Patriots Sign CB EJ Biggers

[mgteich]

Why does anyone think that Biggers should be compared to what the team expected of Brown or Fletcher? Has he shown someone that he was a potential #2 CB? Both Brown and Fletcher were expected to compete for #2 CB. Brown WAS the #2 CB until he was injured.

IMHO, Biggers is in competition for the 5th CB spot, if there is one.

 

[The Gr8est]

Does he even make it to training camp?

Probably, Google maps can be really useful here.

 

[Galeb]

I'm not saying Biggers is going to be successful here, but Bradley Fletcher didn't run a 4.3.

 

[mgteich]

Does he even make it to training camp?

I would expect so. Wasn't he paid $50K? He should at least give us some camp reps for that money.

 

[Flash]

Brown was CB2. He started over Ryan and others and played pretty well until he got hurt.

Close enough. I still want to see him back. If EJ Biggers gets signed I don't see any reason why we don't bring Brown back for another year.

 

[Deus Irae]

I would expect so. Wasn't he paid $50K? He should at least give us some camp reps for that money.

$25k guaranteed
$25k to report

Easy to cut that loss

 

[JMC00]

I still think Brown will be re-signed. Maybe it's a scenario like last year where he signs after OTAs. Think Bill liked what he brought and Brown said he would like to return

 

[primetime]

Yeah, I'd like to see Tarell Brown back. Maybe Biggers is an okay special teamer, I don't know. I do know that he can't play defense worth a damn.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I still think Brown will be re-signed. Maybe it's a scenario like last year where he signs after OTAs. Think Bill liked what he brought and Brown said he would like to return

They may be waiting to see how his foot is healing before resigning him.

 

[manxman2601]

I'm not saying Biggers is going to be successful here, but Bradley Fletcher didn't run a 4.3.

Chimdi Chekwa did

 

[reneluar]

Sign the Beast XLVIII

 

[Marqui]

Bradley Fletcher 2.0. He seems like a camp body.

Hopefully he's not that bad.

 

[Deus Irae]

Hopefully he's not that bad.

He aspires to be that bad

 

[aluminum seats]

Butler
Roberts
Ryan
Coleman (slot)

Biggers, 6th-7th rounders, and UDFAs battling it our for 1-2 depth spots.

I really like this CB group.

You know, not to single you out, but I notice this is sort of a common thing of posters here, to just kind of list everyone, throw in that a draft is coming and other players could be signed, and try to roll it all up into something good. Seen that with the wide receivers too.

I like Butler a lot. But there's really nothing in the CB group that's so great apart from him.

 

[mgteich]

$25k guaranteed
$25k to report

Easy to cut that loss

I thought it was $25K bonus and $25K to report

I suspect he'll get all of this when he reports to mandatory minicamp.

But, as you say, even $50K is no big deal.

 

[Canuck]

From what I read, Biggers did pretty well playing with the Bucs but his career took a nose dive when he signed with Washington. He was no better when he signed with the Eagles. Still it's a typical Bill move. Take a calculated gamble on damaged goods that has some talent. Not going to cost them that much to take a look. Looks like adding some depth and competition for training camp.

 

[mgteich]

We have Coleman (who was OK) and Roberts (the 7th round hopeful) coming back as critical components of our secondary at this point. We do need help, and a bit of it.

BTW, who was the last patriot rookie on defense to be a major contributor after spending his rookie year on IR?

 

[TheFlyingWedge]

Great porn name. Likely in the wrong career.

Wasn't he in The Squirt Locker?

 

[primetime]

Hopefully he's not that bad.

...he's worse.

 

[Schmo]

OTA fodder