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The Pats F.O. has been at the most odd this year, and at the least lackadaisical. FA is a time to get better, fill needs and gain depth. The idea as Bill stresses, is to "get better". I struggle to see the Patriots as much better than 2013 Cousins, with perplexing moves and non moves that almost seem like an........ "Oh Well" off season.
Don't kick my buttocks on Revis and Browner. I was a Browner fan all the way at the minute of FA. Revis was a stroke of luck and genius. BB knew that the Bucs would toss Revis and knew his salary would prevent a gold rush. He bid his time.He might even have taken Revis is Talib resigned. Why not, the way the deal structure worked great.
Grades on FA moves:
I give them an "A+" on Revis (the plus was because we did lose Talib)
I give them an "A" on Browner
Edelman? I give them a "B". Comfort for Brady only. I like the kid but he is replaceable. He needed Brady as much.
LaFell? I give them a "C" He is kind of a Donte Stallworth 2007 move. He is just o.k. and probably a decent #3 guy, no more. He is like a 40 reception and 4-5 TD guy in a "Gaffney" type of way. Let's hope we are not counting on LaFell, Amendola and Edelman as first class NFL WR talent! They are trying to unload Amendola and Dobson might not make a difference pending his foot. Thompkins is in the decline and Boyce is a wild card. Austin Collie is a 50-60 reception and 7-8 TD guy when healthy. He seemed like the only guy besides Edelman who could get open in the playoffs. He has much better hands than Lafell or Dobson and he is only 28. If we are giving up trying to find a #1 WR and going with quantity over quality, might well see if Collie can be better than LaFell with a training camp and Brady at the start this year.
Now the rest of the positions:
F.O. Finding a#1 guy at WR? "F".....so far! Hicks was a risk but the price was Patriotesque and we whiffed. Was the Jackson gang deal trumped up? He was reasonable when you look at what Decker and Wallace are paid. They have to have something in mind via trade.... Andre Johnson? Perhaps. He might work. Fitzgerald? Love him but the F.O. is not that aggressive. Blackmon? He makes perfect sense but the F.O. probably lost Jacksonville's phone number. Mike Williams has just go picked up for the cost of a 6th rounder from the Bucs to the Bills. A steal there perhaps and Marrone knows him. Another miss......ah but they say Steve Johnson might be available now. He is 6'2" and O.K.,... a little bit of a diva but a 1,000+YD WR when healthy. An upgrade over LaFell in talent and only 27. ...Would ya? Same conference might not work for the Bills.
The Pats HAVE to have a plan in mind!
D-Line? I give them a "D". Should be an "F" for not paying attention and secondly for a missed opportunity to make the Team better. I love Vince. He is aging and who knows if he is the same player. The number to cut him was attractive price wise if you get someone better. Would not Jared Allen as pretty darn healthy and still effective have made the Patriots better for the $8mm he signed for? The astounding part is after Vince resigned we had the money to get Allen and whiffed again. The Pats are a better Team with Allen than Vince in my humble opinion, but both could have happened. Too much "March Madness" basketball Bill.
Kamerion Wimbley is being asked to cut or your out in Nashville..Thoughts Cousins? Bill..is there any interest? He can rush! Had years of 9.5 and 11 sacks.
LB? "C-" for indifference. They tried Woodyard...O.K. Still kind of weak in the middle. Pat Angerer is available. He has been nicked in 2012 and 2013 but had 148 tackles, 9 stuffs behind the line and 3 passes defended in 2011. He is only 27 and Bill's buddy Kirk Ferentz coached him. Tackling Machine and now healthy. Was a second round pick in 2010. Cheap competition in camp.
TE? "F" you mean to say that the day when we pick up Chung, the Ravens get the productive Owen Daniels for near the same money and we need a TE? Is the Draft board all set for that position Bill?
O-Line? "F" See above. The overpriced sieve Connolly is still here and the munchkin Wendall? resigned? Does the Draft Board have some corkers lined up at OL Bill?
RB? "C" Still think Ridley is overrated. He has some "dance" in him. I liked Blount's game better. If smart, they get something for him before his rookie contract expires and Draft a RB to back up Vareen.
QB? "INC." Mallett still has value after the dust and the hype clears on the big three. A Trade might be in the works if he is sending first class plane tickets to those QB's who might drop. I think Mallet is already traded.
