DJ Foster off to the Desert

[Uptown]

 

[BadMoFo]

Sucks for us, but he wasn't going to be getting any playing time, any time soon. Probably a dream situation for him, win a Super Bowl and then go home to play.

 

[ScottishPatriots]

Congrats to him, will get playing time there which was never happening here.

 

[Tony2046]

Well there goes my "he could help fill the Edelman void" theory.

Wish him well.

 

[NG Pats Fan]

A lot of patriot fans had him as their binky but he just never flashed while he was here

 

[Love The Drake]

This makes me sad binkie for sure.
Have to keep Lewis now.

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

Congrats! Should get more playing time and a roster spot. Proud of him.

 

[Oswlek]

Gotta admit that I'm a bit disappointed by the news. I still had hopes he would emerge later this year or next.

 

[PatriotsNumero1Fan]

Any LBs or DEs from other team's PS that could be interesting?

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

Gotta admit that I'm a bit disappointed by the news. I still had hopes he would emerge later this year or next.

Same. Had a good preseason and could have offered ST value as a KO return.

On the flip side..... I hope this probably closes the door on trading Lewis

 

[long distance]

He showed enough that at Foxboro they won't be happy about this.

Was a great versatile backup option, also in case they needed to move Lewis.
And unlike Lewis and Burkhead - was signed through 2018 on the cheap.

Binkie or no binkie, not a good news.

BTW - he was also the healthiest RB besides White ..

 

[supafly]

A lot of patriot fans had him as their binky but he just never flashed while he was here

The curse of @Ross12 lives on!

 

[turkeyneck]

Any comp pick at play?

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

He showed enough that at Foxboro they won't be happy about this.

Was a great versatile backup option, also in case they needed to move Lewis.
And unlike Lewis and Burkhead - was signed through 2018 on the cheap.

Binkie or no binkie, not a good news.

BTW - he was also the healthiest RB besides White ..

The time to trade Lewis and promote Foster would've been right after the preseason. There were trade rumors all summer long, and according to Jeff Howe, the Pats were getting calls from other teams as recently as a week ago.

Mike Lombardi was on WEEI last week, and claimed that with regards to players who flash potential but are cut and put on waivers or the PS (e.g. Austin Carr) Belichick would simply rather have them on the 53-man roster if he wanted to keep them.

By all accounts, the Patriots weren't that dedicated to putting him on the roster this season, as per Jeff Howe's report that they did not offer to a pay raise:

 

[supafly]

Any comp pick at play?

Nah, man. Even if he were a player who left in free agency, which he wasn't, the value of the contract wouldn't be substantial enough to matter.

 

[Brady_Moss]

I think it's safe to say that we f**ked up letting Carr go... smh

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

I think it's safe to say that we f**ked up letting Carr go... smh

If they wanted him, the Patriots would've simply had him on the roster.

On WEEI, Lombardi said Belichick isn't the type to stockpile players on the Practice Squad, if he knows they can contribute to the team. Chances are, he felt that Foster and Carr weren't ready to provide NFL-caliber roster depth. Even with summer trade offers for Lewis and a chance to promote a developmental WRs to fill in for Edelman, Bill chose to hold onto Dion and trade a 3rd-string QB to obtain Dorsett instead.

I doubt he's as disappointed as we are.

 

[Ross12]

oh F*************

 

[Love The Drake]

oh F*************

Ross just do us a favor next time and let us know which players you like so we know who won't be on the roster at the end of the day.

 

[MagicMarker]

If they wanted him, the Patriots would've simply had him on the roster.

On WEEI, Lombardi said Belichick isn't the type to stockpile talent on the Practice Squad, if he knows they can contribute to the team. Chances are, he felt that Foster and Carr weren't ready to provide NFL-quality roster depth. Even with summer trade offers for Lewis and a chance to promote a developmental WRs to fill in for Edelman, Bill decided to hold onto Dion and trade a 3rd-string QB to obtain Dorsett instead.

I doubt he's as disappointed as we are.

Best example of that was in 2000 when Belichick chose to keep four quarterbacks on the active roster rather than risk losing him on the practice squad. QB #4 turned out ok.