Chris Harper released

I'm sorry, I NEVER understood the fascination with that guy.

The_Riddler said:

I blame the coaches for putting the poor kid in that situation to begin with.

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He had 3 choices: catch the ball, fair-catch the ball, let-the-ball-go.

He did neither of the 3 choices.

EatSleepWinRepeat said:

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That is odd.

If you are going to talk to a dog, try to have an intellectual discussion.

"Do you need to go out?"

"Are you hungry?"

Well that escalated quickly.

He blatantly took his eyes off the ball to glance at the guy who was going to hit him. That's just lack of mental toughness. How could he be trusted again?

BB said on D&H that the ball was catch-able and he had been doing a good job for the team.

Oh well.

The_Riddler said:

I blame the coaches for putting the poor kid in that situation to begin with.

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He was promoted to the active squad. His performance demonstrated it was not merited.

So I'm guessing Dola should be active this week then. I'd have to think anyways. The cut does not surprise me and is deserved, we still need bodies at WR though.

raduray said:

He blatantly took his eyes off the ball to glance at the guy who was going to hit him. That's just lack of mental toughness. How could he be trusted again?

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You're kidding, right?

I think Harper will be back, he has talent. Pretty harsh but not shocking. Fauria in, Harper back to PS is my guess.

I was on the Harper bandwagon...tough break for the kid.....

"Hey Harper, Belichick is looking for you"

raduray said:

He blatantly took his eyes off the ball to glance at the guy who was going to hit him. That's just lack of mental toughness. How could he be trusted again?

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Lack of mental toughness? How so? Concentration for sure but mental toughness?

Troy Brown had 4 fumbles during his time as a KR and PR in 1993 and 1994.

Mistakes happen.

Deus Irae said:

You're kidding, right?

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No. He was given an opportunity. He flinched. It's not like he had a track record of success to offset this one error.

sambam94 said:

My hunch is that he was told to fair catch if anyone was close...he didn't and was cut. I can't imagine the coaches not instructing him to do so.

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Not according to Belichick on WEEI.

If I am Scott Chandler I am staying after practice to work on my hands.

Targeted 11 times and caught 5.

He was history's greatest monster.

robertweathers said:

Lack of mental toughness? How so? Concentration maybe.....

Troy Brown had 4 fumbles during his time as a KR and PR in 1993 and 1994.

Mistakes happen.

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Mental toughness is keeping your eye on the ball when you know you're going to be hit.

What else did Troy do for us? What else did Harper do for us? If you had a month's salary on the line, would you want Harper fielding a punt?

raduray said:

No. He was given an opportunity. He flinched. It's not like he had a track record of success to offset this one error.

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You're either kidding, doing a lame ass troll job, or ignorant of what's involved in returning punts.

Triumph said:

If I am Scott Chandler I am staying after practice to work on my hands.

Targeted 11 times and caught 5.

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IMO he had two that should have been caught. The other 4 were not good throws.