Demaryius Thomas cut

[shmessy]

Guys don't be shocked if the team waits until after week 1 when his contract will no longer be fully guaranteed.

That’s pretty much it.

 

[Ring 6]

Yea. Reps in practice is more my thinking.

Might see 4WR but only a handful of times.

4 wr may be used a lot more than that but you have
Edelman
Gordon
Harry
Dorsett

 

[RobertWeathers]

4 wr may be used a lot more than that but you have
Edelman
Gordon
Harry
Dorsett

I forgot about Dorsett.

 

[Ring 6]

I did not see your post first of all.

Secondly I know how PUP works - just go look at my 100 posts about it and other rules.

Also, Anyone who was not looking for an argument would have gotten my point.

Ok. Next time I will study everyone's posting history and do an analysis before responding to them posting something that appears incorrect.
Not.

 

[mgteich]

I'm not buying.

DT could be rehabbing while on the 53, while the other receivers had the same access to Brady as they do now.

IMO, that is NOT the issue.
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The OPEN question is who should be put on in-season IR. If DT isn't ready to play Sunday because he need time, there is no effect on anyone to wait until Saturday to make the decision. BB could wait a week, but then the player going on IR would wait a week before coming back, if at all.

This.

He even said he has good days/bad days. Maybe it took everything he had to get ready to play last Thurs and it's not sustainable.

I think they want to give DT time to heal and JE, JG, Meyers and maybe even Gunnar maximum time with Tom.

For all we know JG could crash and Meyers and Gunnar could pull a Sudfield and flame out vs starting caliber NFL defenses.

 

[shmessy]

They may be letting DT heal. Is is possible his Achilles acted up a bit after game 4. That was the first time he played in a while.

They have a free PUP with no restrictions at all. Why not use it?

Yup. I really like the idea of IR with return nd sandbagging DT as “Gordon insurance.”. He got a really good workout in and test for the heel the other day that seems exceptionally positive.

And if it’s not Gordon who goes down for whatever reason, someone else will. It’s a GREAT situation for the Pats to be able to bring this guy on later in the season. Not sure if any other team would have that type of saved ammo....

“Oh yeah? Say hellllooo to my little friend!”

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[Bruins29]

Yup. I really like the idea of PUP and sandbagging DT as “Gordon insurance.”.

Yeah, as I was "saying" Its like a "free" pup. You can have DT on the sidelines, knowing (hopefully) that he is not going anywhere and he is not taking up a roster spot. And, you can reactivate him at any time and not have any waiting period for him to get into a game.

 

[mgteich]

this has happened for many posters many times in the last 2 days

I forgot about Dorsett.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I'm not buying.

DT could be rehabbing while on the 53, while the other receivers had the same access to Brady as they do now.

IMO, that is NOT the issue.
==========
The OPEN question is who should be put on in-season IR. If DT isn't ready to play Sunday because he need time, there is no effect on anyone to wait until Saturday to make the decision. BB could wait a week, but then the player going on IR would wait a week before coming back, if at all.

If hes rehabbing that's a roster spot not providing on-the-field value Week 1. BB made a call. For whatever reason he wanted to keep X player instead of a not-quite-healthy DT.

It seems to be DT is close. BB is clearly rolling the dice hoping DT is still available when he wants him.

 

[RobertWeathers]

this has happened for many posters many times in the last 2 days

I've forgotten about him for the past 4 months.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Yea. Reps in practice is more my thinking.

Might see 4WR but only a handful of times.

I think Gunner will be the PR

 

[PP2]

Wrong, Gronk started burning and munching a couple months back, now he’s clearly back to his playing weight. It also explains his dreadlocks.

The size of this guy's arms doesn't pass muster for me.

Also, Gronk does not rent cars.. he buys them.

NFL star Rob Gronkowski gave a teammate car-buying advice—and experts say he's right

 

[RobertWeathers]

I think Gunner will be the PR

I think he will be as well.

 

[shmessy]

I think Gunner will be the PR

Absolutely. I like what he was showing on Returns and Edelman is just too important at WR right now to keep him there.

 

[shmessy]

I forgot about Dorsett.

Brady hasn’t. Reports are that he loves the guy. And Phil certainly was money down the stretch in some big games last year.

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[Huckleberry1]

The size of this guy's arms doesn't pass muster for me.

Also, Gronk does not rent cars.. he buys them.

NFL star Rob Gronkowski gave a teammate car-buying advice—and experts say he's right

OK, I’ll give you that much. 6 months of video games would make anyone a weakling.

 

[shmessy]

This.

......For all we know JG could crash and Meyers and Gunnar could pull a Sudfield and flame out vs starting caliber NFL defenses.

Amen. I’d put the possibility of at least 1 of those 3 occurring by mid season at 95%......which is why sandbagging DT is crucial.

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[Jackson 2]

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

He'll no, during the football season I beat his *** by 3 hours...

 

[PatsDeb]

I guess you have not been reading anything that has been posted about it in this forum....nor understand how to protect players.

I don’t not understand the rules. What I don’t get is why he is not on the field practicing with Tom Brady RIGHT NOW preparing to catch passes from him in less than a week. We could use him this week. I and others who agree with me don’t need a lesson in the rule book. Relax.

 

[Ring 6]

I'm not buying.

DT could be rehabbing while on the 53, while the other receivers had the same access to Brady as they do now.

IMO, that is NOT the issue.
==========
The OPEN question is who should be put on in-season IR. If DT isn't ready to play Sunday because he need time, there is no effect on anyone to wait until Saturday to make the decision. BB could wait a week, but then the player going on IR would wait a week before coming back, if at all.

Yup. I really like the idea of IR with return nd sandbagging DT as “Gordon insurance.”. He got a really good workout in and test for the heel the other day that seems exceptionally positive.

And if it’s not Gordon who goes down for whatever reason, someone else will. It’s a GREAT situation for the Pats to be able to bring this guy on later in the season. Not sure if any other team would have that type of saved ammo....

“Oh yeah? Say hellllooo to my little friend!”

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Why would he stay around under those circumstances?
“Hey we aren’t going to pay you but we think we might need you at some point in the future. So just ignore all the other teams willing to pay you and sure out the season until we decide we want you around”