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Not sure what you meant by this. I may be wrong but I think Harper has shown good hands and has a couple of nice catches in traffic. Still too early to tell but I am definitely looking forward to seeing what he can do.
Good post Grid.
Count me in with the newbies Grid, especially with my bink HAApaah! but I disagree about losing Vereen as a huge mistake. In fact I don't think it was a mistake at all. Remember who replaced him the 1st half of the season. That was an upgrade, especially running up the middle. Even I could hand tackle Vereen. Plus, his cap hit with the cap being tighter than a Scotsman's...but I digress.
Vereen will always be a big time Patriot hero to me with his post season & SB play.
I consider it criminal to fail to account for Top Shelf Depth at SpeedBack, a vital Position rife with Injuries.
And it is precisely the failure to account for that which has caused the huge Vacuum we're now faced with. Everyone agrees that our Offense is far less dangerous without a player of Lewis's dynamic Impact, a Vacuum that could very possibly cost us a close Game in January and thus, ultimately, the Championship.
Surely you remember how dramatically our Offense slowed down when Vereen missed an huge chunk of 2013, because we'd foolishly let Uncanny Danny WoodHead go, beforehand?
And as I'm sure you remember: Nobody saw Lewis coming.
When Vereen left, he left a Vacuum.
A Vacuum...that has returned.
And yet you don't consider allowing such dynamic Talent at such a crucial Position go a Mistake??
We'll have to agree to disagree on that one, my friend.
* I will append this, though: At $4.25 a Year, even I would've had to've thought about it. But I'm of the opinion that we could've got'm for far far less if we'd wrapped'm up a Year before, as I'd counseled.
A Vacuum...that has returned.
I consider it criminal to fail to account for Top Shelf Depth at SpeedBack, a vital Position rife with Injuries.
And it is precisely the failure to account for that which has caused the huge Vacuum we're now faced with. Everyone agrees that our Offense is far less dangerous without a player of Lewis's dynamic Impact, a Vacuum that could very possibly cost us a close Game in January and thus, ultimately, the Championship.
Surely you remember how dramatically our Offense slowed down when Vereen missed an huge chunk of 2013, because we'd foolishly let Uncanny Danny WoodHead go, beforehand?
And as I'm sure you remember: Nobody saw Lewis coming.
When Vereen left, he left a Vacuum.
A Vacuum...that has returned.
And yet you don't consider allowing such dynamic Talent at such a crucial Position go a Mistake??
We'll have to agree to disagree on that one, my friend.
* I will append this, though: At $4.25 a Year, even I would've had to've thought about it. But I'm of the opinion that we could've got'm for far far less if we'd wrapped'm up a Year before, as I'd counseled.
So the Pats should have signed two Lewises? Actually while they're at it, it'd be great if they signed another Gronk too.
Except that White gave just as much this past week as Vereen averaged after the bye last year. And, even after Lewis' extension, they have both of them signed for about of what Shane costs per year.
Letting Vereen walk was the right decision at the time, and still is despite the injuries.
White is no Dion Lewis. Everyone here knows that. But can White be a good option in the pass catching game? Jury is still out but he has shown things. Personally I think they need to use him a lot more. If he is not on the field for 30 snaps and doesn't get at least 6-7 Targets this week i will really question the game plan. Particularly with Amendola out he needs to be your 3rd option.
Harper and Martin... IDK One of them obviously needs to step up and I could see it being either one. I think Harper makes more sense for this game as against these CBs you really need to run good routes. I think we will really need both.
Gronk is gonna see 2 guys all game and Talib by himself can probably take away Lafell. That means the 2 top options will not be options most of the game. They are going to force us to beat them with White. Harper and Martin. How we fix that is giving Brady tons of to time., running well and good D.
Keshawn Martin has not done much since getting traded to the Patriots. Still unsure why Patriots did the trade.
Yeah, White has to be a large part of tomorrow's game plan. And I wonder if Jackie Slater will be out there for a few plays (he always seems to make a either a big or a long play in the few chances he's gotten over his long career)
Not so sure Jackie will hold up well at 61 but guess it's worth a shot.
I consider it criminal to fail to account for Top Shelf Depth at SpeedBack, a vital Position rife with Injuries.
And it is precisely the failure to account for that which has caused the huge Vacuum we're now faced with. Everyone agrees that our Offense is far less dangerous without a player of Lewis's dynamic Impact, a Vacuum that could very possibly cost us a close Game in January and thus, ultimately, the Championship.
Surely you remember how dramatically our Offense slowed down when Vereen missed an huge chunk of 2013, because we'd foolishly let Uncanny Danny WoodHead go, beforehand?
And as I'm sure you remember: Nobody saw Lewis coming.
When Vereen left, he left a Vacuum.
A Vacuum...that has returned.
And yet you don't consider allowing such dynamic Talent at such a crucial Position go a Mistake??
We'll have to agree to disagree on that one, my friend.
* I will append this, though: At $4.25 a Year, even I would've had to've thought about it. But I'm of the opinion that we could've got'm for far far less if we'd wrapped'm up a Year before, as I'd counseled.
The idea that the drop off from Shane to White is as big a problem as the absence of Edelman or even Amendola is pure hogwash.
Letting him go was an huge Mistake which we are now feeling the predictable Effects of.
And if we'd extended'm a Year earlier as I'd suggested, he would've cost far, far less.
Keshawn Martin has not done much since getting traded to the Patriots. Still unsure why Patriots did the trade.