Marqui
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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.If you want instant impact at the wide receiver position, free agency is the route to go. Whether it is a Sidney Rice, Chad Johnson, or Vincent Jackson for example, whoever Bill Belichick feels is the best for the New England Patriots offensive system.
Am I the only one that wants to see the Pats go back to being a run first team like 04?
YES!!!!!
Upgrade the OL, pound the rock, control the time of possesion, and win lower scoring games. This will help the defense out alot.
The question is if BJGE can handle a Dillon-like workload with 20-25 carries a game. I think he can.
This is very hard to do in the NFL these days. You need to be able to pass the ball well now when the running game isn't working. No doubt they need to improve at C and RG, make BJGE the feature back and become a better running team, but they still can't have a passing game that is so methodical and so dependent on short yards. With today's rules you need an offense that's capable of winning a shoot out.
One trade last year that frosted my arse was literally giving away a third and fifth round draft pick for Derrick Burgess. Might as well as bit the bullet and allowed Rob Ninkovich to develop last year than waste future draft picks on a waning Derrick Burgess. Thus, with an additional third round draft pick in 2010, the New England Patriots could have drafted Jacoby Ford from Clemson.I mentioned Rice and Jackson earlier in the thread, actually. I just don't think you automatically rule out receivers having an impact as rookies in this day and age. We're seeing it happen too often now. Here's a pretty good group from last season:
Benn
M. Williams
Bryant
J. Ford
Shipley
E. Sanders
They all had Tate-range numbers or better, and that doesn't even count Demaryius Thomas, who had 22 catches in just 10 games (foot injury), and showed flashes when relatively healthy, just as Tate has done. The 2009 draft was even better, with guys like Crabtree, Harvin, Nicks, Maclin, Wallace, etc....
Glad to know I'm not the only crazy one.YES!!!!!
Upgrade the OL, pound the rock, control the time of possesion, and win lower scoring games. This will help the defense out alot.
The question is if BJGE can handle a Dillon-like workload with 20-25 carries a game. I think he can.
One trade last year that frosted my arse was literally giving away a third and fifth round draft pick for Derrick Burgess. Might as well as bit the bullet and allowed Rob Ninkovich to develop last year than waste future draft picks on a waning Derrick Burgess. Thus, with an additional third round draft pick in 2010, the New England Patriots could have drafted Jacoby Ford from Clemson.
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However, the New England Patriots did select Taylor Price over Jacoby Ford so that may say something about Jacoby Ford fitting within the Patriots offensive system.
One trade last year that frosted my arse was literally giving away a third and fifth round draft pick for Derrick Burgess. Might as well as bit the bullet and allowed Rob Ninkovich to develop last year than waste future draft picks on a waning Derrick Burgess. Thus, with an additional third round draft pick in 2010, the New England Patriots could have drafted Jacoby Ford from Clemson.
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However, the New England Patriots did select Taylor Price over Jacoby Ford so that may say something about Jacoby Ford fitting within the Patriots offensive system.
That philosophy works well if your defense can get off the field on third down. 6/13 for 46% on third downs is not going to cut it!Glad to know I'm not the only crazy one.