James Develin on IR

[ralmat55]

*** WE SHALL OVERCOME ***

There are lots of ways to skin a cat. The offense will just have to morph into something else.

 

[PatsFan2]

So the D is the best in the league. .
And the offense is crumbling. Damn.

How come KC seems to stay healthy?

Been wondering about your question too.

 

[Snooky97]

I hope the Develin injury isn’t a career ending one or anything life changing. Hopefully he has the best care around him as Neck injuries can be a nightmare in some cases. Let’s get behind Johnson, I’m sure there will be some practice this week with him and the O-Line with the blocking scheme

 

[PP2]

There are lots of ways to skin a cat. The offense will just have to morph into something else.

Unfortunately, the PA is a big staple of our offense, without it we are easily reduced to being one dimensional.

We use the run to set up a lot of our offense.

 

[TBR]

tough choice.

Doug Kyed‏Verified account @DougKyed 7m7 minutes ago
Patriots FB James Develin's neck injury isn't thought to be season-ending, per sources. The Patriots will have to decide between Develin, Isaiah Wynn and N'Keal Harry. Only two can come off of injured reserve.

Develin was worth keeping a roster spot for.

 

[Brady6]

Develin was worth keeping a roster spot for.

He has not been playing well this season even before his injury.

 

[Deus Irae]

They need to change the rules again. If guys get healthy then they should all be able to come back and it’s up to the team to manager the roster to do so.

The IR rules are partly designed to prevent player stashing. Your way would, obviously, not do that.

 

[Mack Herron]

Does Bill seem to have an itchy IR trigger finger this year?

 

[IllegalContact]

Jakob killed a guy

 

[letekro]

Develin is probably an overrated part of the run game. Is he why we ran over people late last year or was it a completely healthy, cohesive OL and Gronk? Far easier to find someone that does what Develin does than what an OL or Gronk does.

 

[captain stone]

Develin was worth keeping a roster spot for.

He has not been playing well this season even before his injury.

On what specifically do you base this view?

 

[Mack Herron]

“Week to week”

 

[Deus Irae]

“Week to week”

Sounds familiar...

In New England, 2019, "week to week" seems to lead to "Let's take no chances. We'll rest them up for at least half the season".

 

[patfanken]

Well come week 6 (the first week Harry can come back and practice) several decisions will have to be made. Some thoughts

1. I don't think we fill the roster spot this week and leave it open when Watson comes back next Monday.

2. Devlin's loss will have more implications that just what he does as a blocker at the point of attack. His experience has allowed him to be a factor in pass protection as well as in the passing attack, and as a short yardage runner.

The FB has to make a lot of quick decisions as to who to block given how the defense responds. Over time Devlin has mastered that. Hard to think that a rookie will be able to do more than fire up into a hole and hit the first thing he sees.

3. Worrying about your FB is a First World problem that would send fans of most team to scratching their heads.

4. Wynn coming back is a given. I think Harry's return will be contingent on how well Johnson does and the health of our receiving corps in a month.

5. You don't F*ck around with next issues

 

[ivanvamp]

Not good. Three guys on IR. Only two can return. Who will it be?

This franchise is cursed during odd years. At least we know next season will be a SB year. Also, odd years mean the AFC title game is at 3 p.m. Patriots have lost the last three SB's after winning the early game (AFC championship). Last three times the AFC title game has been the late game (Even years), they've won the SB.

Develin has to be the odd man out. (1) Because they already have an in-house replacement, and (2) the other guys are just more valuable, I think.

 

[pheenix11]

My wife doesn't know much about football, but she saw the game two weeks ago and noticed Develin plowing his neck/head forward into bodies near the goal line, and she said "isn't he going to get hurt doing that?"

So I guess she was right.

You outkicked your coverage bro

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Develin is probably an overrated part of the run game. Is he why we ran over people late last year or was it a completely healthy, cohesive OL and Gronk? Far easier to find someone that does what Develin does than what an OL or Gronk does.

We went years without a fullback because we couldn’t find a good one. Used Connelly in that role instead and it showed.

 

[Mack Herron]

Well come week 6 (the first week Harry can come back and practice) several decisions will have to be made. Some thoughts

1. I don't think we fill the roster spot this week and leave it open when Watson comes back next Monday.

2. Devlin's loss will have more implications that just what he does as a blocker at the point of attack. His experience has allowed him to be a factor in pass protection as well as in the passing attack, and as a short yardage runner.

The FB has to make a lot of quick decisions as to who to block given how the defense responds. Over time Devlin has mastered that. Hard to think that a rookie will be able to do more than fire up into a hole and hit the first thing he sees.

3. Worrying about your FB is a First World problem that would send fans of most team to scratching their heads.

4. Wynn coming back is a given. I think Harry's return will be contingent on how well Johnson does and the health of our receiving corps in a month.

5. You don't F*ck around with next issues

Roster spot must be filled per NFL rules b/c they have a 3rd year player on PS. This is in my brain but I don’t know where my shoes are.

 

[Deus Irae]

Develin has to be the odd man out. (1) Because they already have an in-house replacement, and (2) the other guys are just more valuable, I think.

How is a rookie WR who hasn't played a snap more valuable than Develin?

 

[letekro]

We went years without a fullback because we couldn’t find a good one. Used Connelly in that role instead and it showed.

We couldn’t find a good one or weren’t looking for/didn’t want to waste a roster spot on one?