Patriots Armond Armstead May Finally Be Ready to Get to Work

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Patriots Armond Armstead May Finally Be Ready to Get to Work
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After missing his first season in New England, it's sounding like defensive tackle Armond Armstead may finally be ready to get back to work....

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[Brady6]

Many have the Patriots selecting a Hageman or Tuitt at #29, if Armstead is healthy that may not be necessary.

Hageman – 6’5” 310Lbs
Tuitt – 6’5” 304Lbs
Armstead – 6’5 295Lbs

 

[VrabelMayeWin]

Many have the Patriots selecting a Hageman or Tuitt at #29, if Armstead is healthy that may not be necessary.

Hageman – 6’5” 310Lbs
Tuitt – 6’5” 304Lbs
Armstead – 6’5 295Lbs

I would like one of them PLUS Armstead. Two of them at DT with Jones and Siliga for rotations/situations would be excellent going forward. We have Kelly for this year which we would need because we'd be too young at DT otherwise.

Ninkovich-Hageman-Armstead-Cha. Jones

 

[borg]

Many have the Patriots selecting a Hageman or Tuitt at #29, if Armstead is healthy that may not be necessary.

Hageman – 6’5” 310Lbs
Tuitt – 6’5” 304Lbs
Armstead – 6’5 295Lbs

Completely disagree....relying on aging vets and a medical question mark who has never played in the NFL didn't work out last year and I highly doubt BB will go down this path again this year. DL depth was a major issue last year and because DL has not been addressed in FA (yet) I absolutely expect significant draft capital to be utilized to bolster this grouping. Interior DL via the draft has been ignored far too long

 

[Brady6]

Completely disagree....relying on aging vets and a medical question mark who has never played in the NFL didn't work out last year and I highly doubt BB will go down this path again this year. DL depth was a major issue last year and because DL has not been addressed in FA (yet) I absolutely expect significant draft capital to be utilized to bolster this grouping.

I am not saying that we do not draft a player at all, I am just saying if Armstead emerges the need to draft one of those players at #29 might not be as high and we can select a Dominique Easley or Caraun Reid later in the draft.

 

[mayoclinic]

Successful teams generally get production out of their young players, and late round/developmental picks. The Pats haven't had much DL production yet from Armstead, Buchanan or Bequette. If any of those guys can step up and contribute, it would be a major boost for the DL. I consider Bequette pretty much a lost cause, but I still have hopes for Armstead and Buchanan.

 

[varjao]

How did turn out that 26 years old freak of nature that was being coveted on many mock drafts last year, and ended up being drafted by the Bengals. Didn't hear a thing about him this last season, maybe because the Bengals are not a team who gives you enthusiasm to watch games, that uniform is ugly, their stadium is ugly.

 

[borg]

Completely disagree....relying on aging vets and a medical question mark who has never played in the NFL didn't work out last year and I highly doubt BB will go down this path again this year. DL depth was a major issue last year and because DL has not been addressed in FA (yet) I absolutely expect significant draft capital to be utilized to bolster this grouping. Interior DL via the draft has been ignored far too long

And to take it a step further.....no way BB spends all that money at CB and ignores bolstering a key component, interior DL, that will enable the new secondary to shine. Without QB disruption, man to man can only be effective for so long. BB has one year of Revis....he's gonna want to create the most bang. You put a star on the field, you remake the defense. Think Moss in 2007.

 

[PatsFan2]

Well said I am really warming up to Hageman I like him in the rotation with what we have.

 

[PatsFan2]

Aslo if our Secodary lives up to their hype Teams are going to be forced to run against us. Get a legit guy in the Middle in the mold of Big Vince same intensity and we have Top 3 Defense.

 

[mayoclinic]

Aslo if our Secodary lives up to their hype Teams are going to be forced to run against us. Get a legit guy in the Middle in the mold of Big Vince same intensity and we have Top 3 Defense.

How far we've come in just a week:

Let's be honest. No matter what moves we make in FA, or in the draft, we're not ending up with a defense to rival the 49ers, Seahawks or even Panthers.

http://www.patsfans.com/new-england...fl-team-going-defense-first-free-agency.html (post #6)

 

[Brady6]

How did turn out that 26 years old freak of nature that was being coveted on many mock drafts last year, and ended up being drafted by the Bengals. Didn't hear a thing about him this last season, maybe because the Bengals are not a team who gives you enthusiasm to watch games, that uniform is ugly, their stadium is ugly.

