Official Free Agency 2018

[maineman209]

King doesn't even need the high altitude of Denver to have his kicks go where he needs them to go, but Ryan Allen absolutely does.

And if the money were the same, then I would trade Allen for King Any Day of the Week.

There's no question that King is a big-leg boomer.

However, the Pats rarely need Allen for distance punting. With the Pats, distance control and directional control are required far more frequently than raw distance. Allen's skills on those areas are much greater than King's.

 

[DaBruinz]

King doesn't even need the high altitude of Denver to have his kicks go where he needs them to go, but Ryan Allen absolutely does.

And if the money were the same, then I would trade Allen for King Any Day of the Week.

Of course you would.. Because you don't understand that Allen is the better punter and there is no contest..

 

[50-yard-line]

I’m with you. Just not sold on Rowe, either. I think he’s an okay depth option, but I don’t feel all that confident about him being our CB2 as many project. We’ll have to see how it all works out.

Jason McCourty is a solid #2 corner, so Rowe, I think, will be battling with J Jones/??? for #3. I doubt the Pats would have spent 3m on McCourty to put him on the bench.

 

[mgteich]

Jason McCourty is a solid #2 corner, so Rowe, I think, will be battling with J Jones/??? for #3. I doubt the Pats would have spent 3m on McCourty to put him on the bench.

I think that McCourty will start. However, I'm 100% fine with $3M for a backup CB who can start if needed. To put it another way, if I were pretty sure that Rowe or Jones would start, and that both would on the field in the nickel, then I still would have signed McCourty. The position is worth the money. We may be able to extend McCourty for 2019 when both Rowe and Jones are free agents. McCourty would be needed in case of an injury; after all, Jones is coming back from an injury).

All that being said, I expect McCourty to compete and win the starting position.

 

[signbabybrady]

I think that McCourty will start. However, I'm 100% fine with $3M for a backup CB who can start of needed. To put it another way, if I were pretty sure that Rowe or Jones would start, and that both would on the field in the nickel, then I still would have signed McCourty. The position is worth the money. We may be able to extend McCourty for 2019 when both Rowe and Jones are free agents. McCourty would be needed in case of an injury; after all, Jones is coming back from an injury).

All that being said, I expect McCourty to compete and win the starting position.

I have high hopes for JMac. He's been the number one corner in this league so expecting him to be our 2 is reasonable.

I think J Jones is very good in the slot and I like Rowe as kind of a specialist for specific match ups.

 

[Uptown]

 

[maineman209]

It seems to me that Shelton ends up being less expensive, even if the Pats pick up his 5th-year option.

 

[patsinthesnow]

I’m telling you, this guy is a beast. Can’t find my old post on him. He’s a meme among my buds from fantasy football but he’d take Hill/Gillislee to the woodshed. Adam Seward at RB.

For real, ran well behind one of the worst OLs in football & didn’t play a lot despite being their best RB the last 2 years.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

I’m telling you, this guy is a beast. Can’t find my old post on him. He’s a meme among my buds from fantasy football but he’d take Hill/Gillislee to the woodshed. Adam Seward at RB.

For real, ran well behind one of the worst OLs in football & didn’t play a lot despite being their best RB the last 2 years.

Oh man, I just started a thread on this.

 

[maineman209]

Oh man, I just started a thread on this.

DARKWA

Fairly productive RB at Tulane, 2010-2013 (4 seasons, 46 games)...
... 663/2953, 39 TD rushing ... 77/595 receiving
... 8/150 punt returns as freshman in 2010 (none since)

Measurables:
... 5110/212 (roughly Gillislee/Burkhead size), turned 26 on Feb. 28th
... 4.46/40 1.59/10yd .. 15 reps .. 37.5 vj/124 lj .. 4.29 ss/6.90 3c (pro day)
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Signed as a UDFA by MIA in 2014. Played in 4 games before being waived to their PS. NYG poached Darkwa from the MIA PS about halfway thru the 2014 season.

Stats:
(MIA -> NYG)
2014 - 11g ... 9/23, 1 TD rushing ... 5/6, 48 yds (9.6) receiving

NYG
2015 - 16g ... 36/153, 1 TD rushing ... 3/5, 31 yds receiving
2016 - 10g ... 30/111, 2 TD rushing ... 2/4, 12 yds receiving
... missed final 6 games with a calf injury
... ERFA at end of 2016, re-sign at $1.1M for 2017
2017 15g ... 171/751 (4.4), 5 TD rushing ... 19/28, 116 yds receiving
... local NY beat writers projected him to receive offers around 3-yrs/$9M

INJURIES:
lost several games to an ankle injury his junior season at Tulane (2012)
missed 2016 OTAs with fractured tibia
missed final 6 games in 2016 with calf injury

 

[maineman209]

 

[maineman209]

Lions sign QB Matt Cassel, add depth behind Matthew Stafford

 

[maineman209]

Since March 10th, the Patriots have added nine experienced NFL players to the roster for a maximum potential 2018 cap hit of less than $19M.

 

[Ring 6]

I have high hopes for JMac. He's been the number one corner in this league so expecting him to be our 2 is reasonable.

I think J Jones is very good in the slot and I like Rowe as kind of a specialist for specific match ups.

McCourty was the #1 corner in the nfl?

 

[Username]

McCourty was the #1 corner in the nfl?

He's not even the #1 corner in his family...

 

[maineman209]

 

[Uptown]

Again??

 

[maust]

Again??

Dude is a real dual threat. He's violated both the league’s substance-abuse policy and the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy more than once. An equal opportunity violator. He's done like yesterday's dinner.

 

[jah]

Dude is a real dual threat. He's violated both the league’s substance-abuse policy and the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy more than once. An equal opportunity violator. He's done like yesterday's dinner.

He's down for anything, evidently.

 

[maust]

He's down for anything, evidently.