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mgteich · Sep 12, 2015

It seems that Belichick has been a bit less active than in many years.

We will have at least one cut when Blount is activated.

After the weekend, Belichick will look at the vets out there. After Game One, he won't have to guarantee their full year's salary. As always, the bottom of the roster gives Belichick a lot of flexibility. And now, he has a bit of salary cap breathing room.

THE VULNERABLE
Cadet or White
Thornton
Rufus Johnson
Martin
Coleman
Wilson
Harper

BradyBranch39 · Sep 12, 2015

My guess is that Miami promoted Jonas Gray to their active roster bc BB was about to poach him off their PS.

mgteich · Sep 12, 2015

BradyBranch39 said:
My guess is that Miami promoted Jonas Gray to their active roster bc BB was about to poach him off their PS.

IMHO, if Belichick wanted Gray, he would have kept him instead one of the 8 players listed above.

Oswlek · Sep 12, 2015

mgteich said:
THE VULNERABLE
Cadet or White
Thornton
Rufus Johnson
Martin
Coleman
Wilson
Harper

Coleman can't be cut since he was signed off Seattle's PS. Cadet isn't likely to be vulnerable or else the team wouldn't have kept him around despite missing the entire preseason. Rufus and Harper appear to have a solid handle on a roster spot, so I would't put them on this list either. I'm looking at Thornton or Martin as being the most likely, or maybe one of the safeties.

realtime · Sep 12, 2015

My guess is that Thornton will be packing his bags, following in the immortal footsteps of Bruce Gaston and Kelcy Quarles.

RayClay · Sep 12, 2015

The question is, who would we pick up?

venecol · Sep 12, 2015

Oswlek said:
Coleman can't be cut since he was signed off Seattle's PS. Cadet isn't likely to be vulnerable or else the team wouldn't have kept him around despite missing the entire preseason. Rufus and Harper appear to have a solid handle on a roster spot, so I would't put them on this list either. I'm looking at Thornton or Martin as being the most likely, or maybe one of the safeties.

I agree one of the safeties.

RobertWeathers · Sep 12, 2015

Oswlek said:
Coleman can't be cut since he was signed off Seattle's PS. Cadet isn't likely to be vulnerable or else the team wouldn't have kept him around despite missing the entire preseason. Rufus and Harper appear to have a solid handle on a roster spot, so I would't put them on this list either. I'm looking at Thornton or Martin as being the most likely, or maybe one of the safeties.

They should have enough bodies to get through the time EasyE is out but Thornton intrigues me.

rochrist · Sep 12, 2015

mgteich said:
It seems that Belichick has been a bit less active than in many years.

We will have at least one cut when Blount is activated.

After the weekend, Belichick will look at the vets out there. After Game One, he won't have to guarantee their full year's salary. As always, the bottom of the roster gives Belichick a lot of flexibility. And now, he has a bit of salary cap breathing room.

THE VULNERABLE
Cadet or White
Thornton
Rufus Johnson
Martin
Coleman
Wilson
Harper

I want Harper, Wilson, Johnson and Cadet on the team. The others, meh.

PP2 · Sep 12, 2015

My money is on Wilson who was inactive the first game. Blount will be activated today so we'll know by 4pm.

FreeTedWilliams · Sep 12, 2015

trade Wilson to the Texans for Watt

rochrist · Sep 12, 2015

PP2 said:
My money is on Wilson who was inactive the first game. Blount will be activated today so we'll know by 4pm.

He was inactive because he was hurt.

Sfpat · Sep 12, 2015

Oswlek said:
Coleman can't be cut since he was signed off Seattle's PS. Cadet isn't likely to be vulnerable or else the team wouldn't have kept him around despite missing the entire preseason. Rufus and Harper appear to have a solid handle on a roster spot, so I would't put them on this list either. I'm looking at Thornton or Martin as being the most likely, or maybe one of the safeties.

Actually, he can be cut. The Pats would just have to pay him his 3 weeks

RobertWeathers · Sep 12, 2015

FreeTedWilliams said:
trade Wilson to the Texans for Watt

Texans might ask for a 7th as well.

PP2 · Sep 12, 2015

rochrist said:
He was inactive because he was hurt.

He was listed at 50/50, not a full out. But who knows.. a quad injury isn't funny.

Todd Bradley · Sep 12, 2015

We have lots of depth at TE and DT. Can see one of either Michael Williams or Khryi Thornton cut in favor of Blount's return. Those two seem a bit redundant being on the roster at the moment.

JMC00 · Sep 12, 2015

@FieldYates
Source: the Patriots have activated RB LeGarrette Blount to the 53-man roster & waived LB Eric Martin. Blount returns in Week 2.

JMC00 · Sep 12, 2015

Todd Bradley said:
Can see one of either Michael Williams

I take it you didn't see when 3 of the 4 TDs came from the 4-Man TE Formation?

manxman2601 · Sep 12, 2015

JMC00 said:
I take it you didn't see when 3 of the 4 TDs came from the 4-Man TE Formation?

The 3 or 4 man TE formation becomes even more interesting with Blount in the backfield. Keep every one in and power run with Blount or flex Gronk, Chandler and Hooman out wide and pass to one of the TEs or still run with Blount. Nice options for short tardage plays.

Oswlek · Sep 13, 2015

Sfpat said:
Actually, he can be cut. The Pats would just have to pay him his 3 weeks

Thanks for the info. For a team as cap strapped as NE, though, I think those are fundamentally the same.

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