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Contrary to some genius posters thinking . bottom of the roster management (incl PS) does matter. Pats wanted to bring back all below mentioned (reportedly).. They win some lose some like everybody else.. (Bills were not happy with losing Lee, Pats are not too happy they lost Bojorquez etc..)
from Reiss:
How fantasy football played a notable part of Tom Brady's opening week
One of the Patriots’ more challenging roster cuts from 2016 was front and center in Thursday’s NFL opener, as linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill has emerged as a captain and starter for the Eagles. Grugier-Hill was a sixth-round pick of the Patriots three seasons ago out of Eastern Illinois, and as a tweener-type safety/linebacker, he didn’t have a traditional fit on defense but was projected to be a special-teams demon. He ended up being the 54th player that preseason, narrowly beaten out by fellow sixth-round pick Elandon Roberts at linebacker. The Eagles, whose 4-3 defense probably fits Grugier-Hill better, made a shrewd waiver claim.
One story that has piqued the interest of a few special-teams coaches around the NFL was how the Bills claimed rookie punter Corey Bojorquez on waivers from the Patriots, despite Bojorquez never punting in a preseason game (or in warmups of others, when scouts are often watching). One theory was that the Patriots were hiding Bojorquez in hopes he would clear waivers and return to their practice squad. In an interview with The Athletic, Bojorquez seemed to support that theory when he said to reporter Tim Graham: “The Patriots told me they had a plan they were executing, and I said, ‘All right, I’m not going to be worried about it,’ and just focused on my punting and tried to be the best I could every day so that when my name was called, I’d be ready.”
from Reiss:
How fantasy football played a notable part of Tom Brady's opening week
One of the Patriots’ more challenging roster cuts from 2016 was front and center in Thursday’s NFL opener, as linebacker Kamu Grugier-Hill has emerged as a captain and starter for the Eagles. Grugier-Hill was a sixth-round pick of the Patriots three seasons ago out of Eastern Illinois, and as a tweener-type safety/linebacker, he didn’t have a traditional fit on defense but was projected to be a special-teams demon. He ended up being the 54th player that preseason, narrowly beaten out by fellow sixth-round pick Elandon Roberts at linebacker. The Eagles, whose 4-3 defense probably fits Grugier-Hill better, made a shrewd waiver claim.
One story that has piqued the interest of a few special-teams coaches around the NFL was how the Bills claimed rookie punter Corey Bojorquez on waivers from the Patriots, despite Bojorquez never punting in a preseason game (or in warmups of others, when scouts are often watching). One theory was that the Patriots were hiding Bojorquez in hopes he would clear waivers and return to their practice squad. In an interview with The Athletic, Bojorquez seemed to support that theory when he said to reporter Tim Graham: “The Patriots told me they had a plan they were executing, and I said, ‘All right, I’m not going to be worried about it,’ and just focused on my punting and tried to be the best I could every day so that when my name was called, I’d be ready.”
