Lee Smith and Alge Crumpler.

[BlueThunder]

To remind everyone that the subject has already been discussed Ad Nauseum

 

[DaBruinz]

Other teams have a field day signing Patriot discards....no way Crump lasts long if he gets cut.......and forget Smith, he'd be claimed off waivers and never make it to the PS.....BB finds a way to keep them both.....

Players that can't be good at playing at least their primary position and ST may be casualties....figure BB keeps 6 or 7 rookies on the 53 then there are lots of bubble players.....some of them still with lots of potential or gas in their tank....

Slater
Faulk - UFA
Morris - UFA
Taylor - UFA
McGowan - UFA
Wilhite
Butler
Ohrnberger
Moore
Ojinnaka - UFA
Levoir
Kaczur

I probably missed a couple and have a couple on the list that someone will say NO WAY....also, this list assumes BB doesn't stash a couple of rookies on IR (Cannon & Smith).....

TC can't come soon enough :rocker:

Five of the guys on your list are UFA. It's unlikely that McGowan is brought back with the Pats tendering Page.

Morris and Taylor aren't likely to be brought back. Faulk might be brought back and PUP'd...

LeVoir, Kaczur, and Ohrnberger are definitely on the bubble.

 

[TheSolderKing]

when we play tennis this off season in who to keep...


OLD BALLS w/ $$$ vs. the YOUNG cheap FUTURE




I really hope we don't use OLD and INJURED balls over cheap YOUTH



give Crump 3 million dollars because he is a LEADER

BB should think this way; he is a cap master and he values YOUTH. Vrabel was old granted we got a good pick, he still had a price tag much greater than a rookie. The FUTURE is now we need youth to develop and contribute cheaply, but effectively w/ their play.


SAY NO TO OLD BALLS LADIES LEE SMITH is the new boy toy at blocking TE

 

[ausbacker]

Every time you post I picture this for some reason.

 

[Sciz]

An argument could be made for Crumpler being the best blocking TE in the NFL. Let's not sell him short and act like he's only a leader. Of course, it's not the first time you've posted something without actually thinking rationally about it.

 

[Frezo]

Every time you post I picture this for some reason.

He's pretty hung up on old balls. Maybe he has a daddy bear stashed in his room.

 

[TheSolderKing]

An argument could be made for Crumpler being the best blocking TE in the NFL. Let's not sell him short and act like he's only a leader. Of course, it's not the first time you've posted something without actually thinking rationally about it.

I have t5hought about it... At MOST he is here for 1 year at 3 million. This 1 more year does NOT need to happen. Go w/ the BEST college BLOCKING TE in nation and gamble on him. Lee is far younger and more cost efficient. He has a FUTURE here unlike Crump the old injured ballsack.
:bricks:

 

[TheSolderKing]

He's pretty hung up on old balls. Maybe he has a daddy bear stashed in his room.

Frezo Crump is an OLD injured man. The label fits

 

[TheSolderKing]

Every time you post I picture this for some reason.

I try to add a lil humor and I can be a jackass to get my point across. Most of you do not get it:bricks::bricks::bricks:


it is a SIMPLE equation

 

[Sciz]

I have t5hought about it... At MOST he is here for 1 year at 3 million. This 1 more year does NOT need to happen. Go w/ the BEST college BLOCKING TE in nation and gamble on him. Lee is far younger and more cost efficient. He has a FUTURE here unlike Crump the old injured ballsack.
:bricks:

I find it very telling that in that set of all-caps words, you left out "college," when really that's the most important word in there.

 

[jays52]

Potential for known commodity and leadership is a bad tradeoff.

 

[TheSolderKing]

COLLEGE happy?


all of our players were in COLLEGE at some point


being the BEST COLLEGE blocking TE w/ what 6'6 266 blbs pretty soft hands. Sounds to me like he can usurp Crump the old injured man.


Youth... COLLEGE player> a 1 n done over-priced injured LEADER:rocker:

Put the OLD man on the PUP if you r smart... he can still lead from the bench

 

[TheSolderKing]

In case anyone was wondering what would happen if Off The Grid (enthusiasm) and Terry Schiavo (carrot) mated I think we've found the result.

if that is a JAB... why are you NOT a REALIST and value youth over an injured oldie.

If I want to tune into oldies i'll just turn on the radio and find the station

 

[BlueThunder]

Old Age and Treachery beats Youth and Skill every time

 

[TheSolderKing]

Old Age and Treachery beats Youth and Skill every time

NOT w/ a 1 YEAR deal it doesn't

 

[TheSolderKing]

Potential for known commodity and leadership is a bad tradeoff.

you make it sound like we have him for 2-3 years. Guess what man? He is GONE after this season (hopefully sooner).


I would PUP the guy he could always teach from the bench and in practice

 

[jays52]

if that is a JAB... why are you NOT a REALIST and value youth over an injured oldie.

If I want to tune into oldies i'll just turn on the radio and find the station

Not a jab, just a stab at playful humor that came off as douchey so I edited it. I don't think I'm not a realist, I just think you are overstating Crumpler's injuries and undervaluing his leadership, production, and most of all awareness. You going to trust a rookie to know when to check into protection when Brady calls out the Mike? I wouldn't, and certainly not against a #1 schedule in the AFC. They treated Crumpler like a tackle with slide protections and in the zone run game. Gronk was either cracking, on a wham play, or head-up blocking. Crump's awareness enabled them to keep it simple for and get production out of Gronk. The team is too young, too much in transition, and Crump is too good a player to simply jettison. They can and will keep both.

 

[Deus Irae]

I try to add a lil humor and I can be a jackass to get my point across. Most of you do not get it:bricks::bricks::bricks:


it is a SIMPLE equation

It's not that we don't get it. It's that the humor's not funny and the point is a lousy one.

 

[JoeSixPat]

I try to add a lil humor and I can be a jackass to get my point across. Most of you do not get it:bricks::bricks::bricks:

it is a SIMPLE equation

Actually the simple equation most are looking at is Crumpler's proven skills in a vital but under-rated position, compared to the fact that Smith has yet to play a down yet, which results in most expecting Crumpler to stick with the team for this season if not more until Smith can show otherwise.

Many heralded first round picks fail to pan out. Sometimes 5th round picks also fail to live up to expectations.

The coaches will let the players fight it out

 

[Frezo]

Not a jab, just a stab at playful humor that came off as douchey so I edited it. I don't think I'm not a realist, I just think you are overstating Crumpler's injuries and undervaluing his leadership, production, and most of all awareness. You going to trust a rookie to know when to check into protection when Brady calls out the Mike? I wouldn't, and certainly not against a #1 schedule in the AFC. They treated Crumpler like a tackle with slide protections and in the zone run game. Gronk was either cracking, on a wham play, or head-up blocking. Crump's awareness enabled them to keep it simple for and get production out of Gronk. The team is too young, too much in transition, and Crump is too good a player to simply jettison. They can and will keep both.

Smith also has only one year experience as a starter. I think it's goofy to say he has to replace Crumpler without at least seeing him in a bunch of full squad practices never mind some pre-season games.