A bunch of points ba.sed on what I've read so far
1. STOP with the Wallace talk, its getting almost as annoying as the Tebow crap. It never going to happen. Deal with it.
2. Branch's signing creates as much impact as the Trevor Scott signing...maybe less. Now that I think on it, probably more like the Marquis the Jet. It is more likely that we will see a Troy Brown-like retirement press conference 2 weeks into camp, than we are likely to see Deion Branch line up for the Pats on opening day.
3. I read where someone mentioned Deion as some one who could line up in the slot. NO WAY, he physically wouldn't last 2 weeks in the slot. Haven't you been watching him. He's our Tory Holt. Runs a great pattern, explodes out of his break (back in the day) creates separation, catches the ball.....and falls down at a touch. No Martha, NOT a slot receiver.
4. I posted a week ago (actually it was 2 days ago, but with all the stuff that's been going on, it just seems like a week
) That when Deion signs the Pats will have 6 veteran receivers (Edelman, Ocho, Branch, Underwood, Stallworth, and Gonsales) all fighting for just 3 roster spots. That will be an epic Battle, where a lot of guys will lose.
5. Personally I thing it could even be a tougher haul for many of them, because I think Edelman is a lot closer to being a lock than Branch. Never underestimate position flexibility and the ability to play special teams in the eyes of BB.
6. Add a WR draft pick in the first 3 rounds (a distinct possibility, and the odds for those 6 guys diminish even further.
7. All this competition, and all the discussion it is going to engender over the next several months, and the irony is that the ultimate winner gets to be the #5 receiving option. Shakespeare might say that it would be the "much ado about nothing" prize.