S? "INC." Has to be ...Chung? Please. Was not Gregory even better?
Bill must have some clandestine plan to make the Pats better! At this minute Cousins, do any of you think they are much better than 2013?
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Don't kick my buttocks on Revis and Browner. I was a Browner fan all the way at the minute of FA. Revis was a stroke of luck and genius. BB knew that the Bucs would toss Revis and knew his salary would prevent a gold rush. He bid his time.He might even have taken Revis is Talib resigned. Why not, the way the deal structure worked great.
Grades on FA moves:
I give them an "A+" on Revis (the plus was because we did lose Talib)
I give them an "A" on Browner
Edelman? I give them a "B". Comfort for Brady only. I like the kid but he is replaceable. He needed Brady as much.
LaFell? I give them a "C" He is kind of a Donte Stallworth 2007 move. He is just o.k. and probably a decent #3 guy, no more. He is like a 40 reception and 4-5 TD guy in a "Gaffney" type of way. Let's hope we are not counting on LaFell, Amendola and Edelman as first class NFL WR talent! They are trying to unload Amendola and Dobson might not make a difference pending his foot. Thompkins is in the decline and Boyce is a wild card. Austin Collie is a 50-60 reception and 7-8 TD guy when healthy. He seemed like the only guy besides Edelman who could get open in the playoffs. He has much better hands than Lafell or Dobson and he is only 28. If we are giving up trying to find a #1 WR and going with quantity over quality, might well see if Collie can be better than LaFell with a training camp and Brady at the start this year.
Now the rest of the positions:
F.O. Finding a#1 guy at WR? "F".....so far! Hicks was a risk but the price was Patriotesque and we whiffed. Was the Jackson gang deal trumped up? He was reasonable when you look at what Decker and Wallace are paid. They have to have something in mind via trade.... Andre Johnson? Perhaps. He might work. Fitzgerald? Love him but the F.O. is not that aggressive. Blackmon? He makes perfect sense but the F.O. probably lost Jacksonville's phone number. Mike Williams has just go picked up for the cost of a 6th rounder from the Bucs to the Bills. A steal there perhaps and Marrone knows him. Another miss......ah but they say Steve Johnson might be available now. He is 6'2" and O.K.,... a little bit of a diva but a 1,000+YD WR when healthy. An upgrade over LaFell in talent and only 27. ...Would ya? Same conference might not work for the Bills.
The Pats HAVE to have a plan in mind!
D-Line? I give them a "D". Should be an "F" for not paying attention and secondly for a missed opportunity to make the Team better. I love Vince. He is aging and who knows if he is the same player. The number to cut him was attractive price wise if you get someone better. Would not Jared Allen as pretty darn healthy and still effective have made the Patriots better for the $8mm he signed for? The astounding part is after Vince resigned we had the money to get Allen and whiffed again. The Pats are a better Team with Allen than Vince in my humble opinion, but both could have happened. Too much "March Madness" basketball Bill.
Kamerion Wimbley is being asked to cut or your out in Nashville..Thoughts Cousins? Bill..is there any interest? He can rush! Had years of 9.5 and 11 sacks.
LB? "C-" for indifference. They tried Woodyard...O.K. Still kind of weak in the middle. Pat Angerer is available. He has been nicked in 2012 and 2013 but had 148 tackles, 9 stuffs behind the line and 3 passes defended in 2011. He is only 27 and Bill's buddy Kirk Ferentz coached him. Tackling Machine and now healthy. Was a second round pick in 2010. Cheap competition in camp.
TE? "F" you mean to say that the day when we pick up Chung, the Ravens get the productive Owen Daniels for near the same money and we need a TE? Is the Draft board all set for that position Bill?
O-Line? "F" See above. The overpriced sieve Connolly is still here and the munchkin Wendall? resigned? Does the Draft Board have some corkers lined up at OL Bill?
RB? "C" Still think Ridley is overrated. He has some "dance" in him. I liked Blount's game better. If smart, they get something for him before his rookie contract expires and Draft a RB to back up Vareen.
QB? "INC." Mallett still has value after the dust and the hype clears on the big three. A Trade might be in the works if he is sending first class plane tickets to those QB's who might drop. I think Mallet is already traded.
S? "INC." Has to be ...Chung? Please. Was not Gregory even better?
Bill must have some clandestine plan to make the Pats better! At this minute Cousins, do any of you think they are much better than 2013?
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