob. You know better than some of the others claiming he had only one good game.

3 out of the 4 games BB let him carry the rock more than 6 times, the kid averaged over 5 yds per carry.

He averaged over 4.6 for the season.

Productive player
$510,000 salary
Thin position behind a "shaky" character player (big rb)

DaBruinz said:

For all we know, it's a Patrick Pass type situation..

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He got shot in the hamstring by a sniper?

In a vacuum I hate this move, but he had to be a turd behind the scenes. Has to be a coaching issue. I was hoping that mgteich's binky (Varga) would be up for grabs, but it looks like he made the Colt's 53. BB must be real high on Cadet.

TommyD4207 said:

He got shot in the hamstring by a sniper?

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Guess you've never read Patriots Reign..
BB cut Patrick Pass in an attempt to light a fire under him and then brought him back because the QBs liked him and he showed flashes..