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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.I agree. It's kind of sad but part of nfl reality that the fringe players are always fighting for the roster spot and it's never secure because there are always "better" players coming out of college to challenge them.
We could still decide to find a roster player by signing free agents or trading for players. However, as of now, we are looking to the draft. All the players below could be upgraded.
RB BJGE
OLB Redd
DE Smith
SS Williams
FS Spann
OG Yates
ILB Ruud
QB Gutierrez
P Hanson
Neither is Gute. KOC is backup QB, not Gute. Even as a rookie, KOC was #2 and Gute #3. In fact, Gute had been cut and was not picked up by anyone. If Brady had not gone down, Gute wouldn't even have been a Pat. I think his is the position most likely to be upgraded.Hard to up-grade Gutierrez at QB since he has the most experience behind Brady. Some rookie isn't going to save the Pats from Brady missing an offensive series or two.
The odds of all those players being upgraded is pretty much nil. The odds of five or six of them, are pretty good, though. Depends of who gets drafted and how good they turn out to be.We could still decide to find a roster player by signing free agents or trading for players. However, as of now, we are looking to the draft. All the players below could be upgraded.
RB BJGE
OLB Redd
DE Smith
SS Williams
FS Spann
OG Yates
ILB Ruud
QB Gutierrez
P Hanson
don't know how you can lump all of those guys together. Ruud was on IR last year but by all accounts he is smart (BB trait) and is a tough player. Redd did a servicable job for being a rookie. Tank was hurt last year but BB must think that he has some potential to bring him back in this year. And BJGE, he had a terrific 5 or 6 game run last year when the Pats needed him. No need to throw these guys under the bus so quickly.
Don't forget injuries...They strike all players, fringe or not. Figure to lose a couple of players during TC or Pre-season.
Fact is, they *could* carry eleven rookies, but it just isn't a good situation to have so many inexperienced players on the roster. You could lose a game early in the year that keeps you from making the playoffs.
I doubt there will be 11 rookies, i think BB will use some of them to either trade up or trade for some 2010 picks.
I definetly seeing one of the second rounds being traded.
Exactly... there's tremendous value in the second round here.Unless he's packaging 2 of them to move up in this draft, I hope you're wrong on this one.
And BJGE, he had a terrific 5 or 6 game run last year when the Pats needed him.
Exactly... there's tremendous value in the second round here.
And everyone knows that, so they will have that value. Getting a mid first next year for a mid 2nd this year isn't out of the question.
We could still decide to find a roster player by signing free agents or trading for players. However, as of now, we are looking to the draft. All the players below could be upgraded.
RB BJGE
OLB Redd
DE Smith
SS Williams
FS Spann
OG Yates
ILB Ruud
QB Gutierrez
P Hanson
I hope so.I doubt there will be 11 rookies, i think BB will use some of them to either trade up or trade for some 2010 picks.
I definetly seeing one of the second rounds being traded.
They are the bottom end of the roster, don't you agree?don't know how you can lump all of those guys together.
No need to throw these guys under the bus so quickly.