theScore - Report: Bears trade Jon Bostic to Patriots

Bobsyouruncle · Sep 28, 2015

Chiuba E. Obele said:

I guess he like them since he rates all their players on a scale of 1 to Bostic.

FreeTedWilliams · Sep 28, 2015

Here is the scary part....What if Hightower is hurt? He was missing for a while on Sunday. Otherwise, it really doesn't make much sense.

Bobsyouruncle · Sep 28, 2015

"Briggs is another guy, he's like Bostic but not as Bostic like. Cutler is not very Bosticky, if he was any less like Bostic he'd be in the HOF. I'd give Urlacher 9 out of 10 Bostic's."

fair catch fryar · Sep 28, 2015

PatriotReign said:
Bears fans seem ecstatic about getting rid of him.

With the prospects facing them this season, as longs as it doesn't involve losing Bears fans will get excited when the wind blows.

rochrist · Sep 28, 2015

FreeTedWilliams said:
Here is the scary part....What if Hightower is hurt? He was missing for a while on Sunday. Otherwise, it really doesn't make much sense.

Of course it makes sense. Quality depth signed for more than one season, playing for peanuts and essentially free. How does that not make sense?

nabwong · Sep 28, 2015

Elijah said:
What makes you think that? His college scouting reports say he's a run-stopping ILB.

Except he's been awful at stopping the run in the PROs.

nabwong · Sep 28, 2015

robertweathers said:
Nowhere. Nabwong is hitting the Nyquil again.

You caught me. I took 3 instead of 2.

signbabybrady · Sep 28, 2015

FreeTedWilliams said:
Here is the scary part....What if Hightower is hurt? He was missing for a while on Sunday. Otherwise, it really doesn't make much sense.

You mind your tongue you!

Deflatemyballs · Sep 28, 2015

FreeTedWilliams said:
Here is the scary part....What if Hightower is hurt? He was missing for a while on Sunday. Otherwise, it really doesn't make much sense.

So trading a late round pick for a depth linebacker signals that our best linebacker must be hurt?

Bourne Again Christian · Sep 28, 2015

Clearly the ink is drying on the Haden deal.
The Patriots trade Bradley Fletcher and Jerod Mayo for Joe Haden. Glibert and the rights to Josh Gordon.
The NFL Implodes.

jah · Sep 28, 2015

nabwong said:
Except he's been awful at stopping the run in the PROs.

Has he been any better at anything else or just scaled down so that his strongest suit is awful?

condon84 · Sep 28, 2015

Good stuff cheap...

Fencer · Sep 28, 2015

Bostic's struggles had less to do with his athletic ability and more to do with his inability to make the correct reads, fill his correct gaps and cover targets down the field.

To be clear, Bostic's speed would've meshed well with Fangio's system. His inability to shed blocks, would not have fit at all.

Bostic didn't play in any of the first three games of this season, as he dealt with an ankle injury.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...rmer-second-round-pick-jon-bostic-to-patriots

patsinthesnow · Sep 28, 2015

@nfldraftscout: Jon Bostic about to be this year's Akeem Ayers? Talented, athletic LB lost in current scheme that Patriots turn into a stud.

TheBostonStraggler · Sep 28, 2015

Chiuba E. Obele said:
It's one of the thinnest positions we have right now on the depth chart. If Brown or Butler goes down, then we'd essentially be without a replacement.

I hope McCourty doesn't ever have to play cornerback, but apparently that's the plan

Chiuba, your concerns are all well founded.
IMHO the best cover strategy moving forward is Have Faith, have Hope, but if neither of those work out match.com is free to try.

VrabelJr · Sep 28, 2015

If you try and build your team based on "Incase X gets injured" we would have 53 QBs on our team.

mgteich · Sep 28, 2015

Bostic and Freeny are good to have for 2016 when we are likely to lose Mayo. Bostic could be put on IR, or he could simply be an upgrade over Dakota Watson.

Deflatemyballs · Sep 28, 2015

VrabelJr said:
If you try and build your team based on "Incase X gets injured" we would have 53 QBs on our team.

Yeah there's this expectation that every position is going to have starter quality back ups which just is not realistic.

FourierSeries · Sep 28, 2015

This guy will win DPOY here.

TommyD4207 · Sep 28, 2015

Big-T said:
What is it with this places hard on for getting rid of Mayo?

They, being Mayo.

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