Is Galloway really a lock?
 

To believe Galloway is a lock, you probably need to think either:

1) He's outperformed Lewis.

2) A. The Pats really don't want to go less than 3 deep at "speed receiver", B. with none of Welker, Edelman, Aiken, Ventrone, Nunn -- or for that matter Watson -- qualifying for that role.

1) doesn't really seem to be the case. 2A), however, makes more sense.

So is 2B) a fair assessment? And how strongly is BB likely to feel about 2A)?

Re: Is Galloway really a lock?
 

It would and wouldn't surprise me if Galloway got cut. It would surprise me because the Pats don't have a proven WR to replace him. It wouldn't surprise me because he played pretty poorly this preseason.

Re: Is Galloway really a lock?
 

Tom Brady is a lock. Outside of that, everything is fluid, to one degree or another. That sounds trite but, with BB as the man in charge, it's true. Anyone who doubts that should just give Lawyer Milloy a call.

Re: Is Galloway really a lock?
 

One indication that perhaps both Galloway and Lewis have made the team? If Belichick was going to cut one, he probably would've done it in the first wave of cuts yesterday. He's pretty loyal to vets in terms of giving them as much time as possible to catch on somewhere else. If he intends to cut them, it's doubtful he would wait until today. JMO.

Galloway hasn't shown much, true, but he hasn't been awful. He hasn't been 20 steps behind the ball; there are no clear indications that his tank is empty. If Belichick believed that to be the case, he would've cut him loose long ago. So my hypothesis is that he's happy with Galloway's talent level for his age, and thinks Galloway can help stretch the side of the field opposite Moss and/or give Moss a breather. Same for Lewis, who throws nice blocks and can give Welker a spell.

The wildcard in this is the health status of Welker and Edelstein. If Belichick wants to keep both of them, but neither of them are at 100%, he might keep seven WR (Moss, Welker, Galloway, Lewis, Edelstein, Aiken, Nunn) for a week or two until both Welker and Edelstein are healthy. At that point, he will also have seen Galloway and Lewis in real action for a game or two, and can then decide to cut one of the four (Galloway, Lewis, Aiken, Nunn) or keep going with seven.

Of course, this is all with the supposition that Slater is IR-bound, and that Welker and Edelstein are NOT. I don't think their injuries are that serious.

Re: Is Galloway really a lock?
 

Who's Edelstein?

Re: Is Galloway really a lock?
 

Must be Edelman's long lost Jewish uncle. :D

Re: Is Galloway really a lock?
 

I loved getting Galloway when we did but with the preseasons of Aiken, Edelman and Nunn along with Moss, Welker, Lewis, I could see us going younger and, yet, still upgrading over Gaffney from last year.

Re: Is Galloway really a lock?
 

He's that guy that Dr Bellichick raised from the dead in the tower lighthouse of Gilette in hopes of creating the ultimate football player.

Re: Is Galloway really a lock?
 

Julius Edelstein. He plays for Israel State. :shrug:

I think it was a subliminal cougar/MILF thing, 'cause I was reading about "House" not too long ago...

http://mystupidrules.info/images/Gir...elstein_04.jpg

Re: Is Galloway really a lock?
 

Galloway should be a slam dunk BUT.......I do have concerns that he can't run the routes needed for the Pats system. He can fly, but can he run the routes?