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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.BelichickFan said:McGinest, Brown, Chatham.
That's it, right ? And we haven't added any of consequence. So I guess Claridge, Mincey and Roach are the favorites here to replace them. Realizing, of course, we may keep one less LB and one more Safety passing Chatham's ST role to a different position.
We're Doomed. We lost Chad Brown and Matt Chatham, linebackers of consequence.BelichickFan said:McGinest, Brown, Chatham.
That's it, right ? And we haven't added any of consequence.
I didn't mean to suggest they are - I was just asking if I'd forgotten anyone.spacecrime said:We're Doomed. We lost Chad Brown and Matt Chatham, linebackers of consequence.
I guess that comes down to how the young guys look. Are they better to keep than the "proven" journeyman. Right now the Minceys and Roaches are fun to root for - we'll have to see how they look on the field.dryheat44 said:Gardner could easily play Chatham's role. He's probably better qualified than the three you've mentioned. I'm not sure he makes the team, but if we're concentrating on replacing player for player, Gardner makes the most sense.
. . . Got my 16 oz bag of carrots ready to goT-ShirtDynasty said:Saw the title and thought, "Why would he care about losing 3 pounds? He's an Atkins boy!"
Yeah, watching old games you realize how much McGinest was around the ball. Still, for all the concern about LB, the fact that he's the only one of consequence who we lost shows that it's not that bad.Pats726 said:That is all...the McGinest shoes will be hard to fill
AndyJohnson said:The point is BB doesn't have a set role for LB#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7.............
He creates the roles for the players based on what he has.
Thats why it confuses me when people want a "Ted Johnson ILB". Ted Johnson played Ted Johnson role. Roman Phifer played Roman PHifers role. They were very different. Every LB on the squad will play the role they fit, not the one someone else used to fit.
AndyJohnson said:I just dont think you can look at it that way.
We won't 'replace' the 2005 LB corps, we will build the 2006.
In essence Bruschi is replacing a lot of what Chad Brown did. After Bruschi came back Brown sat. On the other hand, it could be Beisel, with Vrabel rpelacing McGinest. TBC could be part of that. Claridge may carve out a role.
As far as I remember Chatham may not have played a single down of defense last year. He will be 'replaced' by a special teamer whether a LB, S, FB, TE, whatever.
The point is BB doesn't have a set role for LB#1,#2,#3,#4,#5,#6,#7.............
He creates the roles for the players based on what he has.
Thats why it confuses me when people want a "Ted Johnson ILB". Ted Johnson played Ted Johnson role. Roman Phifer played Roman PHifers role. They were very different. Every LB on the squad will play the role they fit, not the one someone else used to fit.
BelichickFan said:McGinest, Brown, Chatham.
That's it, right ? And we haven't added any of consequence. So I guess Claridge, Mincey and Roach are the favorites here to replace them. Realizing, of course, we may keep one less LB and one more Safety passing Chatham's ST role to a different position.
bucky said:This year, I'm OK with the 4 starters (assuming Biesel is the 4th), but I have no idea what to expect beyond that. The only guy with any flexibility is Vrabel. If he should get hurt for any prolonged stretch of games, the defense could be in trouble.
dryheat44 said:I'm instantly reminded of that game in 1999 or 2000, against Miami, where by the end of the game our three linebackers were Katzenmoyer, Vernon Crawford, and Lawyer Milloy. Such a spectacular run of injuries.
No. I dont have time for that.mgteich said:We're all a bit lazy. Could you give us the list of linebackers and either time played or number of tackles on defense, in order to see what we are really replacing. For example, how much did Banta-Cain play?
Patriotic Fervor said:BTW, what is Andy Katzenmoyer doing these days?
Lloyd_Christmas said:Not showing up to work
Being a pain in the neck
President of the M.I.A. support group
He's a chiropractor now
Still consoling Dave Stechelski
Reminiscing about his Patriot "Glory Days" with Steve Martin and David Nugent