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As long as slater is healthy i think he makes the team.
Slater is as good as gone. He brings virtually nothing to the table as a returner, slightly more as a gunner, and doesn't actually have a natural position that he excels at. I would be absolutely shocked if he made the 53. On special teams, Arrington, Aiken, and even Sergio Brown will probably beat him out.
Rob Myers is a pretty interesting TE prospect. I hope he make the PS, but I think he might get nabbed.
Slater is actually under-rated by you as a returner. And I think that the Pats were very slow in developing a scheme to incorporate the change in the kick-off return blocking.
Slater is an excellent gunner, plays on all 6 of the special teams units (Aiken only plays on 3.. wait 2 now since he's not on the punt coverage as the personal protector).
That being said, Slater hasn't taken a pre-season snap. So, he could be headed to the IR. He can't be cut unless he get's an injury settlement since he has been injured.
IIRC Myers is not eligible for the PS.
Nice to see you back, DaBruinz.
I don't I underrate Slater as a returner at all. I thought he was just better than horrible. He showed absolutely no shiftyness whatsoever. Because of this, he also had a propensity to get blown up by huge, highlight reel hit. It's really a wonder how he didn't fumble any of those balls. Speaking of fumbles, the one in Pittsburgh a couple of years ago, when he actually was trusted with returner duties, was pretty costly.
As a gunner, maybe I did undersell him there. While I wouldn't call him "excellent", he was decent in that role.