Waters was #2 NFL guard last year, in fewest QB pressures per snaps:
Brian Waters should provide needed depth for New England Patriots - ESPN Boston
Brian Waters should provide needed depth for New England Patriots - ESPN Boston
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Brian Waters should provide needed depth for New England Patriots - ESPN Boston
He's a LG switching to RG?
this will take time...new team, new personnel, new position, new terminology, new QB cadence...a full preseason would have been nice...I respect the job Connolly has done as an interim but he's not within eyesight of being a pro bowl guard...Waters HAS been there.The Patriots have also signed and put to good use veteran OL'men with a little gas left in the tank.If Waters can at least seal that sieve between C and the one between tackle, Brady's life may become a bit easier.
......The Patriots have also signed and put to good use veteran OL'men with a little gas left in the tank........
huh, so we have moved on from "Can he rush the passer" to "Can he play safety"
I'm still scratching my head on these TE and safety moves as well as why BB doesn't like the first name Brandon
I'm trying to remember the last one that actually panned out well for the team.
Most recent one I can come up with is Mike Compton - - and that's a decade ago.
I get what your saying here in theory. But in practice thats not how it works out. James Harrison was cut by teams, Wes Welker was cut by teams. For a recent example look no further than danny woodhead who wasn't good enough to make the jets and is now arguably our best back.
it's been that long?? yeah, Compton was the first player that came to mind...
wait...what about Joe Andruzzi?
It is notable though that you are naming players who were cut BEFORE becoming productive, not former starters, who have aged and are cut.I get what your saying here in theory. But in practice thats not how it works out. James Harrison was cut by teams, Wes Welker was cut by teams. For a recent example look no further than danny woodhead who wasn't good enough to make the jets and is now arguably our best back.
All i read from this signing is the front office and OLine staff think he can make our team better, thats enough for me.
I hope he beats out Connolly and starts, because that would mean its an upgrade. I'm OK with him being the #1 backup too.In this case, KC had a cheap 2nd-year guard they thought a lot of, and they chose him over the 34 year-old vet scheduled to make $3.5 million. The Pats, meanwhile, need a stopgap starter...in the hopes that by next year they, too, will have a cheap 2nd-year guard they think a lot of. So Waters is simply more valuable here.
Here's hoping the move to the right side goes smoothly for him.
I hope he beats out Connolly and starts, because that would mean its an upgrade. I'm OK with him being the #1 backup too.
The Pats actually have a great record with signing free agent linemen and getting some value out of them -- guys like Hochstein, Ashworth, Gorin, Levoir, Compton, Andruzzi, and Yates have all given them something. They obviously do better with waiver-wire/UDFA types than proven vets, but they seem to score with one FA lineman a year or so.
would you accept a poster telling you they watched the game on TV and assessed every player?
Waters was a good signing, over the past 3 years he has allowed 2.5 sacks
Your naming names, but the question right now is can a FA vet from another team come in and START. They haven't had a full season STARTING caliber vet come in like Compton and (as Joker pointed out) Andruzzi in the ten plus years.
We all loved Gorin, Yates and Hochstein, etc., but those guys were 2nd and 3rd tier players.
I like Waters alot and hope he can be the first one in a decade.
Your naming names, but the question right now is can a FA vet from another team come in and START. They haven't had a full season STARTING caliber vet come in like Compton and (as Joker pointed out) Andruzzi in the ten plus years.
We all loved Gorin, Yates and Hochstein, etc., but those guys were 2nd and 3rd tier players.
I like Waters alot and hope he can be the first one in a decade.