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Oops! Sorry Phil, my mind-rays are hard to manage when my blood sugar is low.I've converted to the view that Aiken bumps Alexander. It's a 'lock'.
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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.Oops! Sorry Phil, my mind-rays are hard to manage when my blood sugar is low.I've converted to the view that Aiken bumps Alexander. It's a 'lock'.
This is, of course, just me being my old occasionally hyperbolic self, but I actually think he's going to crack the 53. And it's all based on one answer from Belichick:
"Sam is one of our early signings. He was with us through the entire off-season program and of course training camp he has performed well all the way through. He has gotten off to a good start here in training camp. He did a good job in the spring. He had a real good off-season program. He worked hard in the passing camps and he showed up very positive here in training camp both as a receiver and in the kicking game. He is a big guy and strong - very strong for his position.
"He is tough, very professional and works hard at his job. Football is important to him. He is on top of things. If he makes a mistake, he really works hard to correct it and make sure he has it right the next time. I like his attitude, I like his work ethic and I like his versatility. He has done a good job. We have a long way to go but to this point he’s been here since the first day of the off-season program and here we are at the end of July and he’s been very consistent for us. I think he is a good addition to our team."
The few biggest sentences there for me:
1) "Football is important to him" (duh).
2) "I like his attitude...his work ethic and....his versatility."
3) "here we are at the end of July and he's been very consistent for us" - there are few more valuable things to Bill Belichick than consistency, dependability.
Add those to the fact that we were so keen on, and early in, signing him, and I'd say he's one of the darkest horse "LOCKS" on this team. Again, I'm being hyperbolic, but that's my prediction.
How many "pure" special teams players can you carry?
Kicker, punter, long snapper, Izzo, Aiken...
I won't even put Washington there since he is, this year, basically the 5th receiver so he does serve some other purpose, however small.
Well that's a lot of nice things BB is saying... But then again, didn't he praise David Terrell the same way before cutting him?
I see MAYO taking Alexanders spot, Hobson takes Seaus, Crable takes Colvins.
Yeah, that is my reasoning why he is not a lock for a roster spot. There are so many guys you can keep. All the drafted rookies seem to be doing pretty well. That is going to hurt a lot of the veterans too who are bubble players.
Although I think the Pats will try to use Washington on offense, I think his contributions on special teams were pretty big last year.