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Not to mention, he's our best TE right now. Let's see Baker and Smith put on a uniform before dumping Watson.Yup. Too much of an asset. Why cut him when you can get something for him?
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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.Not to mention, he's our best TE right now. Let's see Baker and Smith put on a uniform before dumping Watson.Yup. Too much of an asset. Why cut him when you can get something for him?
Not to mention, he's our best TE right now. Let's see Baker and Smith put on a uniform before dumping Watson.
Wisdom. Neither of those guys can replicate his speed. Watson made improvements last year and now will have Brady passing him the ball.
Wendy is a waste of space, imo.
I just have little confidence in throwing him the ball. he can't be relied upon. And a player that can't be relied upon isn't very worthy of being thrown the ball in the first place.
# WR Randy Moss -- 969 of 1102 snaps (88 percent)
# WR Wes Welker -- 838 of 1102 (76 percent)
# TE Benjamin Watson -- 837 of 1102 (76 percent)
# WR Jabar Gaffney -- 730 of 1102 (66 percent)
# RB Kevin Faulk -- 479 of 1102 (43 percent)
# TE David Thomas -- 456 of 1102 (41 percent)
# RB Sammy Morris -- 318 of 1102 (29 percent)
# FB Heath Evans -- 213 of 1102 (19 percent)
# WR Sam Aiken -- 143 of 1102 (13 percent)
# RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis -- 133 of 1102 (12 percent)
# RB LaMont Jordan -- 118 of 1102 (11 percent)
# TE/FB Russ Hochstein -- 99 of 1102 (9 percent)
# RB Laurence Maroney -- 55 of 1102 (5 percent)
# TE Mike Vrabel -- 29 of 1102 (3 percent)
# TE Stephen Spach -- 21 of 1102 (2 percent)
# TE Tyson DeVree -- 14 of 1102 (1 percent)
# WR Matthew Slater -- 14 of 1102 (1 percent)
# WR Kelley Washington -- 12 of 1102 (1 percent)
# WR Ray Ventrone -- 7 of 1102 (1 percent)
# TE Mark LeVoir -- 2 of 1102 (strictly at TE, doesn't include OL play)
you guys are hating on thomas too much...
thomas's greatest play is the diving TD agasint the jaguars 2 years ago...
it was a catch watson cannot even dream of doing, and if it werent for his injury last year im extremely confident it would have been thomas who was first on teh TE depth chart last season
i had rather trade watson, he makes too mistakes for my liking, and lets stop harassing thomas for that play, it was not that bad of a penalty
They aren't cutting Watson.
Like others, I'd cut Thomas if we had to rid ourselves of a TE but I would think there would be a decent market for Watson.
Not to mention, he's our best TE right now.
Though I don't want to see Watson go, I am beginning to wonder if he would just be a better fit with another team. He just doesn't seem to be hitting his stride in NE. He all but disappeared down the stretch in 2007 and was a non-factor for most of last season. He has incredible physical gifts and seems to be a smart player, but NE just doesn't seem to be the system for him.
i agree: also in my opinion Ben Watson is our best TE and i would love a great 2009 season from him with us
Because maybe he'll play a lot harder.
Watson's best year of play is easily worth more than the 5th rounder we'll get in compensation, and then if he signs elsewhere we'll get a 5th round compensatory pick anyway.
I'm not a fan of trading players in their last year simply because you lose out on the play of their contract year, unless you can get a first day pick for them.
Ben Watson, great potential unfulfilled.
I'm just not ready to give up on either Watson or Thomas quite yet.