Burkhead AND Bentley put on IR

[randomk1]

Really bad vibe for this years team. Also the lack of talent from recent drafts is just depressing. Again pray for Brady to carry this team.

 

[Chasing greatness]

Anyone have any information on Christian Sam? Is he able to be brought off ir? I don't remember him having an injury designation

 

[Observer]

Super Bowl loser's curse.

 

[maineman209]

Anyone have any information on Christian Sam? Is he able to be brought off ir? I don't remember him having an injury designation

Sam was sent to IR before the cutdown deadline. Only players who are still on the roster after the deadline are eligible to return.

 

[QuantumMechanic]

Anyone have any information on Christian Sam? Is he able to be brought off ir? I don't remember him having an injury designation

There's no such thing as a designation anymore (hasn't been for a couple of years).

Everyone put on IR after the cutdown to 53 (I don't recall when Sam was) is eligible to return. However, only two can actually come back. A slot is used up when a player on IR starts practicing, whether or not they ultimately get activated off IR.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Friggin OUCH. Lb is paper thin.

 

[catent]

Marquis Flowers is currently on Detroit.

Trey*. He has effectively missed two games with a concussion.

 

[luuked]

Bentley can do a lot, but he can't run. Christian Sam can run, but apparently hasn't shown that he's ready to do anything else.

What do you mean by Bentley can’t run ?

 

[supafly]

Everyone placed on IR after the cutdown to 53 is eligible to return. People don't have to be designated as eligible when placed on IR anymore.

Not meaning to nitpick, but the player has to be designated during the window in which he begins practicing, and that is something that many here overlook.

Once you use the designation to allow that player to begin practicing, you’re gambling as to how he’s going to respond in his attempt to return. Last year, as we all know, neither Mitchell nor Valentine were able to come back after being given the IR-D designation at the beginning of their practice window.

Off the top of my head, I want to say that a player can be designated as early as 6 weeks, where he can then begin practicing, but cannot play in a game until after 8 weeks. Once the window reaches a certain period, which I believe is 11 weeks, that player is no longer eligible to return and the IR-D has then been wasted.

You may see it as a matter of semantics, but I am simply trying to clarify the rule since very few people bring it up and point to the “we don’t need to designate a player any longer” argument. In my opinion, that’s only really half true. At some point in time, Belichick will need to decide who those players are. It’s not like he can have them all practice and then choose who looks the best.

 

[varjao]

Let's be honest here, not trying to be a **** but, does anyone else had an immediate thought like, another pick that won't work, after the selection of Duke Dawson? Not to mention the cost/benefit of drafting a undersized slot CB that high?

Man the Pats needs to revamp their scouting department, totally, clean house.

 

[supafly]

There's no such thing as a designation anymore (hasn't been for a couple of years).

Everyone put on IR after the cutdown to 53 (I don't recall when Sam was) is eligible to return. However, only two can actually come back. A slot is used up when a player on IR starts practicing, whether or not they ultimately get activated off IR.

Sorry, QM, I didn’t see this response; otherwise, I would not have posted.

 

[102 Pat]

GFY troll

You can't expect much out of this "fanbase" anymore...

 

[TheRainMaker]

Let's be honest here, not trying to be a **** but, does anyone else had an immediate thought like, another pick that won't work, after the selection of Duke Dawson? Not to mention the cost/benefit of drafting a undersized slot CB that high?

Man the Pats needs to revamp their scouting department, totally, clean house.

Their last two drafts are looking attrotius in terms of actually getting their picks on the field.

I agree they need to clean house somewhere in the scouting department.

With injuries piling up at this rate, the Pats will be lucky to make the playoffs.

 

[Uptown]

Navarro Bowman

 

[Patstopia]

This is going to make the season even harder. Hopefully BB can get a LB off of a practice squad somewhere. Receiving RB will be a harder find. Very bad news!!!

 

[TheRainMaker]

On the plus side we are officially desperate and now we can make some trades on D.
These are all the players who should have a suitcase ready
Donta Hightower
Devin and Jason Mccourty
Malcolm Brown
Danny Shelton
Chris Hogan
Philip Dorsett
Cordarelle Patterson
Joe Thuney
Eric Rowe
None of these players are safe based on recent play

With the way injuries are piling up, I don’t think one trade will save this team because there will probably be more injuries and there’s hardly any talent. But I do think the Pats will clean house this offseason like they did after the ‘02 season. I envision them getting aggressive in Free Agency and signing big names like they did in ‘03 and ‘07. The Pats are paying the price for their disastrous offseason moves.

Most of those names you listed will probably be gone.

 

[PWRxWLF]

Whelp, ain’t that a *****?! Any other team, and I would put a fork in ‘em. This is incredible. The WR & RB groups going into the season looked soooo stacked! Maybe not a bunch of all-pros, but good, solid ballers you could be hopeful for. Now those positions are a desolate waste land. Sure we get Edelman back (he’s been out of game action for a long time) and sure we’ve got Gordon (which Gordon you’re gonna get, no one ever knows). The LB corps though? I felt like Bentley was all we had. The only guy out there busting his ass and going for it all.

Again, any other team, see ya.

This is Belichick though, and this is the New England ****ing Patriots. If anyone can overcome this ****, it would be them!!

 

[goheels22002]

Crossen and Etling say HI

Thanks. I forgot about Etling since they placed him on the Practice Squad, and I should have recalled Crossen.

 

[captain stone]

You mean we're on our road to 12-4 and an AFC Championship game?

You are correct of course; unfortunately, we're beyond 2013, or even 2006...the Way-Back machine has now been officially dialed to 2002, heading towards 2000...

So there goes that idea of dropping Hightower down to DE. They’ll need him back there. And we get to see more of Elolandon Roberts back there too.

I dig that name, eLOLandon Roberts...that's my name for him from now on...

Navarro Bowman

I would've tried signing Bowman before trying to sign Simon, who is simply a square peg in this round (a-)hole of a defense.

 

[UFGatorPat]

Let's be honest here, not trying to be a **** but, does anyone else had an immediate thought like, another pick that won't work, after the selection of Duke Dawson? Not to mention the cost/benefit of drafting a undersized slot CB that high?

Man the Pats needs to revamp their scouting department, totally, clean house.

Dawson has plenty of talent.

Maybe he is supposed to be the heir apparent to DMac due to his FS background? I think they probably like his versatility and think he could be the future in either the Chung or the DMac role. I think that’s his future, not slot CB.

Was probably a good move if that’s the case.

More regretting the Sony Michel pick even though I love his talent and upside.