Jakob Johnson to IR

[PatsDeb]

Damn the injuries are piling up. Get well soon Jakob.

 

[fnordcircle]

Maybe the real championship is the friends we put on IR along the way.

 

[SBLIII]

Our running game struggled WITH Develin.

 

[Triumph]

Need a Full Back.

 

[DaBruinz]

Jason Vander Laan...we know he can run...he's been learning to block since he got in the NFL...

Height: 6-3
Weight: 245 lbs

At Ferris State, Vander Laan set the NCAA all-divisions record for career rushing yards by a quarterback with 5,953.[2] He also set the NCAA Division II record for rushing yards in a single season by a quarterback (1,607 in 2013).[3] Also, at Ferris State he won 2 Harlon Hill Trophies, which is awarded to the best player in all of NCAA Division II.[4]

New York Jets
Vander Laan was signed by the Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2016. With the Jets, he converted from a quarterback to a tight end.[1] He was released by the team on August 28, 2016.[5] He was re-signed to the practice squad on December 20, 2016.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on January 2, 2017.[7] He was waived by the Jets on September 3, 2017.[8]

New England Patriots
On September 25, 2019, Vander Laan signed with the New England Patriots practice squad.[17]

Wonder if they were grooming him as a FB or a Move TE.. It will be interesting to see.

 

[TomPatriot]

Need a Full Back.

I think a few moves are coming soon.

 

[PatsDeb]

What’s Patrick Pass up to these days?

How about Wiggy? He's just over at EEI making jokes...

 

[DaBruinz]

How about Wiggy? He's just over at EEI making jokes...

Or his 2001 counterpart, Rod Rutledge...

 

[Mack Herron]

Our running game struggled WITH Develin.

Special prize for Scar if he makes a reliable ground game out of this.

 

[Zuma]

Or his 2001 counterpart, Rod Rutledge...

Trivia warning: Wasn't Brady's 1st completion to Rutledge?

 

[DaBruinz]

I think a few moves are coming soon.

The Pats have to sign someone or promote one of the 3rd year guys from the PS if I remember the rules correctly. But I believe they have until Saturday of next week.

 

[scott99]

It's crazy the amount of injuries the team gets during odd years. Either a coincidence or real curse.

Only 2001 & 2003 were successful SB winning ODD years in the 20 year run, hopefully this year breaks the curse. Outside of 2 bonehead moves in 2017 (Belichick benching Butler in SB 52 and Cannon ****ting the bed on the Brady strip sack in SB 52), they would've broker the curse in 2017.

 

[FCB02062]

OMG getting fing ridiculous....

 

[DaBruinz]

Only 2001 & 2003 were successful SB winning ODD years in the 20 year run, hopefully this year breaks the curse. Outside of 2 bonehead moves in 2017 (Belichick benching Butler in SB 52 and Cannon ****ting the bed on the Brady strip sack in SB 52), they would've broker the curse in 2017.

It wasn't Cannon who got burned on the strip sack. Cannon wasn't on the field. Fleming was playing RT. Shaq Mason is the one who got burned by Brandon Graham.

https://www.nfl.com/share/32053332-...d343365642d623530382d636536663333353163623166

 

[Family]

This is disappointing, but they will find a fullback, not as good as Develin, but equal to Jakob.

I wouldn't be surprised if Jakob were able to come back this season, but the team felt he wasn't worth holding a spot.

Easier than filling TE or OL.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Er ist krank. Das ist nicht sehr gut!

 

[SBLIII]

Er ist krank. Das ist nicht sehr gut!

Er ist verletzt.

 

[borg]

I don't really believe that the NFL benefits that much from the Thursday games.. Especially when you consider the loss of talent that dilutes the product overall..

My 2 cents...Dump MNF / keep TNF

The grandeur of Sunday night football has made MNF irrelevant.
I liken MNF to getting generic vanilla ice cream for dessert when I’m already full from a huge Sunday buffet.
Thursday Night Football is an appetizer for hungry viewers awaiting a big weekend meal

 

[mgteich]

Why should we use a roster spot on a FB? Bolden would likely be better in the role than any of the off the street scrubs. Of course, we could trade for a fullback, but that seems unlikely, given how few teams use fullbacks.
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With regard to OL, I expect a pickup, unless Dante is much, much happier with Newhouse AND Cunningham than we are. The wildcard is that Thuney is in his contract year. So, we might also trade for a guard with a couple of years left on his contract.

This is disappointing, but they will find a fullback, not as good as Develin, but equal to Jakob.

I wouldn't be surprised if Jakob were able to come back this season, but the team felt he wasn't worth holding a spot.

Easier than filling TE or OL.

 

[Triumph]

I think a few moves are coming soon.

86 Nugent and his ****eyed leg
Bring AB home