Patriots Release Dominique Easley

zipster9 · Apr 13, 2016

letekro said:
He was released because of brain issues. Was last year's injury even a knee?

Hip injury that placed him on IR.

From last years' IR:

This marks the second straight season he's been placed on IR in early December. Easley, who tore both ACLs while in college at Florida, had been placed on IR last year because of a knee injury. He also missed two games this season -- one with a hip injury on Sept. 20 and the other with an ankle injury on Dec. 6.

letekro · Apr 13, 2016

TriplecHamp said:
This thread is very relevant now:

Opinion: Pats not drafting Dominique Easley

I thought the Easley pick was at odds with BB's: you have to love football criteria but showed him maybe opening up to different character prospects because of where we select every year.

I think it's great to take the occasional risk on a low first rounder who has enormous upside. Obviously, you can't do that every year, and I don't expect Bill to repeat that approach any time soon.

Ross12 · Apr 13, 2016

Really good article by Volin (I know, shocker)... He states that sources say Easley was disrespectful and would regularly make rehab appointments and never show up. He also set all of his own rehab deals and didn't follow the Patriots' training staff recommendations. When the Pats were raising the Lombardi in Arizona in 2015, Easley was apparently in Las Vegas partying.

Volin also states that Easley showed up to camp unable to continue rehabbing his torn ACL from his senior year of college because of multiple injuries suffered by (here's the connection) dog bites. He had a huge dog that attacked him, apparently, and others, and had to be euthanized. This pissed off the Pats quite a bit because he didn't tell them about these injuries before camp so it put him behind schedule in his rehab that year.

So you can imagine that it pisses Bill off further when Easley is facing a lawsuit for another dog attacking another person, and apparently he is at risk of multiple other lawsuits from others for the same reason.

In some (sort of) positive news, the article does contain this quote which might help alleviate the cap damage:

“I’m more curious about how many teams claim him than if he gets claimed,” former Eagles and Browns executive Joe Banner said on Wednesday. “This is a gift to someone.”

50-yard-line · Apr 13, 2016

So put him through the damned wringer in PS and make him prove and if he can't take the pounding, IR him (and save some damned cap). Wow, really?

There has to be something more. Teams don't just eat extra cap costs over nothing.

Mack Herron · Apr 13, 2016

“I’m more curious about how many teams claim him than if he gets claimed,” former Eagles and Browns executive Joe Banner said on Wednesday. “This is a gift to someone.”

Patriots release Dominique Easley - The Boston Globe

Certainly looks like there is interest so hard to understand why thye could not get something for him. Did they try?

Hammer of Thor · Apr 13, 2016

TriplecHamp said:
This thread is very relevant now:

Opinion: Pats not drafting Dominique Easley

I thought the Easley pick was at odds with BB's: you have to love football criteria but showed him maybe opening up to different character prospects because of where we select every year.

Yup, this goes back to what I wrote earlier - the entire scouting process and selection team blew this one. They spent a 1st rounder on a player who wasn't all-in in what Belichick values (football junkie and team player first and foremost). They also made this same error with Brandon Meriweather. Credit to @everlong and MrNathanDrake for calling it back then; but I'm more upset with the Pats scouting processes for being "error repeaters". Tough to call out individual players for things like that (Tavon Wilson as free safety the bug example) when you're not being accountable for being an error repeater yourself.

DaBronxPats14 · Apr 13, 2016

Another Bites'da Dust! In Bill We Trust Right?

RobertWeathers · Apr 13, 2016

Ross12 said:
Really good article by Volin (I know, shocker)... He states that sources say Easley was disrespectful and would regularly make rehab appointments and never show up. He also set all of his own rehab deals and didn't follow the Patriots' training staff recommendations. When the Pats were raising the Lombardi in Arizona in 2015, Easley was apparently in Las Vegas partying.

