Patriots cut WR Bruce Ellington

Deus Irae · May 8, 2019

aluminum seats said:
I’m annoyed with myself that it still bugs me they didn’t get Humphries. Would have been a perfect fit here.

You misspelled Isabella.

Nehalem · May 8, 2019

farn said:
Do not understand the reluctance to put Dorsett in the lock category. Yes « with BB, anything can - and often does - happen ». But I think the locks are Harry, Edelman, Dorsett, Slater.

(1) He couldn't beat Chris "I'm a Carolina Panther now" Hogan.

(2) If Gordon and Thomas are both on the roster its realistic that Dorsett might be the odd man out.

Angelpats · May 9, 2019

Only real locks are Edelman and Harry. Gordon is he is reinstated.

TommyD4207 · May 9, 2019

VrabelJr said:
Patriots HOF or nah?

They never lost when he was on the team.

SBLIII · May 9, 2019

farn said:
I don’t think we’ve seen his ceiling. We saw him long stretches on the bench during the failed Gordon experiment. I fully understand that Josh & BB see him in practice and they are excellent evaluators, but I think Dorsett can have his best year yet in 2019.

Dorsett will outproduce 2018 Hogan if give the chance. Excellent WR #4, maybe even #3

PatsFan2 · May 9, 2019

Ubosi seems to have a lot going for him already 25 didn't test well one trick pony and most of his yardage came in two games. Yeah he has the makings of a Patriots Hof WR to me.

jah · May 9, 2019

patfanken said:
My expectations for Berrios have dropped considerably after I read a report by one of the more respected beat writers. So it wasn't Ben Volin. When comparing Berrios with Edelman in his first full year with the Pats, he said when they saw Edelman early in camp, he still didn't have a clear position, but his quickness and athleticism POPPED. They knew Bill would find a position for him and he ended up being an overnight success, FOUR years in the making. He went on to say that they never saw that "pop" from Berrios even when he was healthy.

It's for THAT reason that I really wanted the Pats to draft Isobella (I never expected him to go so high) or some other really quick and explosive guy. I don't have any real confidence that we have a pure Jules replacement on the roster

OTOH it could mean that in the future the Pats will change that aspect of their offense and go to the longer, but less explosive slot man. looking at that list of potential WR's there a LOT of length, especially if Gordon and DT come back healthy.

You've perfectly described why I will scoff at all statements that Berrios will make the 53 barring a major improvement from him this summer. Absolutely nothing about him "popped" last year. He looked slow and small.

Wozzy · May 9, 2019

patsinthesnow said:

Edelman, Dorsett, Harry are locks assuming health. Thomas will likely start the year on the injury list and provide a mentor for Harry on how to play big in the NFL.

Berrios is about as close to a lock as I can find among the young guys, he is a very talented slot guy a year into the system. Jakobi Meyers is a physical David Given type, not amazing in any one area but good in all, he is still a longshot but I give him a fighting chance.

Gordon is the Pats chasing ghosts, even if he provides for a while he'll eventually let them down, maybe at a very bad time. Sounds cynical I know, but history isn't on his side...

PatsFan2 · May 9, 2019

Wozzy said:
Edelman, Dorsett, Harry are locks assuming health. Thomas will likely start the year on the injury list and provide a mentor for Harry on how to play big in the NFL.

Berrios is about as close to a lock as I can find among the young guys, he is a very talented slot guy a year into the system. Jakobi Meyers is a physical David Given type, not amazing in any one area but good in all, he is still a longshot but I give him a fighting chance.

Gordon is the Pats chasing ghosts, even if he provides for a while he'll eventually let them down, maybe at a very bad time. Sounds cynical I know, but history isn't on his side...

Dorsett will have to have the mother of all TC's to be considered a lock. Because if t-rex arms Braxton Berrios and Jakobi Meyers plays well from the Slot I think both make it.

Hyped · May 9, 2019

He must be injured or something....I was surprised myself. Thought he'd carve out a #4 WR/ST role here...

Soliel · May 9, 2019

We’re going to hand off the ball to Harry on every down all year. And winning the super bowl

Dorset is going to have a stellar year. 140 receptions, 1890 yards and fifteen touchdowns

captain stone · May 9, 2019

Wozzy said:
...Berrios is about as close to a lock as I can find among the young guys, he is a very talented slot guy a year into the system. Jakobi Meyers is a physical David Given type, not amazing in any one area but good in all, he is still a longshot but I give him a fighting chance...

PatsFan2 said:
Dorsett will have to have the mother of all TC's to be considered a lock. Because if t-rex arms Braxton Berrios and Jakobi Meyers plays well from the Slot I think both make it.

Dorsett, if he has a similar TC to his 4 previous TCs, is Not losing his spot on the 53 to Meyers and Especially to the "very talented" Barrio, who to be blunt is simply Not an NFL player.

PATSYLICIOUS · May 9, 2019

Thank you Bruce!

Wozzy · May 9, 2019

PatsFan2 said:
Dorsett will have to have the mother of all TC's to be considered a lock. Because if t-rex arms Braxton Berrios and Jakobi Meyers plays well from the Slot I think both make it.

Dorsett won a job last year beating out Kenny Britt along with others who many said were better, he led the Pats in postseason TD's... his job is safe assuming health.

Berrios is talented and was productive in college, funny how nobody mentions Tyreek Hill, Antonio Brown or other similar sized WR's when discussing "t-rex" length arms.

Deus Irae · May 9, 2019

PatsFan2 said:
Dorsett will have to have the mother of all TC's to be considered a lock. Because if t-rex arms Braxton Berrios and Jakobi Meyers plays well from the Slot I think both make it.

Your bias against Dorsett aside, I agree with you that he does not seem to be a lock. I base that on his contract, though. I do not base it on my like/dislike of the player, which is what you're doing. And I don't think he needs anything like "the mother of all TC's" to be a lock.

Sicilian · May 9, 2019

I won't go so far as to call Dorsett a lock, but amongst the WRs, he has the second fewest question marks going into this season (behind Edelman of course). Everyone else is either a rookie, has an injury history, or is a player who hasn't proven anything in the league yet. Dorsett has at least shown success in this system and seems to have Brady's trust. That already puts him ten steps ahead of anyone new this year.

PatsFan2 · May 9, 2019

Wozzy said:
Dorsett won a job last year beating out Kenny Britt along with others who many said were better, he led the Pats in postseason TD's... his job is safe assuming health.

Berrios is talented and was productive in college, funny how nobody mentions Tyreek Hill, Antonio Brown or other similar sized WR's when discussing "t-rex" length arms.

Dorsett won the Job last year because Britt and others were injured. Dorsett played ok but we all thought he would be better maybe he shows more this year but I'm not holding my breath.

condon84 · May 9, 2019

KontradictioN said:
Is there any question? I'd be surprised if the Patriots weren't making plans to retire his number as we speak.

That Arya/Lillard mashup works just as well as Ellington in a Pats uniform.

Soliel · May 11, 2019

Listen! I know it’s hard to do but we’re winning the bowl! Gonna kill all the fakers

Soliel · May 11, 2019

Not only that! Gonna do this with players from Ohio.
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