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I've watched the AFCCG a few times and never understood the criticism of him on this board; but what the heck . a scape goat is always nice. What I saw was: a) Good tackling b) Very aggressive play, which may have hurt later when he began to wear down since he didn't have any subs. c) A...

The Steelers are better than many on your list per covers.com. They've been there is in their favor; OTOH they are in a tough division. NFL odds to win 2008 AFC Championship New England Patriots +160 San Diego Chargers +350 Indianapolis Colts +500 Baltimore Ravens +1100...

Yes !!! Very happy! We have Four very good, experienced 3-4 LBs who are also very versatile. Woods and Alexander are good back-ups for the $$$ we can afford for backups. We also play a fair no. of downs in a 4-3 which gives some relief, To have spent a 1st day pick would have been...

thank goodness for the 2nd part!!

I think these two,somewhat competing, trends are both happening, but on different teams. a) Run 1st teams have gone to 2 semi-featured RBs to keep them fresh and healthy for the season. e.g. The chargers . Pats w/ Dillon and Maroney last year. b) The pass oriented offense w/ multi WR sets...

This is not very analytical; more of poorly interpreted data. Patchick sees thru the fallacies (Post #3) : Only 19 S vs 52 CBs in Rd 1. But the same no of safeties are going to the probowl as CBs each year. The only people worse with data than statisticians are journalists, esp sports variety.

I disagree with your logic. I would prefer to have all receivers big= Moss size rather than smaller ones to "complement". Reason: Teams can match their big and small CBs if we have a small #2. If the WO's are both big, one CB will have to try to cover a big wideout. Welker and Brown are quick...

Our LBs are NOT old!! The minimum age for our LBs is 25-27, i.e. after their rookie contract. They need 3-4 years to do anything other than pass rush from OLB. You can't make the starters get younger by drafting 1st rounders and training them for 3-4 years. Better to let other teams have LBs...

LB, esp. ILB, in the Pats' 3-4 takes a few years to develop. It is too expensive to squander 1st day picks for a LB (or any non-QB) who will not contribute for 2-3 years. We prefer to let others train them thru their rookie contracts and pick them up after they're seasoned: Rosy, Vrabel, AD. We...

The scouting rpt at draft countdown had this iffy review. If BB can down play or correct weaknesses he could be good, or better. I've concerns about his coverage skills. Not the biggest job at OLB but it is needed. Rosy's int. in the playoff was huge. Strengths: A good athlete with great...

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Re: Official 1st/2nd Round 2007 NFL Draft Predictions I agree with your board except for Leonard. Also think both Irons's will be 3rd round.

I agree that there's not a glaring need for another DL, except a NT sub for VW. But, unless Hill has more promise than we've seen, the chance to beef up the rotation with Carricker is too good of a value to pass on. Good big men are rare and the fall off is steep. DBs are abundant and the...

Can the Pats withdraw the franchise tag at any time? If so, and if Asante held out, the Pats could forego the 6weeks + playoffs and cut him before week 10. He'd be a free agent but teams would not have the $$$ at that time, so he'd be stiffed. A possible risk for holding out.

March 2, 2007 update - Pats1 noticed that Wilson's salary increased from $595,000 to $2,070,000 on the NFLPA.org site on 3/2/2007 which most likely means that he reached an escalator clause. What escalator could he hit when inactive/ IR?? I wish my salary would quadruple when I take sick...

I'll probably go to the Raven's game since my son-in-law has a pair of season tickets. So easy to fly from Manchester to BWI, and get to see the grandkids as a bonus.

I expect AD to spend more time at ILB. This lets Vrabel move back to LOLB and Rosy to ROLB. AD has the size and speed to cover the best TEs incl. Gates. LT had a good game vs. us because TBC couldn't hold the edge on that side. In fairness to TBC McNeil neutralized (to put it mildly) Seymour who...

Scout.com has him listed at #24. At 6' 6" , 324lbs Branch would be another real NT. at the only position on D that we are thin(lol). As mentioned in the Carricker thread, we also were awkward when Warren was out, moving Sey to LDE. With Branch available, Vince could also fill in at LDE as he did...

I agree, but I said the same thing about Vilma. Recently, BB said he had him on his board, but the Jets took him as a MLB. Earlier today I heard a rumor that the Jets would like to trade Vilma; maybe he isn't suited to Eric's 3-4.

TB has to focus on Tight Ends & Wide Recivers instead of loose/ narrow ones.