PatsFans.com Menu
PatsFans.com - The Hub For New England Patriots Fans
PatsFans.com - The Hub For New England Patriots Fans

The Official NFL Cut Thread

Status
Not open for further replies.
Raiders sign Lafell.
 

Really wish the Pats would sign him. Very surprised he was cut by the Giants, had a solid preseason. Bad 1st game, but came on strong in the 2nd. Played well in the 3rd. I think he could be a good QB, worst case scenario, a solid backup.
 
Eric Smith?!? Complete waste of time.

Between the active roster and the PS, the Pats need to have a total of 10 OL in order to be able to field a full 5-man scout team OL.

There has never been, nor will there ever be, a time when even the majority of players on the PS/scout team are viable developmental candidates for the 53-man. Most are JAGs who simply fill a scout team role well.
 
Really wish the Pats would sign him. Very surprised he was cut by the Giants, had a solid preseason. Bad 1st game, but came on strong in the 2nd. Played well in the 3rd. I think he could be a good QB, worst case scenario, a solid backup.

While I like him more than Lynch or other options the thing to consider is that during the regular season it is difficult to add a QB without much system knowledge to the roster.

You either have to sacrifice a roster spot for him on the 53 and go with 3 QBs or see if he is ok with spending time on the practice squad. Because your QB2 needs to know everything already. You don't want to end up in a situation where your QB1 is out for maybe 2-3 games, your backup is still learning the offense and you can't run anything except the most vanilla garbage.
 
Etling seems like a dude who is a hard worker has a strong arm good athleticism maybe in a season or 2 he develops into a weapon.
 
...There has never been, nor will there ever be, a time when even the majority of players on the PS/scout team are viable developmental candidates for the 53-man. Most are JAGs who simply fill a scout team role well.
And therein lies the problem.
 
And therein lies the problem.

Or, perhaps its a symptom of the problem with convincing legit developmental prospects to sign on with the Pats when signing on with a different, weaker team might get them to an active roster more quickly.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
MORSE: Looking At Patriots Wide Receiver Room and Gabe Jacas Mess
Key Questions Remain After Patriots Mini Camp: Little Margin For Error at Several Positions
Patriots News 06-14, Patriots Wrap Up Spring Workouts
Patriots Rookie Lomu Reveals “Weird” First Days at Right Tackle
Vrabel’s Goal For Christian Barmore in 2026: “Being able to finish”
MORSE: Day 3 of Patriots Mini-Camp
TRANSCRIPT: Mike Vrabel Press Conference 6/11
MORSE: Day 2 of Patriots Mini-Camp
TRANSCRIPT: Caleb Lomu Media Interview 6/10
TRANSCRIPT: Ashton Grant Press Conference 6/10
Back
Top