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Re: Reiss Blog: Patriots to meet with WR Wes Welker Giving a division rival a 2nd round pick helps a division rival. Eugene Wilson? I disagree about it hurting Miami. This draft is pretty deep at WR, that 2nd round pick will likely land someone who could replace Welker fine (albeit not...

That certainly isn't a move *I* want, as a Pats fan. Sure, for a lot less money, and if it didn't mean giving up a 2nd round pick, I'd be happy with signing Welker. But, considering the money supposedly offered, and that we'd have to give up a 2nd round pick, I think it's a very bad move. We...

Not only would the money be absurd, I also think it's silly to give a 2nd round pick to Miami for Welker, considering the WR position is pretty deep this year in the draft. There are likely going to be several WRs at around our 2nd round pick who should be just as good as Welker, for much less...

I'm suspecting that many teams are more willing to let high priced LBs go this year, because the draft this year looks to be chock full of many potentially very good LBs. To me, that makes no sense. The first contract of a player is MUCH cheaper than the first free agent contract they sign - a...

IMO a big problem we had last night, that bugged me all year, was too often we would leave an LB to try to cover a WR when the offense went to a 3WR set, instead of bringing in a nickelback. The LBs did struggle with TEs last night as well, but IMO that falls into the same category - Dallas...

Why is that going to make things worse?

Yikes. At least you realize you have a problem (which is better than many rabid fans).

Personnel-wise Miami is better against the run than Indy - but strategy-wise the D Miami runs (at least the D they run against NE) makes them vulnerable to the run and screens. When the DLmen are focusing on getting to the QB, the best approach is to run and throw screens. DLmen trying to get...

Hampering the run? Huh? The Pats averaged 4.9 ypc - how is that hampered? Against a defense like Miami's, that focuses so much on pressuring the QB while the CBs double cover the WRs man-to-man, with the safeties playing deep, they are very vulernable to the run and screen passes to the RBs...

Exactly. The way to attack that defense is to RUN THE BALL. Indy has somewhat of the same problem - their D-Line is entirely focused on rushing the QB. Miami uses its D-Line to pressure the passer, while the defensive backs focus almost entirely on the receivers. That should make them very...

You really need to take some anger management classes or something. I brought up the point about Seymour holding out because people said these things in this thread, as excuses for now ridiculing Branch: "we didn't change our opinion of him when he went to another team. we changed our...

A player does not negotiate with the team, their agent does. How does someone "break off all lines of communication"? If BB/Pioli don't pick up the phone to call the agent, how is that the player's fault? I'm waiting to see which one of you guys is the first to say you hope Deion's kid dies...

I mentioned that to illustrate that I'm not some troll who just came here to start this issue, I've been around quite a while. That has nothing to do with the fact that he didn't show up despite being under contract. That is the point that you and others are claiming justifies ridiculing...

Dude, Seymour DID THE SAME THING. SO, why don't you consider him despicable? One reason - he's still a Pat. Face it, you guys have no ability to objectively judge ANY player in the NFL, based on the simple fact that you praise someone when they're a Patriot, and crucify them when they're...

Uh, Seymour did the same thing - only difference is the Pats eventually caved. So, how is his behavior any different than Branch's? If it's the holdout that you claim justify ridiculing Branch, why don't you guys do the same to Seymour? After all, he held out just the same, while under contract...

CLearly you too must be a troll, like me. How DARE you not join in on ridiculing Branch as soon as he puts on a new uniform!? Get out of here man! Yup, and it's not clear at all to me why the Pats never offered a longer term deal. Actually, from the articles, it's not clear if they and...

Ah, I'm a troll now. You people are really pathetic. Seymour did the same thing - why aren't people calling Seymour a "weasel", "slimy loser", "typical classless jock", and so on? The ONLY difference is that Seymour was successful in his holdout, getting the Pats to fold and give him a new...

Try to follow along with your own posts, will ya? Your opinion of him as a PERSON may have changed due to the holdout, but you and everyone else here was continuing to say how good of a player he is, and how valuable to the team he is - up until the trade, where now all of a sudden he's a washed...

IMO, what's sickening is how quickly posters here go from singing the praises of a person while he's a Patriot, but as soon as he's on another team, he's suddenly a talentless, selfish hack. That is sickening. As much as people complain about Peyton Manning, if he became a Patriot, you guys...

The odds-makers must just be assuming that the Steelers won't benefit from corrupt or inept refs again this year. ;)