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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.WTF is happenning? The free agency period is supposed to be EXACTLY like how I run things on Madden when I turn the cap option off.
Who says that the Jets cant go out there and add another running back through FA, like you said FA just started.
What makes you say that the Pats have already made an offer to Bodden? Their primary talks this off season have been with Wilfork, I dont really think they have reached out to Bodden.
Rotoworld reported that the Texans, Seahawks and Steelers have already reached out to Bodden. If you have to pay Bodden $1 or 2 million more than what he should get, they should do it. He would be the Pats #1 corner next year and it isnt like there are plenty of CBs out there. They need to lock him up quickly before he goes somewhere else and wouldnt you think that if Bodden hasnt received any offers to date from the Pats he would take this as almost a slap in the face like they dont want him?
I'm told Bodden got strong, immediate interest right at midnight, and that the Patriots were negotiating with him to and through the deadline. Something still could get done.
the jets are turning into the ravens.......
they will win some games on the backs of their defense, but when they fall behind, they will have no chance
Shut down? According to profootballfocus' stats, in 2009 he was:
37th in the league in completion % allowed (Darius Butler was 30th)
61st in coverage rating
28th in opposing QB's passer rating (Bodden was 13th, Butler 20th)
In 2008 he was:
91st in completion % allowed (Wilhite was 88th)
112th in coverage rating (Wilhite was 106th)
79th in opposing QB's passer rating (Wilhite was 63rd)
If Antonio Cromartie is a shut down corner, Bodden and Butler are All-Pro, fringe hall of famers. Hell, Jonathan Wilhite had a better year in 2008 than Cromartie, is HE a "shut down" guy?
The guy has had one great statistical season if you look solely at INTs. The last 2 years he has been decidedly mediocre or below average in EVERY metric, including INTs.
Bottom line is the Jets got even better on defense, and they were already one of the best in the league. If the Pats settle for the veterans taking a pay cut at the WR position they wont even be able to compete with a teams defense in their own division, that they face twice during the year.
So you damn the Pats for not being agressive and then say the Jets don't have to rush
You mean other than the numerous news reports that the Pats and Bodden have been negotiating a contract. I guess other than everyone in the media who have reported on Bodden stating the Pats have negotiated with him, I have nothing.
I do agree that there is no way possible the Pats could actually negotiate with multiple players over a several week period for new contracts. What do I think they are supermen?
Again, all reports state the Pats have been negotiating with Bodden.
From Albert Breer:
Where we stand 120 minutes in - Extra Points - Boston.com
Again, the Pats may have convinced him to give them the right to match any offer he gets. Why overpay the guy by a single penny if he is going to do that?
This would be true if the Pats didn't have four picks in the first 2 rounds. They will get some play makers to combat this.
No matter who the Jets have at the 2nd corner once Welker is back he will light them up because they have no one to cover him. Edelman did well against them last year and I expect him to be even better this year.
They DID make an OFFER on Peppers. And he hasn't signed with anyone yet. So they are in the running! Time for lunch! Hope Peppers doesn't sign to day and comes to visit Foxboro because I think he'll really like the facilities and think about it, he gets to play with Tom Brady on his team. Who is Chicagos QB? IF winning is important to him, and he really wants to be in a 3-4 defense, the Pats have something to offer that other teams in the running don't.
There's a TON of good players who are FA. We don't need to have 5 new players without stupid sarcastic thread titles like this or general worry warts like you. We can be active in FA without signing anyone for a week.
Right, and we will have those Draft choices ready to go in......three years. This is the NFL. You need talent in place to add Draft choices that can be added to the mix.This would be true if the Pats didn't have four picks in the first 2 rounds. They will get some play makers to combat this.
No matter who the Jets have at the 2nd corner once Welker is back he will light them up because they have no one to cover him. Edelman did well against them last year and I expect him to be even better this year.
There's a TON of good players who are FA. We don't need to have 5 new players without stupid sarcastic thread titles like this or general worry warts like you. We can be active in FA without signing anyone for a week.
Oh shut the **** up, you geek. I'm not a worry wart at all. I'm just making the point that, the longer we wait, the more come off the board. Within the next week or so, I would expect guys like Antonio Bryant and possibly Walter will be gone. As a team, we can't afford to wait too long. Maybe if you had actually read my post instead of browsing over it and trying to up your 25,000+ post count, you would have seen that I said I wasn't panicking.
Oh shut the **** up, you geek. I'm not a worry wart at all. I'm just making the point that, the longer we wait, the more come off the board. Within the next week or so, I would expect guys like Antonio Bryant and possibly Walter will be gone. As a team, we can't afford to wait too long. Maybe if you had actually read my post instead of browsing over it and trying to up your 25,000+ post count, you would have seen that I said I wasn't panicking.
Exactly, people are definitely not panicking that we didnt make any moves within the first 12 hours of free agency. People are just pointing out the fact that the Patriots need to be aggressive these next few days and not sit back and watch teams make offers for the top of the line free agents. This team has a lot of holes and just sitting back and watching then reaction is not the way to go this off season, they need to be a team that is making the moves.
When are some of you morons going to realize that this team has many of THIER OWN players to take care of before they go out and sign Marquee Free Agents.
While there could be a few good names taken in FA by this team Kraft was NEVER going to go and spend $100 million dollars just becuase there is no cap - there is a CBA issue to be concerned about and that is only a small part of reasoning not to go crazy and throw Al Davis and Dan Snyder money all over the place
I think there will be some our or teams current players signed FIRST and then look to see whats left in FA
This team will probably have to take a rare approach and rely on some highly touted and drafted rookies to make some immediate impacts this season
I think this next season is going to be a partial rebuilding season in many fazes and a good reason why it could be a partial rebuilding process is the failure of getting these guys signed earlier which to me is the biggest problem this franchise has - they really need to get thier players signed faster and avoid having to do too much in such a short period of time which currently is within the next 2 years and that is the reason why this team will see NO Marquee Players in 2010...maybe some good signings but no knock your socks off players
Yes, I agree with the opinion that the Pats should be aggressive in free agency. However, I wouldn't say people are not panicking. For example, there's the person who started this thread because as of 9:48 am this morning the Pats had signed zero free agents, and all those other people that are convinced that Cromartie is suddenly a clone of the best attributes of Mike Haynes, Darrell Green and Ronnie Lott.Exactly, people are definitely not panicking that we didnt make any moves within the first 12 hours of free agency. People are just pointing out the fact that the Patriots need to be aggressive these next few days and not sit back and watch teams make offers for the top of the line free agents. This team has a lot of holes and just sitting back and watching then reacting is not the way to go this off season, they need to be a team that is making the moves.