JJ Watt he was not, he played in 10 games and had 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks.

Margus Hunt Stats - Cincinnati Bengals - ESPN

 

[Kontradiction]

By my estimation, the defense needs: 3-tech pass rusher, run stuffing DT, at least one DE, and a SS. If Armstead makes any sort of impact, he's the 3-tech pass rusher we need. Still wouldn't hurt to add an Easley in the second round for a solid rotation. DT or DE is going to be the first round pick more than likely. Hageman, Tuitt, Ealy, Ford... all names that come up. I would prefer it be DE, personally. But that's just me. I'm becoming more and more intrigued by the idea of Kevin Pierre-Louis as a SS/LB hybrid.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Good point true hybrids can be very effective, q.v. TE/WR hybrids and I'd expect the same in this passing league for a true SS/LB hybrid who could cover the mirror image hybrids plus do other things. Hybrid positions on D negate some of the advantage of the great defensive read QBs like Manning & Brady. See the playoff game where Ty Law played hybrid CB/safety & picked Manning 3x.

 

[nabwong]

I'm no expert but from his highlight videos, Armstead seems to be playing a little high, especially if he's going to play 3 technique. Am I wrong to say that? I'm not bashing the guy before he starts playing. Just wondering if its a flaw in his technique/leverage. Or maybe he has superhuman upper body strength. I remember being impressed with mike wright's technique as an interior rusher.

 

[mayoclinic]

By my estimation, the defense needs: 3-tech pass rusher, run stuffing DT, at least one DE, and a SS. If Armstead makes any sort of impact, he's the 3-tech pass rusher we need. Still wouldn't hurt to add an Easley in the second round for a solid rotation. DT or DE is going to be the first round pick more than likely. Hageman, Tuitt, Ealy, Ford... all names that come up. I would prefer it be DE, personally. But that's just me. I'm becoming more and more intrigued by the idea of Kevin Pierre-Louis as a SS/LB hybrid.

Not to mention depth at LB.

 

[Froob]

Completely disagree....relying on aging vets and a medical question mark who has never played in the NFL didn't work out last year and I highly doubt BB will go down this path again this year. DL depth was a major issue last year and because DL has not been addressed in FA (yet) I absolutely expect significant draft capital to be utilized to bolster this grouping. Interior DL via the draft has been ignored far too long

Agreed, DL and OL have to be the priorities imo. We come up with contributors from both this draft we're golden. Tight end would be nice to but, perhaps could be better off with a veteran. Shoulda brought back Ben Watson last offseason(had we somehow known Hernandez would be busted).

 

[RayClay]

Many have the Patriots selecting a Hageman or Tuitt at #29, if Armstead is healthy that may not be necessary.

Hageman – 6’5” 310Lbs
Tuitt – 6’5” 304Lbs
Armstead – 6’5 295Lbs

I totally disagree. If Hageman is available at our pick, we'd be crazy not to take advantage IMO.

Forget last season and look at all the fodder we had to go through to stick someone beside Wilfork.

With him gone (I assume) we're looking at an old Kelly coming off knee surgery and a mystery man as our top two linemen, without a dominant all pro to cover for them.

People may project something I don't, but the facts are the rest are UDFAs who were cut by other teams, despite being affordable.

I love their effort. I do not believe they go from that to the HOF and skip the "average starter" and "impact player" categories.

 

[Kontradiction]

Not to mention depth at LB.

Unless Bill has one more FA move up his sleeve, we may need to let one or two of the needs ride into the season unaddressed. We don't have to draft stock to do all I said, get depth at LB, and shore up the interior OL. The OL and DL cannot be ignored. Those have to be addressed as they were, and have been, huge reasons for our demise the last few years. TE2/Move-TE is a need as well, given the complexion of the offense. That's five needs/selections right there in a draft where we aren't loaded with picks. This is why I see the Pats trading down, and possibly out of the first round. On top of all that, they still need a starting SS. I think KPL could possibly provide both that and LB depth, but he's only one guy.

 

[ripatsfan91]

I was reading somewhere that compared Armstead's potential to that of his former college teammate, Jurrell Casey. If that's Armstead's ceiling, I would be extremely happy. Both are around 305lbs (Armstead is 6'5 while Casey is 6'1) and flash pass rushing ability and quickness from the DT spot (both are 3 techs no?).

Any validity to that comparison?