Reported Patriots UDFA & draft pick signings

[TheBaronPatriot]

Re: First Pats draft pick signed

Do we usually sign 6th round picks to 4 year deals?

 

[BradfordPatsFan]

Re: First Pats draft pick signed

Do we usually sign 6th round picks to 4 year deals?

When they are likely to take more than a year or two to develop, yes.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Re: First Pats draft pick signed

I'm not positive but I believe the new rookie wage scale came with a condition that all picks get 4 year deals.

 

[Deus Irae]

Re: First Pats draft pick signed

Do we usually sign 6th round picks to 4 year deals?

The money lost if/when he's cut will be minimal

 

[EJ Blitz]

Re: First Pats draft pick signed

we just signed our 10 sack guy. hell yeah.

 

[jah]

Re: First Pats draft pick signed

we superbowl now

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Re: First Pats draft pick signed

Do we usually sign 6th round picks to 4 year deals?

Of all the Patriots' draft picks of the last five years, the only one I can think of who didn't sign a four-year deal (or longer) is Justin Rogers in 2007.

In any case, it's been reported that contracts for all drafted rookies must run four years (and UDFAs for three years).

 

[DaBruinz]

Re: Reported Patriots UDFA signings

Pats signed a total of 12 UDFA.

OG Mike Berry (Auburn)
OLB/LS Ryan Coulson (Nevada)
OT Kyle Hix (Texas)
ILB Anthony Leonard (West Virginia) -- (reported Tuesday)
OLB/DE Clay Nurse (Illinois) -- (reported Tuesday)
WR Jeremy Ross (California) -- (reported Monday)
OLB/DE Alex Silvestro (Rutgers)
ILB Jeff Tarpinian (Iowa) -- (reported Monday)
OT Corey Woods (Akron)
TE Will Yeatman (Maryland) -- (reported Tuesday)
K Chris Koepplin (Massachusetts)
OLB/DE Aaron Lavarias (Idaho)

Koepplin is in camp kinda the same way the Pats brought in Robbie Gould back in 2004.

Aaron Lavarias is interesting: (will be updated shortly)
NFL Draft Scout----Powered By: The Sports Xchange

Height: 6'02 2/8"
Weight: 249

40: 4.62
20: 2.67
10: 1.55 <----- Pretty damn explosive

Bench: 22
Vertical: 35"
Broad: 9' 07"
Shuttle: 4.09
3 cone: 7.16

Career Stats:
Game: 46
Interceptions: 1
Total SOLO tackles: 91
Total Asst. Tackles: 59
Total Tackles for LOSS: 27
Sacks: 13 (7.5 sacks his senior year)
Passes Defensed: 3
Forced Fumbles: 3
QB Hurries: 19

 

[DaBruinz]

Re: Reported Patriots UDFA signings

Mike Berry - OG/C:

NFL Draft Scout----Powered By: The Sports Xchange

Height: 6' 3 1/8"
Weight: 318

20: 3.06
10: 1.84

Bench: 19
Vertical: 26
Broad: 8' 03"
Shuttle: 4.83
3Cone: 8.15

Interesting that Berry can also play center.. He was also used as a pulling guard quite a bit for Auburn.

 

[WaterfallJumper]

Re: Reported Patriots UDFA signings

Pats signed a total of 12 UDFA.

Aaron Lavarias is interesting: (will be updated shortly)
NFL Draft Scout----Powered By: The Sports Xchange

Height: 6'02 2/8"
Weight: 249

40: 4.62
20: 2.67
10: 1.55 <----- Pretty damn explosive

Bench: 22
Vertical: 35"
Broad: 9' 07"
Shuttle: 4.09
3 cone: 7.16

Career Stats:
Game: 46
Interceptions: 1
Total SOLO tackles: 91
Total Asst. Tackles: 59
Total Tackles for LOSS: 27
Sacks: 13 (7.5 sacks his senior year)
Passes Defensed: 3
Forced Fumbles: 3
QB Hurries: 19

Wrong numbers on his stats. According to all the information I could find, he had 10.0 sacks this year, not 7.5. Add that all together, and he sounds like a much faster, younger version of TBC. Interesting stuff.

 

[Off The Grid]

Re: Reported Patriots UDFA signings

Alex Silvestro Scouting Report ~ NFP's Bunting

Aaron Lavarias Scouting Reports ~ NFP + Draft InSider

Clay Nurse Scouting Reports ~ Several Sites

 

[DaBruinz]

Re: Reported Patriots UDFA signings

Wrong numbers on his stats. According to all the information I could find, he had 10.0 sacks this year, not 7.5. Add that all together, and he sounds like a much faster, younger version of TBC. Interesting stuff.

Reamer - those were CAREER stats, not just Senior year.. Though I have to correct it and say it was 9.5 sacks his senior year. 9 solo and 1 assisted (the half).

 

[Urgent]

Re: Reported Patriots UDFA signings

Reamer - those were CAREER stats, not just Senior year.. Though I have to correct it and say it was 9.5 sacks his senior year. 9 solo and 1 assisted (the half).

The official Idaho college site shows 10 sacks for Lavarias.
He looks interesting.

The comparison to TBC is apt - although TBC was 15 pounds heavier at almost the same speed. The guy looks like a versatile developmental player - some experience in coverage, great speed, effective pass rusher, productive tackler. Of course, we could also compare him to Marques Murrell - same size, special teamer.

Lavarias and Yeatman are the most interesting udfa's.

 

[DaBruinz]

Ridley and Williams signed..

so, we have Mallett, Solder, Vereen, and Dowling left. Cannon twitted that he's in Foxboro to sign tonight.

 

[BadMoFo]

Mallett should be signed, sealed and delivered on Friday

RapSheet Ian R. Rapoport
I'm told the 4-year contract for #Patriots 3rd-rounder Ryan Mallett just lacks signatures. Agreement reached, should practice tomorrow

 

[serifyn]

Re: Mallett should be signed, sealed and delivered on Friday

i really hate the idea of keeping 3 QBs on the roster, but i don't know how you justify cutting your only real backup QB (Hoyer) or your 3rd round (1st around talent) QB (Mallet).

keeping an extra man here severely hurts you somewhere else. the patriots will have to cut a great prospect just so they can keep mallet on the roster who in all likelihood wont do anything for the patriots in 2011.

 

[andrewgarrr]

Re: Mallett should be signed, sealed and delivered on Friday

i really hate the idea of keeping 3 QBs on the roster, but i don't know how you justify cutting your only real backup QB (Hoyer) or your 3rd round (1st around talent) QB (Mallet).

keeping an extra man here severely hurts you somewhere else. the patriots will have to cut a great prospect just so they can keep mallet on the roster who in all likelihood wont do anything for the patriots in 2011.

Most teams carry 3 QBs. BB said he felt lucky that they've been able to get away with having 2 active QBs on the 53 the past few years.

 

[s3antana5757]

Re: Mallett should be signed, sealed and delivered on Friday

You can keep the 3rd QB on game days for free basically. If he comes in before the 4th, starter can't come back. Doesn't count as the 45.

 

[Sfpat]

Re: Mallett should be signed, sealed and delivered on Friday

You can keep the 3rd QB on game days for free basically. If he comes in before the 4th, starter can't come back. Doesn't count as the 45.

this has been changed. Now it's 46 players period. Coach's choice whether there are three QB's active.

 

[BeastModeMayo]

Re: Mallett should be signed, sealed and delivered on Friday

This is great news, preseason games are actually going to be decent to watch this year. I hope this kid is up Bradys butt. I mean he couldn't of been giving a better opportunity here in NE with the coaches, the mentor, and hopefully winning.