Pats sign Chargers FA safety Steve Gregory

[DonBlackmon55]

Gregory is a free safety. There aren't many available.

Our current safeties are: Chung and Barrett.

We also have STer Sergio Brown.

I think that we will still look for more safeties, including Landry this weekend.

Laron Landry > Brandon Merriweather ??????? LOL. Attempting to sign Landry is pure sign of desperation. Talk about undisciplined Safety who cant cover for lick, and an injury bomb ready to go off with his ACL.

 

[Rob0729]

Special teamer and dime/7th DB.

Pats pay well for middle/bottom of the roster types.

I don't know. Based on the write up, he might excel in a read and react defense like the Patriots. The Chargers have more of an attack style defense. He might do better than people think. Then again, he might not.

 

[crowell33]

Mark Barron from Saban's Alabama title team, if taken with either of our first rounders, would turn the safety position into a strength alongside Chung.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I don't know. Based on the write up, he might excel in a read and react defense like the Patriots. The Chargers have more of an attack style defense. He might do better than people think. Then again, he might not.

I'm not trying to knock him. I just think that the role in the dime/7th DB is appropriate. Heck he might even start if they can't pick up another player.

I look at it this way.

DMc
Arrington
Chung
Ras-I
Sterling Moore
Gregory
JAG cover guy.

My only angst is that the Pats need more man-to-man cover guys.

 

[BradyManny]

I don't know. Based on the write up, he might excel in a read and react defense like the Patriots. The Chargers have more of an attack style defense. He might do better than people think. Then again, he might not.

The Patriots certainly have a track record for picking guys who might've been OK in one system and who can contribute much greater in their own.

By all accounts, I think this signing fits that bill. He will go into camp competing for a job as a starting FS and/or nickel DB. Either way, we needed it. Badly.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

They like him on the Chargers forums and alot are disappointed that he got away. Still it doesn't sound like he's anything more than a solid backup and ST-er, don't we already have that with Ihedibo, 2-3M per is aot.

 

[The_Riddler]

Willing to bet we overpaid for him.

Sounds like a nice rotational backup, hopefully we can draft Barron.

 

[UK_Pat37]

He's an upgrade over people like Jones and Molden and can play corner and safety if called upon. Don't mind the move. Doesn't solve the need at safety of course but that doesn't matter just yet as it's not like he;s our only move coming during the off season.

 

[Dufflebagz]

Chargers fans aren't too happy with their loss........so I guess we should be very pleased.......after all he was their best safety for quiet some time

Eric Weddle?

 

[Sciz]

He played SS for the Chargers, but don't be fooled. He was only doing that because Eric Weddle may have been the best FS in the NFL last year (when he wasn't trying to cover Gronkowski). I like this. He'll be one of the team's top 3 safeties along with Chung.

 

[UK_Pat37]

Eric Weddle?

Speaking of Weddle; my mates a Chargers fan and I know he said last season that they were playing Gregory out of position. Weddle is the free safety on the team and because of injuries, Gregory was forced to play strong...a position he isn't every familiar with.

 

[Elijah T.]

Re: Steve Gregory signed

Steve Gregory explaining how to defend the fade in the end zone

Steve Gregory - The Fade Drill - YouTube

Or maybe it's David Gregory....or Gregory David.

Or Bill Gregory.

 

[BPF]

Via Twitter:

Ian R. Rapoport ‏ @RapSheet A ballpark figure on the numbers for Patriots S Steve Gregory: I hear $2-3M average per year over three years.

 

[ATippett56]

Patriots signed S Steve Gregory to a three-year contract:

Steve Gregory - New England Patriots - 2012 Player Profile - Rotoworld.com

 

[MP-Logick]

8.5m over 3 years, 3.5 guaranteed. Not backup money.

 

[The_Riddler]

8.5m over 3 years, 3.5 guaranteed. Not backup money.

Say What ????

 

[Deus Irae]

That's a lot of money to pay a backup safety

 

[JackBauer]

Interesting. They must really like this guy.

 

[stcjones]

wow....very underwhelming. Guess he is going to be a ST guy. For the price it sounds like they are paying him would rather just keep Edelman in there!!!

 

[JackBauer]

Guess he is going to be a ST guy.

Very doubtful.