Waters' Locker Cleaned Out (Update: Reports Nameplate Taken Down)

[reflexblue]

Re: Waters Locker Cleaned Out

Connolly or Thomas at RG then?

The only good thing from Waters not returning? Give Hightower #54!

Cannon at rt guard :bricks:


Connoly at center:rocker:

 

[ATippett56]

Any PatsFans message board spies lurking around Logan International Airport?

 

[reflexblue]

Re: Waters Locker Cleaned Out

If your Waters wouldn't you want to come back to the pats? He would have a great shot at another SB. AND...... If he was retiring wouldn't he have filed his papers by now? Hmmm things are getting curiouser and curiouser

 

[UK_Pat37]

This whole Waters issue has "retirement holdout" written all over it. Which in all fairness would be understandable, becouse Waters deserves a payrise based on last years performance.

So if I'm correct, then either:
A) They are trying to work it out / clear cap space
or
B) We are going into the season without him trying to see if we can manage without him while Waters is waiting for a phone call

Don't you think if it was a holdout the team would be fining him for not returning?

Thy aren't. So I can't see it at all.

 

[ATippett56]

Has photos of Brian Waters been placed on milk cartons in the New England area?

 

[Danger Zone]

Waters will be back tomorrow or Tuesday.

 

[TheBeers]

So they moved lockers around and there is still one with his name and personal belongings? Yeah until that stuff and the name plate is gone, I'm going to assume he comes back. I like the theory floated around yesterday that Shank will go to temp IR to make room.

 

[Mike the Brit]

This is great! :rocker:

Back in the day, Kremlinology was a matter of figuring out the significance of who stood where in the photos when the Soviet bigwigs emerged in public. Then there was Dylanology with that guy (AJ Weberman?) who used to go through Dylan's trash cans.

Now we've got Foxborology -- based on close analysis of the Patriots players lockers and their contents. Perfect for all obsessives.

(As a small contribution. I can't make sense of the moves this off-season without thinking that the Patriots' desire not to have some vets on the roster in week 1 and hence having their season's salary guaranteed is playing a big role. Does that affect the BW situation?)

 

[Finnishfan]

Don't you think if it was a holdout the team would be fining him for not returning?

Thy aren't. So I can't see it at all.

Can they fine him if he is officially "contemplating retirement"? I think not.

Hence the term retirement holdout.

 

[BTTA]

From what I understand, they take all of the lockers out and replace them with larger ones, when the team is 53 rather than 90 players. They also move players around, so there's absolutely nothing to this "cleaned out" business at all.

There is a report going around, however, that he had breakfast this morning and lunch this afternoon, and some reporters are speculating about the impact of that on his fitness for football.

 

[goheels22002]

From what I understand, they take all of the lockers out and replace them with larger ones, when the team is 53 rather than 90 players. They also move players around, so there's absolutely nothing to this "cleaned out" business at all.

There is a report going around, however, that he had breakfast this morning and lunch this afternoon, and some reporters are speculating about the impact of that on his fitness for football.

Elvis Presley has been spotted more often than Brian Waters since training camp began. Enough already.

 

[Finnishfan]

Elvis Presley has been spotted more often than Brian Waters since training camp began. Enough already.

But honestly, Elvis gets spotted quite often.

Waters sightings (or sightings related to Waters) are much more scarce.

 

[Rob0729]

So let me get this straight. Water's locker could be cleaned out or moved which could signal that he isn't coming back or mean nothing at all.

 

[Rob0729]

BTW, Mike Reiss says there are still stuff in Waters' locker:

@rmaggiojr Ronald, still stuff in Waters' locker. Also, Pats ask media not to report on personal belongings in lockers.

Twitter / MikeReiss: @rmaggiojr Ronald, still stuff ...

A locker for Waters remains set up, although it didn't look like anyone had been occupying it (e.g. a folded-up chair).

Picked-up pieces from locker room - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

 

[The Scrizz]

I love the Pats secrecy and yet hate the Pats secrecy.

 

[Danger Zone]

BTW, Mike Reiss says there are still stuff in Waters' locker:



Twitter / MikeReiss: @rmaggiojr Ronald, still stuff ...



Picked-up pieces from locker room - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston

So much for that "proof" he's not coming back..

Now if only the NFL would get rid of the pesky "off season".. we football fans wouldn't have to resort to being such gossipy schoolgirls

 

[patchick]

So let me get this straight. Water's locker could be cleaned out or moved which could signal that he isn't coming back or mean nothing at all.

You're pretty close, I think. But you also have to account for the gravitational effect of moving the lockers of o-linemen vs. defensive backs, who have lower mass. The resulting tidal shift appears to have washed an extra practice squad fullback onto shore.

 

[Brian Waters' Locker]

I'm so lonely

 

[Patsrock]

Can they fine him if he is officially "contemplating retirement"? I think not.

Hence the term retirement holdout.

Yes they can, he is under contract and has not filed papers to retire. Thus can be fined.

 

[Hardboiled]

There is a report going around, however, that he had breakfast this morning and lunch this afternoon, and some reporters are speculating about the impact of that on his fitness for football.

Any word on his body language at these meals?