Player Signing Jabrill Peppers signs with N.E.

[TheRainMaker]

Mac was wondering if he is transitioning to WR?

 

[WinstonSmith]

Contract update:

This will put the Pats close to the cap, curious to see what route they take to free up more space.

 

[Sciz]

Cousin, Methinks he is going to play OLB here like Judge used him a lot. To unreliable in pass to cover WR but should be fine on TE and RB coverage which ....please note......we got killed last year on those paterns.

The Patriots allowed the 5th fewest receiving yards to opposing RBs and TEs combined last season.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

LOL venechump said not to sign him yesterday

 

[ashley]

This will put the Pats close to the cap, curious to see what route they take to free up more space.

This is incentive based, whenever you see "up to 5mm" that's going to be mostly incentivized....will be looking when the breakdown comes out to see what the "true" cap hit is.

 

[Give Kraft A Hand]

Good signing. Bill probably still takes a safety high in the draft but still a good signing.

 

[ashley]

Good signing. Bill probably still takes a safety high in the draft but still a good signing.

lol, if BB takes a safety before taking a Cb, Wr or OL, I think the fan base will totally lose it.

 

[patsinthesnow]

This team needs a proven NT badly in order get the most out of these box safeties (Dugger, Phillips, Peppers) & hopefully lighter, smaller LBs. Travis Jones would help complete the D IMO.

 

[JackBauer]

Good signing. Bill probably still takes a safety high in the draft but still a good signing.

Given the team's needs and depending on what you mean by high, this would be a very questionable move.

 

[ashley]

This team needs a proven NT badly in order get the most out of these box safeties (Dugger, Phillips, Peppers) & hopefully lighter, smaller LBs. Travis Jones would help complete the D IMO.

good point on NT, I think adding a CB or two as well will be needed.

 

[Love The Drake]

This team needs a proven NT badly in order get the most out of these box safeties (Dugger, Phillips, Peppers) & hopefully lighter, smaller LBs. Travis Jones would help complete the D IMO.

Who is out there for trade?

 

[Love The Drake]

good point on NT, I think adding a CB or two as well will be needed.

Needs

WR
CB
DL
OG
OT

Anything else is a luxury we can not afford at this point.

 

[Guts]

This team needs a proven NT badly in order get the most out of these box safeties (Dugger, Phillips, Peppers) & hopefully lighter, smaller LBs. Travis Jones would help complete the D IMO.

I think we are better off drafting one.

 

[WinstonSmith]

This is incentive based, whenever you see "up to 5mm" that's going to be mostly incentivized....will be looking when the breakdown comes out to see what the "true" cap hit is.

True, but I believe that with Butler's expected hit that the Pats cap is currently around 4m, so I would expect a few moves regardless.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

lol, if BB takes a safety before taking a Cb, Wr or OL, I think the fan base will totally lose it.

A traditional safety, I agree. I can still see a guy like Dax Hill being drafted early who can play CB as well as safety (overlapping McCourty’s skill set), as that could be part of the solution at corner.

 

[Love The Drake]

I would love to fill holes before the draft so we can focus on BPA vs well this guy is a little better however this is a bigger need.

 

[Love The Drake]

A traditional safety, I agree. I can still see a guy like Dax Hill being drafted early who can play CB as well as safety (overlapping McCourty’s skill set), as that could be part of the solution at corner.

How well can he play man?
Or are we moving to a more zone look?

 

[Pape]

chest piece

 

[venecol]

Anyone want to try reconciling those two parts of the Lazar quote?

It means you have to know how to use him. He's better against the run. Not so much in pass coverage.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Pats going to a 4-7 defense.

Accurate if you classify the 7 as all weighing under 240 lbs