Volin also states that Easley showed up to camp unable to continue rehabbing his torn ACL from his senior year of college because of multiple injuries suffered by (here's the connection) dog bites. He had a huge dog that attacked him, apparently, and others, and had to be euthanized. This pissed off the Pats quite a bit because he didn't tell them about these injuries before camp so it put him behind schedule in his rehab that year.

So you can imagine that it pisses Bill off further when Easley is facing a lawsuit for another dog attacking another person, and apparently he is at risk of multiple other lawsuits from others for the same reason.

In some (sort of) positive news, the article does contain this quote which might help alleviate the cap damage:

Hes an idiot. Good riddance.

Deus Irae · Apr 13, 2016

Gotta wonder if the Bengals will put in a claim. These dog bite cases are civil matters rather than criminal charges, and that may not be enough to reach their minimum requirements.

TBR · Apr 13, 2016

Mack Herron said:
Patriots release Dominique Easley - The Boston Globe

Certainly looks like there is interest so hard to understand why thye could not get something for him. Did they try?

Another team has to step in and claim him

ausbacker · Apr 13, 2016

zipster9 said:
Taking a risk on a player with knee issues but with good potential is acceptable.
But, NOT in the 1st round. 1st round you take someone whose risk is minimal.

The problem with risk around here is for some reason, people only want it to work out in the Pats favor. That's the thing about risk, it's risk! When it works out the Pats are amazing, when it blows up the Pats shouldn't have done it. You can't have it both ways.

The Pats took a risk and assessed Easley's talent as being worth the risk. Sadly, they appear to have screwed the pooch regarding his make up. That's where the problem lies because his talent isn't in question, his professionalism and attitude is.

I wonder how close they got to trading Easley or if they simply had enough and gave him the old just get the hell out of here.

JDot · Apr 13, 2016

Mack Herron said:
Patriots release Dominique Easley - The Boston Globe

Certainly looks like there is interest so hard to understand why thye could not get something for him. Did they try?

That's a fake rapsheet.

BelichickFan · Apr 13, 2016

DaBronxPats14 said:
Another Bites'da Dust! In Bill We Trust Right?

4 Super Bowls says yes. Not that he doesn't make mistakes.

Mack Herron · Apr 13, 2016

JDot said:
That's a fake rapsheet.

Second time I fell for that, thanks.

RobertWeathers · Apr 13, 2016

Hammer of Thor said:
Yup, this goes back to what I wrote earlier - the entire scouting process and selection team blew this one. They spent a 1st rounder on a player who wasn't all-in in what Belichick values (football junkie and team player first and foremost). They also made this same error with Brandon Meriweather. Credit to @everlong for calling it back then; but I'm more upset with the Pats scouting processes for being "error repeaters". Tough to call out individual players for things like that (Tavon Wilson as free safety the bug example) when you're not being accountable for being an error repeater yourself.

This is valid criticism here.

On the other hand maybe the team was like, 'we know hes a loose cannon, but he can sure as hell get after the passer'.

RobertWeathers · Apr 13, 2016

TBR said:
Another team has to step in and claim him

So does that mean teams 1-29 or whatever passed on him?

Damn. Hes already on the Island of Misfit Toys.

old 55 · Apr 13, 2016

If Denver or another team gets him off waivers, they need to assume his contract. Does that eliminate our cap hit or is there a carryover amount?

Hammer of Thor · Apr 13, 2016

Actually, that quote by Joe Banner reassures me that the Patriots are doing the right thing. All we need now is Bobby Grier to say that the Pats made a mistake, and this will be a slam dunk win for us.....

DaBronxPats14 · Apr 13, 2016

BelichickFan said:
4 Super Bowls says yes. Not that he doesn't make mistakes.

Yup! I think there is still more to this expect more to come out.

Bourne Again Christian · Apr 13, 2016

kelvin Benjamin pry just had to give up a pick that would of been one of the released Jon Halaptio or however you say his name.

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